EDCS PDG

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EDCS PDG

• TAD Gene Wiehagen
• Chair Bob Richbourg
• Vice Chair / Secretary Dale Miller

Total attendance 27 Number of Papers
presented 0 Number of Invited Presentations 3 Pa
nel discussions 0
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Goals for Meeting

• Provide information on the upcoming ISO Working
  Draft 5 of the EDCS
• Present results from the February 2001 ISO
  meeting which considered comments against WD4 of
  the EDCS
• Provide status of old business
• Discuss plans for PDG activity relative to the
  next review comments input cycle (WD5)
• Solicit additional volunteers

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Key Points

• Key Point 1- Old Business. A few old business
  items remain open.
• Key Point 2- Definitions Guidance. Need to
  follow formal guidance on crafting definitions.
• Key Point 3- Future Schedule. EDCS WD 5 release
  expected mid-May, 2001

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Key Point 1 Old Business

• Specific SISO product to be created remains
  unknown given the recommendations of the study on
  software products. Primary focus of PDG
  remains the EDCS Standard evolution.
• Update of 00F-SIW-071. a report will be
  generated and published on the reflector for use
  as a EDCS tutorial and guide for reviewers.
• Coordination with RPR FOM group. Recently agreed
  LM will incorporate appropriate portions of EBV
  into the EDCS.

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Key Point 2 Formal Guidance

• The most recent PDG comments focused on providing
  definitions for EDCS codes. Only informal
  guidance on the structure of definitions required
  for ISO compliance existed.
• There now exists more complete set of
  instructions on content and format of definitions
  as a result of the ISO February 2001 meeting.
  This will be posted to the EDCS reflector.

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Key Point 3 Future EDCS Schedule

• Two options available for submission of PDG
  comments. SISO now has Cat C Liaison status to
  SC24 and may submit directly or may continues to
  submit via ANSI H3.9.
• Key dates for next review will be posted to the
  EDCS reflector as they become available. The
  date and site for the next PDG meeting will also
  be discussed on the reflector and will include
  teleconference options.

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EDCS WD5 Key Dates

• Date Event
• May 24 EDCS WD5 released
• TBD EDCS PDG Meeting
• TBD ANSI H3.9 meeting
• Aug 3 Comments to WG8
• Aug 20 ISO JTC1 SC24 WG8 meeting
• Palm Springs

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SRM PDG

• TAD Gene Wiehagen
• Chair Kevin Trott
• Vice Chair / Secretary Guy Schiavone

Total attendance 29/3
Number of Papers presented 0 Number of
Invited Presentations 1 Panel discussions
0

• 29 SISO members attended
• 3 PDG members - no quorum, no official meeting

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Goals for Meeting

• Present update on the next release of ISO
  Working Draft 5 of the SRM (now expected 11
  April)
• Discuss plans for PDG activities relative to the
  next review comments input cycle (WD5)
• Solicit volunteers

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SRM WD5 Key Dates

• Date Event
• 11 April SRM WD5 released for comment
• 30 April ANSI H3.0 Meeting
• Early - Mid May SRM PDG Meeting??
• 12-16 June ISO JTC1 SC24 WG8 Meeting

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TAD Recommendations to SAC

• 1. Request SAC provide PDGs with additional
  tools to assist in the ISO Standardization
  Process such as an on-line library containing
• Copy of proper version of The Oxford English
  Dictionary (OED)
• SI Guide for International Systems of Units
• Any additional ISO Standardization Handbooks or
  Guidance Documents.
• 2. PDGs should continue to use ANSI H3.9 as
  preferred body to funnel comments to ISO. Use
  Class C Liaison to SC 24 as secondary route.

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Comments on Draft ISO SRM Standards

• SRM Working Draft 5 will be made available on
  password protected web site with notification via
  PDG reflector
• Spatial Reference Model (SRM) abstract
  specification
• Comment format
• Separate groups of General, Technical,
  Editorial comments
• Single point in each comment
• Reference Clause/Section, Paragraph (e.g.
  3rd), Sentence
• Comment Whats incorrect/missing/unnecessary?
• Proposed Change What should be
  changed/added/removed?
• Rationale/References Why? Who says so?
• Post comments on PDG reflector - MS Word 6 or
  97/98 preferred