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Appendix C: FGDC Statement
Pages 146-147

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... Furthermore, the FGDC is committed to maintaining an International Activities Coordination staff position to assure continued focus and US leadership presence in global SDI initiatives. The NSDI, regional SDI's, and the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure have common goals to promote information sharing, greater interoperability, and to enable sound decision-making at all levels.
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Key Terms

  • federal geographic
  • data infrastructure
  • sdi initiatives
  • global spatial
  • national spatial

  • global sdi
  • data infrastructures
  • promote information
  • accurate geospatial
  • metadata standards

  • environmental quality
  • technology initiatives
  • implement spatial
  • staff position
  • share experiences

  • geospatial data
  • contribute locally
  • information sharing
  • data committee
  • leadership presence

  • resources wherever
  • fgdc seeks
  • transnational development
  • framework concept
  • additional momentum

  • assure continued
  • prototype partnerships
  • data standards
  • geographic data
  • identify opportunities


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