FGDC Standards
Date: November, 18, 2003
Description: FGDC Standards- Facilitating data accessibility and integration. Overview of standards bodies and federal standards guidance, FGDC standards and framework standards developed under Geospatial One Stop. FGDC Metadata Standards were covered in more detail.
Presented at: Inaugural US Air Force Space Command Emergency Services Symposium: Building an Effective First Response, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Created by: Sharon Shin sharon_shin [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 351KB ]

The Importance of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure to Homeland Security
Date: 6 November 2003
Description: Describing the importance of a NSDI in home land security
Presented at: 14 th GITA/ROADIC Japan Conference, Tokyo Japan
Created by: Alan Stevens astevens [at] gsdi.org
Files: [ PowerPoint 2.58MB ]
Japanese Subtitles: http://www.gsdi.org/docs.html

US National Spatial Data Infrastructure: Common Standards and System Interoperability
Date: 6 November 2003
Description: Discussing the importance of common standards, and system interoperability for effective homeland security program
Presented at: 14 th GITA/ROADIC Japan Conference, Tokyo Japan
Created by: Alan Stevens astevens [at] gsdi.org
Files: [ PowerPoint 95KB ] 

FGDC Future Directions Activity
Date: November 4, 2003
Description: Future Directions Initiative is to create a strategy and implementation plan for the FGDC to further the development of the NSDI
Presented at: FGDC Coordination Group Meeting
Created by: Ivan DeLoatch ideloatch [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 1.16MB ] 

Applying ISO/TC 211 Standards to the development of standards through Geospatial One-Stop
Date: October 29, 2003
Description: Overview of Geospatial One-Stop initiative; Standards under development through Geospatial One-Stop; Standardization Approach; Application of ISO/TC 211 standards
Presented at: ISO Technical Committee 211 Standards in Action workshop, Berlin, Germany to representatives of ISO national bodies
Created by: Julie Binder Maitra jmaitra [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 291KB ]

Standards for Geographic Information and Services
Date: October 2003
Description: Status and Overview of Relevant Standards and their Implementation
Presented at: GIS in the Rockies
Created by: Doug Nebert ddnebert [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 1.07MB ] 

NSGIC Federal Session
Date: September 15 2003
Description: Seven Questions from NSGIC addressed for 2003 Annual Conference in Nashville TN
Presented at: NSGIC Conference 2003
Created by: Milo Robinson mrobinson [at] fgdc.gov & Ivan DeLoatch ideloatch [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 414KB ] 

FGDC & Geospatial One-Stop
Date: August 20, 2003
Description: Overview of FGDC, Geospatial One Stop, and Grant Opportunities for Tribes
Presented at: Intertribal GIS Council Conference
Created by: Alison Kiernan akiernan [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 4.15MB ] 

Understanding the FGDC Standards Process
Date: August 12, 2003
Description: Overview of FGDC standards process; supporting documentation; time frames associated with FGDC standards process; users of FGDC standards
Presented at: Meeting of Sustainable Forests Roundtable, Washington, DC
Created by: Julie Binder Maitra jmaitra [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 397KB ] 

GSDI Capacity Building Cambridge July 03
Date: July 22, 2003
Description: a high level discussion of the capacity building program for GSDI
Presented at: Cambridge Conference 2003, Cambridge, England
Created by: Keith Thackrey kthackrey [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 345KB ] 

Standards of the Federal Geographic Data Committee
Date: July 10, 2003
Description: Overview of Federal guidance on standards, FGDC Standards
Process, FGDC Standards Accomplishments, relationships among standards
organizations, proposed policy on recognition of non-Federally authored
standards, and standards development through Geospatial One-Stop
Presented at: ESRI International Users Conference, San Diego, California
Created by: Julie Binder Maitra jmaitra [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 480KB ] 

Preparing for the New Geospatial Metadata Horizon
Date: July, 9, 2003
Description: Informative review for the metadata creator and program manager on ISO 19115 and ISO 19139. Dispels the myths and mystery of the new standards and encourages the community on what lies ahead.
Presented at: 2003 ESRI Users Conference, San Diego, CA. FGDC led session "In the Metadata Garden of Good and Evil - the ISO metadata standard"
Created by: Lynda Wayne Lwayne [at] GeoMaxim.com
Files: [ PowerPoint 495KB ] 

The ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics Metadata Standards Status Report
Date: July 9, 2003
Description: ISO TC 211 Geographic information and metadata activities to date. Brief review of ISO 19115 metadata standard with brief explanation on the content of the new standards. Explains ISO 19115-part 2, extension for imagery and gridded data. And describes the organization of ISO 19139- the xml implementation of the ISO 19115.
Presented at: 2003 ESRI Users Conference, San Diego, CA. FGDC led session "In the Metadata Garden of Good and Evil - the ISO metadata standard"
Created by: John Eller, NIMA ellerj [at] nima.mil
Files: [ PowerPoint 3.11MB ] 

