USGS Hydrography Specifications 2024

Presenter: Ryan Teter, US Geological Survey

Presenter’s Bio:

Ryan Teter is the Hydrography Standards Specialist at the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC). He works between multiple teams to create and update hydrography standards and specifications.

Ryan’s past projects include being the product owner of the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Update Tool and Utilities Toolset, as well as working in cartographic generalization of the NHD and populating the Visibility Filter attribute in the NHD.

Session Time:

May 9, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Location:

Shively room

Session Abstract:

The US Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) and National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) maintain and deliver multiple hydrography datasets: the new 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) webservices, and three legacy datasets, the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), and NHDPlus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR). All these datasets have different standards and specifications. In addition, USGS has developed specifications for the acquisition of Elevation-Derived Hydrography data intended for ingestion into 3DHP. This presentation will cover existing hydrography dataset standards and specifications, as well as NGP and NGTOC’s approach to creating and updating hydrography specifications.