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US EPA GEOSPATIAL QUALITY COUNCIL: ENSURING QUALITY IN GEOPSPATIAL SOLUTIONS
Citation:
BRILIS, G. US EPA GEOSPATIAL QUALITY COUNCIL: ENSURING QUALITY IN GEOPSPATIAL SOLUTIONS. Presented at American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Tampa, FL, May 07 - 11, 2007.
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:
In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development, Environmental Sciences Division, created the EPA Geospatial Quality Council (GQC) to fill the gap between the EPA Quality Assurance (QA) and Geospatial communities. GQC participants include individuals from the government, institutions of higher learning, and the private sector. This presentation will discuss the history, strategy, products and future plans of the GQC. A topical review of GQC products will be presented including: Guidance for Geospatial Data Quality Assurance Project Plans, GPS - Technical Implementation Guidance, Peer Review as a QA Tool, US EPA Geospatial Quality Council website, and GIS for QA Professionals, a web-accessible course. In addition, a brief "walk-through" of the GQC website will also be presented. Finally, the current product in development, Guidance for Information Technology/Information Management Quality Assurance Guidance, will also be discussed.