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

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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. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 USGS Needs for GIScience Capabilities3 Research Priorities4 Realizing USGS's Vision for CEGISReferencesAppendixesA Committee and Staff BiographiesB Meeting Participants and PresentersC CEGIS as Envisioned by McMahon et al. (2005)D Details of CEGIS-Funded Activities in Fiscal Year 2007E Acronyms and Abbreviations

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National Academies Press
0309111544 / 9780309111546
Paperback / softback
910.285
26/11/2007
United States
156 pages
152 x 229 mm
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