Download or read book A Summary of GIS Activities in the Federal Government written by United States. Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on Digital Cartography and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Summary of GIS Activities in the Federal Government written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Summary of GIS Use in the Federal Government written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Summary of GIS Use in the Federal Government written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Issues and Challenges for Federal Geospatial Information written by Peter Folger and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report discusses issues that may be of interest to Congress-managing, sharing, and coordinating geospatial information-and includes examples of legislation. The report also summarizes a diverse set of recommendations and proposals from different non-governmental organizations for how to improve the coordination and management of geospatial information at the federal and state levels.
Download or read book Geographical Information Systems Policies and Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology and published by National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. This book was released on 2000 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a summary of NOAA's strategic plan. Intended as a handbook for sustainable development.
Download or read book Promoting the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Through Partnerships written by Mapping Science Committee and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooperation and partnerships for spatial data activities among the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector will be essential for the development of a robust National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). This book addresses the nature of these partnerships and examines factors that could optimize their success.
Download or read book Federal Scientific and Technical Information in an Electronic Age written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems GIS written by Peter Folger and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses geospatial info. (GI), which is data referenced to a place -- a set of geographic coordinates -- which can be gathered, manipulated, and displayed in real time. A Geographic Info. System is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced info. In 1990 the Fed. Geographic Data Comm. (FGDC) was estab. to promote the use, sharing, and dissemination of GI. There are questions about FGDC fulfilling its mission. Has this organizational structure worked? Can the fed. gov¿t. account for the costs of acquiring, coordinating, and managing GI? How well is the fed. gov¿t. coordinating with the state and local entities that have an increasing stake in GI? What is the role of the private sector?
Download or read book Geospatial information written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GIS for Housing and Urban Development written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-02-26 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report describes potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research for understanding housing needs, addressing broader issues of urban poverty and community development, and improving access to information and services by the many users of HUD's data. It offers a vision of HUD as an important player in providing urban data to federal initiatives towards a spatial data infrastructure for the nation.
Download or read book Federal Scientific and Technical Information Policy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems written by Linda D. Koontz and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geographic information systems (GIS) manipulate, analyze, and graphically present an array of information associated with geographic locations, have been invaluable to all levels of government. Their usefulness in disaster response was recently demonstrated during the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery effort. GIS provided precise maps and search grids to guide crews to the debris that was strewn across 41 counties in Texas and Louisiana. The federal government has long been attempting to develop an integrated nationwide GIS network. The information available through such a network could significantly enhance decision--making in myriad public--service areas, including emergency response, national security, law enforcement, health care, and the environment. Among GAO's objectives were to describe the federal government's efforts to coordinate GIS activities, the long-standing challenges of adopting and implementing federal GIS standards, and the role of Geospatial One-Stop. For decades, the federal government has tried to reduce duplicative geospatial data collection by coordinating GIS activities within and outside the federal government. For example, in 1990, the Office of Management and Budget established the Federal Geographic Data Committee to promote the coordinated use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data nationwide. In 1994, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) program was established by executive order to address the problem of the redundancy and incompatibility of geospatial information on a national basis. More recently, Geospatial One-Stop, a component of NSDI, was initiated. Although efforts to build the NSDI are progressing, achieving the vision of a nationwide GIS network remains a formidable challenge. Developing standards that meet stakeholders' needs remains a challenging and time-consuming task, and achieving full participation across governments in their development has also been difficult. Geospatial One-Stop is aimed at promoting coordinated geospatial data collection and maintenance across all levels of government. Among its objectives are (1) deploying an Internet portal for one-stop access to geospatial data; (2) developing data standards; and (3) encouraging greater coordination among federal, state, and local agencies. While these objectives are important, Geospatial One-Stop has focused on limited, near-term tasks and was not intended to fully address the longer-term challenges of implementing the NSDI. A much more substantial effort will be required to attain the broader vision of seamless integration of GIS data nationwide. Existing draft standards may need further revision, and more extensive coordination efforts may be required to ensure broad adoption at all levels of government. Further, the effort is likely to require a continuing effort over an extended period of time, due to the fact that significant investments have already been made in existing non-standard systems.
Download or read book Annual Report to the Director Office of Management and Budget written by United States. Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on Digital Cartography and published by . This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of Spatial Data and Society written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-04-22 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public and private institutions are committing resources and making important long-term decisions concerning the collection, management, and use of spatial data. Although these actions are influenced by current pressures, priorities, and opportunities, their ultimate success depends on how these spatial data activities will be relevant to future needs and demands. The Mapping Science Committee, in cooperation with the Federal Geographic Data Committee, convened a workshop in April 1996 to examine societal and technological changes that might occur within the next 15 years. The purpose was to consider within the context of spatial data activities a series of long-term visions and to identify societal forces and changes that would make those visions more or less likely. The workshop provided a framework for thinking about the future of U.S. spatial data activities.
Download or read book Transcript of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on Digital Cartography Governmentwide Meeting written by United States. Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on Digital Cartography and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
