Framework Data Standard

FGDC Steering Committee Meeting

May 1, 2008

• FGDC Standards Process

• The Framework Data Standard

• FGDC Endorsement

• Discussion

• Vote

Topics

FGDC Standards Process• OMB Circular A-16 directs FGDC to develop

data standards for implementing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

• Data standards facilitate the development, sharing, and use of geospatial data.  

• Eight standards adopted by FGDC to date, with several standards often bundled into a single standard for the purposes of the standards development and review process.

FGDCStandards Working

Group

FGDC Coordination

Group

FGDC Steering

Committee

FGDC Federal Standard

Approval Process for Federal Geospatial Standards

Development & Submission of Standard(NPS, Wetlands Subcommittee . . .)

Adoption of Consensus Group Standard(ASTM, ANSI, OGC, ISO . . .)

ANSI Incits L1

Agency participation

Out to FGDC membership for review & comment

DAC EGIM

Out to members for review & comment (represents all bureaus)

DOI Review& comment

Signed ROD’s

RecommendationTo DOI SAOGI

Out to external review

& comment

approved

rejected

approved

rejected

approved

Current List of FGDC Standards

• Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata – Base Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version 2.0), FGDC-STD-001-1998

– Part 1, Biological Data Profile, FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 – Part 2, Metadata Profile for Shoreline Data, FGDC-STD-001.2-2001

• Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) – Parts 1-4, FGDC-STD-002.1 – Part 5: Raster Profile with Basic Image Interchange Format (BIIF) Extension, FGDC-STD-

002.5

– Part 6: Point Profile, FGDC-STD-002.6

– Part 7: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Profile, FGDC-STD-002.7-2000 • Cadastral Data Content Standard, FGDC-STD-003 • Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats in the United States, FGDC-STD-

004

• National Vegetation Classification Standard, FGDC-STD-005 • Soil Geographic Data Standard, FGDC-STD-006

FGDC Standards Process

Current List of FGDC Standards cont.

• Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards

– Part 1: Reporting Methodology, FGDC-STD-007.1-1998

– Part 2: Standards for Geodetic Networks, FGDC-STD-007.2-1998 – Part 3: National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy, FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 – Part 4: Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Facilities Management, FGDC-STD-

007.4-2002 – Part 5: Standards for Nautical Charting Hydrographic Surveys, FGDC-STD-007.5-2005

• Content Standard for Digital Orthoimagery, FGDC-STD-008-1999 • Content Standard for Remote Sensing Swath Data, FGDC-STD-009-1999

• Utilities Data Content Standard, FGDC-STD-010-2000 • Standard for a U.S. National Grid, FGDC-STD-011-2001

• Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002

• Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization, FGDC-STD-013-2006

FGDC Standards Process

FGDC Standards in Development

Street Address Data StandardEarth Cover Classification StandardEncoding Standard for MetadataGeologic Data ModelShoreline Data Content StandardFGDC Profile(s) of ISO 19115National Hydrography Framework Data Content StandardFederal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit BoundariesRiparian Mapping StandardNational Standards for Wetlands MappingTrail Data Content and Data Transfer StandardContent Standards for Framework Land Elevation DataCultural Resources Geospatial Data Content Standard Framework Data Standard

FGDC Standards Process

Framework Data Standard: Background

• Intended to establish data exchange for seven themes of geospatial data (next slide).

• Data exchange is promoted through a common means of describing data content, and thereby decreasing acquisition costs for creators and users.

• Initiated through the Geospatial One-Stop initiative to help create common geographic base data.

• Responsibility for final development transferred to FGDC standards process.

Framework Data Standard: Seven component parts

GeoSpatial One-Stop Base Standard

Transportation

Elevation

Cadastral

Hydrography Governmental UnitsOrthoimagery

Geodetic Control

Air

Rail

Roads

Waterways

Transit

Framework Data Standard:Extensive FGDC Member agency leadership and participation

Workgroup structure and theme leads:

• Part 0 - Base: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC• Part 1 - Cadastral: Bob Ader, BLM• Part 2 - Digital Orthoimagery - Robin Fegeas, USGS• Part 3 - Elevation - Rick Pearsall, USGS (he is now with NGA)• Part 4 - Geodetic Control - Joe Evjen, NGS• Part 5 - Governmental Unit and Other Geographic Unit Boundaries - Randy

Fusaro, U.S. Census Bureau• Part 6 - Hydrography - Doug Nebert, FGDC• Part 7 - Transportation - Base - Mark Bradford, BTS

– Part 7a - Air - Randy Murphy, Grafton Technologies– Part 7b - Rail - Derald Dudley, BTS– Part 7c - Road - Mark Bradford, BTS– Part 7d - Transit - Matt Sheppard, BTS– Part 7e - Inland Waterways - Kevin Mullane, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Framework Data Standard: Public, Expert and FGDC review

Public and stakeholder participation– Notice sent to 100,000 professionals

throughout all segments of the geographic information community.

– Nearly 5000 comments were received and adjudicated through public review.

Expert Review:

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) “INCITS” groups reviewed the standard. It also conducted a public review and had no responses.

Framework Data Standard: Technical Details

• specifies a minimal level of data content for the interchange of framework data

• includes an integrated application schema in UML that specifies, as appropriate, feature types, attribute types, attribute domain, feature relationhips, spatial representation, data organization, and metadata based on the ISO 19100 series of geographic information standards.

• includes informative annexes for implementation using Geography Markup Language (GML).

Why FGDC endorsement?

To make the Standard freely available• ANSI holds copyright on published American National Standards

(ANS) and charges $30 per standard• Users are obliged to buy the published ANS, even though standards

development was funded by the Federal government• While ANSI holds the copyright on published ANS, the source

materials are ours• On this basis, we are submitting the version sent to INCITS for

approval for FGDC endorsement.

Why FGDC Endorsement?Validation for use in E-Government Initiatives and LoBs

• For the E-Gov process, the Office of Management and Budget/General Services Administration policy mandates the use of validated E-Gov standards for the acquisition and deployment of

E-Gov services. • National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has been

assigned to validate E-Gov standards. • For the FGDC standards, NIST states that, "Because the FGDC

standards already undergo an extensive public/private sector review process, NIST has decided to declare the FGDC standards as already validated by the FGDC process without having them go through an additional NIST evaluation panel process."

Why FGDC Endorsement?Validation for use in E-Government Initiatives and LoBs

• The validated FGDC-endorsed standards will be listed on the NIST E-Gov Standards Resource Center Web pages at http://ts.nist.gov/standards/e-gov/.

• The FGDC Coordination Group voted to approve the Framework Data Standard at its April 2008 meeting and recommended FGDC Steering Committee endorsement.

Vote

Do you endorse the Framework Data Standard?