[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 66309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31909]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Public Review of
Spatial Data Transfer Standard, Point Profile
ACTION: Notice; Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FGDC is sponsoring a public review of the draft ``Spatial
Data Transfer Standard, FIPS 173, Part 6: The Point Profile'' to be
considered for adoption as an FGDC standard. If adopted, the standard
must be followed by all Federal agencies for data collected directly or
indirectly (through grants, partnerships, or contracts).
In its assigned leadership role for developing the National Spatial
Data Infrastructure (NSDI), the FGDC recognizes that the standards must
also meet the needs and recognize the views of State and local
governments, academia, industry, and the public. The purpose of this
notice is to solicit such views. The FGDC invites the community to
review, test, and evaluate the proposed SDTS Point Profile. Comments
about the content, completeness, and usability of the proposed SDTS
Point Profile are encouraged.
The FGDC anticipates that the proposed SDTS Point Profile will
provide consistency in the conveyance of geographic point data among
FGDC members and will support related standards to collect, process,
and/or transfer geographic point data. The standard may be forwarded to
other standard organizations for adoption if interest warrants such
actions.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 1, 1997.
CONTACT and ADDRESSES: Requests for written copies of the SDTS Point
Profile should be sent to mail to Standards Working Group, FGDC
Secretariat (attn: Jennifer Fox), U.S. Geological Survey, 590 National
Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192; telephone
703-648-5514; facsimile 703-648-5755; or Internet gdc@usgs.gov''. The
proposed standard is also available for viewing on the Internet on the
Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee Home Page; the URL is: http://
www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/fgcs.html. The standard may be downloaded from
the FGDC Home Page at the following URL: www.fgdc.gov (select Public
Documents).
Reviewer comments should be sent to the FGDC Secretariat at the
above address. Please send one hardcopy version of the comments and a
soft copy version, preferably on a 3.5'' diskette in WordPerfect 5.0
format.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Objectives: This profile shall provide for the transfer of higher
precision geographic point data in compliance with SDTS, FIPS 173.
Scope: Part 6, the Point Profile, contains specifications for a
SDTS profile for use with geographic point data only, with the option
to carry high precision coordinates (by increasing the number of
decimal places or significant figures) such as those required for
geodetic network control points. (This profile is a modification of
Part 4, the Topological Vector Profile, and follows many of the
conventions of that profile.) Geographic point data herein describes
real-world features, rather than a symbolized map graphic. The data may
be derived from a cartographic product (map), but the scope of the
Point Profile is to convey high precision point data, such as data
derived from high precision geodetic network control surveys, rather
than information about geographic features displayed on maps. The
profile does not include the transfer of topological structures.
Maintenance Authority: The FGCS, as the lead subcommittee, will
suggest and/or provide changes to the SDTS maintenance authority, when
received from other FGDC subcommittees and working groups in order to
maintain this Point Profile for the FGDC user communities.
Dated: December 9, 1996.
Richard E. Witmer,
Acting Chief, National Mapping Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31909 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 am]
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