I don't know if the is relevant to the MapInfo list serve, but I hope so. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Binder Maitra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: [gis-t] FGDC releases draft Remote Sensing Metadata Extensions for Public Review > The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is requesting comment on the > Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote > Sensing Metadata, which it has released for public review. These extensions > define content standards for additional metadata needed to describe data > obtained from remote sensing. They include metadata describing the sensor, > the platform, the method and process of deriving geospatial information > from the raw telemetry, and the information needed to determine the > geographical location of the remotely sensed data. > > > The FGDC invites software vendors and data users and producers in public > and private sectors to comment on Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata to > ensure that the standard meets the needs of their communities. To learn > more about draft Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, including how to > download the draft standard and to submit comment, select the link > http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/csdgm_rs_ex.html . Reviewers are > strongly urged to use the template for sending comments that may be > downloaded from Directive 2d, SWG Review Guidelines: Review Comment > Template . The deadline for submitting comments is August 31, 2001. > > > The FGDC develops geospatial data standards for implementing the National > Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), in consultation and cooperation with > State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector and academic > community, and, to the extent feasible, the international community. While > Federal agencies collecting or producing geospatial data, either directly > or indirectly, shall ensure that data will meet all relevant FGDC-endorsed > standards, many other organizations choose to take advantage of public > domain standards developed through FGDC. That is why the FGDC encourages > you to promote public review of standards in your communities. > > > > ***************************************************** > (Ms.) Julie Binder Maitra > Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) > FGDC Standards Coordinator > > Post or courier: > > U.S. Geological Survey > 590 National Center > 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive > Reston, Virginia 20192 > USA > > Phone: +001 703 648 4627 M-W, F GMT -5 h > Phone: + 001 703 367 0226 Thursdays > Fax: +001 703 648 5755 > Web: http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/standards.html > ******************************************************* > "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 > _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
