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OMB Circular No. A-16

• Provides direction for Federal agencies that produce, maintain, or use spatial data
• Provides for improvements in the coordination and use of spatial data
• Established a coordinated approach to develop the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
• Established the FGDC (in 1990) to manage various initiatives pertaining to the NSDI
• Designated U.S. DOT as the lead agency for coordinating transportation data-related efforts