A Research Agenda For Geographic Information Science At The United States Geological Survey
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A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science at the United States Geological Survey
Author | : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Mapping Science Committee,Committee on Research Priorities for the USGS Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2007-10-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780309179201 |
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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.
Research Opportunities in Geography at the U S Geological Survey
Author | : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Research Priorities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2002-11-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780309085168 |
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Research Opportunities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides perspective and guidance to the geography discipline about its future research and strategic directions. The book makes specific recommendations about scientific research priorities and partnerships within and outside the agency, and outlines a long-term core research agenda for the USGS.
Advancing Strategic Science
Author | : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Mapping Science Committee,Committee on Spatial Data Enabling USGS Strategic Science in the 21st Century |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2012-09-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780309264600 |
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Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way--known as a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)--must be available for scientists and managers to find, use, and share spatial data both within and beyond the USGS. Over the last decade, the USGS has conducted breakthrough research that has overcome some of the challenges associated with implementing a large SDI. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey is intended to ground those efforts by providing a practical roadmap to full implementation of an SDI to enable the USGS to conduct strategic science.
Beyond Mapping
Author | : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,The Mapping Science Committee,Committee on Beyond Mapping: The Challenges of New Technologies in the Geographic Information Sciences |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2006-06-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780309180566 |
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Geographic information systems (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, and other information technologies have all changed the nature of work in the mapping sciences and in the professions, industries, and institutions that depend on them for basic research and education. Today, geographic information systems have become central to the ways thousands of government agencies, private companies, and not-for-profit organizations do business. However, the supply of GIS/GIScience professionals has not kept pace with the demand generated by growing needs for more and improved geographic information systems and for more robust geographic data. Beyond Mapping assesses the state of mapping sciences at the beginning of the twenty-first century and identifies the critical national needs for GIS/GIScience professionals. It examines the forces that drive and accompany the need for GIS/GIScience professionals, including technological change, demand for geographic information, and changes in organizations. It assesses education and research needs, including essential training and education, new curriculum challenges and responses, quality assurance in education and training, and organizational challenges. Some of the report's recommendations include more collaboration among academic disciplines, private companies, and government agencies; the implementation of GIS/GIScience at all levels of education; and the development of a coherent, comprehensive research agenda for the mapping sciences.
International Geographic Information Systems IGIS Symposium Technical issues and the research agenda
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Cartography |
ISBN | : IND:30000130743044 |
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Future Roles and Opportunities for the U S Geological Survey
Author | : National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Future Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2001-02-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780309183116 |
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has adapted to the changing political, economic, and technical state of the nation and the world since it was established in the late nineteenth century. Over a period of more than 120 years, the USGS has evolved from a small group of scientists who collected data and provided guidance on how to parcel, manage, and use the public lands of the West to an agency comprised of thousands of scientists who conduct research and assessment activities on complex scientific issues at scales ranging from the local to the global. The USGS will no doubt continue to evolve and adapt to meet changing national needs. In fact, the recent integration of the National Biological Service and parts of the U.S. Bureau of Mines into the USGS presents an ideal opportunity to examine the agency's vision, mission, role, and scientific opportunities as the organization begins the early years of the twenty-first century. The USGS recognized the need to adapt to changing demands when it asked the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake this study. The NRC formed a multidisciplinary committee of 16 experts to address issues related to the future roles, challenges, and opportunities of the agency.