Discontinued FGDC standards projects
These projects, which did not result in FGDC-endorsed standards, were discontinued at the request of the sponsor.
| Project | Status | Date | Sponsor | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Thematic Supplement for Geospatially Referenced Cultural and Demographic Data Metadata | Proposal | Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data | This project has been discontinued at the request of its sponsor,
the Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data. |
|
| Environmental Hazards Geospatial Data Content Standard | Proposal |
Facilities Working Group | This project has been discontinued at the request of its sponsor,
the Facilities Working Group (now inactive). |
|
| Transportation Data Content Standard | Proposal |
Facilities Working Group |
This project has been discontinued at the request of its sponsor,
the Facilities Working Group (now inactive). |
|
| Address Data Content
Standard |
Public Review Draft | 2003/04/17 | Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data | This project has been replaced by the FGDC standards project Street Address Data Standard |
| NSDI Framework Transportation Identification Standard | Public Review Draft |
2000/12 |
Ground Transportation Subcommittee |
This project has been replaced by INCITS Project 1574-D Information
Technology - Geographic Information Framework Data Content
Standard |
| Data Content Standard for Location and Identification of Facilities | Final draft | 1998/12 |
Facilities Working Group | By recommendation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which
chaired the Facilities Working Group (now inactive). |
| National Standards for the Floristic Levels of Vegetation Classification in the United States: Associations and Alliances | Proposal |
Vegetation Subcommittee | This project has been discontinued, as the National Vegetation Classification
Standard (Version 2.0) encompasses this effort. |
|
| Revisions to the National Standards for the Physiognomic Levels of Vegetation Classification in the United States | Proposal |
Vegetation Subcommittee |
This project has been discontinued, as the National Vegetation Classification
Standard (Version 2.0) encompasses this effort. |
|
| Governmental Unit Boundary Data Content Standard | Proposal |
1997/11 |
Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data |
This project has been superseded by FGDC endorsement of the Geographic Information Framework Data Content Standard, Part 5, Government Units, FGDC-STD-014.5-2008 |
| Hydrographic Data Content Standard for Coastal and Inland Waterways | Public Revieew Draft | 2000/01 | Subcommittee for Coastal and Marine Spatial Data | This project has been discontinued at the request of the sponsor. |
| Biological Nomenclature and Taxonomy Standard | Proposal | 1999/07/22 |
Biological Data Working Group |
|
| Riparian Mapping Standard | Proposal | 2000/11/14 | Wetlands Subcommittee | The Chair, FGDC Wetlands Subcommittee, said that the project should be discontinued. The standard is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife standard, and the subcommittee does not seek FGDC endorsement. |
| National Hydrography Framework Data Standard | Proposal | 2000/12/12 |
Subcommittee on Spatial Water Data | This project has been superseded by FGDC endorsement of the Geographic Information Framework Data Content Standard, Part 6, Hydrography, FGDC-STD-014.6-2008 |
| Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries | Working draft | 2003/12/23 |
Spatial Water Data Subcommittee | At request of Water Boundary Dataset team |

