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EPA GEOSPATIAL QUALITY COUNCIL
Citation:
Brilis, G M. EPA GEOSPATIAL QUALITY COUNCIL. Presented at Above & Beyond 2001, An EPA Remote Sensing Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 20-21, 2001.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall objective of this task is to provide the Agency with improved science guidance and strategies for more effective science management and administration.
Description:
The EPA Geospatial Quality Council (previously known as the EPA GIS-QA Team - EPA/600/R-00/009 was created to fill the gap between the EPA Quality Assurance (QA) and Geospatial communities. All EPA Offices and Regions were invited to participate. Currently, the EPA Geospatial Quality Council consists of members from the EPA Regional Offices; the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA); the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS); the Office of Water (OW); the new Office of Environmental Information (OEI); and the Office of Research and Development (ORD). The Geospatial Quality Council was established by the Environmental Sciences Division of ORD's National Exposure Research Laboratory.
The mission of the EPA Geospatial-QA program is: to provide Quality Assurance guidance for the development, use, and products of geospatial activities.
The strategic vision of the EPA Geospatial Quality Council represents the team's view of what it will take to effectively accomplish the mission of the EPA Geospatial-QA program. This strategic plan provides a road map for achieving this vision: The EPA Geospatial Quality Council will focus on goals and activities which will:
1. Allow EPA and its constituents to make full use of consistent, high-quality geospatial data as an integral part of the decision-making process;
2. Provide open access and exchange of Geospatial-QA approaches between the Agency, States, other federal agencies, local government, and the public to empower greater participation in decisions affecting environmental management