Message sent by Dave Soller to meeting participants, Nov. 18, 1996.

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Summary of meeting of standards working groups in support of the National
Geologic Map Database, GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, 10/29/96:

The meeting was conducted from 7 to 10 pm.  24 persons from the USGS, 8 state
geological surveys, and the Geological Survey of Canada attended (see attached
list). The first hour concentrated on a presentation and discussion of the
fiscal year 1997 (Oct. 96 - Sept. 97) plan for the National Geologic Map
Database project. It was recommended that the project chief (Dave Soller, USGS)
develop a Web site to contain the project plan and general information and to
serve as a location for information on the standards working groups. Further,
it was recommended that the development of certain standards (notably the
data model and the cartographic standards) be officially recognized through
the Federal Geographic Data Committee's formal standards application process.
This application will be made by Dave Soller through the FGDC Geologic Data
Subcommittee.

Next, each standards working group held an informal meeting, until 9:30pm,
followed by concluding remarks from each group:
1) Working Group on guidelines for digital map publications -- Todd Fitzgibbon
noted that within the month he will e-mail to his group a strawman set of
guidelines for discussion.
2) Working Group on spatial accuracy -- Dick Berg will contact participants in
this group, as members were not able to attend this meeting.
3) Working Group on geologic data model -- Gary Raines noted that the
preliminary document on the data model will be ready for public comment in
December, in PDF format. A meeting, with selected guests, will be scheduled
for Jan/Feb to discuss comments on the model. Regarding planning for the
Penrose Conference in mid-1997, Dave Soller was asked to write and submit
the GSA proposal.
4) Working Group on data capture techniques -- Dave Soller discussed plans
for a joint USGS/AASG workshop on data capture techniques, in late winter, 97.
A letter of invitation will be drafted and circulated to working group members
for comment by mid-late November.

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10/29/96 meeting of participants in the standards working groups, 
National Geologic Map Database project:
(name,organization, phone #, e-mail)

Warren Anderson, Kentucky GS, 606-257-5500, wanderson@kgs.mm.uky.edu
Dick Berg, Illinois GS, 217-244-2776, berg@geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu
Rick Berquist, Virginia GS, 804-221-2448, crberq@facstaff.wm.edu
Boyan Brodaric, GS of Canada, 613-992-3562, brodaric@gsc.emr.ca
Jim Cobb, Kentucky GS, 606-257-5500, cobb@kgs.mm.uky.edu
David Collins, Kansas GS, 913-864-3965, david@fathom.kgs.ukans.edu
Steven Cordiviola, Kentucky GS, 606-257-5500, scordiviola@kgs.mm.uky.edu
Alex Donatich, USGS, 303-236-5468, donatich@usgs.gov
Todd Fitzgibbon, USGS, 415-329-4942, tfitz@usgs.gov
Donald Hoskins, Penn. GS, 717-787-2169, hoskins.donald@a1.dcnr.state.pa.us
Les Howard, North Carolina GS, 402-472-9192, lhoward@unlinfo.unl.edu
Bruce Johnson, USGS, 703-648-6051, bjohnson@usgs.gov
Rob Krumm, Illinois GS, 217-333-4085, krumm@zydeco.isgs.uiuc.edu
Scott McColloch, West Virginia GS, 304-594-2331, mccolloch@geosrv.wvnet.edu
Lance Morris, Kentucky GS, 606-257-5500, lmorris@kgs.mm.uky.edu
Pat Muffler, USGS, 415-329-5239, pmuffler@usgs.gov
Randy Phillips, Colorado GS, 303-866-3413, randal.phillips@state.co.us
Gary Raines, USGS, 702-784-5596, graines@usgs.gov
Gina Ross, Kansas GS, 913-864-3965, aspiazu@jerez.kgs.ukans.edu
Jim Smith, USGS, 415-329-5230, jimsigp@usgs.gov
Dave Soller, USGS, 703-648-6907, drsoller@usgs.gov
Barb Stiff, Illinois GS, 217-244-2510, stiff@celadon.isgs.uiuc.edu
Ren Thompson, USGS, 303-236-0929, rathomps@usgs.gov
Ron Wahl, USGS, 303-236-1320, rwahl@usgs.gov