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Federal Geographic Data Committee (www.fgdc.gov) The FGDC is a 19-member interagency committee composed of representatives from the Executive Office of the President, Cabinet-level and independent agencies. The FGDC is developing NSDI in cooperation with organizations from State, local and Tribal governments, the academic community, and the private sector. NSDI encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively produce and share geographic data. FGDC Metadata (www.fgdc.gov/metadata/metadata.html) Metadata or "data about data" describe the content, quality, condition, and other characteristics of data. FGDC approved the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-OO 1-1998) in June 1998. FGDC Standards (www.fgdc.gov/standards/standards.html) Standards facilitate the development, sharing, and use of geospatial data. The FGDC develops geospatial data standards for implementing the NSDI, in consultation and cooperation with State, local, and Tribal governments, the private sector and academic community, and, to the extent feasible, the international community. FGDC Framework (www.fgdc.gov/frameworklframework.html) GIS applications of many different disciplines have a recurring need for a few themes of data. The framework is a collaborative community based effort in which these commonly needed data themes are developed, maintained, and integrated by public and private organizations within a geographic area. Local, regional, State and Federal government organizations and private companies see the framework as a way to share resources, improve communications, and increase efficiency. Open Geospatial Consortium (www.ooengeospatial.org) The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGCTM) is a nonprofit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services. Through member-driven consensus programs, OGC works with government, private industry, and academia to create open and extensible software application programming interfaces for geographic information systems and other mainstream technologies. Consulting with the OGC specifications and standards is highly recommended for grantees interested in open, interoperable solutions; especially those involving publishing geospatial data and resources as a service. Many of the specifications, documents, and guidance provided here have been adopted as industry standard. Others are fairly new and not mature. Grantees are encouraged to comply with these consensual guidance and standards wherever relevant to specific projects and objectives. To facilitate data discovery and sharing with other organizations, Web Map Service (WMS), Web Feature Service (WFS) and Geography Markup Language (GML) should be comply with OpenGIS interoperability specifications. National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) (http://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi/nsdi.html) The NSDI was created under Executive Order 12906 calling for the establishment of the H-4