FGDC Homeland Security Working Group

Information Content Subgroup Futures

Background

(Report to FGDC Aug 2005)

Information Content Subgroup

PROJECT TITLE: Beyond-Framework: Information Content Requirements for Geospatial Homeland Security Applications

DATE: June 20, 2005 (revision)

AUSPICES: Homeland Security Working Group, Federal Geographic Data Committee

POINT OF CONTACT: The U.S. Geological Survey will call the group together.

OBJECTIVES: Provide principles and guidance on geospatial information content useful for homeland security applications.

SCOPE:

Starting with the Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP) report, compile and publish recommendations about information content that organizations should consider when they acquire and manage geospatial data that support homeland security applications.

Provide mechanism to review, refine, and expand such guidance.

Identify interfaces to other geospatial communities working on related topics of interest.

ASSUMPTIONS:

Initial efforts to concentrate on the “minimum” content required for information about structures.

Effort is to concentrate on “gaps” to be filled outside of existing efforts on information content specification. (For example, the effort will not duplicate “base map” standards developed through Geospatial One Stop.)

JUSTIFICATION/BENEFITS:

Geospatial applications are useful for supporting the homeland security community in protecting against, planning for, responding to, and recovering from events. Geospatial data needed to support such applications include those that are knowable in advance (for example, base maps, infrastructure, and facilities that are converted to alternate uses during events). Such information often is developed for purposes other than homeland security applications and by organizations different from those that have a “homeland security mission”. Consensus guidance that identifies useful information content will help organizations that have a homeland security mission be prepared, will encourage uniformity and interoperability among organizations that have geospatial data that could contribute to homeland security, applications, and will aid collaboration among organizations.

There have been several efforts to identify such information content. The relationship among these efforts and processes in which “best practices” and new needs are incorporated are murky. The working group’s efforts would provide a means to develop consensus guidance and incorporate new news and “best practices.”

DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETION SCHEDULE:

Initial task: By the end of summer 2005 (prefer July; no later than September):

Compile initial guidance about the “minimum” information content related to structures that is useful for homeland security applications. Initial efforts should concentrate on structures. The group should concentrate on “gaps” regarding information content needed for homeland security applications that is not covered by other efforts (especially the standards for ‘base map’ information developed through Geospatial One Stop). Note that the main intention is to compile information about content; examples of implementations provided for reference purposes can be added as informative annexes.

Identify a means of maintaining the guidance and incorporating “best practices” and a schedule for updating the guidance. Identify sources of and interfaces with organizations that can provide information about new needs and best practices.

Identify additional products beyond the guidance that member organizations of the working group would find helpful.

PARTICIPANTS:

To be identified by working group members.

TARGET AUTHORIZATION BODY:

Guidance issued by the working group to be used by member organizations.

Current Status and Talking Points

Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005

Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)

Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments

Current Status and Talking Points

Current Subgroup Members New Subgroup Members

Re Validate Membership

Robert Phillips, Chair (DHS/USCG)

Eric Constance, Chair (USGS)

Steve Alness (DHS) ? Steve Alness (DHS)

Bill Burgess (NSGIC) ? Bill Burgess (NSGIC)

Bill Harris (USGS)

Scott McAfee (DHS) ? Scott McAfee (DHS)

Bill Mullen (NGA) ? Bill Mullen (NGA)

Jeff Wiser (BAH/HIFLD) ? Jeff Wiser (BAH/HIFLD)

Chris Barnard (DHS/GMO/SAIC)

Kimberly Lohuis (DHS/GMO/SAIC)

Robin Fegeas (USGS/FGDC)

Rod Erickson (USCG/SAIC)

FGDC HSWG Information Content Subgroup Membership

Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005

Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)

Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments

Project Scope

Current Status and Talking Points

User-SpecificOperating Pictures

(Actionable Information Specializedfor User/Role/Device)

Mission-SpecificOperating Pictures

(Shared Collaborative Workspace Specializedfor Mission)

CommonOperating Picture

(Shared Collaborative Workspacefor HLS)

…..Shared Mission Resources

Shared HLS Resources

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HLS Framework Data

Mission Data

Users see only what’s relevant

Multi-source Data Rollup

Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’ Shared

ResourcesAnd Collaborative

Operations

Shared Mission Resources

Mission Data

Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’

User-SpecificOperating Pictures

(Actionable Information Specializedfor User/Role/Device)

Mission-SpecificOperating Pictures

(Shared Collaborative Workspace Specializedfor Mission)

CommonOperating Picture

(Shared Collaborative Workspacefor HLS)

…..

