Standards organizations
Information about the FGDC Standards Working Group and external standards organizations
- FGDC Standards Working Group - the linked page provides information on the charter, membership policy, and meetings
- OMB Circular A-119 directs Federal agencies to
participate in voluntary consensus standards bodies. It provides
Executive Branch guidance to Federal agencies on the implementation of
the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of
1996 (P.L. 104-133). The External standards
organizations page highlights key voluntary consensus standards
bodies such as INCITS Technical Committee L1, Geographic Information
Standards, and the Open Geospatial Consortium.