The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is a 32-member interagency committee that promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. The FGDC Office of the Secretariat, administered in the U.S. Geological Survey in the Department of the Interior, provides program, management, coordination, administrative, and technical support for FGDC initiatives, activities, and priorities. The following table summarizes actual expenditures of appropriated funds for fiscal year 2015.
FGDC Office of the Secretariat Fiscal Year 2015 Expenditures
| Activity | Function | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Operations and Projects | - Committee management/support - Contract execution/reporting - NSDI training and Web services - Special projects - Position, Navigation, and Timing Coordination Office support - Conferences - NSDI Strategic Plan, National Geospatical Data Asset Management Plan |
$2,130,250 |
| Geospatial Platform Shared Service/Line of Business* | - DOI/USGS contribution - GeoCloud - Services registry |
$1,066,320 |
| National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) | - Committee management - Meetings and facilitation - Subcommittee activities |
$134,000 |
| International Activities | - Group on Earth Observations (GEO), GEOSS - Global Spatial Data Infrastructure - Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure - United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management |
$230,000 |
| Geospatial Standards | - Interoperability - FGDC and Geospatial Standards Working Group standards - Open Geospatial Consortium |
$126,310 |
| Bureau Shared Costs | $146,685 | |
| Total Expenditures $3,800,000 | ||
*Contributions from other agencies are not included.
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