About
the Recreation
One-Stop Initiative
Recreation One-Stop
is one of the
E-Government
initiatives in
the President's
Management Agenda
to improve the
effectiveness,
efficiency, and
customer service
of the Federal
Government.
The initiative will improve
access to recreation-related
information generated
by the various
levels of government
(Federal, tribal,
state, and local),
streamline the
systems used
to manage that
information,
and increase
the sharing of
recreation-related
information among
government and
non-government
organizations.
The investment
includes
a new contract
to integrate
the separate
National Park
Reservation Service
and National
Reservation Recreation
Service with
the Recreation.gov
website.
The two
major goals of
the initiative
are to provide:
1) a customer-friendly
recreation portal
with information
for planning
visits to Federal
recreation sites
and making campground/tour
reservations
2) consistent
information about
Federal recreation
areas via different
channels (databases,
websites, and
publications),
by standardizing
data and interfacing
recreation-related
computer systems
Expected results
include:
- dramatic improvement
in consistency,
accuracy, and
timeliness of
recreation data
that is available
to the public
- more-seamless
experience for
customers planning
trips and making
reservations
for Federal facilities
- lower costs
for the travel/tourism
industry and
organizations
managing recreation
facilities
- implementation
of "e-gov"
objectives by
interfacing/integrating
systems for planning
trips, announcing
events, making
reservations,
paying fees,
distributing
maps/publications,
etc.
Deliverables
will include:
- National Recreation
Reservation Service
(NRRS), an interagency
recreation portal
providing campground/tour
reservation services
and trip planning
information for
Federal recreation
sites
- Recreation
Information Data
Base (RIDB),
a warehouse of
information about
Federal recreation
sites with the
ability to export
that data to
state tourism
portals, recreation-related
businesses in
the private sector,
etc.
- RecML data
standard
- Blueprints
for interfacing
different recreation-related
computer systems,
based on the
Federal Enterprise
Architecture
National
Recreation Reservation
Service (NRRS)
The interagency
recreation portal
will consolidate
Recreation.gov,
ReserveUSA.com,
and reservations.nps.gov
to offer a single
point of access
to information
about Federal
recreational
opportunities
and reservations.
The new recreation
portal at Recreation.gov
will provide
a comprehensive
source of information
about thousands
of Federal recreation
opportunities,
plus facilities
managed by state,
tribal, and local
governments and
links to other
sites with information
about private
attractions and
facilities. Information
about recreation
opportunities
on public lands
will be displayed
based on the
interests of
the customer,
not centered
on the agency
providing the
recreation opportunity.
Through
the new Recreation.gov
portal, people
planning a trip
will be able
to:
- Discover which
parks, forests,
lakes, museums,
and other recreation
sites managed
by government
agencies are
located near
a particular
area and/or offer
a specific recreational
activity (or
combination of
activities, such
as hunting and
camping within
20 miles of a
particular lake)
- Use interactive
maps to locate
specific recreation
sites managed
by government
agencies and
evaluate their
suitability for
a planned trip,
including potential
weather conditions,
elevation, and
distance to desirable
features (public
lands, trails,
streams/lakes,
roads, museums,
campgrounds,
etc.)
- Identify the
schedule of planned
events and the
operating status
of recreation
sites managed
by Federal agencies
(especially in
fire season and
during floods)
- Determine the
entrance fees
and use fees
for individual
recreation sites
managed by Federal
agencies, and
calculate the
costs of a trip
to visit multiple
sites
- Make recreation-related
reservations
for use of Federal
sites via one
shopping cart
(with the potential
for expansion
to include ordering
entrance passes,
paying for recreation-related
fees and permits,
and conducting
other service
transactions
for a specific
trip to Federally-managed
recreation sites)
- Provide a user-friendly
contact center
for customers
to make inquiries
for planning
trips and dealing
with transactions
for recreation
sites managed
by Federal agencies
- Link to related
recreation information
and services
provided by non-Federal
partners
The recreation
portal provided
by the NRRS will
be the Federal
retail outlet
for citizens
looking for information
about Federal
recreation sites.
The scope of
the NRRS is limited
to recreation
sites managed
by Federal agencies.
The recreation
portal will be
designed to handle
all aspects of
a reservation
at a Federal
site, but to
encourage customers
planning a trip
to explore other
websites with
more-detailed
information about
recreation opportunities.
Except for reservations
at Federal facilities,
the interagency
portal will provide
just a "snack"
of information,
and point to
other sources
for customers
to get the "full
meal". The
portal is not
intended to provide
an all-inclusive,
one-stop shopping
service that
would replace
non-governmental
portals. That
goal would lead
to unnecessary
competition with
the many other
systems and websites
designed for
tourism and travel
planning.
Recreation Information
Data Base (RIDB)
The Recreation
Information Data
Base (RIDB) will
be a warehouse
of public domain
data about recreation
sites managed
by Federal agencies.
It will implement
state-of-the-art
technology to
share data with
other databases,
websites, search
engines, publications,
etc., serving
as an authoritative
source of accurate,
up-to-date information
about Federal
recreation facilities.
RIDB will disseminate
reliable, up-to-date
information to
other organizations
so customers
can find consistent
information about
Federal recreation
sites, no matter
what portals
or publications
they use. Detailed
documentation
is available
at http://www.recreation.gov/architecture/
RecML
data standard
RecML will be
a voluntary data
standard, adopted
by consensus
within the recreation
community and
in stages, starting
with RecML 1.0.
RecML is intended
to streamline
the sharing of
recreation-related
data among Federal,
state, tribal,
local, and non-government
organizations.
RecML will reduce
the potential
for confusion
by establishing
the common definitions
of a variety
of terms commonly
used for recreation.
Detailed documentation
is available
at http://www.doi.gov/ocio/architecture/modblu/recreation/know.htm
Blueprints for
interfacing different
recreation-related
computer systems
An inventory
and analysis
of recreation-related
systems will
allow Federal
agencies to plan
the replacement
of existing "as
is" systems.
Duplication of
effort (and cost)
will be eliminated,
by developing
short-term and
long-term migration
plans to consolidate
or interface
different systems.
The migration
plans will require
blueprints for
changing existing
systems and/or
creating new
"to be"
systems, so different
projects led
by different
organizations
at different
times can complete
the migration
over time. These
blueprints will
be consistent,
because they
will be based
on the Federal
Enterprise Architecture
(FEA). That effort,
led by the Office
of Management
and Budget, classifies
the major activities
performed by
Federal agencies
so computer systems
supporting those
activities can
be synchronized.
Blueprints will
be developed
and implemented
by the partner
agencies. Within
the Department
of the Interior,
the Investment
Review Board
will approve
the Recreation
Modernization
Blueprint, so
there is a clear
management decision
on the schedule
to migrate specific
systems from
the "as
is" to the
"to be"
state.
The NRRS and
the RIDB are
in the Recreational
Resource Management
and Tourism component
of the Natural
Resources line
of business,
in the Services
For Citizens
business. Detailed
documentation
is available
at http://www.doi.gov/ocio/architecture/modblu/recreation/know.htm
For more details,
see:
- Expanded
Electronic Government
(President's
Management Agenda)
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