[OI6-1] Federal agencies and national and international organizations and programs

Learning outcomes

• 914 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of University Consortium of Geographic Science (UCGIS) and the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of University Consortium of Geographic Science (UCGIS) and the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
• 915 - Discuss the political, cultural, economic, and geographic characteristics of various countries that influence their adoption and use of GIS and T
  Discuss the political, cultural, economic, and geographic characteristics of various countries that influence their adoption and use of GIS and T
• 916 - Identify National Science Foundation (NSF) programs that support GIS and T research and education
  Identify National Science Foundation (NSF) programs that support GIS and T research and education
• 917 - Outline the principle concepts and goals of the digital earth vision articulated in 1998 by Vice President Al Gore
  Outline the principle concepts and goals of the digital earth vision articulated in 1998 by Vice President Al Gore
• 918 - Assess the current status of Gores digital earth
  Assess the current status of Gores digital earth
• 919 - Describe the data programs provided by organizations such as The National Map, GeoSpatial One Stop, and National Integrated Land System
  Describe the data programs provided by organizations such as The National Map, GeoSpatial One Stop, and National Integrated Land System
• 920 - Discuss the mission, history constituencies and activities of international organizations such as Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe (AGILE) and the European GIS Education Seminar (EUGISES)
  Discuss the mission, history constituencies and activities of international organizations such as Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe (AGILE) and the European GIS Education Seminar (EUGISES)
• 921 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of governmental entities such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Environmental Protection Agency as they related to support...
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of governmental entities such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Environmental Protection Agency as they related to support of professionals and organizations involved in GIS and T
• 922 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of GeoSpatial One Stop
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of GeoSpatial One Stop
• 923 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Inc.
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Inc.
• 924 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the Nation Integrated Land System (NILS)
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the Nation Integrated Land System (NILS)
• 925 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
• 926 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the National Academies of Science Mapping Science Committee
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the National Academies of Science Mapping Science Committee
• 927 - Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the USGS and its National Map vision
  Discuss the mission, history, constituencies, and activities of the USGS and its National Map vision

Self assessment