CAP Grant Requests Announced
USGS and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) have formally announced their request for proposals to support the 2010 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP). With more than $1.3 million spread across seven categories, the 2010 NSDI CAP will award an estimated 31 innovative projects in the geospatial data community. The goals of the awarded projects will be to develop partnerships and to build new and improve existing geospatial infrastructure necessary to effectively discover, access, share, manage and use geospatial assets.
2010 NSDI CAP proposals need to be submitted via Grants.gov by January 7, 2010. The awarded projects scheduled to be announced by USGS/FGDC contracts officer in February 2010 with obligated work to begin on each project by September 30, 2010 . More information...
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January 20, 2010
US Topo Update: Production and release of the US Topo started in October 2009. The US Topo is an enhancement of the previous "Digital Map–Beta" product, with the addition on the hydrography and contour layers. The new mapping product was formally introduced at the "125th Anniversary of Topographic Mapping" Celebration on December 3, 2009. The National Geospatial Technical Operations Center reports the following:
- More than 1712 US Topo maps are loaded to the Map Locator of the USGS Store (as of 01-20-10)
- Kansas is the first US Topo state, and is 85% complete (more than 1202 quadrangles) and will be followed by:
- Oklahoma: 46% complete (495 quadrangles)
- New York
- Kentucky
- Texas
Digital Map - Beta Update: In a little more than seven months since the release of the "Digital Map–Beta" web site, the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center can report the following:
- More than 14,330 "Digital Maps–Beta" are loaded to the Map Locator of the USGS Store
- State quad status, in order of loading to the Map Locator: (as of 01-20-10)
- Arizona: 100% complete
- California: 98% complete
- Louisiana: 100% complete
- Nebraska: 100% complete
- Wyoming: 99% complete
- Alabama: 100% complete
- Nevada: 86% complete
- Mississippi: 91% complete
- Maine: 99% complete
- South Dakota: 100% complete
- Illinois: 99% complete
- Missouri: 100% complete
- New Hampshire: 95% complete
- Vermont: 100% complete
- Rhode Island: 100% complete
- Florida: 98% complete
- Connecticut: 100% complete
- Massachusetts: 100% complete
Note: Forest Service quads in the above states are currently not included, which often gives a "missing quad" look. The USGS is working with the Forest Service so that maps made in 2010 and beyond will include lands administered by USFS.
The "Digital Map–Beta" is the initial electronic digital map. With the integration of the hydrography and contour layers, the maps produced after October 2009, and starting with Kansas, will be classified as US Topo.
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