Shared HLS Resources

COPCOP

MSOPMSOP11 MSOPMSOPnn

HLS Framework Data

Users see only what’s relevant

Multi-source Data Rollup

Common

Operating Picture(Shared Collaborative Workspace

for HLS)Shared HLS Resources

COPCOP

HLS Framework Data

Multi-source Data Rollup

FGDC Framework Data (Draft ANSI Standards)HLS Extensions to FGDC Framework (Gaps)

HLS Applications Data (Common to 2 or More HLS Applications)

Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’

Subgroup Focus

HLS Framework Data

Common

Operating Picture(Shared Collaborative Workspace

for HLS)Shared HLS Resources

COPCOP

HLS Framework Data

FGDC Framework Data (Draft ANSI Standards)HLS Extensions to FGDC Framework (Gaps)

HLS Applications Data (Common to 2 or More HLS Applications)

Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’

As Guidance

HLS Framework Data

Multi-source Data Rollup Federal State Local Others

Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005

Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)

Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments

Project Scope

Relationship with Other Similar Activities

Current Status and Talking Points

Relationship with Other Similar Activities

HLS Data Content Descriptions

HSIP Tiger Team Report 2002

Draft HSIP 2005

NADB Taxonomy

HIFLD Sector Focus Groups

Project Homeland

HSWG Beyond Framework Project

NADB Expert Panels

Others DHS Components’ Work ??

Not to Mention Data Collections (HSIP Gold, iMAP, HAZUS…)

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Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005

Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)

Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments

Project Scope

Relationship with Other Similar Activities

Approach to Work Documentation Sensitivity

Current Status and Talking Points

Approach to Work and Documentation Sensitivity

(One Proposal, Not ‘the’ Proposal)

Uber List

Collect Common Features from All Related Activities (2+ Rule?)Aggregate All Attributes

Classify Attributes and Features

Shareable (U)FOUOS/TS

Conflate/Map to FGDC Framework Data Standards

Extend FGDC Framework Establish FGDC HLS Framework Standards

Publish Shareable (U) ‘Geospatial Information Needs for Homeland Security’ (GINHS) with FOUO and Classified Annexes

Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005

Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)

Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments

Project Scope

Relationship with Other Similar Activities

Approach to Work Documentation /Sensitivity

Next Steps

Current Status and Talking Points

Next Steps

Proposed Action Items

1. Current Members of the Information Content Subgroup Re-Affirm their Membership on the Subgroup by March 31, 2006.

Steve Alness (DHS)Bill Burgess (NSGIC)Bill Harris (USGS)Scott McAfee (DHS)Bill Mullen (NGA)Jeff Wiser (BAH/HIFLD)

2. Stand Up New Information Content Subgroup

Chair - Robert Phillips (DHS/USCG) Validate Membership Roster

3. Chair to Report to HSWG at May/June Meeting to Include:

a. SG Charter/Project Planb. Deliverable Description(s)c. Schedules

4. Investigate DHS Geospatial Working Group (GWG) Connection Points

Back Up Slides

Private Data and Services

Local Data and Services

State Data and Services

Federal Data and Services

eGov Services

CivilAuthorities

EmergencyMgmt Personnel

FirstResponders

Analysis & Support

Realization of the Geospatial Interoperability Framework is the key to meeting cross-organizational enterprise interoperability challenges.

Community A<Road>

Community B<Highway>

Community C<Motorway>

Community D

Community E

Critical Infrastructure ProtectionEvent

Community F

I nset

Transportation Infrastructure

Operating Pictures

Data Architecture: Models, Transforms, Application Schemas and Dictionaries

Service Architecture:Standards, Certified Services for Accessing, Processing, Presenting Information

A Consistent Geospatial Interoperability Framework for HLS

Data Architecture: Models, Transforms, Application Schemas and Dictionaries