INCITS L1- Geographic Information Metadata Standards Participation
Date: July 9, 2003
Description: Overview of the relationships between standards organizations: ANSI, INCITS, NIST, FGDC, Open GIS. Discussion on ISO/TC211 Metadata Standards: ISO 19115, 19139, 19115-2, and the NWIP Imagery Reference Model, and Framework Standards underdevelopment by GeoSpatial One Stop. Presentation concludes by encouraging standards development participation.
Presented at: 2003 ESRI Users Conference, San Diego, CA. FGDC led session "In the Metadata Garden of Good and Evil - the ISO metadata standard"
Created by: Norm Andersen, INCITS-L1 norman.c.andersen [at] lmco.com
Files: [ PowerPoint 131KB ] 

Standards for Geographic Information and Services
Date: June 2003
Description: An overview of standardization activities relevant to
geographic data and Web services.
Presented at: Pan-American Institute for Geography and History
(PAIGH/IPGH) and Permanent Committee for Spatial Data Infrastructure
in the Americas (PC-IDEA/CP-IDEA), San Jose, Costa Rica
Created by: Doug Nebert ddnebert [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 621KB ]
En Español [ PowerPoint 953KB ]

IPGH 24 June 03
Date: 24 June 2003
Description: a high level discussion of GSDI and the capacity building program, with emphasis on the Americas
Presented at: PAIGH Meeting, San Jose, Costa Rica
Created by: Keith Thackrey kthackrey [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 401KB ] 

Future Directions of the NSDI
Date: June 6, 2002
Description: In the past year, there have been discussions regarding the history of the FGDC and the directions the FGDC should be pursuing now. These discussions give us an opportunity to evaluate where we are.
Presented at: Steering Committee Meeting
Created by: Ivan DeLoatch ideloatch [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 950KB ] 

The FGDC Standards Program
Date: June 5, 2003
Description: Introduction to FGDC, NSDI, and FGDC standards to agency standards executives and overview of the proposed policy on FGDC recognition of non-Federally authored standards
Presented at: NIST for Interagency Council on Standards Policy
Created by: Julie Binder Maitra jmaitra [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 930KB ] 

Issues in Data Standardization
Date: May 2003
Description: Introduction to standards and processes appropriate for
the definition of standardized data content within a national or
regional community.
Presented at: Committee on Development Information (CODI), Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
Created by: Doug Nebert ddnebert [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 938KB ]

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure: 10 Years in the Making
Date: May 9, 2003
Description: Highlights the beginnings of the NSDI, describes
some of the activities taking place today, and begins to convey where the
NSDI is headed in the near future.
Presented at: ASPRS 2003 Annual Conference. FGDC sponsored
special session: U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Created by: Bruce McKenzie bmckenzi [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 5.16 MB ] 

Building the NSDI in Alaska
Date: May 9, 2003
Description: Describes extensive NSDI
Presented at: ASPRS 2003 Annual Conference. FGDC sponsored special
session: U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure,
Created by Richard McMahon Richard_McMahon [at] dnr.state.ak.us
Files: [ PowerPoint 13.11 MB ] 

NSDI Framework Efforts in the Pacific Northwest
Date: May 9, 2003
Description: Describes regional coordination structures and
operational constructs for Framework data in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Presented at: ASPRS 2003 Annual Conference. FGDC sponsored special session: U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Created by Carrie Wolfe carrie.wolfe [at] wadnr.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 1.88 MB ] 

The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Framework Data Project
Date: May 9, 2003
Description: Provides an overview and an update on the joint U.S./Canadian Framework Project.
Presented at: ASPRS 2003 Annual Conference. FGDC sponsored special session: U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Created by Jeffrey Ehman jehman [at] pangaeatech.com
Files: [ PowerPoint 15.2 MB ] 

FGDC Standards Program
Date April 22, 2003
Description: Overview of Federal guidance on standards, FGDC standards
process, FGDC standards accomplishments, standards maintenance, and
Geospatial One-Stop
Presented at: NIMA for NCGIS Tiger Team
Created by: Julie Binder Maitra jmaitra [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 705 KB ] 

Status of Framework Standards for Geospatial One-Stop Project
Date: April 8, 2003
Description: Overview & update on the 'Framework' standards activities being conducted to support GeoSpatial One-Stop
Presented at: Intermountain GIS Conference
Created by: Bruce McKenzie bmckenzi [at] fgdc.gov, Christine Clarke christine.clarke [at] usda.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 1.1 MB ] 

Geospatial Information One Stop
Date: March 5, 2003
Description: presentation at GITA on GOS part of the eBiz track
Presented at: GITA 2003
Created by: Milo Robinson mrobinson [at] fgdc.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 1 MB ] 

Geospatial One-Stop Overview
Date: March 4, 2003
Description: Vision for the Geospatial One-Stop
Presented at: Coordination Group meeting
Created by: Hank Garie hgarie [at] fgdc.gov
[ PowerPoint 98KB ] 

NIMA Standards Tiger Team Update
Date: March 4, 2003
Description: NIMA's Tiger Team for its National Center for Geospatial Intelligence Standards (NCGIS)
Presented at: Coordination Group meeting
Created by: Julie Binder Maitra jmaitra [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 151KB ]

U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Date: January 31, 2003
Description: Update on FGDC-Coordinated Activities
Presented at: NSDIPA in Japan
Created by: Doug Nebert ddnebert [at] usgs.gov
Files: [ PowerPoint 2.2 MB ] [ PDF 1.6 MB ]