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A Survey of Key Concepts and Issues for Electronic Recordkeeping

Abstract

Introduction

Review of Key Issues

Electronic Data Interchange

System Administration

Disaster Recovery

Network Security

Digital Spatial Meta Data

Sources of Information
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Digital Spatial Meta Data

Standards

The FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Meta Data At its June 8, 1994, meeting, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) approved the "Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Meta Data. The standard specifies the information content of meta data for a set of digital geospatial data. The purpose of the standard is to provide a common set of terminology and definitions for documentation related to these meta data. their geospatial data.

The standard specifies information that helps prospective users to determine what data exist, the fitness of these data for their applications, and the conditions for accessing these data. Meta Data also aid the transfer of data to other users' systems.