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Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 08:54:52 -0400
From: Julie Binder Maitra <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: FGDC Releases Geological Map Standard for a period of public
review
Sender: Julie Binder Maitra <[log in to unmask]>


                The FGDC has released the Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization
                for a period of public review ending
                September 15, 2000. This public review provides software vendors and
                data users and producers in all segments of the geospatial community with
                an opportunity to comment on this standard in order to ensure that it meets
                their needs.

                The Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization
                was developed by the FGDC Geological Data Subcommittee. This draft
                standard is intended to provide to the Nation's producers and users of
                geologic-map information a single, modern standard for the digital
                cartographic representation of geologic features.   The draft standard
                provides descriptions, examples, cartographic specifications, and notes on
                usage for a wide variety of symbols that may be used on a typical digital
                geologic map or related product (for example, cross sections).  The
                standard is scale-independent, meaning that the symbols are appropriate
                for use on geologic maps at any scale.  It applies to geologic-map
                information published by the Federal government in both offset-print and
                plot-on-demand formats. It also is suitable for use in electronic publications
                (for example, Portable Document Format (PDF) documents) and for
                display by computer monitors. Non-Federal agencies and private
                companies that produce geologic-map information are encouraged to
                adopt the standard once the FGDC endorses the standard.

                Persons interested in reviewing the Digital Cartographic Standard for
                Geologic Map Symbolization may download the public review draft, in

                Portable Document Format (PDF), from  the FGDC Geological Data
                Subcommittee web page at http://ncgmp.usgs.gov/fgdc_gds. Reviewers are strongly urged to use the
                Review Comment Template at http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/directives/dir2d.html when preparing and submitting comments.
                Reviewers may send their comments by E-mail to
                [log in to unmask]

                POC:
                David R. Soller
                FGDC Geologic Data Subcommittee Executive Secretary
                Phone: (703) 648-6907
                E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Refer to FGDC What's New page at  http://www.fgdc.gov/whatsnew/whatsnew.html#geologic


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 (Ms.) Julie Binder Maitra
 Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
 FGDC Standards Coordinator

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the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination." - Leigh Hunt

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