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Abstract
ISO Standards in the GIS Community-Panel Discussion
Track: Federal Government Systems
Author(s): Charles Roswell
Lead by Charles Roswell of NIMA
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical
Committee 211 for Geographic Information / Geomatics focus is to develop
standards for Digital Geographic Information. The standards specify methods,
tools, and services for acquiring, processing, accessing, presenting and
transferring geographic information in digital/electronic form about objects
or phenomena that are directly or indirectly associated with a location
relative to the earth. The standards link to appropriate information
technology standards and provide a framework for the development of
geographic data applications. This calendar year ISO TC211 will release
fifteen International Standards. This session will provide a synopsis of ISO
efforts and provide discussion on standards most relevant for implementation
by this forum such as: Spatial Schema, Temporal Schema, Spatial Referencing
by Coordinates, Quality Principles, Quality Evaluation Procedures, and
Metadata."
Charles Roswell
NIMA/OIPS
12310 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191-3449
USA
Phone: (703)262-4418
E-mail: roswellc@nima.mil