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Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: Seeking cartographic standards
Date:   Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:17:50 -0500
From:   Roger L Payne <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Yes, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names is responsible for names
standardization for the entire Federal Government, and any publication,
conventional or digital, and websites must use only names in the Geographic
Names Information System (GNIS) <http://geonames.usgs.gov>.  The various
Forest Service regions (as well as Salt Lake City) participate
interactively in the GNIS Maintenance Program.  Contact Ms. Kanalley in the
FS Office of Engineering in Virginia for more information.  She is also the
primary representative of the FS to the Board.

Roger L. Payne
Executive Secretary,
  U.S. Board on Geographic Names
703.648.4544



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Subject:        Seeking cartographic standards
Date:   Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:27:59 -0500
From:   Hobie Perry <[log in to unmask]>
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Hello.

I work for the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA)
Program. We collect and analyze data related to the composition, structure,
and health of the nation's forests.

We are making a big push to "Go Spatial", and I am serving on a team to
develop cartographic standards for our published maps.

I am aware that US Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and the US
Geological Survey have some published standards. Do other published
standards exist? I would appreciate any suggestions you may have.

Yours,
Hobie Perry
St. Paul, MN


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