Appendix C. National Geospatial Data Asset Themes

 

Geospatial data is described in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A–16 Supplemental Guidance, released November 10, 2010, as a capital asset, and its importance to the success of Federal Government and partner programs is emphasized. This focus provides the foundation for a portfolio management approach for Federal geospatial datasets of National Significance—a National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) portfolio called for by OMB in fiscal year 2011 budget guidance. All NGDAs are associated with a National Geospatial Data Asset Theme. These Themes serve as the management units for collections of related NGDA Datasets that would benefit from coordinated development and management. In February 2013, the FGDC Steering Committee endorsed the revised version of the A–16 NGDA Themes and Theme Lead Agencies list. This endorsement revises the earlier list that was approved by the Steering Committee in 2011. The list of the NGDA Themes and Datasets and further information is available on the FGDC website (www.fgdc.gov/initiatives/portfolio-management).

 

NGDA Themes

Theme Theme Lead Agency
Biota U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Cadastre U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Climate and Weather U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cultural Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Elevation Co-Leads: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geodetic Control U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geology Co-Leads: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Governmental Units, and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau
Imagery Co-Leads: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency and U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Land Use—Land Cover Co-Leads: U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Real Property General Services Administration
Soils U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation
Utilities, Offshore U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Utilities, Terrestrial Lead to be determined
Water — Inland Co-Leads: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Water — Oceans and Coasts U.S. Department of the Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

 


 

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