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Data and Information Policies & Standards |
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Executive, Federal, and DOI Policies & Standards
- Federal Organization & Structure
The National Park Service is a bureau within the Department of Interior. This page will take you to information regarding the DOI and NPS strcture as well as the NPS GIS program's pages.
- Policy & Architecture
The GIS Program role and functions are guided by government regulations and program development documents. On this page you will find relavanet:
- Circulars
- Acts
- Executive Orders
- Architecture
- FGDC and specific links to FGDC
The Federal Geographic Data Committee develops geospatial data standards for implementation by federal agencies. This link will give you several avenues to the FGDC standards, past and present, and those in development.
- GIS in the National Park Service
This link will provide you with the backbone of the NPS GIS program:
- National Park Service GIS - Role & Function
- NPS GIS Council
- DOI and NPS Enterprise Agreement for ESRI software
- NPS Inventory & Monitoring Program
- National Park Service Geospatial Data Policies and Standards
This link will provide information regarding NPS policies and standards for geospatial data collection and architecture:
- NPS Data and Systems Stewardship Policy
- NPS Specifications Document
- National Datasets Structure
- Field Data Collection w/ GPS (under review)
- Natural Resource Guidelines
- Cultural Resource Guidelines
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