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National Mapping Division State Liaison
Dave Vincent is the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Mapping Division (NMD) Liaison to the State of Utah. The NMD State Liaison coordinates a broad range of USGS cartographic and geographic products and manages USGS mapping activities within the state and region. The State Liaison supports the USGS' mission to increase multi-partner agreements in an effort to eliminate duplication of effort, reduce cost to each partner, and share data collection and maintenance expenses. The NMD Liaisons in all states work to establish and maintain long-term partnerships and inform and involve partners of changes in programs and products that may affect them and their area of responsibility.

Partnerships & Programs in Utah Partnership Mechanisms
As the largest producer of geospatial data products in the Nation, the USGS has a commitment to establish standards, coordinate mapping, and produce data. In an effort to leverage funds appropriated for map and data production, the USGS encourages cooperation with a variety of partners where the participants share the cost and/or production work of preparing multipurpose standard geospatial products. The benefits for the USGS are realized in the ability to produce more data covering more areas throughout the Nation. The benefit for the cooperator includes cost savings, data standardization, and data availability. Some of the projects that these partnerships and organized groups are working with the USGS to provide data for the state include:

The Utah Digital Spatial Data Sharing and Integration Project was established by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in October 1997. The agreement calls for the sharing and exchanging of non-sensitive digital spatial information between federal, state, and local agencies, universities, and Native Americans in Utah. The MOU was signed by the Governor for the State of Utah, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Utah Innovative Partnership (IP) with the State of Utah, Division of Information Technology Services, Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC) is for DLG production of PLSS, boundary, hydrography, and transportation layers by AGRC. The IP began in 1995 and will continue through 1998 until state coverage is complete.

Department of the Interior High-Priority Digital Base Data Program - Grand Staircase-Escalante. The Bureaus of Land Management, Reclamation, and Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Park Service have cooperated in the DOI high-priority program to support data production in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument of the Colorado Plateau. In 1998, 464 Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs) will be completed and made available by the end of the year. This data will be used for various activities that include soil surveys, field mapping, and resource and cultural inventories for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; the development of habitat models for the endangered desert bighorn sheep and fish for the Colorado River Fish Recovery Program; the analysis of consumptive water use for the Upper Colorado Basin Irrigated Lands Project; analysis of impacts of water release from dams on riparian vegetation; and water, cultural, and natural resource assessments for the Lake Powell and Colorado River watersheds.

The Colorado Plateau Data Coordination Group is composed of various federal, state, county, local government agencies, tribes, and non governmental organizations within the Colorado Plateau region of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The purpose of the group is to establish relationships, and share information on existing and future data requirements. A workshop in Farmington, NM in October 1997 provided a forum to discuss data availability, access, standards, uses, and needs related to the natural, cultural, and socioeconomic aspects of the Colorado Plateau. A future workshop is tentatively planned for July 1998.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Liaison to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) - In addition to Dave Vincent's Utah state liaison activities, Dave is also the USGS National Mapping Division liaison to the USFS, and he is located at the Geometronics Service and Technology Center (GSTC) in Salt Lake City.

Cooperating and Coordinating Organizations in Utah
* Canyon Country Partnership
* GIS Advisory Committee (GISAC)
* Utah Geographic Information Council
* Utah Technical Interchange Group

GIS Conferences:
2000 Intermountain GIS User's Conference, May 1-4, 2000
Southwest Users Group (SWUG) 2000

Cooperating Data and Information Clearinghouses
Utah National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

USGS - Earth Science Information Center
2222 West 2300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2083
Phone: 801-975-3742
FAX: 801-975-3740
e-mail: slcesic@usgs.gov

The Earth Science Information Center (ESIC) can answer questions, furnish maps and indexes, price lists and order forms. Or contact the USGS at 1-888-ASK-USGS, e-mail: esicmail@usgs.gov, FAX: 703-648-5548.

Local USGS Earth Science Information Centers:
Topographic maps are available from established dealers throughout the state and from the:
* Utah Geological Survey

To reach the Denver ESIC you may call 303-202-4200. Earth Science Information Center

Global Land Information system (GLIS): you may order data through the world wide web by accessing the Global Land Information System.

Additional Information
The National Mapping Program information page has additional information on USGS programs and products. For additional information on USGS Mapping and National Mapping Division activities in Utah, please contact:

Dave Vincent
USGS, National Mapping Division
2222 West 2300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84119-2083
Phone: 801-975-3435
FAX: 801-975-3478
e-mail: dmvincent@usgs.gov

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