• 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Background
    • 1.2 What is geospatial information and why do we need it?
    • 1.3 Why do we need a geospatial information infrastructure?
    • 1.4 How will the GII relate to other infrastructure initiatives?
  • 2. Results of the GI IPT
    • 2.1 What process did the IPT use?
    • 2.2 What have we learned to date?
    • 2.3 Have we confirmed what the Defense Science Board found?
  • 3. The GII Vision
    • 3.1 What is the vision for the Infrastructure?
    • 3.2 What are the components of the Framework?
    • 3.3 How will users interact with the Framework?
    • 3.4 What are the benefits of the Framework?
  • 4. Architectures to Support the GII
    • 4.1 What is the operational architecture needed to achieve the GII?
    • 4.2 How does the technical architecture support development and interoperability?
    • 4.3 How does the system architecture support the implementation of the GII?
  • 5. Recommendations
    • 5.1 Change the overall geospatial information support strategy to be more responsive to the user.
    • 5.2 Change the geospatial production strategy to establish Framework Information supporting the readiness and responsiveness requirements of the user.
    • 5.3 Rapidly acquire access to virtual geospatial databases worldwide.
    • 5.4 Refine the geospatial mission to reflect the new focus on geospatial Framework Information.
    • 5.5 Establish a new requirements system that links mission information needs to production.
    • 5.6 Evolve a distributed heterogeneous Internet-like architecture to enhance access.
    • 5.7 Equip and train geospatial users to exploit the Framework as an information resource.
    • 5.8 Establish the business practices and infrastructure needed to sustain the changes.
  • 6. Annexes
    • 6.1 Roadmap to the GII
    • 6.2 Stakeholder Action Plans (bound separately)
    • 6.3 Glossary