RE: GIS SC Meeting notes for 03/30/04

1. Elliot Christian provided an update on the Earth Observation Symposium 
(http://www.iafastro.com/congress/Vancouve%202004/Call/2MO_B.pdf 
) with special reference to symposium focus area on Space and Natural Disaster 
Reduction Symposium.

2. Discussion on the GIS SC providing a change 
proposal to CAP (after adoption) to add a new field that can be used to provide 
additional coordinate reference system (CRS) information, such as an EPSG code. 
The current use of WGS 84/Lat Long would remain unchanged. This will insure 
backwards compatibility and international ease of implementation.

    Carl took action to develop a short "white paper" on 
CRS and the work the OGC has done in this standards area.

3. Then 
spent time "getting the  vote out for CAP". Successful!

4. Then a 
short discussion on RAINS (Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network 
Security) and possible of some level of collaboration. In their announcements, 
they talk to CAP implementations. Carl and Rex to follow-up. http://www.oregonrains.org/

 

Respectfully submitted.

Carl Reed

GIS SC Chair

and

OGC Executive Director