| Author |
Factsheet |
Date |
Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Service Workgroup | GSA Federal SmartBuy for
Geospatial Products [PDF 82KB] |
2009 | Federal agencies use many of the same commercial
products to perform geospatial operations but possess widely disparate
contractual vehicles for procuring software and services. Procurement
of geospatial software products can be fragmented and sometimes
redundant. Consequently, the potential for agency savings is eroded and
commercial vendors spend a disproportionate amount of time coordinating
dozens, if not hundreds, of different accounts within an agency or
department. Furthermore, many agencies do not have access to
value-added services of the vendor community such as training and
technical support. The CSWG, composed of representatives from across
the federal community, is working with the General Services
Administration (GSA) SmartBUY Team to implement a multi-vendor Blanket
Purchase Agreement (BPA) that will provide small, medium, and large
government users a common portfolio of geospatial technology
options. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup |
Geo-Enabling the businesses of
government [PDF 219KB] |
2008 |
Geo-enabling is to take loosely geo referenced information
typically in a database with a column that contains a street address, a
zip code, a county name, a permit number, a watershed code, or route
number and automatically join it up with the representation of that
geography to make a map-able dataset (make a map) and to support visual
and GIS analysis against other data. The value is not in making the
map, but in potential juxtaposition with other geodata that may support
or enhance an existing or desired business process or decision support
scenario. This factsheet provides information on the value of
geo-enabling as well as examples in the federal sector. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | Documenting
Tabular Geospatial Data [PDF 55.6KB] |
2008 |
The term 'geospatial data' is most
commonly used to reference maps, photographs, satellite images and
Geographic Information System (GIS) products. However, vast amounts of
geospatial data are collected in common tables and databases. This
tabular data may include a specific column for geographic coordinates
but it is far more common that geospatial location is referenced by
street address, administrative boundaries such as school districts,
geophysical features such as watersheds and other "mappable"
attributes. At some level, most tabular data is geospatial. Though the
geospatial character of the dataset features may reference an area
rather than a specific point, the data can, none the less, be tied to a
location on the earth. This guidance describes tabular data
in the sense of geospatial metadata, refers to the Content Standard for
Digital Geospatial Metadata, provides a quick reference to methods and
tools, applies the CSDGM to tabular data, and documenting tabular
attributes in metadata. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | HUD's Geocoding
Services [PDF 85KB] |
2009 | Proper address management and standardization is critical for
making government more effective and accountable. Geo-enabling HUD’s
data improves program performance and supports policy and
decisionmaking. HUD's enterprise-wide Geocode Service Center provides a
single source of geocoding services across the Department, reducing
costs, increasing quality, and providing opportunities to create new
products and services. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup |
EPA's MyEnvironment [PDF 387KB] |
2009 |
MyEnvironment provides the public with
access to environmental information that they need to understand their
area of interest. It provides this information in a simple, map-based
format that enables users to understand the conditions in their region
across multiple media (e.g. air, land, water). MyEnvironment saves
users time and resources, allowing them to view, understand, and
download information from a single access point. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | EPA's NEPAssist [PDF 286KB] |
2009 |
NEPAssist is a web-based GIS
application that saves agencies time and resources with its
standardized, data-driven approach using consistent federal, state, and
local data sets. Using NEPAssist can reduce the time it takes to review
federal agencies' scoping notices and projects at early stages of
development by 75%, allowing practitioners to respond to many more
scoping notices than in the past while also reducing time needed to
prepare NEPA environmental assessments (EAs) by as much as four
weeks. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | NOAA's nowCOAST [PDF 391KB] |
2009 |
NOAA’s nowCOAST is a GIS-based Web
mapping portal providing integrated, one-stop access to on-line,
real-time coastal environmental observations and NOAA forecasts for any
region in the coastal United States. nowCOAST provides coastal
situational awareness of present and future (+3 days) environmental
conditions in order to plan and respond to threatening coastal
hazards. It saves users time and resources by allowing them to view, understand, and query information from a single access point, while also providing options for accessing information not available through other venues. A growing numbers of users access owCOAST, consistently submitting positive feedback and requests for additional products. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | DoJ's
Mapping & Analysis for Public Safety [PDF 84KB] |
2009 |
