Public Review of Draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard

Resumen

The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is conducting a public review of the draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard. The United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard covers data content, data classification, data exchange, and data quality. The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), in conjunction with the FGDC Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Statistics chaired by the U.S. Census Bureau, developed this draft standard. The FGDC Coordination Group, comprised of representatives of Federal agencies, approved releasing this draft standard for public review at its March 16, 2010 meeting. The FGDC invites both public and private sector data users, producers and software vendors to comment on this standard to ensure that the standard meets their needs. The draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard may be downloaded at: ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/va/ reston/FGDC/AddressStandardJanuary--22--2010--formatted.doc (No user name or password required). Reviewer's comments shall be sent to Julie Binder Maitra, of the FGDC Secretariat via electronic mail, jmaitra@us