Department of Agriculture (USDA) Digital Strategy

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Generated 11-23-2012
2.1.2 Prioritized list of systems (datasets) 08-23-2012

  • System Name: National Farmers Market Directory
  • System Description: AMS produced director containing information about U.S. farmers market locations, directions, operating times, product offerings, and accepted forms of payment. Supports local and regional food systems, as well as development of local economies.
  • System Scope: both
  • Main Customer: Consumers, Government, Producers

  • System Name: Office Information Profile System
  • System Description: USDA Service Centers are designed to be a single location where customers can access the services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies. This tool provides the address of a USDA Service Center and other Agency offices serving your area along with information on how to contact them.
  • Main Customer: All stakeholders

  • System Name: ERS Charts of Note
  • System Description: Highlights from our current and past research currently provided in daily Charts of Note available via Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces, a system of machine-to-machine interactions over a network), and an embeddable widget code
  • System Scope: external
  • Main Customer: Policymakers, Program managers, Media, Researchers, Education Institutions

  • System Name: Digital Asset Management
  • System Description: A DAM system (DAMS) is a combination of software, hardware and professional services that provides a central location for storing, managing and accessing digital assets - both the files and the accompanying metadata. Digital assets include images, graphics, logos, animations, audio/video clips, presentations, pages, documents and a number of other digital file formats.
  • Main Customer: Media, partners, all customers
7.1.2 Prioritized List of Services 08-23-2012

  • System Name: USDA Newsroom
  • System Description: The USDA Newsroom holds official news releases, statements, transcripts and speeches released by the Department.
  • System Scope: both
  • Main Customer: Media, Industry, Congress, Businesses

  • System Name: USDA Blog
  • System Description: The Blog features content from all USDA agencies and features the latest news, events and features. The Blog also provides the public an opportunity to ask questions or share their thoughts about the latest issues.

  • System Name: AmberWaves eZine
  • System Description: Fully mobile-optimized online magazine, and magazine app for offline reading on tablets and other mobile devices
  • Main Customer: Policymakers, Program managers, Media, Researchers, Education Institutions

  • System Name: LDP/PCP Rates
  • System Description: Mobile Version of the Loan Deficiency Payment and Posted County Price rate system
  • Main Customer: Producers

  • System Name: Meat and Poultry Inspection Directory
  • System Description: The Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory is a listing of establishments that produce meat, poultry, and/or egg products regulated by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act.
  • Main Customer: USDA employees, farmers, producers, ranchers, consumers, businesses, government agencies