RE: Info on Geospatial Blueprint RFI

>>> Background on the RFI - The US Government, under the auspices 
of the 
>>> General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of 
Management 
>>> and Budget (OMB) has issued an RFI titled 
*/"Geospatial Line of 
>>> Business - Request for Information"./* 
The purpose of this RFI is to 
>>> provide industry, government 
(Federal, state & local, and tribal), 
>>> academia, and 
non-profit organizations with an opportunity to provide 
>>> 
information on approaches, issues, requirements and implementation 

>>> approaches for achieving the government’s geospatial vision, 
goals 
>>> and objectives through the development of common 
solutions integrated 
>>> with the Federal Enterprise Architecture 
(FEA) and aligned with the 
>>> FEA Geospatial Profile. The 
objective of the RFI is to further refine 
>>> the opportunities for 
optimizing and consolidating Federal 
>>> geospatial-related 
investments to reduce the cost of government and, 
>>> at the same 
time, improve services to citizens.
>>>
>>> You may 
obtain the RFI and other associated materials at 
>>> http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/c-6-8-glob.html 
. The RFI can be 
>>> downloaded directly from 
>>> http://www.estrategy.gov/lineofbusiness/docs/geospatial_rfi.doc 
.

Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification 
Program
OGC

 

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