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Please forgive multiple postings.
 
SDTS WORKSHOP
 
REGISTER NOW  for the National SDTS Implementors Workshop
 
1)  WHY ATTEND:
      o  247,889 USGS 24K SDTS data sets downloaded in the last 5 months.
                    o  107,323 USGS 100K SDTS data sets downloaded in the last 12 months.
                    o  25=25 of all USGS/WRD data files retrieved from NSDI nodes are SDTS
                    o 250,000 NOAA geodetic control files are downloaded each month,all
will be available in SDTS
 
2)  WHO SHOULD ATTEND:   Spatial data producers and software developers
working with the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)
 
3)  WHAT=D5S IT ALL ABOUT:   Training, Technical Sessions, Management
Sessions, Breakout Sessions, Software Demonstrations, and establishing a
network of expert SDTS contacts.
 
4)  WHEN:                September 15-18, 1997
 
5)  WHERE:               University of Missouri - Rolla,  Rolla, Missouri
 
6)  HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST:    =2425.00 per registration
 
7)  HOW DO I REGISTER:          To register on-line visit
http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/workshop/regform.html
Or call Kim Burns-Braidlow, USGS at (573) 308-3543 or send E-mail to
kburns=40usgs.gov
 
Program Highlights
 
Training session on the SDTS by Phyllis Altheide, USGS Lead for SDTS
Development Activities
 
Scheduled technical sessions on SDTS translation software include:
Application Software Technologies, Avenza, ERDAS, ESRI, Laser-Scan,
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Michael Baker Jr, and MICRODEM
 
Scheduled management sessions on SDTS implementation include:  US
Geological Survey=D5s National Mapping Division, Bureau of Land
Management, National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration, Federal
Geographic Data Committee, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and EROS Data Center.
 
Scheduled Topics to be discussed include: Conformance Testing, Database
management, Software developers toolkits, Metadata, Translation
software, Harmonization with existing standards, and SDTS Profiles.
 
SDTS Profiles to be discussed include: Topological Vector Profile,
Raster Profile with BIIF extensions, Object-Oriented Profile,
Transportation Network Profile, Transportation Profile with GDF
extensions, Cadastral Profile, CADD Profile, and Point Profile
 
Problem solving breakout sessions on SDTS Profiles, software,
Transportation Issues, Raster Issues, and the future of SDTS
 
Keynote address from Kurt Beuhler, Open GIS Consortium
 
      Deadline for registration is August 29
 
For complete Workshop information, including program schedule, visit URL
http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/workshop.html