Advancing the Fifty States Initiative:Advancing the Fifty States Initiative:

Next Steps and RecommendationsNext Steps and Recommendations

NSGIC Annual Conference 2009NSGIC Annual Conference 2009

Rich Grady, AppGeoRich Grady, AppGeo

Project Team

Prime Contractor:

Subcontractors:

Project Direction & Oversight:

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Project ActivitiesProject Activities

Key Elements

Outreach to CAP Candidates

Federal Stakeholder Workshop

CAP Grant Recipient Workshop

Revise Strategic and Business Plan Guidelines (formerly known as the “Templates”)

Measuring Progress of Coordination Efforts (State Reports, Federal Survey, Case Studies)

“Next Steps” Report

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Making ProgressMaking Progress• Strategic and Business Strategic and Business

Plans have been completed Plans have been completed (or are underway) for 43 (or are underway) for 43 states & territoriesstates & territories

Your hard work is producing results.Your hard work is producing results.

• Recognized progress has been made (and Recognized progress has been made (and documented) toward SSDI and NSDI at individual documented) toward SSDI and NSDI at individual state levelstate level Organizational Change and Alignment – GIOs, GIS/IT alignmentOrganizational Change and Alignment – GIOs, GIS/IT alignment

Investments in statewide framework data layersInvestments in statewide framework data layers

Stakeholder coordination – new or reinvigorated coordination Stakeholder coordination – new or reinvigorated coordination entities and participationentities and participation

Clearinghouse enhancements and upgradesClearinghouse enhancements and upgrades

Federal On-line Survey Highlights

The survey respondents included 31 USGS Geospatial Liaisons, 3 Census Regional Geographers, and 17 State Geodetic Advisors.

SPECIFIC INPUT: • Improve Federal-State communication to facilitate

collaboration and contribution• Establish regular meetings with Federal partners• Create a more unified Federal voice to the states to create

consistency• Create a standardized approach in establishing coordination

criteria and processes• Provide more incentives to the states (and/or more “strings”)• Clarify differences between the NSDI and State Spatial Data

Infrastructures (SSDI)

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Challenges and OpportunitiesChallenges and Opportunities

• Vision for NSDI – “common objectives and products”Vision for NSDI – “common objectives and products”

• Data Discovery and DeliveryData Discovery and Delivery

• Progress Measurement Progress Measurement

• Best Practices, Lessons Learned, GuidelinesBest Practices, Lessons Learned, Guidelines

• Sustainable FundingSustainable Funding

• Shifting from Planning to ImplementationShifting from Planning to Implementation

18,000+ municipalities

3,141 counties

700+ regional & tribal org.

50 states plus territories

Federal Agencies

Private Sector

Multiple framework data

themes plus attributes

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Advancing NSDI - It’s still a big challenge!Advancing NSDI - It’s still a big challenge!

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FundingPolicy

StandardsTechnology

QA/QCMaintenance

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Recommendations – Recommendations – Catalog SuccessCatalog Success1.1. Create Measurements of Success for NSDICreate Measurements of Success for NSDI

Data and non-data related metricsData and non-data related metrics

Standardized measures of critical components, e.g., Standardized measures of critical components, e.g., Maturity Assessment ModelMaturity Assessment Model

Additional individual but comparable metrics to be Additional individual but comparable metrics to be identified during development of SP and BPidentified during development of SP and BP

Self- assessment + Concurrence statementsSelf- assessment + Concurrence statements

Streamlined reporting system(s)Streamlined reporting system(s)

2.2. FGDC Should Create a Best Practices Library of Federal FGDC Should Create a Best Practices Library of Federal Agency and Statewide Case Studies for Common Issues Agency and Statewide Case Studies for Common Issues and Opportunitiesand Opportunities

Document quantitative and qualitative successes, Document quantitative and qualitative successes, resources, strategies, methodsresources, strategies, methods

