From a 1954 edition of Popular Mechanics - a predicted home computer of 2004

Connecting the Components

• Integrated base data – The National Map

• Coordination, standards, policy – Federal Geographic Data Committee

• Discovery and access – Geospatial One-Stop

• Optimize use of geospatial technologies – Enterprise Geospatial Information Management

Coordination &Standards

Data Discovery& Access

Consistent &Current Content

How are they different?

• Charge from USGS Director, August 2004

• Strategic Alignment of Activities– National leadership of

highly visible, high-demand geospatial programs

– Time to bring it all together!

A Bold Step . . .Strategic Alignment of USGS Programs

NGPO Directions

• Unify and simplify• Act as one, under one executive (Karen

Siderelis, GIO)• Contribute to completion of the NSDI• Include partners in all aspects• Be unconstrained by today or yesterday –

“how we look today is not how we will look tomorrow”

• Bias toward action

“transformation”

NGPO Core Team

• Govern the process• Sponsor Study Teams• Prepare Final Plan and Report for USGS

Director• “Pillars”

– Ivan DeLoatch, Federal Geographic Data Committee– Mark DeMulder, Geospatial One Stop– Hank Garie, Cooperative Topographic Mapping Program– Bob Pierce, Interior Enterprise Geographic Information

Management– Stan Ponce, Partnerships and External Coordination– Mark Naftzger, Emergency Operations

NGPO Study Teams

• Unified Geospatial Enterprise Architecture• Geospatial Technology Integration• Partnership Offices• Unified NSDI Web Presence• Measuring Geospatial Investments• USGS Geospatial Products and Services

NGPO Purpose

“Providing leadership to place reliable geographic information at the fingertips of the Nation.”

http://www.usgs.gov/ngpo

How will this vision be attained?

Vision

Geo-spatial Framework for Surface WaterGeo-spatial Framework for Surface Water

Follow a drop of water from where it falls on the land, to the stream, and all the way to the ocean.

NED

NHD

EDNA

WBD

• Advisory Committee for Water Information (ACWI), Subcommittee for Spatial Water Data Information (SSWD)

• Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

Sponsor: Subcommittee for Spatial Water Data

Sponsor: Subcommittee for Spatial Water Data

Geo-spatial Framework for Surface Water

The NationalWatershed Boundary Dataset

(WBD)Kenny Legleiter, Michael Laitta &

Karen HansonWBD Technical Team

Provide national standard framework of hydrologic units

Watershed Boundary DatasetWatershed Boundary Dataset

• Non-politically biased

• Hydrologically sound• consisting of Common reporting units

• Detailed National addressing system

National addressing system

that are:

Geo-spatial Framework for Surface WaterGeo-spatial Framework for Surface Water

USFS($6M hi-res NHD, WBD)

NRCS(review, website, Hydro tools)

USEPA(NHD,EDNA tools, Flow & velocity work)

NOAA(coastal watersheds)State

Partners(hi-res NHD, EDNA stage 2)

NWS(EDNA stage 1)

USGS(Streamstats)

ToolsStandards

CoordinationPilots

DataStewardship

Subcommitteeon spatialwater data

Geo-spatial Framework for Surface Water

PartnersPartners

Subcommittee for Spatial Water Data

• Technical team• Management team

• Program plan• Set priorities• $$

NEW!

Proposed WBD Work Groups/Teams:

National WBD Status(by EPA Regions)

National WBD Status(by EPA Regions)

Great Lakes WBD StatusGreat Lakes WBD Status

Michigan

Indiana

New York

New York Watershed Boundary Commitments

NRCS NYESF

EPA R3

NRCS NYESF

NYDECNRCS/Titan

Challenge

Challenge

NRCS IRT

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