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Agenda. Round Table Discussion – all USGS Activities Presentation - Carol Ostergren, USGS CA NDOP meeting CAP grant 2007 State Activities Presentation - John Ellison & Ray McDowell CA GIS Council virtual meeting: Jan. 18-22, with video conference Updates from the working groups
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Agenda • Round Table Discussion – all • USGS Activities Presentation - Carol Ostergren, USGS CA • NDOP meeting • CAP grant 2007 • State Activities Presentation - John Ellison & Ray McDowell • CA GIS Council virtual meeting: Jan. 18-22, with video conference • Updates from the working groups • Announcements • Next meeting
CAP Grants for FY07 • November 22: Announcement posted on-line at Grants.gov • January 26: Announcement closes • February: Proposal reviews directed by CAP category leads • Late February: Selection approval by FGDC Director • First week in March: Announcement of selected proposals - Awardees are notified their award is pending • Early March: Award grants processed by Grants Office. Performance period will be March 2007 to March 2008 • March 25 – 29: Kick-off at NSGIC Midyear Conference in Annapolis, Maryland • Categories: • Standards Implementation and Outreach • Framework client development • 50 States (10 projects) • Geo-Enabled Federal Business Initiative • Geographic information integration and analysis
Other announcements • NHD training scheduled for Jan. 30-Feb 1 in San Diego and Redlands • ‘Mapping California’ submissions still need to come in from Federal Agencies—send to Gary Darling. Will be a living thing and can be customized depending on need
Other announcements • USGS lidar workshop to be held in Feb. 14-16, 2007 in Reston, VA • All State, Federal, and interested government stakeholders invited • Technical, policy, and research sessions • Main goal is to get all stakeholders together to produce roles and requirements document for a national lidar coverage • Organizing committee now being formed
NDOP meeting—Oct., 2006 • Reports for NDOP committee members—FSA, FEMA, NOAA, USGS, BLM, NSGIC • Reports from 4 western states • Vendor presentations • NAIP program is likely to be hugely impacted by ‘Imagery for the Nation’ initiative