EGMO helps USDA organizations use geospatial technologies to achieve their missions.
Operations
The EGMO works closely with agency executives, program directors, GIS practitioners, and external partners to:
- Identify operational best practices, which may be elevated and reused as enterprise solutions
- Define and resolve gaps in geospatial capacity and competency
- Manage geospatial portfolio decisions to reduce duplication, redundancy, and obsolesce
- Create scalable geospatial pilot products and services to foster rapid adoption of new technologies
Overall Capabilities
The EGMO offers customer capabilities in the following:
- Developing geospatial thinking decision-making tools for executives and program managers
- Optimizing Geographic Information System (GIS) programs and process
- Improving use and value of limited resources
- Creating pilots and prototypes to demonstrate value proposition of GIS
FY2012 Accomplishments
EGMO’s accomplishments in FY2012 include:
- Launching an enterprise portal as the “virtual library” of core USDA agency geospatial assets
- Creating and delivering the “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” (KYF2) Map Compass cloud-based application representing over three dozen USDA agency programs in open government views
- Leading and implementing the Department Geospatial Center of Excellence supporting the Secretary’s Strengthening Service initiative
The Enterprise Geospatial Management Office (EGMO) provides leadership for strategy, planning, and operational capabilities