50 States Initiative
Main page to link to 50 states planning documents.
Strategic and Business Plan Development in Support of the NSDI Future Directions 50 States Initiative
Develop and implement statewide strategic and business plans that will facilitate the coordination of programs, policies, technologies, and resources that enable the coordination, collection, documentation, discovery, distribution, exchange and maintenance of geospatial information in support of the NSDI.
Action Plan for Fifty States Initiative
Guidelines for Strategic and Business Plans (May 2009)
Status Table and Links to Strategic and Business Plans (updated May 2012)
Status Map (May 2012)
CAP Strategic and Business Plan Development awards:
CAP Business Plan Development and Implementation awards:
- 2005 award: MT
- 2006 CAP awards. States Supported: CT, LA, MD, MN, NH, NC, OK, TX, WV, WI, WY. In FY2006 USGS Partnership funds supported supported these States: CA, CO, ID, KS, MA, NM, RI
- 2007 CAP awards. States Supported: CA, DC, FL, IA, IL, IN, ME, MO, NY, SD, UT, VT
- 2008 CAP awards. States Supported: CO, GA, HI, ID, NE, PA, SC, VI
- 2009 CAP awards. States Supported: AR, AZ, DE, KY, MI, OR, VA, WA
- 2010 CAP awards. States Supported: AL, AK, MA, MS, OH
- 2011 CAP awards. States Supported: NJ, TN
2010 Category 4 CAP awards. States Supported: DC, HI, ID, ME, NY
2011 Category 4 CAP awards. States Supported: CA, FL, ID-MT, LA, MN, UT, WI, WV
2012 Category 4 CAP awards. States Supported: IA, MD, ME, NC, NV
Measuring Progress Reports
> 2011 --- A Compilation of State Case Studies
> 2010
> 2009 --- Next Steps Report2012 Kick-off Meeting, May 10> Teleconference Slides
2011 March > Workshop Report
2011 Kick-off Meeting, February 27> Workshop Report (PDF) -- Workshop Agenda (MS Word) -- Workshop Materials (zipped file)
2010 November> Webinar for 2011 CAP Category 4, hosted by NARC (PDF version)
Webinar for 2011 CAP Categories 3 and 4, hosted by NSGIC (Audio Version)2010 April> Webinar for Category 5 ROI (from April 14)
2010 March> NSGIC Mid-Year Workshop - Implementing Statewide Strategic and Business Plans
2009 December > Power Point Presentation for Business Plans Category 4 fiscal year 2010 CAP (from Dec 8 Webex)
2009 December > Power Point Presentation for ROI Category 5 fiscal year 2010 CAP (from Dec 7 Webex)
2009 November > Power Point Presentation for fiscal year 2010 CAP (from Nov 19 Webex)
2009 Revised Strategic and Business Plan Guidelines
2009 Kick Off meeting 22 February > Main Presentation -- GA Case study
2009 Federal Regional Perspectives
2009 Federal Stakeholders Workshop
2007 March 25 Kick-off Meeting
March 2007 ROI Work Book-- Building a Business Case for Shared Geospatial Data and Services: A Practitioner’s Guide to Financial and Strategic Analysis for a Multi-participant Program
- Appendix A: Instructions for completing Business Case Template Worksheets
- Appendix B: Literature Review
- Appendix C: Washington State Case Study
2006 Strategic Planning Template New replaces 2006 -->2009 Strategic Plan Guideline
- Appendix 1: State Strategic Plans
- Appendix 2: Return on Investment Studies
- Appendix 3: National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
- Appendix 4: National Response Plan — Emergency Support Functions
2006 Strategic Planning Process Map New replaces 2006 --> 2009 Strategic Plan Process Map
2006 Business Plan Template New replaces 2006 -->2009 Business Plan Guideline
- Appendix 1: Value Measuring Methodology (VMM) Introduction Highlights How-to-guide
- Appendix 2: The National Map Partnership Project
State Information Guide (Cost Spread Sheet)
- Appendix 3: Performance Score Card
Success Factors and Pitfalls of Strategic Planning
Measuring Return on Investment Revised 2009
Presentation from March 19, 2006, Strategic Planning Workshop
Webinar from November 2006 on Strategic and Business plans: Intro Main Presentation Audio