U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

USGS Data.Gov Group: Report to CDI

September 17, 2009

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Data.Gov Group so far

Ione L Taylor, Fundamental Science PracticesKeith G Kirk, Regional Publishing Official

Dave Ferderer, Data managerDouglas D Nebert, FGDCRobert R Pierce, Geospatial Advisor - EGIMEdward J McFaul, GeologyPeter N Schweitzer, Metadata Repository Thomas F Lahr/Kate Kase, NBIIRaymond C Obuch, USGS EA-Data Architecture (acting) - DOI DACScott McEwen, CR GIO Sky Bristol, Science Data CatalogDavid Govoni, Science Communities of PracticeKaren Klima, USGS Data.Gov Point of Contact

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Part of President Obama’s Open Government Initiative(Presidential Memorandum “Transparency and Open Government”, dated 1/21/2009)

“Information should be disclosed rapidly in forms that the public can readily find and use”

Data.Gov:Allows public to easily find, download, and use federal datasets and toolsLeverages technology to get datasets available on the site as quickly as possible Provides transformational potential for federal data dissemination strategies and incorporating semantic web

Data.gov went live on May 21

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150,000 hits per day; 579 datasets in Raw Data Catalog; 208 feeds, widgets, and tools; and 110,000 entries in Geodata Catalog (as of 8/25/09)

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- Over 25 raw USGS data sets; 3 in the top 6 data sets

- Over 450 USGS data sets out of 110,000 in Geodata Catalog

- Featured USGS Global Visualization Viewer of 10 million aerial photos and satellite images

- FGDC involvement in metadata template

- Automated publishing interface with Geospatial One Stop

- Increase in Web traffic to USGS to obtain datasets and other information

USGS Active Now in Data.gov (8/09)

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Present Ad hoc publishing of enterprise/corporate data to Data.Gov

Short TermEstablish interim USGS data publishing work flow and

policy for data.gov Longer Term Leverage internal data publishing process for USGS to

inventory, understand, protect, and share its data with others, including data.gov

Possible USGS Data Publishing Strategy

Interim Data Publishing Workflow Model

NominateWho: Any employee

Approve MetadataWho: Originating Program

Programmatic approval ofthe metadata record

Release DataWho: Originating Program

Programmatic approval ofthe release of the data toData.gov

Ensures data is authoritative,meets informationGuidelines, and is suitableFor public disclosure

PublishWho: USGS POC

Single point of contact forpublication to Data.gov

Uses online system to submit datasets and tools

Maintains metadata

Tracks progress of submissions With dashboard

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Data.Gov process serves as catalyst and first step towards longer term USGS Data Publishing Process

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1. Goal Statement: Explain Data.Gov, encourage USGS participation, and connect to CDI and longer term data publishing strategy

2. Data Selection: Define criteria for selecting relevant and authoritative datasets and tools

3. Workflow: Provide procedure for publishing data to Data.Gov

4. Metadata Guidelines, leveraging Data.gov metadata template

5. Appropriate data formats

6. Implementation: Contacts, support for assisting USGS data owners

Proposed Interim Deliverables

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FY 2010 Timeline for Discussion

Milestone Target

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Review of current USGS publishing process, metadata services, policy

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Draft data.gov memo and process for review Nov

Release and Implement data.gov memo and process Dec

Recommendations to CDI for longer term publishing process

Winter

Update charter to reflect CDI Decision Winter

Review model publishing strategies Spring

Proposal for longer term publishing process Summer

Evaluation of data.gov process implementation Fall

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1. What is the charge for this group in developing longer term overall data publishing strategy?

2. Is renaming our group to “Data Publishing Working Group” a better reflection of our charge?

3. The charge of this group overlaps with others, especially metadata. What is the unique role of this group? How do we ensure coordination?

4. Others?

Scope Questions