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Improved Geospatial One-Stop Portal Due This Summer |
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GOS-2
Future
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The Geospatial
One-Stop (GOS), on the World Wide Web at http://geodata.gov, has
been the primary destination for geographic information professionals
looking for mapping data. Geodata.gov was developed as part of a Federal
effort to provide more effective and efficient electronic government
services to other governments and citizens. GOS goals also include
the standardization of geospatial data formats to allow easier sharing
of information and the reduction of needless duplication in investments.
This intergovernmental project is one of 24 electronic government
initiatives of the Federal Office
of Management and Budget and is managed by the U.S.
Department of the Interior. |
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GOS-2 |
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The planned release
of version 2 of geodata.gov, the on-line tool for intergovernmental
sharing of geospatial information, will make it easier, less expensive
and faster to find information from federal, state, local, tribal
governments and the private sector. Geodata.gov currently offers extensive
access to mapping data and web mapping services from governments across
the nation.
An updated version, often called "GOS-2," is expected
to be released this summer. It will incorporate new features
designed:
- to make it easier to use by the less technically inclined,
- to employ Google for easier searching,
- to allow each user to customize the portal's interface,
- and to help identify others interested in information for
the same geographic area through an enhanced Marketplace.
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Merged geospatial information showing
Point Dume, California.
National Atlas of the United States®
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New on-line communities
will allow those working in specific areas to share information,
work together across geographic boundaries, and discuss policy
issues. The new version initially will feature three new special
interest "communities," including a fire community allowing
fire managers to respond more effectively to wildfire emergencies,
an oceans community, and a local government community. |
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Future GOS portal developments
will include working together with the states to offer local data
inventories through geodata.gov and encouraging federal agencies to
steward development of new special interest communities that can promote
collaboration across government jurisdictions. |
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More information about
Geospatial One-Stop. |
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