1Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee

The NGS Ten-Year Strategic Plan2013-2023

Dru SmithNOAA’s National Geodetic Survey

July 30, 2013

Hey, wait a minute….

Didn’t you already have a 10 year plan?

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2013-2013

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What’s new:• Use of standard planning

terminology (goal, objective, strategy...)

• Resources to “maintain” before “change”

• Project management

2013-2013

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5 Goals:• Support Users of the NSRS

• Modernize and Improve the NSRS

• Expand Stakeholder Base

• Develop Workforce

• Improve Organizational Functionality

Goal 1:Support the Users of the NSRS

• Bluebooking and Datasheets

• Shoreline

• Airport Surveys

• Field Operations

• Online Tools

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These 5 tasks account for something like80% of NGS employee’s workloads as is.

Goal 2:Modernize and Improve the NSRS

• Replace NAD 83

• Replace NAVD 88

• Re-invent Bluebooking

• Fix the Toolkit

• Better Surveying

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Without disrupting the current process!

Concurrently in 2022

Fuller integration, platform independence, ease of use

Research and update standards and specs - FGCC S&S: 29 years old - NGS 58 : 16 years oldMajor FGCS involvement!

Goal 3:Expand the NSRS Stakeholder Base through

Partnerships, Education and Outreach

• Validate RTNs

• Engage New Stakeholders

• University Engagement

• Dynamic Web Presence

• Educational Portfolio

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Are those really NAD 83 coordinates, and how do we know?

Who relies on the NSRS that doesn’teven know it?

Research grants, cooperative work, NGS guest lectures at Universities

Better web page organization, Speak with “one voice”

Materials about NGS for K-12 through Graduate School

Map once, use many times

Goal 4:Develop and Enable a Workforce with a

Supportive Environment

• Educated Workforce

• Recruiting

• Institutional Knowledge

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“Back to school you go!”

Open announcements, ease of application, getting the word out that this is a great place to work!

Documentation, mentoring.

Goal 5:Improve Organizational and Administrative Functionality

• Project Management

• Information Technology Support

• Socio-Economic Awareness

• Records Management

• Regional Advisor Program

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Rather than “ad hoc” projects

Security, Capability, User Interface

Knowing what we’re worth, and making sure the story is being told

Digital Library, Database cleanup

Fully funded by NGS, less people, more areas covered

Questions?

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