Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science at the United States Geological Survey
eBook - PDF

Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science at the United States Geological Survey

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  1. 157 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science at the United States Geological Survey

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About this book

Comprehensive and authoritative baseline geospatial data content is crucial to the nation and to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS founded its Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) in 2006 to develop and distribute national geospatial data assets in a fast-moving information technology environment. In order to fulfill this mission, the USGS asked the National Research Council to assess current GIScience capabilities at the USGS, identify current and future needs for GIScience capabilities, recommend strategies for strengthening these capabilities and for collaborating with others to maximize research productivity, and make recommendations regarding the most effective research areas for CEGIS to pursue. With an initial focus on improving the capabilities of The National Map, the report recommends three priority research areas for CEGIS: information access and dissemination, data integration, and data models, and further identifies research topics within these areas that CEGIS should pursue. To address these research topics, CEGIS needs a sustainable research management process that involves a portfolio of collaborative research that balances short and long term goals.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2007
eBook ISBN
9780309111553
Edition
0
Topic
Physical Sciences

Table of contents

  1. FrontMatter
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Contents
  4. Summary
  5. 1 Introduction
  6. 2 USGS Needs for GIScience Capabilities
  7. 3 Research Priorities
  8. 4 Realizing USGS’s Vision for CEGIS
  9. References
  10. Appendixes
  11. A Committee and Staff Biographies
  12. B Meeting Participants and Presenters
  13. C CEGIS as Envisioned by McMahon et al. (2005)
  14. D Details of CEGIS-Funded Activities in Fiscal Year 2007
  15. E Acronyms and Abbreviations