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. NATIONALSPATIALDATA INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATIONPLAN U.S. DEPARTMENTOFTHEINTERIOR BUREAUOFLANDMANAGEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. B-•r••-i,•': i-,' : -,«' •:',...•,..:'$N" 70.2 \.:,-^;-^ 94 Contents INTRODUCTION SUMMARYOFEXISTINGPOLICYAND GUIDANCE BLMGISTransition BLMGeographicSciencesPolicy PLANNEDACTIONS GISTransitionTaskPlans NSDITaskPlans CONSTRAINTS AppendixA GeographicSciencesPolicy AppendixB Published Policy andGuidance / -? INTRODUCTION Implementation ofExecutiveOrder12906, "CoordinatingGeographic Data Acquisition and Access; The National Spatial Data Infrastructure"iscriticaltosuccessfulecosystemmanagement. This documentcontainstheBureauofLandManagement(BLM)planfor implementingtheExecutive Order. Theplan identifies actions taken todate, andoutlines theremainingstepsnecessary. Compliance with theExecutive OrderrequiresthattheBLM: o Begin documenting all new geospatial data with the Federal GeographicData Committee (FGDC) metadata standards o Make metadata electronically accessible through the FGDC clearinghouse o Develop a schedule (in consultation with the FGDC) for documentingexistingdata o Adopt internal procedures to ensure use of the FGDC clearinghousepriorto usingFederalfunds to collectnewdata o Contribute applicable geospatial data to the National digital geospatial dataframework: Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB), including parcel ownership; transportation; hydrographic; andotherframeworkdata /J SUMMARYOFEXISTINGPOLICYANDGUIDANCE ThepolicyandguidancesummarizedbelowhavebeenissuedintheBLM. Abriefdescription ofthosepolicieshavingasignificantimpactontheimplementationoftheNSDIisprovided. Additionalpolicyandguidancehasbeenissuedtofacilitatethedevelopmentandimplementation ofnational standards and operating procedures. This includes a policy for internal BLM coordinationofspatialdataactivitiesundertheOfficeofManagementandBudgetCircularA-16. ManyofthesearelistedinappendixB,andareavailableuponrequest. 1. - BLMGISTransition Thegoal ofBLM'GISTransition to theModernization hardware and software is to mergeALMRSandresourcesdatatosupporttheBLMmissionformaintaininghealthy ecosystems. BLMtransitionguidanceincludesBureauwidestrategicandtacticalplans andindividualStateOfficeplans. Commensuratewiththisgoalarethefollowingobjectives: ' o Establishresourcedatadefinitionsandstandards,expandongoingdatastandards definitioneffortstosupportecosystemmanagementobjectives,andpursueefforts todevelopintergovernmentalspatialdatastandards; o PromotedataexchangeandsharingagreementsinsupportoftheBLMmission forecosystemmanagement; o Deploy Modernization hardware/software, provide training, and ensure an organizationalsupportstructuretosupportthenewtechnology; o Inventory and document digital spatial data as Official Agency Records and mandatethecollectionofmetadata; o Identify relationships and dependencies, personnel resources, tasks and scheduling; o Providepolicy,assumptionsandconstraintsformovingtheexistingBLMGIS spatialdatatothenewplatform;and o Developandimplementqualityassuranceproceduresforspatialdatatoposition theBLM forproactiveparticipationintheNationalSpatialDataInfrastructure (NSDI). 2. BLMGeographicSciencesPolicy-seeappendixA TheGeographicSciencesPolicyhasbeen ineffectin theBLM since Februaryof1993. It instructsallofficesto: . . o Ensure high quality data through standards, proper use of technology, and appropriatedatahandlingprocedures; o Ensure compliance with national standards and policies for data sharing, exchange,aggregation,anduse; o Ensure the efficient use of technology for acquiring, processing, disposing, displaying,andarchivingofspatialdata; o Ensureanappropriateskillandknowledgelevelamongspatialdataproducersand users;and "''.'."''" 6 Ensurethatrelatedspatialandalphanumericdatastandards,including-metadata, aredeveloped,evolve,andaremanaged. 7' '. PLANNEDACTIONS GISTransitionPlanTasks: TheBLMhasdevelopedaGISTransitionStrategicPlantoaddressbothnearandlongterm spatialdataactivities. Theplanincludesthefollowingactionsthatwillleadtocompliancewith theExecutiveOrder: o DefinespatialdatastandardsonaBureauwidebasis; o EnsurethatBLMrequirementsareconsideredaspartoftheFGDCendorsedspatialdata standards; o AdoptthebasethemesdefinedbytheFGDC,toserveastheBLMframework; o ImplementtheFGDCContentStandardforSpatialMetadata; o Establishaprocess thatpromotestheuseofexisting spatialdataandthecooperative collectionofspatialdata; o ManagetheBLM'sdigitalspatialdataasOfficialAgencyRecords; o PositiontheBLM asthe majorsourceforpublicland survey, landtitleand mineral recordsdataonfederallands; o Becomeanaci:vccontributortotheNationalGeospatialDataClearinghouse; o DeveloptheBLM'sGovernmentInformationLocatorService(GILS)component. NSDIPlanTasks: Thefollowing tasks are interrelated and willoverlap. This is purposeful since theactions required to apply a metadata standard and document existing data are similar. Both are addressedintheGISTransitionStrategicPlan. CompliancewithOMBCircularA-130willalso