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> Please keep me on the distribution list. (01)
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there will be another call next Thursday. (02)
Doug. (03)
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> Please respond
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> to GEA COP WG
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> Partial list of call attendees (I joined late):
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> Brenda Smith, EPA
> Michael Alford, SRA (EPA)
> Ken Adee, USFS
> Mary McCaffery, AIC
> Julia Harrell, NCDENR
> Raj Singh, OGC
> Kathy Covert, FGDC
> Kurt Buehler, DHS/GMO
> Twyla McDermott, Charlotte NC
> Nadine Alameh, NASA
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> Pilot is about validating the methodologies in the Geospatial Profile,
> not really focused on building an application. Find organizations and a
> common line of business - if we give it to them, have them work together
> with the methodology on a common thread, see how it helps them improve
> and exploit geospatial capabilities. Feedback and update to the Profile
> and the Reference Models, develop or identify best practices.
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> It's about following the standards and practices. Collaboration with AIC
> and other Profiles is an important area of outreach. The AIC will be
> meeting on the 19th, offer to collaborate and lead to implementation
> around a mission critical solution. Disaster management and emergency
> response should resonate. Raises awareness to CIO Council senior
> leadership and agency connections.
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> Need this pilot and Profile to reinforce the value of enterprise
> architecture in a multi-organizational environment. The problem space
> must focus on aligned LoB in multiple organizations. Needs to have
> support at a high level that could cause investment and implementation.
> Pick LoB that overlaps the most agencies to get maximum penetration.
> Look for LoB that have strong State and Local interest.
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> Need a common understanding of "solutions architecture." Chief
> Architects Forum does define "solutions architecture." Perhaps we need
> to develop and deliver a solutions architecture and lead to
> implementation. Our community can offer guidance on how geospatial
> elements can be brought into. A solutions architecture is a subset of
> SRM, DRM, and TRM that addresses a specific business requirement.
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> It is critical to get sense of what senior management feels is most
> important -- they lay out LoB and related areas (incl GOS) that are of
> high relevance. Recommendations for enhancements to GOS could come from
> a pilot. Build up GOS relationship as selling point.
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> Question: are EAs done by agency and independently, or is there a common
> solutions architecture? Answer: Both need to be true - rally around a
> common problem or event, make internal EA's align using the direction of
> the Profile document to solve internal and external mission needs.
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> There is a government-wide LoB for emergency management and each hagency
> has a business process that implements it. Find agencies that touch
> that, evaluate their BRMs together around a problem, to resolve more
> detail business processes that define geospatial, yielding common BRM
> approaches.
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> DRM is piloting cross-agency initiatives and specific agency solutions.
> Perhaps several agencies may only evaluate the Profile, to supplement
> the pilot's collaboration mode. We do not identify BRM elements that are
> cross-agency in the way the other profiles do.
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> Deliver the proposal to the AIC on Jan 19th, request input and feedback
> for 'blessing' of senior management on the pilot effort. Declaration of
> a common LoB activity would get federal agency resources committed for a
> community of practice.
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> Regarding DRM comment period: Jan 30th can provide changes/changes for
> the DRM. Three functions from the Profile need to be propagated in DRM:
> develop geospatial policy and standards guidance, implement geospatial
> services, disseminate geospatial data to users. The GEOCoP can submit
> recommendations. Could take disaster management through these.
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> Workplan might need elaboration on 1) internal EA versus cross-agency
> collaboration environment, and 2) better sense of framing a common
> scenario - details to follow from consultation with AIC.
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> North Carolina DENR will participate at the state level; City of
> Charlotte, NC will also participate. Federal agencies have significant
> LoB interests and overlaps.
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> Next steps: take today's comments, hold another discussion prior to the
> 19th, refine the plan, build a presentation to the AIC to get buy-in and
> advice.
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> Next call: Thursday, January 12 at 1pm EST, same number
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> Douglas D. Nebert
> Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Coordinator, Information Architect
> FGDC/GSDI Secretariat Phone: +1 703 648 4151 Fax: +1 703 648-5755
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