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University of Illinois Offers Workshop on GIS Standards

Posted May 24 2001

This announcement was posted by:
Department of Urban Planning, University of Illinois, U-C

Workshop will cover existing GIS standards in the U.S., emerging ISO GIS standards, and ongoing works by the Open GIS Consortium (OGC).

Why Learn GIS Standards?

The single most important reason for learning to use GIS standards is to insure that geospatial data are efficiently collected, used and shared. GIS standards are there to ease interpretation of a map, to agree upon a description of content and format of data, and to transfer data from a producer to the user and allow both to interpret the information in the same way. This workshop will cover existing GIS standards in the U.S., emerging ISO GIS standards, and ongoing works by the Open GIS Consortium (OGC).

Who Should Attend?

* Government Officials to learn compatibility with U.S. FGDC Standards

* National Government Officials to learn compatibility with ISO Standards

* GIS Managers who are concerned with Data Sharing

* GIS Specialists in International Organizations

* GIS Educators for introducing GIS Standards to students

When:
25-28 June 2001

Where:
Department of Urban Planning
University of Illinois, U-C
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
Champaign, IL

Contact:
Dr. Pattsi Petrie, AICP
217-244-7424
Department of Urban Planning
University of Illinois, U-C
111 Temple Buell Hall
Champaign, IL 61820

Related Link: UIUC: Dept. Of Urban and Regional Planning - GIS Standards Workshop

For more information contact:

Pattsi Petrie
Department of Urban Planning, University of Illinois, U-C
111 Temple Buell Hall
Champaign
IL 61820
USA

Phone: 217-244-7424
Email: p-petrie@uiuc.edu
Web: http://www.urban.uiuc.edu/

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