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FGDC Standards Activities. Presented by Julie Binder Maitra To FGDC Coordination Group March 1, 2008. Topics. FGDC Steering Committee endorsed National Vegetation Classification Standard, Version 2.0
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FGDC Standards Activities Presented by Julie Binder Maitra To FGDC Coordination Group March 1, 2008
Topics • FGDC Steering Committee endorsed National Vegetation Classification Standard, Version 2.0 • FGDC Standards Working Group (SWG) admitted Cultural Resources Data Standard project into FGDC standards program of work • Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Coal Surface Mining Boundary pending referral to FGDC Coordination Group • SWG recommended that FGDC Coordination Group approve releasing Federal Trails Data Standard for public review
Cultural Resources Data Standard • High level of interest from Federal and State Historical Preservation Officers (SHPOs) • Need to address prior SHPO-sponsored efforts • Ambitious schedule • Funding for two summits • Potential shortage if relying on existing grants • Funding needed for SHPO participation • Need for inclusive participation • Concern about existing databases for cultural resources and Federal mandates
Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Coal Surface Mining Boundary • Approved by ASTM International • Referred to SWG for FGDC recommendation • Last minute objections • Lack of coordinate geometry attribution • Similarity of non-spatial attributes with those from Environmental Data Standards Council (EDSC) • Facility Site Identification Data Standard • Contact Information Data Standard
CAP 2008 Category 6 Awardees • Category 6, FGDC-Endorsed Standards Implementation Assistance and Outreach • The National Vegetation Classification Standard: Implementation and Outreach for the State of Oklahoma, submitted by Coordinate Solutions • A Proposed Course and Modular Curriculum For FGDC Standards Adoption and Implementation, submitted by Delta State University (MS) • Implementing the Standard for the U.S. National Grid, submitted by NC Center for Geographic Information & Analysis (CGIA) • Outreach and training on the National Vegetation Classification system to support framework layer development in Montana, submitted by The University of Montana, Montana Natural Heritage Program
Thank you! (Ms.) Julie Binder Maitra Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Chair, FGDC Standards Working Group International Representative, INCITS Technical Committee L1, Geographic Information Systems Email: jmaitra@usgs.gov Phone: (703) 648 4627 GMT -5 h Web: FGDC Standards: www.fgdc.gov/standards/ INCITS: www.incits.org; www.incits-l1.org "We live in two worlds: the world that we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination." - Leigh Hunt