National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Programs -- Copyright -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 NSDI and Partnerships -- GOALS OF THE NSDI -- COORDINATION AND LEADERSHIP -- COMPONENTS OF THE NSDI -- Data Standards -- National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse -- NSDI Framework -- PURPOSE OF THE REPORT -- 2 Review of NSDI Partnership Programs -- NSDI COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM -- Framework Demonstration Projects Program -- Don't Duck Metadata -- COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS -- COMMUNITY-FEDERAL INFORMATION PARTNERSHIPS -- PRIMING THE PUMP-THE FEDERAL ROLE IN NSDI PARTNERSHIP INITIATION -- THE FUTURE FEDERAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE NSDI -- 3 Future Partnerships and the Evolution of NSDI Activities -- FRAMEWORK DATA PRODUCTION -- DATA ACCESS, USE, AND OTHER FRAMEWORK ISSUES -- THE TIME DIMENSION: DATA UPDATE, ARCHIVING, AND CHANGE DETECTION -- PRIVACY, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND PUBLIC ACCESS ISSUES -- THE GEODATA ALLIANCE-AN INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE NSDI -- 4 An Extended National Spatial Data Infrastructure Framework: The Role of Other Organizations -- ARGUMENTS FOR AN EXTENDED FRAMEWORK -- DEFINITION OF A CITY OR COUNTY EXTENDED FRAMEWORK -- DEFINITION OF A STATE OR TRIBAL NATION EXTENDED FRAMEWORK -- SUMMARY OF SPATIAL DATA THEMES -- ROLES OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Acronyms.