NSDI Communications Toolkit

The NSDI Communications Toolkit - a set of three interrelated briefing materials that describe the power of geospatial information and technology. These communication tools have been developed through a cooperative partnership between the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) and the FGDC. These materials are intended to assist you in educating managers and policy officials about the widespread potential of spatial data and geospatial technology to assist their decision-making processes. The tools are designed to help you familiarize officials with a more effective way of addressing real world problem solving in the day-to-day business of government through the power of geographic information.

Web Version (2 tools available)

Hard Copy Version (3 tools available)

Web Version

Tool #1
PowerPoint presentation - "Using Geography to Advance the Business of Government" - This slide presentation describes the important roles that spatial data and GIS technology play in advancing decision making, and the value of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) as the spatial foundation for facilitating data creation and sharing. This is not an in-depth technical presentation, but one aimed at creating an "awareness" of the power of geospatial information and technology. You are encouraged to customize the presentation or reorder the slides to accommodate your audience(s). Specific actions and messages will vary with different policy maker audiences. Talking points are provided for the slides as an aid in crafting your message.

Several case studies are included to show the practical power of geospatial information to support decisions. The case examples are intended as "templates" to assist you in tailoring your specific messages and examples. We hope that users of this tool will document their own case studies and send them to the FGDC so that we may build a national library of GIS application examples for all to use; so please adopt the template used in the presentation and send us (fgdc@fgdc.gov) your applications to share with others.

A note about the HTML version. We have tried to make this presentation available to everyone, no matter what kind of computer system you use. Several slides are animated and seem to only display correctly using MS Internet Explorer. Netscape users may experience some problems while viewing the HTML version. There is a zip version linked to below, you may download and view it locally if you experience problems.

HTML Version
Zip Version of PowerPoint Presentation (11.9 MB)
Slide number 38 in the PPT is a movie of Governor Geringer of Wyoming discussing GIS use in his office. You will need to download one of the following versions if you would like to have a complete version of the PowerPoint Presentation:
- Transcript of Governor Geringers' speech
- Governor Geringer Movie (RealMedia 1.1 MB)
- Governor Geringer Movie (Windows Media Video 2.3 MB)
- Governor Geringer Movie (QuickTime 11.2 MB)
- Governor Geringer Movie (MPEG 11.6 MB)
Blank Toolkit Templates (197 KB)
Other Users Applications - Content to be developed

Tool#2
PDF (Brochure) - "Using Geography to Advance the Business of Government - Tap Into the Power of GIS" - This is a copy of the brochure that was designed as a "leave behind" item for policy makers to read and reflect upon after the briefing. The thoughts expressed in the brochure are an extraction of information from the PowerPoint presentation.

Hard Copy Version (3 tools available)

To receive the complete NSDI Communications Toolkit, please send your request to:

Federal Geographic Data Committee
590 National Center
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192
email logrosky@fgdc.gov

The Tool Kit comes equipped with the following three "power" tools (Caution: always exercise appropriate safety procedures when using these power tools):

CD-ROM - "Using Geography to Advance the Business of Government." A PowerPoint slide presentation.
Brochure - - "Using Geography to Advance the Business of Government --Tap into the Power of GIS." This brochure complements the material presented in the PowerPoint slides.
Video Tape - "The Power of Place to Support Decision Making" - This is a 15-minute video, produced by ESRI and provided to support this project. It highlights policy makers from several States who are effectively using geospatial data and GIS to support decisions in their daily government business.

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Updated: Friday, 25-Apr-2003 22:43:32 GMT
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