ATTACHMENT_D_-_Geospatial_Data_Instructions..docx
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This is a geospatial data instructions attachment document for a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) grant focused on Chesapeake Watershed research. The file provides guidance for applicants and awardees on preparing, formatting, and submitting geospatial data as part of grant deliverables related to USGS research and data collection activities. The instructions establish standards and requirements for geospatial datasets to ensure compatibility, quality, and usability across USGS systems and partner organizations involved in collaborative ecosystem studies within the Chesapeake Bay watershed region.
The document serves as a technical specification guide for partners working under the Chesapeake Watershed CESU cooperative agreement (CFDA 15.808) administered by the U.S. Geological Survey. Partners collaborating on science communication and data translation projects supporting Department of Interior priorities related to clean water, fish and wildlife protection, and watershed management must adhere to these geospatial data standards when delivering research outputs and monitoring datasets. Compliance with these instructions ensures data integrity and facilitates integration with existing USGS geospatial repositories and decision-support systems used by state and local stakeholders in the Chesapeake region.
ATTACHMENT D - Geospatial Data Instructions..docx
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Geospatial Requirements:
The Geospatial Data Act of 2018 outlines specific requirements for federal recipients when collecting or producing geospatial data using Department of the Interior financial assistance funds. Here’s a summary of the key points:
· Due Diligence Search: Federal recipients must first check the GeoPlatform.gov list of datasets to see if the needed geospatial data, products, or services already exist.
· Use of Existing Data: If the required data is already available, recipients must use it rather than producing new data.
· Production of New Data: If the needed data is not available, recipients must produce new geospatial data, products, or services in accordance with guidance and standards established by the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC), which can be found at www.fgdc.gov.
· Submission Requirements: Recipients must submit a digital copy of all GIS data produced or collected under the award to the relevant bureau or office.
· Data Format: All GIS data files must be in an open format.
· Metadata Requirements: All delineated GIS data (such as points, lines, or polygons) should be compliant with approved open data standards and include complete feature-level metadata.
These requirements ensure that geospatial data is managed efficiently, used appropriately, and made accessible in a standardized format for future use and sharing. open data standards with complete feature level metadata.
2 CFR 1402.315 Availability of Data
(a) All data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, valuation products or other scientific assessments in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual, resulting from a financial assistance agreement is available for use by the Department of the Interior, including being available in a manner that is sufficient for independent verification.
(b) The Federal Government has the right to:
(1) Obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, produced under a federal award; and
(2) Authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, for federal purposes, including to allow for meaningful third-party evaluation.
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