U.S Geological Survey (USGS)

TITLE: Government Open Data: So Whats Next?

Mike Frame USGS Chief Scientific Data Integration & Visualization

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

Outline

Background on USGS Science & Data Management Challenges Open Government

The Need Current approaches

What is the US Department of Interior & USGS doing related to Open Data Challenges

USGS Mission

USGS serves the nation by providing reliable scientific information to:

Describe and understand the earth Manage water, biological, energy, and

mineral resources Enhance and protect our quality of life

The USGS is focused on some of the most significant issues society faces, in which natural science can make a substantial contribution to the well-being of the Nation and the world.

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Open Government

The Open Government Directive of December 2009 focuses

on transparency, participation, and collaboration.

Objectives:

Publish government information online

Improve the quality of information

Education and culture alignment

Create a policy framework for Open Government

The Digital Strategy

On May 23, 2012 the Administration published Digital

Government Building a 21st Century Platform to Better

Serve the American People

Built on four guiding principles:

Information-Centric

Shared Platform

Customer-Centric

Security and Privacy

Guiding Principles

An Information-Centric approachMoves us from managing documents to managing discrete pieces of open data and content which can be tagged, shared, secured, mashed up and presented in the way that is most useful for the consumer of that information. A Shared Platform approachHelps us work together, both within and across agencies, to reduce costs, streamline development, apply consistent standards, and ensure consistency in how we create and deliver information. A Customer-Centric approachInfluences how we create, manage, and present data through websites, mobile applications, raw data sets, and other modes of delivery, and allows customers to shape, share and consume information, whenever and however they want it. A platform of Security and PrivacyEnsures this innovation happens in a way that ensures the safe and secure delivery and use of digital services to protect information and privacy.

Digital Strategy

Information Management -

Open Data, Content and APIs

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Open Government

Participation

Information Centric

Shared Platform

Customer Centric

Cyber Security

Open Government and Digital Strategy Alignment

Collaboration Transparency

Digital Services and Supporting

Architecture

Consumer Improvement

Strategies Safe and Secure

Agencies requirements of Data Management Plans

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Beginning January 18, 2011, proposals submitted to NSF must include a

supplementary document of no more than two pages labeled "Data

Management Plan" (DMP) . This supplementary document should

describe how the proposal will conform to NSF policy on the

dissemination and sharing of research results. Proposals that do not

include a DMP will not be able to be submitted. NSF Directorate for

Engineering (ENG)

Agencies requirements of Data Management Plans

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OSTP Open Data Memo

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1. On May 9, 2013, the White House released the Executive Order, Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government. This Order, built upon an earlier interagency memorandum released by the OSTP, was accompanied by an OMB Policy requiring: Inventory of Data Public Data Listing data.doi.gov data.usgs.gov

data.gov data.noaa.gov

Manage from Science Data Life-cycle Perspective

Partnerships

CDI Listen

Applied Research Computing

Tools Training

Information Science

Open Data Catalog(s) xxx.data.gov

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Whats needed to Implement & Sustain

Lifecycle approach - Need to focus on Long-term management and integration of data

Tools Easy to use tools, training, best practices, & support

Education Interdisciplinary skills to support science & data challenges.

Resources Funding Models, People, Expertise

Policies Supporting policies, reward systems Awareness lots of policies, requirements,

methods

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PLAN ACQUIRE PROCESS ANALYZE PRESERVE PUBLISH/SHARE

Potential Uses- Examine patterns of

migration Infer impacts of climate

change Measure patterns of habitat

usage Measure population trends

Model results

Occurrence of Indigo Bunting (2008)

Jan Sep Dec Jun Apr

Big Data Opportunities

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Research in: Accessibility (Share) Use Integration

Education in: Cross-disciplinary approaches Use of data in classrooms Emerging fields of study

Cultural shifts/changes: Reward systems Long-term investments Awareness / Outreach

SUSTAI NABLE

So, progress is occurring, but

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Thanks

U.S Geological Survey (USGS)OutlineUSGS MissionU.S Geological Survey (USGS)U.S Geological Survey (USGS)USGS Core Science SystemsSlide Number 7Open GovernmentThe Digital StrategyGuiding PrinciplesOpen Government and Digital Strategy AlignmentAgencies requirements of Data Management PlansAgencies requirements of Data Management PlansOSTP Open Data MemoSlide Number 15Slide Number 16Open Data Catalog(s)xxx.data.govWhats needed to Implement & SustainBig Data OpportunitiesSo, progress is occurring, but