FGDC Homeland Security Working Group Information Content Subgroup Futures
Jan 15, 2016
FGDC Homeland Security Working Group
Information Content Subgroup Futures
Background
(Report to FGDC Aug 2005)
Information Content Subgroup
PROJECT TITLE: Beyond-Framework: Information Content Requirements for Geospatial Homeland Security Applications
DATE: June 20, 2005 (revision)
AUSPICES: Homeland Security Working Group, Federal Geographic Data Committee
POINT OF CONTACT: The U.S. Geological Survey will call the group together.
OBJECTIVES: Provide principles and guidance on geospatial information content useful for homeland security applications.
SCOPE:
Starting with the Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP) report, compile and publish recommendations about information content that organizations should consider when they acquire and manage geospatial data that support homeland security applications.
Provide mechanism to review, refine, and expand such guidance.
Identify interfaces to other geospatial communities working on related topics of interest.
ASSUMPTIONS:
Initial efforts to concentrate on the “minimum” content required for information about structures.
Effort is to concentrate on “gaps” to be filled outside of existing efforts on information content specification. (For example, the effort will not duplicate “base map” standards developed through Geospatial One Stop.)
JUSTIFICATION/BENEFITS:
Geospatial applications are useful for supporting the homeland security community in protecting against, planning for, responding to, and recovering from events. Geospatial data needed to support such applications include those that are knowable in advance (for example, base maps, infrastructure, and facilities that are converted to alternate uses during events). Such information often is developed for purposes other than homeland security applications and by organizations different from those that have a “homeland security mission”. Consensus guidance that identifies useful information content will help organizations that have a homeland security mission be prepared, will encourage uniformity and interoperability among organizations that have geospatial data that could contribute to homeland security, applications, and will aid collaboration among organizations.
There have been several efforts to identify such information content. The relationship among these efforts and processes in which “best practices” and new needs are incorporated are murky. The working group’s efforts would provide a means to develop consensus guidance and incorporate new news and “best practices.”
DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETION SCHEDULE:
Initial task: By the end of summer 2005 (prefer July; no later than September):
Compile initial guidance about the “minimum” information content related to structures that is useful for homeland security applications. Initial efforts should concentrate on structures. The group should concentrate on “gaps” regarding information content needed for homeland security applications that is not covered by other efforts (especially the standards for ‘base map’ information developed through Geospatial One Stop). Note that the main intention is to compile information about content; examples of implementations provided for reference purposes can be added as informative annexes.
Identify a means of maintaining the guidance and incorporating “best practices” and a schedule for updating the guidance. Identify sources of and interfaces with organizations that can provide information about new needs and best practices.
Identify additional products beyond the guidance that member organizations of the working group would find helpful.
PARTICIPANTS:
To be identified by working group members.
TARGET AUTHORIZATION BODY:
Guidance issued by the working group to be used by member organizations.
Current Status and Talking Points
Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005
Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)
Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments
Current Status and Talking Points
Current Subgroup Members New Subgroup Members
Re Validate Membership
Robert Phillips, Chair (DHS/USCG)
Eric Constance, Chair (USGS)
Steve Alness (DHS) ? Steve Alness (DHS)
Bill Burgess (NSGIC) ? Bill Burgess (NSGIC)
Bill Harris (USGS)
Scott McAfee (DHS) ? Scott McAfee (DHS)
Bill Mullen (NGA) ? Bill Mullen (NGA)
Jeff Wiser (BAH/HIFLD) ? Jeff Wiser (BAH/HIFLD)
Chris Barnard (DHS/GMO/SAIC)
Kimberly Lohuis (DHS/GMO/SAIC)
Robin Fegeas (USGS/FGDC)
Rod Erickson (USCG/SAIC)
FGDC HSWG Information Content Subgroup Membership
Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005
Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)
Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments
Project Scope
Current Status and Talking Points
User-SpecificOperating Pictures
(Actionable Information Specializedfor User/Role/Device)
Mission-SpecificOperating Pictures
(Shared Collaborative Workspace Specializedfor Mission)
CommonOperating Picture
(Shared Collaborative Workspacefor HLS)
…..Shared Mission Resources
Shared HLS Resources
COPCOP
MSOPMSOP11 MSOPMSOPnn
HLS Framework Data
Mission Data
Users see only what’s relevant
Multi-source Data Rollup
Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’ Shared
ResourcesAnd Collaborative
Operations
Shared Mission Resources
Mission Data
Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’
User-SpecificOperating Pictures
(Actionable Information Specializedfor User/Role/Device)
Mission-SpecificOperating Pictures
(Shared Collaborative Workspace Specializedfor Mission)
CommonOperating Picture
(Shared Collaborative Workspacefor HLS)
…..
