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

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

Here's another one, and we will also need to double check that we are 
compatible with the security standards, most importantly, P3P. I have 
this creeping notion that I am going to spend the rest of my life 
reviewing vocabulary and data standards. Sheesh!

Ciao,
Rex

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>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


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