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Recommendations – Recommendations – Shift EmphasisShift Emphasis3.3. Fifty States Initiative CAP Grant Emphasis Should Shift Fifty States Initiative CAP Grant Emphasis Should Shift

from Strategic Planning to Business Planningfrom Strategic Planning to Business Planning

State strategic plans have identified numerous State strategic plans have identified numerous programmatic goals and worthwhile initiativesprogrammatic goals and worthwhile initiatives

Detailed business planning leads to funding and Detailed business planning leads to funding and implementationimplementation

FGDC/NSGIC Business Planning Guidelines help states to FGDC/NSGIC Business Planning Guidelines help states to make the business casemake the business case

4.4. States Should Be Able to Use Fifty States Initiative CAP States Should Be Able to Use Fifty States Initiative CAP Grants to Catalyze Implementation Action on Their Grants to Catalyze Implementation Action on Their Strategic and Business PlansStrategic and Business Plans

CAP Grant seed funding for implementation projects can CAP Grant seed funding for implementation projects can catalyze action and leverage other funding resourcescatalyze action and leverage other funding resources

Tied to SP and BP development, matching funds, benefits Tied to SP and BP development, matching funds, benefits NSDI, progress reportingNSDI, progress reporting

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Recommendations – Recommendations – Extend & AlignExtend & Align5.5. FGDC Should Consider CAP Strategic and Business FGDC Should Consider CAP Strategic and Business

Planning Awards to Regional, County, and Local Planning Awards to Regional, County, and Local GovernmentsGovernments

Regional entities play important role in aggregating and Regional entities play important role in aggregating and stewarding datastewarding data

Linked to CAP Grant SP and BP at state levelLinked to CAP Grant SP and BP at state level

Fosters inter-governmental coordination and cooperationFosters inter-governmental coordination and cooperation

6.6. The CAP Grant Fifty States Initiative Grant Process The CAP Grant Fifty States Initiative Grant Process Should be Aligned with Other Federal Grant and Funding Should be Aligned with Other Federal Grant and Funding Programs Targeted to StatesPrograms Targeted to States

E.g., ARRA funded Broadband Mapping, Transportation, …E.g., ARRA funded Broadband Mapping, Transportation, …

7.7. Continue and Strengthen Fifty States Initiative Continue and Strengthen Fifty States Initiative Communications and Marketing ActivitiesCommunications and Marketing Activities

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Recommendations in SummaryRecommendations in Summary1.1. Create Measurements of Success for NSDICreate Measurements of Success for NSDI

2.2. FGDC Should Create a Best Practices Library of Federal FGDC Should Create a Best Practices Library of Federal Agency and Statewide Case Studies for Common Issues Agency and Statewide Case Studies for Common Issues and Opportunitiesand Opportunities

3.3. Fifty States Initiative CAP Grant Emphasis Should Shift Fifty States Initiative CAP Grant Emphasis Should Shift from Strategic Planning to Business Planningfrom Strategic Planning to Business Planning

4.4. States Should Be Able to Use Fifty States Initiative CAP States Should Be Able to Use Fifty States Initiative CAP Grants to Catalyze Implementation Action on Their Grants to Catalyze Implementation Action on Their Strategic and Business PlansStrategic and Business Plans

5.5. FGDC Should Consider CAP Strategic and Business FGDC Should Consider CAP Strategic and Business Planning Awards to Regional, County, and Local Planning Awards to Regional, County, and Local GovernmentsGovernments

6.6. The CAP Grant Fifty States Initiative Grant Process Should The CAP Grant Fifty States Initiative Grant Process Should be Aligned with Other Federal Grant and Funding be Aligned with Other Federal Grant and Funding Programs Targeted to StatesPrograms Targeted to States

7.7. Continue and Strengthen Fifty States Initiative Continue and Strengthen Fifty States Initiative Communications and Marketing ActivitiesCommunications and Marketing Activities