In this role, I am conducting research and development to support FGDC work in the development of architectures, standards, policy, crafts case studies, complete tests, assessments and evaluation, development and deployment of models, tools, applications, services, and technologies to advance the use of Geospatial information for the Nation, and our Americas regional initiatives supporting the administration's international open data collaborations with the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations and the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management.