July 14, 2015

Coordination Group Meeting

FGDC Standards WG
Update to Coordination Group

Julie Binder Maitra

Chair, FGDC Standards WG

NGDA Data Themes and Data

Sets
The FGDC Standards WG is
responsible for

reviewing project proposals, committee draft

standards, and final draft standards for
National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA)
datasets as part of portfolio management.
making recommendations to the CG.

Recent Meetings
The FGDC Standards WG last met on June 18,
2015.
The topics discussed at this meeting include:

Recommendation for FGDC endorsement: final draft Part

2 , Digital orthomagery (revised), of the Geographic
Information Framework Standard
For information:
2015 ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital

Geospatial Data
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European
Community (INSPIRE)
Geoplatform.gov: a standards perspective

FGDC Standards Activities

Part 2, Digital orthoimagery (revised) of the Geographic Information
Framework Data Content Standard supports exchange of orthoimagery
data. It provides a base on which to collect, register, and integrate
digital orthoimagery data accurately.
Part 2 specifies data content and logical structure for description and
interchange of digital orthoimagery; provides guidelines for acquisition
and processing of imagery; specifies documentation of those acquisition
and processing steps; focuses on images sensed in the visible to near
infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; stresses complete and
accurate reporting of information relating to quality control and
standards employed in testing orthoimagery data; and includes a data
dictionary based on its conceptual schema.
This revision primarily replaces analog camera references with digital
sensors and recognizes satellite technology for digital orthoimagery
production. This standard was revised with support from members of the
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).

Recent
Developments/Projects
The FGDC Steering Committee has
endorsed the following standards:

Aeronautical Information Exchange Model

(AIXM) 5.1
ISO/IEC 15444-1:2004 Technical Corrigenda
1:2007 and 2:2008 JPEG 2000
OGC GeoPackage 1.0
Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes
(GENC) Standard Edition 2
GeoRSS-Simple and GeoRSS-GML

Next Meeting
The next meeting of the FGDC Standards
WG will be held the week of September
21-25, 2015
Topics to be discussed at the next
meeting include:

FGDC Standards WG charter (revised)

Implementation Plan for 2014-2016 NSDI
Strategic Plan
GEO Standards & Interoperability Forum
Review and recommendations for standards
documents submitted by Friday, August 7.
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Coordination Group Actions

Approve Part 2, Digital orthoimagery (revised),
of the Geographic Information Framework Data
Standard for SC endorsement
Approve FGDC Standards WG charter (revised)
for SC endorsement: post-September 2015
SWG meeting
Submit proposals, committee drafts, and/or
final drafts by Friday, August 7 for
consideration at September 2015 SWG
meeting

Coordination Group Actions

2014-2016 NSDI Strategic Plan

Task 3.1.2.2
Review of agency participation in standards
organizations
Task 3.1.3.1 on training: Reply to RFC
Existing and planned standards training opportunities
Additional agency training needs to address FGDC

standards

Coordination Group Actions

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Questions?
Julie Binder Maitra
FGDC Standards Coordinator
FGDC Office of the Secretariat
Phone: 703-648-4627
Email: jmaitra@usgs.gov
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliebindermaitra
Web site: www.fgdc.gov/standards

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