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Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 15:43:03 -0500
From: Richard Pearsall <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Help review ISO Metadata Standard 19115
Sender: Richard Pearsall <[log in to unmask]>



Subject: Help review the ISO Metadata Standard 19115

The Technical Committee 211 of the International Standards Organization
(ISO) has reissued the International Metadata Standard 19115 (formerly
15046-15) as Committee Draft-Version 2, allowing for a review
by the broader geospatial data community. To participate in this review you
must register with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and
be a U.S. citizen or represent a U.S. organization. The review closes January 26, 2000.
You may also register to help adjudicate the comments that are received in this review.

This review will help the FGDC establish a position on the draft
International Metadata Standard which has been under development since
1996. It is in the interest of the U.S. geospatial data community to
assure that the proposed ISO Metadata Standard be compatible with
existing FGDC-compliant metadata records.

To register, contact the FGDC (email: [log in to unmask]; mail: FGDC/ISO,
USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS590, Reston, VA 20192) or visit the
FGDC web site at: http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/iso_reg.html
You will receive a copy of the ISO Metadata Standard 19115 for the sole
purpose of review and comment. The ISO Metadata Standard is a
copyrighted document and cannot be copied in any form without written
consent of the ISO.
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