geospatial one-stop data stewardship lynda wayne geomaxim federal geographic data committee

Geospatial One-Stop Data Stewardship

Lynda WayneGeoMaxim

Federal Geographic Data Committee

Geospatial One-Stop: A Partnership

Steward Responsibility

Geospatial One-Stop …portal geodata.gov

FGDC ……………………policies and standards

National Map …………..base data development

User ……………………..feedback

Channel Steward ……....interests communities

Data Steward.................data and metadata

geodata.gov Channels

A set of thematic

channels based

upon ISO Topic

Categories

geodata.gov Channels

Additional channels based upon:• Applications,

e.g., Homeland Security• Current events,

e.g., Hurricanes• Historic events,

e.g., Lewis and Clark• Communities,

e.g., Rural Communities

geodata.gov Channels

geodata.gov Channel Content

1. Featured Data Resources• community gold standards• widely used resources• unique applications• timely applications• represent breadth of the community

geodata.gov Channel Content

2. Web-mapping Services• data viewers• web-mapping

3. Applications• data query• data analyses• interactive data

geodata.gov Channel Content

4. Information Resources• conferences and meetings• events• publications• listservers• more…

geodata.gov Channels

To serve as a community resource, each Channel requires active management by a designated Channel Steward

Administrative and Political Boundaries CensusAgriculture and Farming AgricultureAtmosphere and Climate NOAABiology and Ecology USGS (NBII)Business and Economy CommerceCadastral BLMCultural, Society, and Demographic Census

geodata.gov Channels

Elevation and Derived Products USGS (elev)Environment and Conservation EPAGeological and Geophysical USGS (geology)Human Heath and Disease CDCImagery and Base Maps USGS (ortho)Inland Water Resources USGS (hydro)Locations and Geodetic Networks NOAA (geodetic)Oceans and Estuaries NOAA (coastal)Transportation Networks BTSUtilities and Communications FCC

geodata.gov Channel Stewards

Currently:• focus is on thematic channels• initial stewards are federal agencies

Soon:• interest channels under development• any organization can serve as Steward

geodata.gov Channel Stewards

Responsibilities:• channel layout• subchannels, e.g. society includes:

demographic, criminal justice, archaeological, education, recreation

• select featured content• coordinate advisory group of ‘contributors’• maintain site content and active links

geodata.gov Channel Contributor

Metadata Collection Managers:1. Insert Channel Themes (ISO Topic Categories) into

metadata records– for homogenous collection, simple scripting– for heterogeneous collection, greater challenge

2. Register your metadata collection at geodata.gov– provide lookup table if unable to insert themes in

actual metadata per Step One.

3. Contact Channel Manager to nominate content

geodata.gov Channel Contributor

Data Managers:1. Insert Channel Themes (ISO Topic Categories)

into metadata records

2. Upload your metadata into a geodata.gov registered metadata collection

or

Register as Publisher at geodata.gov and

directly upload metadata (XML) to geodata.gov

3. Contact Channel Manager to nominate content

geodata.gov Channel Contributor

Responsibilities:• maintain data and metadata and URLs• create operational metadata**

• Topic Categories as Theme Keywords• Links to metadata, data, applications, services

• publish metadata in geodata.gov accessible collection**

**more details in the next NSDI session

geodata.gov participation

Metadata Creation and Upload:

Lynda Wayne Lwayne@fgdc.govMetadata Collection Publication & Harvesting:

Doug Nebert ddnebert@fgdc.gov

Channel Steward Program:

Bonnie Gallahan bgallahan@fgdc.gov

Channel Administration:

Ginny Pyles Ginny_Pyles@blm.gov