Listed below are FGDC White Papers, FGDC Sponsored Reports, and Other Special Reports pertinent to the NSDI.
Congressional Research Service Reports
- Issues and Challenges for Federal Geospatial Information (May 18, 2011, R41826)
- Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): An Overview for Congress (May 18, 2011, R41825)
- Issues Regarding a National Land Parcel Database (May 13, 2011, R40717)
- Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Current Issues and Future Challenges (January 23, 2010, R40625)
FGDC White Papers
- History of FGDC
- The Geographic Foundation of America's Information-Based Society
- Homeland Security and Geographic Information Systems
FGDC Sponsored Reports
- “The Urban Frontier: A Call to Action" - a publication of the Urban Areas Team of the Federal Geographic Data Committee, September 2006 (PDF 7.5MB)
- Enabling FGDC Metadata Development in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sciences, 2005
- URISA National Geographic Information 3C Task Force Issues Report and Recommendations
- Increase private sector awareness of, and enthusiastic participation in, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
- Evaluation of FGDC's NSDI Grants Program
- NSDI Community Demonstration Projects Final Report
- Financing the NSDI: Aligning Federal and Non-Federal Investments Executive Summary (PDF 55 KB) Full Report (size 2.5 MB)
- Improving Federal Agency Geospatial Data Coordination (MS Word)
- NSDI - Measures of Progress Workshop Report (PDF 64KB)
Other Reports
- The National Geospatial Programs Office - 'A Plan for Action' (Released October, 2005)
- RAND Corporation report: "Mapping the Risks: Assessing the Homeland Security Implications of Publicly Available Geospatial Information."
- NAPA Report -- Geographic Information for the 21st Century: Building a Strategy for the Nation
- Rand Study: The Earth Below - Purchasing Science Data and the Role of Public-Private Partnerships