The United States Thoroughfare, Landmark and Postal Address Data Standard

1. The United States Thoroughfare, Landmark and Postal Address Data Standard Presentation to: FGDC Coordination Group By URISA International March 16, 2010 Presented by URISA Address Standard Working Group (Martha McCart Wells, Ed Wells, Carl Anderson, Sara Yurman, Hilary Perkins)‏

2. One Standard, Four Parts • Address Data Content • Address Data Classification • Address Data Quality • Address Data Exchange

3. Background • Built on previous drafts • URISA petitioned FGDC for the opportunity to develop this standard. Granted in 2005. • URISA Address Standard Working Group prepared this standard with the help of address creators and managers throughout the United States • Volunteer, community-based process

4. Table of Contents • 1 Introduction • 2 Address Data Content • Address Elements • Address Reference Systems • Address Attributes • 3 Address Data Classification • Thoroughfare Class • Landmark Class • Postal Class • General Class

5. Table of Contents • 4 Address Data Quality • Introduction • Anomalies: Uncertainty and Addresses • Measuring Address Quality • Using the Measures in a Quality Control Program • Quality Measures • 5 Address Data Exchange • Structure of a Transfer Package • The Address Standard XSD (See Part 7 for complete XSD Document)‏

6. Table of Contents • Part 6: References • Part 7 Appendices • Appendix A (Normative): Normative XSD • Appendix B (Informative):Address XML Examples • Appendix C (Informative): Table of Element Relationships • Appendix D (Informative): Relationship of Addresses to Transportation Features and Linear Reference Locations • Appendix E (Informative): Element Measure Index • Appendix F (Informative): Attribute Measure Index • Appendix G (Informative): Classification Measure Index • Appendix H (Informative): Quality Measures By Data Quality Report • Appendix I (Informative): Compatibility of the Address Standard with the FGDC Geographic Information Framework Data Content Standard for the NDSI

7. Standard Development Process • Grass-roots approach • Two drafts circulated through URISA Web Site (over 400 comments received on these drafts)‏ • Over 40 presentations of Standard in progress (URISA, NSGIC, NENA, state, regional, and national conferences, GSDI and ISO internationally)‏ • Two webinars presented through URISA • Use of Wiki Site • Over 500 people signed up to view and comment on site • Teleconferences, emails and conversations with practitioners

8. Coordination with Other Standards • Standards Referenced • FGDC Standards Reference Model • FGDC Metadata Standard • FGDC Framework Standard (especially Base Part, Cadastral and Transportation)‏ • ANSI - FIPS • USPS Publication 28 • NENA Next Generation 911 Address Exchange • XML, GML, SQL • Approximately 25 other standards consulted • Meetings with other Standards bodies • NENA, USPS, ISO, FGDC Subcommittees and Standards Maintenance Authorities

9. Profiles • Two profiles of the standard to coordinate with specific use cases: • USPS • Worked with Postal Service to coordinate USPS Publication 28 and UPU Standards • NENA • Worked with NENA to update their address standard and coordinate profiles to manage emergency address uses • Profiles both extend and restrict the ways in which the standard is applied to these cases.

10. Schedule • Acceptance by FGDC Coordination Group (3/16/2010)‏ • Public Review Process (90 days, ending on or before 6/30/2010)‏ • Comment Adjudication (30 to 90 days, depending on number and substance of comments, ending on or before 9/30/2010)‏ • Final version and adjudicated comments report to Standard Working Group (on or before 9/30/2010)‏ • Standards Working Group Approval (on or before 10/30/2010 • Approval by Coordination Group (14 day review, on or before 11/15/2010)‏ • Approval by Steering Committee (30 day review, electronic ballot or meeting, on or before 12/30/2010)‏ • Signature by Chair, FGDC Steering Committee and publication (1/15/2011)‏

11. Schedule Dates are for calendar years 2010 and 2011

12. Benefits of an Address Data Standard • Addresses are the most commonly used and well-known identifier of the location of people, places and events • Created, maintained and used by virtually all local governments • Ability to share and manage address data is a critical need for all levels of government • Known value to the geospatial community • Draft versions already in use, and adopted by some states and local governments.

13. Vote • The SWG recommends that the U.S. Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address (Address) Standard be released through the FGDC standards process for 90-day public review. • VOTE ACTION: By simple majority of CG Primary members, should the Address Standard be released for a 90-day public review?