Geospatial Investments Review

Jason Freihage, OMB J. Milo Robinson,

FGDC

• Steering Committee Action Item (Oct 2002)The FGDC will discuss OMB's proposal for an impartial Board of Experts to review geospatial investments, and provide a recommendation to OMB

•Pass Back Language (Nov 2002)•No strategic Approach to Geospatial Investments•USGS, FEMA, Census, FGDC•Report to OMB

Mandates for Taking Action

• Lack of Budget Information Across Agencies

• 1973 OMB Federal Mapping Task Force•$304 M being spent in 1972• Piecemeal Programs, Lack of Central Management, Fragmented Federal authority, Recommended New Civilian Agency

• 1993 OMB Data Call •$4,093 M being spent in 1992• Improve coordination and efficiency

This Is Not a New Problem

OMB Circular A-16 requires: •Federal Agencies to promote and fully utilize partnerships that promote cost effective data collection,… that leverages Federal and other resources.

• Agencies to provide or develop the required technology and services required to enable and provide access to NSDI data and information

• Lead agencies for a theme need to address human and financial resource needs

It’s Time to Move Forward

• FGDC Options Paper Developed (Nov)Discussed at Coordination Group (Dec & Jan)

• Review Team Meetings and DiscussionThree meetings (Feb, March, April)

• Updates to Coordination Group (March & May)

What Was Done

• Develop a pilot effort to:•define categories for geospatial investments •identify quality and quantity of data layers•open lines of communication

• Focus on One or Two Themes (Elevation, Roads)• Share Exhibit 300s (National Map, Tiger, Flood Plain)• Develop Table as a tool, based on 1993 data call

(Table aligns with GOS market place)

Review Team Strategy

• Describe the range of data quality and accuracy.

• Are metadata for the raw data on an NSDI clearinghouse? If so please include the URL?

•Which additional programs does your agency use to support the data needs for this data theme?

•What standards are used in collection or sharing of the data?

Investment Review Questions

FEMA Results for Elevation FY02*

 

$ in thousands

Data Collection

Data Integration

Archiving

Public Access

FEMA 4,554 2,090 18 0Other Feds

330 0 0 0

Non Feds

5,085 2,554 16 0

Total Value

9,969 4,644 34 0

Grand Total $14.6 million

*Provisional numbers subject to further review

USGS Results for Elevation FY02*

 

$ 1000 Data Collection

Data Integration

Archiving

Public Access

USGS 3,839 4,189 161 298 Other Feds

1,268 546 36 0

Non Feds

46 88 3 0

Total Value

5,153 4,823 200 298

Grand Total $10.5 million

*Provisional numbers subject to further review

Census Results for Roads FY02*

 

1,000 05,998 0Total Value

00323 0Non Feds

0000Other Feds

1,000 0 5,675 0Census

Public Access

Archiving

Data Integration

Data Collection

$ 1000

Grand Total $7.0 million

*Provisional numbers subject to further review

• Aligning Geospatial Investments requires common language and definitions

•Improving the clarity of geospatial investments can help build trust and fuels partnerships

Lessons Learned

•Agreement from Steering Committee that this is a valid tool for collecting information on geospatial investments.

•Commitment from Steering Committee that agencies will use the table to report investments with 2005 budget submissions, focusing on Framework themes.(Sept 2003)

Next Steps