Toward a Coordinated Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Nation.

TOWARD A COORDINATED SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NATION -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- THE CHALLENGE -- ISSUES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- 2 INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCE -- 3 NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE -- EVOLUTION -- Stage I (circa 1960-1980) -- Stage II (1975-2000) -- Stage III (1990 and beyond) -- CONCEPT -- REFERENCES -- 4 CURRENT SITUATION -- MAJOR ISSUES -- FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES -- Office of Management and Budget -- Federal Geographic Data Committee -- Other Federal Agencies -- Bureau of the Census -- Bureau of Land Management -- Defense Mapping Agency -- Environmental Protection Agency -- Fish and Wildlife Service -- U.S. Forest Service -- Soil Conservation Service -- United States Geologic Survey -- STATE AGENCIES -- Current Situation -- Federal Relationships -- Standards -- Problems -- LOCAL GOVERNMENTS -- Current Situation -- Federal Relationships -- Standards -- Problems -- PRIVATE SECTOR -- ACADEMIA -- REFERENCES -- 5 SPATIAL DATA AND THE URBAN FABRIC -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- LAND BASE SYSTEMS COMPONENT -- Description -- Primary Responsibility -- Needs -- Models -- Rationale for Federal Involvement -- THE NATION'S CADASTRE -- Introduction -- Description -- Primary Responsibility -- Rationale for Federal Involvement -- The Problems -- Responding to the Problems -- STREET CENTERLINE SPATIAL DATA BASE -- Description -- Significance and Applications -- Current Status of Street Centerline Spatial Data Bases -- USGS DLG Program -- U.S. Postal Service's ZIP + 4 Data Base -- TIGER -- Problems Caused by Deficiencies of Available SCSDs -- Need for Greater Coordination or Consolidation -- Conclusions: The Need to Ensure Access, Use, and Maintenance -- REFERENCES -- 6 SPATIAL DATA AND WETLANDS -- INTRODUCTION -- EVALUATION PROCESS -- Public Interest in Wetland Protection.

Lack of a Collective Perspective -- Impediments -- Wetland Information Diffusion Model -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 7 SHARING OF SPATIAL DATA -- RATIONALE FOR A SPATIAL DATA SHARING PROGRAM -- Objectives -- Examples of Data Sharing Programs -- National Geodetic Reference System -- North Carolina Land Records Management Program -- A PROPOSED SPATIAL DATA SHARING PROGRAM -- Key Concepts -- Types of Spatial Data -- Quality Assurance for Base Data -- Metadata -- NSDI Spatial Data Sharing Program -- Guidelines for System Implementation -- Who Donates? -- What Data Are Donated? -- What Are the Incentives and Requirements to Donate and Distribute? -- What Are the Rules for Usage? -- Who Supports the Users? -- MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A SPATIAL DATA SHARING PROGRAM -- SPATIAL DATA CATALOGS -- Distributed Data Catalogs -- Information Servers -- Information Sources -- Applications -- REFERENCES -- 8 CONCLUSIONS -- IMPROVING THE NSDI -- The Principles -- Availability -- Ease of Use -- Flexibility -- Foundation for Other Activities -- The Components -- Data Bases, Metadata, and Sources -- Data Networks -- Technology -- Institutional Arrangements -- Policies and Standards -- Users -- A NEW STRATEGY -- Obtain and Maintain National Commitment -- Evaluate Requirements, Constraints, and Opportunities -- Determine Priorities -- Develop Coordination Mechanisms and Organizational Structures -- Assign Roles and Responsibilities -- Develop Standards and Policies -- Develop and Monitor Projects -- Identify and Resolve Issues -- REFERENCES -- 9 RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX A SPACIAL DATA AND WETLANDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NATURE OF WETLANDS -- What Are Wetlands? -- What is the Value of Wetlands? -- STATE AND CONDITION OF WETLANDS -- PROTECTION OF WETLANDS -- INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS -- What are the Information Requirements?.

What Is the Status of Wetland Data and Information? -- IMPEDIMENTS TO A NATIONAL WETLAND INFORMATION SYSTEM -- INFORMATION DIFFUSION AND EVOLUTION -- Awareness Stage -- Policy Formulation Stage -- Definitional Formulation Stage -- Planning, Management, and Analysis Stage -- Private Land Regulation Stage -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- ACRONYMS.

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