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National Geospatial Digital Archive. University of California, Santa Barbara and Stanford University. NDIIPP Partners Meeting, San Diego, Jan. 17, 2006. Questions and Answers. Surprises Contracts for content acquisition Lack of format information Never thought we’d do a format registry
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National Geospatial Digital Archive University of California, Santa Barbara and Stanford University NDIIPP Partners Meeting, San Diego, Jan. 17, 2006
Questions and Answers • Surprises • Contracts for content acquisition • Lack of format information • Never thought we’d do a format registry • Change in our area and implications • Geographic Exploration Systems arrive! • Google Earth, World Wind, Windows Live Local
Format Registry • Descriptive semantics of file formats. • Pulling from other format registries for standard file formats. • Format specifications collected on an “as-needed” basis. • Extensive file format information for DOQs, DRGs, ESRI formats, and GeoTIFF.
Community WIKI Staff Name + Description + File ext + Supporting documentation + spec files open staff application Name + Description + File ext + Supporting documentation + spec files Refinement System Index.xml + spec files Web Directory "Formats Manager" application NGDA Server Archivas 25 geospatial formats to date Format Registry