Re: [emergency] FYI: Draft Address Data Content Standard

["R. Allen Wyke" <emtc@nc.rr.com>]

Hmmm.....I looked over this, and maybe I am missing something, but this
doesn't seem like the purpose is to "facilitate the exchange of address
information", but rather to facilitate "the processing" of address
information, which may or may not be the act of exchanging. I am clearly
no expert on the problem this is solving, but it seems a bit like
killing a fly with a elephant gun. 

It is also interesting that a lot of what is here is already achieved by
the de facto vCard standard (explained here, http://www.imc.org/pdi,
along with its sister vCalendar). vCard does not, however, talk about
how to process and use the data - it just describes it.

So, my personal commentary aside, what were your thoughts on how this
applied to the efforts of the EM TC? Something the Infrastructure SC
should think about, since "processing" is certainly within its area of
concentration?

Allen

On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 14:52, Eliot Christian wrote:
> The U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee has released
> the draft Address Data Content Standard for public review
> between May 1, 2003 and July 31, 2003. The purpose of
> this standard is to facilitate the exchange of address
> information.
> 
> Organizations often have detailed specifications about
> the structure of their address information without defining
> the content, i.e., the elements that constitute an address
> within their system. Knowledge of both structure and
> content is required to successfully share information in
> a digital environment. The Address Data Content Standard
> simplifies the address data exchange process by providing a
> method for documenting the content of address information.
> It codifies some commonly used discrete units of address
> information, referred to as descriptive elements, and
> provides standardized terminology and definitions to
> alleviate inconsistencies in the use of descriptive
> elements and to simplify the documentation process.
> 
> The Address Data Content Standard is applicable to
> addresses of entities having a spatial component. It
> does not apply to addresses of entities lacking a spatial
> component and specifically excludes electronic addresses,
> such as e-mail addresses. It does not require addresses
> be shared and does not provide guidelines for determining
> whether addresses can be shared. Some organizations are
> prohibited by statute from sharing addresses or some
> part of address information due to requirements for
> confidentiality and security. The Address Data Content
> Standard places no requirement on internal organization
> of use or structure of address data. However, its
> principles can be extended to all addresses, including
> addresses maintained within an organization, even if
> they are not shared.
> 
> For guidance on obtaining a copy of the draft
> Address Data Content Standard for review and comment
> and submitting comments, please visit the FGDC
> standards page on the Address Data Content Standard
> at http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/sub2_4.html
-- 
R. Allen Wyke
Chair, Emergency Management TC
emtc@nc.rr.com
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/emergency