Federal Geographic Data Committee parent committee of GAI WG
The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is an interagency committee, organized in 1990 under OMB Circular A-16 that promotes the coordinated use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. The FGDC is composed of representatives from nineteen Cabinet level and independent federal agencies. The Steering Committee sets high-level strategic direction for the FGDC as a whole. The Coordination Group advises on the day-to day business of the FGDC. Staff support for FGDC committees is provided by the FGDC Secretariat staff.
U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee
Federal Geographic Data Committee (Metadata standardization board)
Federal Geographic Data Committee. An interagency committee, established by the Office of Management and Budget, that promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. The FGDC is composed of representatives from 14 Cabinet level and independent Federal agencies.
Federal Geographic Data Committee. An American government department that coordinates the development of its national spatial data infrastructure. The FGDC developed the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
Federal Geographic Database Committee
Federal Geographic Data Committee http://fgdc.gov
The United States Federal Geographic Data Committee. Composed of representatives of several federal agencies and GIS vendors, the FGDC has the lead role in defining spatial metadata standards, which it describes in the Content Standards for Spatial Metadata (see CSSM, DGM, and SDTS.
