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Standards projects
FGDC standards projects
Other Federal standards activities - presented for information only. Projects have not been formally adopted into the FGDC standards program of work.
Select INCITS L1 standards projects - this page lists a subset of the INCITS L1 program of work of particular interest to the NSDI, including the draft Framework Data Standard.
The Geospatial (GEO) Profile of Z39.50, Version 2.2, Published 1999. This implementers agreement defines specific messages that correspond to search and retrieval of FGDC (CSDGM) metadata in XML and HTML format using the Z39.50 protocol. The ANSI Z39.50 (also ISO 23950) standard is maintained by the library community to promote distributed search across thousands of online catalogues around the world.
NSSN "A National
Resource for Global Standards" - describes itself as a "one-stop
information repository" for global standards. NSSN is a cooperative
partnership between the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ,
U.S. private-sector standards organizations, government agencies, and
international standards organizations.