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National States Geographic Information Council

National States Geographic Information Council is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National States Geographic Information Council rather than just read about it. In short: The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) is an organization in the United States of America of the states, the District of Columbia, and the territories that works to improve the use and sharing of geospatial data and GIS tools. The purpose of the organization is "to advance effective state-led geospatial coordination for the nation.

Key takeaways

National States Geographic Information Council belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect National States Geographic Information Council to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of National States Geographic Information Council from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) is an organization in the United States of America of the states, the District of Columbia, and the territories that works to improve the use and sharing of geospatial data and GIS tools. The purpose of the organization is "to advance effective state-led geospatial coordination for the nation. NSGIC serves as a national forum to develop future-oriented geospatial leadership and advance sound policies and practices for geospatial activities."

Membership NSGIC members include state GIS coordinators and senior state GIS managers, representatives of federal agencies, local and county governments, the private sector, the academic sector, and other professional organizations. Among the NSGIC membership are experts, recognized nationally and internationally, in GIS, in IT policy, and in data creation and data management.

Goals NSGIC serves as a "national forum to develop future-oriented geospatial leadership and advance sound policies and practices for geospatial activities." Among the major focus areas of NSGIC are:

Support for The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). Establishing well-planned, comprehensive, nation-scale "For the Nation" data initiatives such as Imagery for the Nation and Transportation for the Nation. Creating standards and a national approach to address location data. Bringing all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the territories up to a common standard of GIS coordination.

Meetings and communication NSGIC members gather in person twice each year; once in early spring for a Mid-Year Meeting and once in the early fall for an Annual Conference. Mid-Year meetings are held in Annapolis, Maryland and include meetings with federal leaders on Capitol Hill. NSGIC Annual Conferences have been held since 1991 and rotate among the states. The NSGIC Board of Directors meets monthly by conference call. Several standing committees and special workgroups meet by conference call monthly, or as needed. The membership is kept informed via a NSGIC e-mail list, a NSGIC web site, and a NSGIC Blog.

Notes

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with National States Geographic Information Council

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what National States Geographic Information Council claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to National States Geographic Information Council before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about National States Geographic Information Council ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of National States Geographic Information Council

In research: National States Geographic Information Council appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses National States Geographic Information Council in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: National States Geographic Information Council is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Geographic data and information organizations, Information technology organizations based in North America, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for National States Geographic Information Council outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study National States Geographic Information Council in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what National States Geographic Information Council means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain National States Geographic Information Council out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is National States Geographic Information Council in simple terms?

Why does National States Geographic Information Council matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study National States Geographic Information Council?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on National States Geographic Information Council.