satisfysomeaspectsoftheExecutiveOrderandisaddressedaspartofGIStransition. TransitiontothenewGIShardwareandsoftwarewillnecessitatetheinventory,evaluationand organizationofgeospatialdatafiles. Theseareallstepsneededtomeettherequirementsofthe ExecutiveOrder. CircularA-130compliancerequirestheBLMtoestablishaccesspolicy,which again is a requirement for making data available through a clearinghouse. Much of the ExecutiveOrderwillbeaccomplishedaspartoftheBLM'sModernization. rASK1: IMPLEMENT METADATA STANDARD FOR NEW DATA DUE:01/95 TaskSteps ResponsibleOffice StartDate EndDate 1. EstablishpolicyforuseoftheFGDCContentStandardsforDigitalGeospatialMetadata. BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) Complete !. DaenfdinBeLMst'asndFairledMBaLMn-asgpeemceifnitcSmyesttaedmat(aFMrSe)q.uirements,consistentwiththeFGDCstandard SBpLatMialHeMaedtqaudaarttaerTse(aWmO-870&DWO) 09/01/94 10/01/94 1. GEsutiadbel.ishdomainvaluesforBureauwideimplementationoftheFGDCstandard. FMSUser DWO/SC 10/01/94 11/15/94 1. PilottesttheFMS«. implementationtoolfortheFGDCmetadatastandard. SelectedStateOffices 12/01/94 01/15/95 i. DevelopInformixtablesfortheFGDCmetadatastandardontheIBMhardware. DWO/Oregon 10/01/94 12/30/94 i. Dimeptleermmeinnteatlieovenl.ofsupportrequirements(hardware,software,personnel)forFMS DWO 12/15/94 01/15/95 '. Issuefollow-oupolicyandguidanceforuseoftheFMS. BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 10/01/94 02/01/95 1. ProvidetraininganddocumentationonuseoftheFMSforimplementationoftheFGDC DWO/NTC 02/01/95 __> metadatastandard. • K Establishreviewprocedurestoensureappropriateapplicationofmetadata,includeinIRM BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 08/01/95 —> reviewprocess. «S*S!*S\^-S«v:-x«..'',.: TASK2: IMPLEMENT CLEARINGHOUSEPROCEDURES DUE:01/95 TaskSteps < ResponsibleOffice StartDate EndDate l. ProvideguidanceforSlatestodocumentexistini:dataaspartofGIStransition. BLMHeadquarters(WO-X7I1) •12/01/93 04/18/94 !. ProvideguidanceforStatestodocumentallnewgeospatialdatausingtheFGDCmetadata SeeTask1 •'.. • standard. 5. PilottestparticipationintheNSDIClearinghouse. StateOffices 08/01/94 10/23/94 4. DevelopformalproceduresforcontributionstotheClearinghouse. WO-870/DWO 10/01/94 12/01/94 >. Kvuliiatecostrecoveryratesforgeospatialdata. III.VIHeadquarters(WO-870) ongoing •). Identifyandestablishkeylm '"uisforInternetnodes. UL.MHeadquarters(WO-870) 08/01/94 12/15/94 7. CoordinatewithFGDCtoestablishBLMserversaspartoftheClearinghouse. BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 10/01/94 12/30/94 . S. IssuepolicyforcontributionstoanduseoftheClearinghouse. BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 10/01/94 12/01/94 9. Issueguidelinesandpolicyforannualdatacollectionplans,includinguseofthe BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 01/01/95 03/01/95+annual clearinghouse-coordinatewithFGDCforsubmissionrequirements. 10.Issuepolicyforthedevelopmentofpartnerships. Policyinfluencedbydatacollectionplans BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 03/01/95 04/01/95 and,coordinationwithFGDC. , TASK3: SCHEDULE FOR DOCUMENTING EXISTING DATA DUE:04/95 TaskSteps ResponsibleOffice StartDate EndDate 1. Issueinstructionstoestablishaschedulefordocumentingexistingdata. BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 9/1/94 9/15/94 2. Generalreviewofdataholdings,prepareStateSpatialDataTransitionPlans. StateOffices 9/15/94 01/15/95 3. Cexoinsstoilnigddaattea.StateSpatialDataTransitionPlansintoabureauwideschedulefordocumenting BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 11/15/94 02/29/95 4. IssueguidancenecessaryforrefinementofindividualSl:iteOfficetransitionplans. BLMHeadquarters(WO-870) 1/15/95 2/15/95 5. Beginin-depthevaluationofdataholdingsandprioritizeforen StateOffices 01/15/95 Inconjunctionwith modernization 6. Beginapplicationofmetadatatoexistingdataandconvertingtonewplatform. StateOffices Inconjunctionwith modernization PUBLISHEDPAOpLpIeCndYixANBDGUIDANCE ;". InstructionMemorandums(EVTs) o IMNo.92-154,GeographicCoordinateDataBasePolicy. ' o IMNo.92-185,GeographicCoordinateDataBaseReportingProcedures. . • o IMNo.93-80,StandardNamingConventionPolicyforDataElements. o IMNo.93-14"?.BLMGeographicSciencesPolicy o IMNo.93-224.Change1,PolicyforPurchasePriortoScheduledSiteImplementationfor AutomatedLanai."idMineralsRecordSystem/Modernizatiom o IMNo.93-2r3.i^ataDictionaryandDataStandardChangeProcedures o IMNo.93-r,45,FY 1994ProposedAnnualWorkPlan(PAWP),Subactivity4550 o IMNo.94-14,EcosystemManagementintheBLM: FromConcepttoCommitment o IMNo.94-51,AvailabilityofGeographicInformationSystem(GIS)forFieldOffices o IM No. 94-55, GIS Naming Standards to Support Modernization and Configuration Management(toSCD) o IMNo.94-76,CorporateResourcesDataStandards O IB No. 94-80. Brreauwide Policy and Guidance for the Management of Information Resources o IDaMtaNoC.o9m4-m15:iTt'.,:eC/oocrtidviintaietsi.onofFederalGeographicDataCommitteeandInteriorGeographic o IMNo.94-172,BLMSpatialDataTransitionPlanTemplate