| When |
Sep 25, 2014
from 08:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
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| Where | Web meeting/teleconference only |
| Contact Name | Julie Binder Maitra |
| Contact Phone | 703-648-4627 |
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Logistics
Date/time
Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:30 AM-1:00 PM (0930-1300) Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Call-in instructions
At start time of the conference, call one of the dial-in numbers:
- From the National Center in Reston, dial internally x4848
- From all other USGS/DOI locations, dial 703-648-4848
- From nonDOI locations, dial toll free 855-547-8255*
*The toll free number is provided as a courtesy for use by attendees that are working offsite. If you are unable to connect with the toll free number for any reason, please use 703-648-4848.
After the voice prompt, please enter the Conference Security Code 99378321 followed by the # key. You will hear a tone confirming that you have successfully joined the conference call. If you weren't successful, you will hear another voice prompt with instructions.
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If you are disconnected for any reason, please dial in again using the instructions listed above.If you have any questions regarding the GSTalk Audio Bridge or if you experience any difficulties during your audio conference, please call the Service Desk at 703-648-7110 and choose option 1.
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Web meeting instructions
Go to usgs.webex.com
Select "FGDC Standards Working Group"
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For help with WebEx:
- Visit https://usgs.webex.com/; click USGS Help (on left)
- WebEx software questions: 1-866-569-3239 (24/7)
- USGS account questions: e-mail gs_help_webinar@usgs.gov
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Agenda topics
For information
This OGC® Encoding Standard defines GeoPackages for exchange and GeoPackage SQLite Extensions for direct use of vector geospatial features and / or tile matrix sets of earth images and raster maps at various scales. Direct use means the ability to access and update data in a “native” storage format without intermediate format translations in an environment (e.g. through an API) that guarantees data model and data set integrity and identical access and update results in response to identical requests from different client applications. GeoPackages are interoperable across all enterprise and personal computing environments, and are particularly useful on mobile devices like cell phones and tablets in communications environments with limited connectivity and bandwidth.
The Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) Standard specifies an implementation of ISO 3166, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions. This implementation addresses unique U.S. Government requirements. ISO 3166 adopts its names from the United Nations. Direct use of ISO 3166 conflicts with US Public Law 80-242 (1947), which requires the US Federal Government to use geographic names that are approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN), http://geonames.usgs.gov/. ISO 3166 contains country and subdivision names that vary from those approved by the BGN in certain cases. The GENC Standard Ed. 2.0 is the US Government implementation of (1) ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 1: Country codes, that conforms to BGN and US Government recognition policy, and the (2) US Government implementation of ISO 3166-2, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2: Country subdivision code. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has developed a country codes registry to maintain the data content of the GENC Standard.