The success of DOI’s mission is dependent on its science, land
and resource knowledge of not only the federal properties it is
charged to steward, but an acute awareness of national and global
conditions that affect the results of its efforts. A key unifying principle
that will enable the DOI to balance its stewardship skills and responsibilities
with the forces of larger human and natural influences is geospatially based information.
A key finding of this Blueprint is that across DOI, geospatial
business stakeholders are consistently confronted by a common set
of issues and needs related to geospatial technology and data that,
if resolved, would benefit their overall work performance. These include:
"I know the information exists, but I can’t find it or access it conveniently."
"If I can find it, can I trust it?"
"I don’t know who else I could be working with, who has the same needs?"
"I have no way to share costs across the department!"
"I am not fully aware of all the existing DOI geospatial capabilities!"
The concepts in this Blueprint are intended to create a strategic
shift in the delivery of geospatial services to resolve these common
issues. These Blueprint recommendations provide the foundation for a sustainable
migration to an enterprise geospatial service delivery model. This approach must
address the optimization and standardization of geospatial programs, systems, and
data assets to achieve “enterprise services”.. Sustaining the model will require an
improved governance approach and coordinated enterprise planning and investment strategy.