White Papers and Reports

Here are FGDC White Papers, FGDC Annual Reports, FGDC Sponsored Reports, and Other Special Reports pertinent to the NSDI.

FGDC White Papers

• History of FGDC
• The Geographic Foundation of America's Information-Based Society
• Homeland Security and Geographic Information Systems

FGDC Annual Reports

• 2003 NSDI Progress Reports
• 2002 NSDI Progress Reports
• 2001 NSDI Progress Reports
• 1999 NSDI Progress Reports
• 1998 NSDI Progress Reports

FGDC Sponsored Reports

• Increase private sector awareness of, and enthusiastic participation in, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
• Evaluation of FGDC's NSDI Grants Program
• NSDI Community Demonstration Projects Final Report Available
• Financing the NSDI: Aligning Federal and Non-Federal Investments
  By Bruce Cahan, Urban Logic, Inc.
  
  Executive Summary (PDF 55 KB)
  PDF Version (size 2.5 MB)
  PDF Version - ZIP file (size 1.9 MB)
• Improving Federal Agency Geospatial Data Coordination (MS Word)
• NSDI - Measures of Progress Workshop Report (PDF 64KB)

Other Special Reports

• RAND Corporation report: "Mapping the Risks: Assessing the Homeland Security Implications of Publicly Available Geospatial Information."
• NAPA Report -- Geographic Information for the 21st Century: Building a Strategy for the Nation
• Rand Study: The Earth Below - Purchasing Science Data and the Role of Public-Private Partnerships

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