The primary purpose of Part 2, Digital Orthoimagery, of the FGDC
Geographic Information Framework Data Content Standard is to support
exchange of orthoimagery data. Part 2 seeks to establish a common
baseline for the semantic content of orthoimagery databases for public
agencies and private enterprises. It also seeks to decrease the costs
and simplify the exchange of orthoimagery data among local, Tribal,
State, and Federal users and producers. That, in turn, discourages
duplicative data collection. Benefits of adopting Part 2 also include
the long-term improvement of geospatial orthoimagery data within the
community.
The draft Part 2 (revision), Digital Orthoimagery, of the FGDC
Geographic Information Framework Data Standard, may be downloaded from
draft revision of Part
2, Digital Orthoimagery, of the Geographic Information Framework Data
Standard.
Comments on the draft Part 2 (revision), Digital Orthoimagery, of
the FGDC Geographic Information Framework Data Standard, shall be
submitted to Ms. Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC Standards Coordinator,jmaitra@fgdc.gov by March 24, 2015.
Comments shall be submitted using the content template at
http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/process/standards-directives/template.doc.
Instructions for completing the comment template are found in FGDC
Standards Directive #2d, Standards Working Group Review Guidelines:
Review Comment Template,
http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/process/standards-directives/directive-2d-standards-working-group-review-guidelines-review-comment-template.
Comments that concern specific issues/changes/additions may result
in changes in the draft Part 2 (revision), Digital Orthoimagery, of the
FGDC Geographic Information Framework Data Standard. Reviewers may
obtain information about how comments were addressed upon
request.
After FGDC endorsement of Part 2 (revision), Digital Orthoimagery,
of the FGDC Geographic Information Framework Data Standard and a
summary analysis of the changes will be made available to the public on
the FGDC Web site, www.fgdc.gov.
For more information, see the Federal Register notice.