The Federal Geographic Data Committee
The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is an interagency
committee that promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and
dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. This nationwide
data publishing effort is known as the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The
NSDI is a physical, organizational, and virtual network designed to
enable the development and sharing of this nation's digital geographic
information resources. FGDC activities are administered through the
FGDC Secretariat, hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established the FGDC in 1990 and rechartered the committee in its August 2002 revision of Circular A-16, "Coordination of Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data Activities." The FGDC is a 19 member interagency committee composed of representatives from the Executive Office of the President, and Cabinet level and independent Federal agencies. The Secretary of the Department of the Interior chairs the FGDC, with the Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as Vice-Chair. Numerous stakeholder organizations participate in FGDC activities representing the interests of state and local government, industry, and professional organizations.
- What's new at the FGDC?
- Organization of the FGDC
- Relationship to other national geospatial initiatives
- Components of the NSDI
- Geospatial
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