Operation and enhancement of the geoconnex systemproject period: 04 01 2024 through 03 31 2029 award purpose the purpose of this effort is to validate and scale the flagship technology of the…

Operation and enhancement of the geoconnex systemproject period: 04 01 2024 through 03 31 2029 award purpose the purpose of this effort is to validate and scale the flagship technology of the IOW:geoconnex, a definitive, community-wide index for geospatial publication of water metadata. Itwill support growth of the data available to for water resources modeling and assessment projectsand provide an integrated platform where all water data can be discovered and utilized. Activities to be performed -establish and instate a public service level agreement for operation of all geoconnex components.- establish regular knowledge graph snapshot data distribution system. Complete annual user testing of geoconnex systems.- convene planning team and coordinate instantiation of the geoconnex standards and best practices registry. Complete analysis of gaps and needs for future standards and best practices.- complete a plan for and conduct initial community outreach. Establish action plan to support stakeholder adoption of geoconnex and prioritize activities with IOW coalition, USG, and fgdc.- conduct reference feature GAP analysis through targeted stakeholder needs assessment and progress establishment of additional key community reference features. Deliverables and expected outcomesthe outcomes of this cooperative work will provide the needed infrastructure to grow availability of water data in the U.S. Both putting USGS data in the context of broader community offerings and expanding availability of water data to USGS model and assessment projects. Intended beneficiary(IES) this effort is intended to benefit the local, state, and federal internet of water community of water data providers and users throughout the united states. Subrecipient activities none