The Department of Justice (DOJ)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has implemented a Mapping and
Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS) Program to support research that
helps agencies use GIS to enhance public safety. The MAPS Program
strives to offer solutions to crime and public safety problems through
a combination of research, practice, technology and policy while
applying GIS and statistical analysis to allocate law enforcement
resources. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | FEMA's Enterprise
Geospatial Services [PDF 141KB] |
2009 |
FEMA’s Enterprise Geospatial Services
help improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of
geospatial investments across the agency. By providing a suite of
services that can assist in performing essential agency-wide functions,
such as data delivery, automated map production, and licensing, FEMA is
able to streamline its GIS operations and maximize its use of
geospatial technology across the agency. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | USGS's
Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) [PDF 88KB] |
2009 |
The Geospatial Management Information
System (GMIS) is a web-based, spatially-enabled management tool,
provides one-stop access to information about USGS projects, people,
offices, and publications. GMIS integrates information from multiple
sources and features search options by topic and geographic area. The
USGS Science Strategy emphasizes the importance of data access and
integration in enabling the Bureau to address the complex scientific
challenges facing society over the next decade. Development of the GMIS
responds to one of the specific recommendations on data integration
outlined in the Science Strategy. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | CDC's Enterprise GIS
Implementation [PDF 77KB] |
2010 |
Geospatial information and technology
are integral to nearly all aspects of CDC’s mission. Person, place and
time are three key concepts in epidemiological studies, and GIS can
leverage them together to save lives. In order to maximize its use of
geospatial resources, CDC created an Enterprise GIS Office that
coordinates the use of GIS data and software across the agency. CDC’s
Enterprise GIS implementation has helped the agency better manage data
derived from numerous government and private sources. Improving
geospatial data management helps GIS analysts across CDC to model
factors affecting health and disease transmission in a target area.
Additionally, CDC’s enterprise GIS consolidated software license across
the organization, which saves over $100,000 per year and many hours of
procurement work. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | BLM's National
Integrated Land System (NILS) GeoCommunicator [PDF 117KB] |
2010 |
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service have created
the National Integrated Land System (NILS) GeoCommunicator website to
offer free BLM and USFS data in multiple forms, including interactive
maps, map services, web services, and downloadable data
(www.geocommunicator.gov). |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | EPA's EPA
Metadata Editor (EME) [PDF 271KB] |
2010 |
The EPA Metadata Editor (EME) allows
users to easily create and edit Federal Geographic Data
Committee(FGDC)-compliant geospatial metadata. Its simple user
interface and flexible design assists users across numerous
organizations in creating high-quality, accurate and consistent
metadata records. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | USDA's
Common Land Unit (CLU) [PDF 105KB] |
2010 |
The Common Land Unit (CLU) is a
nation-wide data set of farm field boundaries developed by USDA’s FSA.
The agency uses the CLU data as a critical tool for carrying out their
mission of resource conservation, disaster recovery and stabilization
of farm incomes. The CLU is also used by farmers, ranchers, and sister
agencies to help manage operations, develop conservation plans, manage
crop insurance, deal with pest infestations, build agriculture census
data, and more. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | USDA's
Tool for Environmental Resource Results Assessment (TERRA) [PDF
129KB] |
2010 |
The Tool for Environmental Resource
Results Assessment (TERRA) helps the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)
calculate the environmental and monetary costs and benefits associated
with land entering into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). FSA
developed TERRA to help streamline the processes needed to enter new
lands into the CRP program. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup |
NBII's Global
Wildlife Disease News Map [PDF 228KB] |
2010 |
The National Biological Information
Infrastructure (NBII) is a collaborative program that links information
and tools from a wide range of partners to report on the nation’s
plants, animals and ecosystems. The Global Wildlife Disease News Map,
developed by the NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node (WDIN) displays
recently published media reports in a geographical context allowing
users to see where news-worthy wildlife disease events are occurring
around the globe. |
| Geo-Enabling Business Workgroup | USDA's
Recovery Act Projects Map [PDF 99KB] |
2010 |
The Recovery Act Projects Map allows
citizens to see where and how their tax dollars create jobs, build
infrastructure and help to bolster the economy. The site also provides
links to ARRA funding reports and stories. In addition, citizens
have access to web pages where they can report suspected cases of waste
or fraud related to ARRA funds. |