Comments on: No Sign of NSDI Yet http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/no-sign-of-nsdi-yet.html Promoting Spatial Design for a Sustainable Tomorrow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Smith http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/no-sign-of-nsdi-yet.html/comment-page-1#comment-11129 Dave Smith Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:22:20 +0000 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/?p=2090#comment-11129 Here are some additional documents relating to the Stimulus bill: <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_hr1_text.pdf" rel="nofollow">The House Bill, HR 1</a> <a href="http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary01-21-09.pdf" rel="nofollow">Summary of Spending</a> <a href="http://waysandmeans.house.gov/MoreInfo.asp?section=50" rel="nofollow">Summary of Tax Cuts</a> <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9968/hr1.pdf" rel="nofollow">Congressional Budget Office report, 1/26/09</a> <a href="http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1660" rel="nofollow">Summaries of the bill posted on the speaker’s Web site.</a> <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4133" rel="nofollow">Proposed Amendments</a> Additional Supporting Documentation: <a href="http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2009/index.htm" rel="nofollow">ASCE Report Card on US Infrastructure</a> <a href="http://transportation.house.gov/Media/File/Full%20Committee/Stimulus/HR%201%20Infrastructure%20Investment%20Tables.pdf" rel="nofollow">State-by-state Transporation Infrastructure breakdown</a> <a href="http://www.newamerica.net/education_budget_project/#example1-1" rel="nofollow">New America Foundation Summary of Educational Needs</a> <a href="http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/2009StimulusLeasfinal.pdf" rel="nofollow">Schools Spending Plan</a> <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/1-22-09bud.pdf" rel="nofollow">State-by-state breakdown of low-income programs by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities</a> Within the Stimulus bill, there are a number of investments proposed, e.g. transportation funding, mass transit, broadband infrastructure and much more. Question is, how do we intend to assess, triage and plan how and where geographically to make these investments to provide maximal benefit WITHOUT spatial data on a national national level? How can these investments be expended without an adequately informed decisionmaking process? NSDI, the National Map and the related pieces that serve it should be an integral part of these processes. Here are some additional documents relating to the Stimulus bill:

The House Bill, HR 1
Summary of Spending
Summary of Tax Cuts
Congressional Budget Office report, 1/26/09
Summaries of the bill posted on the speaker’s Web site.
Proposed Amendments
Additional Supporting Documentation:
ASCE Report Card on US Infrastructure
State-by-state Transporation Infrastructure breakdown
New America Foundation Summary of Educational Needs
Schools Spending Plan
State-by-state breakdown of low-income programs by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities

Within the Stimulus bill, there are a number of investments proposed, e.g. transportation funding, mass transit, broadband infrastructure and much more.

Question is, how do we intend to assess, triage and plan how and where geographically to make these investments to provide maximal benefit WITHOUT spatial data on a national national level? How can these investments be expended without an adequately informed decisionmaking process?

NSDI, the National Map and the related pieces that serve it should be an integral part of these processes.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/no-sign-of-nsdi-yet.html/comment-page-1#comment-11093 Aaron Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:30:34 +0000 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/?p=2090#comment-11093 Did you try searching for National Map? Did you try searching for National Map?

]]> By: lurker http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/no-sign-of-nsdi-yet.html/comment-page-1#comment-11084 lurker Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:26:55 +0000 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/?p=2090#comment-11084 That's good, maybe the senate will actually add something that stimulates the economy to the bill. The house certainly missed the point of the bill. On the downside this means that the senate version of the bill will be much more expensive than the house version because of the extra stimulus spending. That’s good, maybe the senate will actually add something that stimulates the economy to the bill. The house certainly missed the point of the bill. On the downside this means that the senate version of the bill will be much more expensive than the house version because of the extra stimulus spending.

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