--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:48:25 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Announcement: FGDC Publishes SDTS CADD Profile Sender: [log in to unmask] The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has published the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS), Part 7: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Profile, FGDC-STD-002.7-2000. The Federal Geographic Data Committee endorsed the SDTS CADD Profile in March 2000; however, the standard has only recently become publishable for distribution. The SDTS CADD Profile supports exchange of geospatial data contained within CADD systems with other geoprocessing systems. CADD software makes up a large portion of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) marketplace. CADD software allows for several types of elements, in particular, the use of three-dimensional elements and complex curves that are not commonly used by GIS. This profile allows the representation of two- and three-dimensional geographic vector data from CADD packages to be transferred via the SDTS standard. The SDTS CADD Profille contains specifications for an SDTS profile for use with vector-based geographic data as represented in CADD software. This profile facilitates the translation of this data between CADD packages without loss of data, and supports the translation of this data between CADD and mainstream GIS packages. For more information about the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS), Part 7: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Profile, FGDC-STD-002.7-2000, please visit the Web site http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/sub3_2.html, where you may download PDF and Microsoft Word versions of the document. The FGDC develops geospatial data standards for implementing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, in consultation and cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector and academic community, and, to the extent feasible, the international community. Anyone interested in participating in FGDC standards activities is invited to contact the Chair of the sponsoring FGDC Subcommittee or Working Group. ******************************************************************************************************************************************** YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE AS YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS AN INTEREST IN GEOSPATIAL DATA STANDARDS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MESSAGE IS FORWARDED TO SEVERAL E-MAIL LISTS. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE OCCASIONAL MESSAGES ABOUT FGDC STANDARDS, PLEASE FIRST VERIFY THAT YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE VIA AN E-MAIL DISCUSSION LIST. IF YOU VERIFY THAT THIS E-MAIL CAME DIRECTLY FROM [log in to unmask], PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUEST TO BE DROPPED DIRECTLY TO THAT ADDRESS. ********************************************************************************************************************************************* POC: (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 --- End Forwarded Message ---