Geospatial Platform
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What is the Geospatial Platform?
The Geospatial Platform is a managed portfolio of common geospatial data, services, and applications contributed and administered by trusted sources and hosted on a shared infrastructure, for use by government agencies and partners to meet their mission needs and the broader needs of the Nation.
Benefits of the Geospatial Platform
The Geospatial Platform improves access to and management of geospatial resources through:
- Shared Leadership
- Business Perspective
- Open Government
- Transparency and Accountability
- Addressing Administration Policies
Geospatial Platform Features
The Geospatial Platform offers a wide variety of features, with more to come later this year. Current features include:
- Map Viewer
- Trusted Federal Datasets
- Multiple Basemaps
- Collaborative Groups
- Editable Layers
Geospatial Platform Timeline
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Key Geospatial Platform Deliverables and Accomplishments (in alphabetical order):
- Geospatial Platform (version 1 release www.geoplatform.gov)
- Geospatial Platform Executive Overview Fact Sheet (pdf, 207kb)
- Geospatial Platform “How To” Fact Sheet (pdf, 1.4mb)
- Geospatial Platform Outreach and Communications Plan (pdf, 324kb)
- Modernization Roadmap for the Geospatial Platform v4 (pdf, 2mb)
- Value Proposition for the Geospatial Platform v4 (pdf, 1.3mb)
A full list of Geospatial Platform deliverables and accomplishments is available in the Resource Center.