Weaving a National Map A Review of the U.S. Geological Survey Concept of 'The National Map' (2003) / Chapter Skim
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5 Conclusions and Recommendations
5 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 71-80
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In this report the Committee on the U.S. Geological Survey Concept of The National Map discussed the similarities of The National Map and the existing National Atlas.
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The USGS would serve as the integrator for all map contnbutions, assembling and merging data, and certifying and issuing a "seal of approval" to data included in Me National Map or as an update in the nationally consistent enhanced National Atlas. As the Delaware pilot has shown, the USGS goal of seven-day updates could be attainable using the enhanced National AtIas/National Map approach.
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The plan should strike a balance between meeting all needs and what the federal agencies can reasonably fund, perhaps as partners in joint budget initiatives. It is critical to the success of the USGS proposal that the plan include methods and incentives, financial when necessary, for state and local government participation in data development in support of their missions, particularly with respect to public safety and emergency services involving police, fire and rescue, and 91 ~ personnel (including methods for convolving data access where appropriate)
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The coordination role remains necessary, particularly in the areas of standards development and quality assurance, but a key question the USGS must ask its partners at every government level is how can the USGS assist them, and are these partners willing to provide resources to support the resulting identified needs and demands? Recommendation: The USGS should make a priority of building the necessary partnerships for an integrated spatial database, while continuing
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A-16 defines and assigns a leadership role to the FGDC, and assigns authority to the USGS for specific data themes. The FGDC is a focal point for coordination of federal, state, and local geospatial activities, and the National Map and enhanced National Atlas project will lead to an increasingly central role for the FGDC.
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A-16 and other levels of government and the private sector should develop an enhanced National Atlas with larger-scale map coverage. This should be freely available on the Internet and in libraries in the Federal Depository Library program (FDLP)
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Better links should be developed between geographic information management specific to National Map and enhanced National Atlas databases and information technology in the broader sense. Recommendadon: Federal and state chief information officer councils and associations should be invited to participate in FGDC meetings and other strategic planning meetings for building out The National Map and enhanced National Atlas.
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9. Conclusion: The methods and technologies for digital mapping, maintenance, and data access described in the USGS vision document show how the USGS will move to exclusively digital production of its paper map series and to partnerships as the primary production approach.
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Recommendation: A component of the USGS's implementation plan should address the phasing out of updates and printing of paper ~ :24,000 topographic maps. The digital integrated base map themes that will replace the paper maps should be available and accessible on the Internet for downloading and printing on demand through such portals as Geospatial One-Stop using Web mapping services technology.
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