Introduction to the Geospatial Profile of Enterprise Architecture

Introduction to the Geospatial Profile of Enterprise Architecture Doug Nebert FGDC Secretariat March 2006

Enterprise Architecture Defines a framework in which one describes the current and future work activities and justifies the investments (personnel, data, applications) of an “enterprise” A precursor to electronic government (e-gov) and business process re-engineering 2

FEA Reference Models Business Reference Model (BRM) –define mission-critical lines of business, business processes, and functions Performance Reference Model (PRM) developed to define measures of business performance Technical Reference Model (TRM) –identifies and describes the technology (components, interfaces) used to achieve the BRM Service Reference Model (SRM) defines the types and instances of services required to support processes Data Reference Model (DRM) – defines the data/information concepts, structures, definitions, and values or enumerations required by the BRM in the context of the TRM 3

FEA Geospatial Profile Companion to Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Reference Models to recognize and promote the pervasive nature of geospatial capabilities in lines of business across government Audience: Agency chief architects and CIO staff in federal, state, or local government Objective: to develop consistent methodology to call-out geospatial elements of all aspects of government business Format: 60 page document with many resource annexes

Profiles Geospatial Security & Privacy Records Management Lines of Business Homeland Security Natural Resources Economic Development Education Community and Social Services Health Human Resources Financial Management Ag e nc ie s

Geospatial Profile Outline Executive Summary Introduction to the Geospatial Profile n n n Objectives Audience Document Structure Introduction to Geospatial Concepts n n n Cross-cutting nature of geospatial Overview of Geospatial Capabilities The NSDI Business Reference Model Data Reference Model Service Components Reference Model Technology Reference Model Performance Reference Model and Maturity Model Appendix A: References Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: FEA Overview Appendix D: Use Case and Scenarios Appendix E: Geospatial Activity Examples for BRM Appendix F: Geospatial Business Language Appendix G: Geospatial Service Components Appendix H: Geospatial Standards List Appendix I: Acronym List 6

Next Steps Working on revised outline and content for Version 2. 0 to be completed later in 2006 based on comments received through AIC/FEA PMO Conduct pilot project in two phases: n n Interpretation of Profile by IT/business staff in several organizations new to the document Implementation pilot of identified capabilities of common re-use potential among agencies 7