Shared HLS Resources
COPCOP
MSOPMSOP11 MSOPMSOPnn
HLS Framework Data
Users see only what’s relevant
Multi-source Data Rollup
Common
Operating Picture(Shared Collaborative Workspace
for HLS)Shared HLS Resources
COPCOP
HLS Framework Data
Multi-source Data Rollup
FGDC Framework Data (Draft ANSI Standards)HLS Extensions to FGDC Framework (Gaps)
HLS Applications Data (Common to 2 or More HLS Applications)
Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’
Subgroup Focus
HLS Framework Data
Common
Operating Picture(Shared Collaborative Workspace
for HLS)Shared HLS Resources
COPCOP
HLS Framework Data
FGDC Framework Data (Draft ANSI Standards)HLS Extensions to FGDC Framework (Gaps)
HLS Applications Data (Common to 2 or More HLS Applications)
Scope- Information Content SG Project ‘Beyond-Framework’
As Guidance
HLS Framework Data
Multi-source Data Rollup Federal State Local Others
Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005
Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)
Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments
Project Scope
Relationship with Other Similar Activities
Current Status and Talking Points
Relationship with Other Similar Activities
HLS Data Content Descriptions
HSIP Tiger Team Report 2002
Draft HSIP 2005
NADB Taxonomy
HIFLD Sector Focus Groups
Project Homeland
HSWG Beyond Framework Project
NADB Expert Panels
Others DHS Components’ Work ??
Not to Mention Data Collections (HSIP Gold, iMAP, HAZUS…)
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Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005
Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)
Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments
Project Scope
Relationship with Other Similar Activities
Approach to Work Documentation Sensitivity
Current Status and Talking Points
Approach to Work and Documentation Sensitivity
(One Proposal, Not ‘the’ Proposal)
Uber List
Collect Common Features from All Related Activities (2+ Rule?)Aggregate All Attributes
Classify Attributes and Features
Shareable (U)FOUOS/TS
Conflate/Map to FGDC Framework Data Standards
Extend FGDC Framework Establish FGDC HLS Framework Standards
Publish Shareable (U) ‘Geospatial Information Needs for Homeland Security’ (GINHS) with FOUO and Classified Annexes
Subgroup Inactive Since Dec 2005
Chair Can No Longer Serve on the Subgroup (Eric Constance)
Other Members’ Participation In Question Due to Retirements and Reassignments
Project Scope
Relationship with Other Similar Activities
Approach to Work Documentation /Sensitivity
Next Steps
Current Status and Talking Points
Next Steps
Proposed Action Items
1. Current Members of the Information Content Subgroup Re-Affirm their Membership on the Subgroup by March 31, 2006.
Steve Alness (DHS)Bill Burgess (NSGIC)Bill Harris (USGS)Scott McAfee (DHS)Bill Mullen (NGA)Jeff Wiser (BAH/HIFLD)
2. Stand Up New Information Content Subgroup
Chair - Robert Phillips (DHS/USCG) Validate Membership Roster
3. Chair to Report to HSWG at May/June Meeting to Include:
a. SG Charter/Project Planb. Deliverable Description(s)c. Schedules
4. Investigate DHS Geospatial Working Group (GWG) Connection Points
Back Up Slides
Private Data and Services
Local Data and Services
State Data and Services
Federal Data and Services
eGov Services
CivilAuthorities
EmergencyMgmt Personnel
FirstResponders
Analysis & Support
Realization of the Geospatial Interoperability Framework is the key to meeting cross-organizational enterprise interoperability challenges.
Community A<Road>
Community B<Highway>
Community C<Motorway>
Community D
Community E
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionEvent
Community F
I nset
Transportation Infrastructure
Operating Pictures
Data Architecture: Models, Transforms, Application Schemas and Dictionaries
Service Architecture:Standards, Certified Services for Accessing, Processing, Presenting Information
A Consistent Geospatial Interoperability Framework for HLS
Data Architecture: Models, Transforms, Application Schemas and Dictionaries