----------------------------Original message---------------------------- We have started a new list to discuss issues in the US National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). To subscribe, send the following email message: SUBSCRIBE NSDI-L Firstname Lastname to: [log in to unmask] Please notice that this is a "listproc", not a "listserv" server. The National Research Council definition of NSDI is given as: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure is the means to assemble geographic information that describes the arrangement and attributes of features and phenomena on the Earth. The infrastructure includes the materials, technology, and people necessary to acquire, process, store, and distribute such information to meet a wide variety of needs. If you have any problems with subscribing, please send mail to my address below. Steven Frank NCGIA / Dept. of Surveying Engineering 348 Boardman Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5711 [log in to unmask] tel. (207) 581-2112 FAX (207) 581-2206