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National OCM Strategic Action Workshop

Message From the Co-Chairs

The Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM) is hosting a workshop to support the development of a National Ocean and Coastal Mapping Strategic Action Plan. The Strategic Action Plan will address OCM issues and recommendations identified in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan (OAP), the Energy Policy Act of 2005, OMB Circular A-16 (Coordination of Geographic Infrastructure and Related Spatial Data Activities), and the National Research Council (NRC) Report, A Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone - National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting. The workshop will bring together key individuals from federal agencies and non-federal partners and stakeholders to frame a Strategic Action Plan designed to expand, improve and/or develop (a) coordination and partnerships; (b) data collection, availability, dissemination, interoperability, and standardization; and (c) products and tools required of ocean and coastal geospatial data users. Workshop objectives include:

  • Reviewing and addressing recommendations resulting from the OAP and the NRC Report, as well as the requirements addressed in the Energy Policy Act and OMB Circular A-16
  • Building consensus on vision, strategy, goals, objectives, priorities, and actions for implementing a National Ocean and Coastal Mapping Strategic Plan
  • Identifying federal agency roles and responsibilities to ensure the successful implementation of the Strategic Action Plan
  • Developing an implementation strategy to include priorities for early success, timelines and milestones, partnerships for resource synergies, and resources required
  • Identifying potential opportunities for integrating non-federal mapping efforts into a national framework

We expect 40 workshop participants will attend, including:

  • Representatives of federal and federally-funded organizations that collect, manage, disseminate, or use ocean and coastal mapping activities
  • Non-federal partners and individuals engaged in ocean and coastal mapping activities, including state and regional mapping interests
  • Individuals who have knowledge and experience that would contribute to the development of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Strategic Action Plan

The workshop may include presentations about federal and non-federal OCM activities, in addition to working sessions to develop goals, objectives and action plans. Portions of the meeting are open to the public with time set aside for the public to make formal comments to the workshop participants.

We look forward to your participation in this workshop.

- Jeff Lillycrop, USACE
- Roger Parsons, NOAA
- John Haines, USGS
- Steve Kopach, MMS