The FGDC develops geospatial data standards for implementing the NSDI, in consultation and cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector and academic community, and, to the extent feasible, the international community. Anyone interested in participating in any of the FGDC standards activities is invited to contact the Chair of the sponsoring FGDC Subcommittee or Working Group. The FGDC Standards Reference Model, defines the expectations of FGDC standards, describes different types of geospatial standards, and documents the FGDC standards process. The Standards Directives provide additional guidance to the FGDC Subcommittees and Working Groups developing standards and document the practices of the FGDC Standards Working Group. Note many of the documents on this page are in Portable Document Format. You can download a free PDF reader from Adobe.

• Status of all FGDC Standards
• Standards Currently in Review
  Standards
  Proposals for Standards
• Standards Documents by Sponsoring Organizations
• FGDC Standards Reference Model
• Standards Directives
• Related Standards Activities
• About the FGDC Standards Working Group