Meeting Goals

• Understand how the North America mapping agencies are currently working together
• Discuss current hydrography program directions, multi-national harmonization efforts, and future opportunities
• Introduce and review Integrate Map of the Americas efforts and discuss current products and services that may be reasonable to include
• Meet and better communicate with North American counterparts to improve mapping efforts across the continent

North American National Mapping Meeting Agenda

DAY 1

May 9 - Transboundary Hydrography Harmonization Collaboration

(USGS National Center, Reston, VA – Room 1B215)

8:30 am to 9:00 am -- Arrival and informal meeting – USGS Visitor Center

9:00 am to 9:15 am -- Introduction and Welcome

Mike Tischler – USGS

9:15 am to 9:45 am -- Review of meeting goals and objectives

All Participants

9:45 am to 10:05 am -- Hydrography program overview and future vision – US

Vicki Lukas – USGS

10:05 am to 10:20 am -- BREAK

10:20 am to 10:40 am -- Hydrography program overview and future vision – Mexico

Raul Gomez and Eufracio Zavala - INEGI

10:40 am to 11:00 am -- Hydrography program overview and future vision – Canada

Alexandre Beaulieu - NRCan

11:00 am to 12:30 pm -- Program Highlights and Examples (30 mins each)

- US

- Mexico

- Canada

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm -- LUNCH

1:30 pm to 1:50 pm -- Current Status of Mexico – US Data Harmonization

Al Rea – USGS; INEGI

1:50 pm to 2:10 pm -- Current Status of Canada – US Data Harmonization

Sue Buto – USGS; NRCan; ECCC

2:10 pm to 2:40 pm -- Update on Data Model Discussion

NRCan and USGS

2:40 pm to 3:00 pm -- BREAK

3:00 pm to 4:50 pm -- Discussion

- Data harmonization maintenance

- Common hydrologic model

- Additional coordination (tools, technologies, etc.)

- Harmonized hydrography web service

4:50 pm to 5:00 pm -- Review and Plan for Next Day

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm -- Group Dinner – Red’s Table, 11150 South Lakes Dr, Reston, VA

DAY 2

May 10 – Integrated Map of the Americas

(USGS National Center, Reston, VA - Room 1B215)

8:30 am to 8:45 am -- Arrival and Entry to USGS

8:45 am to 9:00 am -- Summary of Previous Day; Agenda for Day 2

9:00 am to 9:20 am -- PAIGH and IMA Support

Deirdre Bishop – Chair, U.S. National Section, PAIGH

9:20 am to 9:50 am -- IMA Background and Collaboration Workshops

Jean Parcher - PAIGH

9:50 am to 10:20 am -- GeoSUR

Matt Cushing - USGS

10:20 am to 10:30 am -- BREAK

10:30 pm 12:00 pm -- Data and Services (30 min each)

- US

- Canada

- Mexico

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm -- LUNCH

12:45 pm to 2:15 pm -- Discussion and Next Steps

2:15 pm to 2:30 pm -- Conclusion

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm -- Group Dinner – Founding Farmers, 1904 Reston Metro Plaza Drive

Reston, VA