1. FGDC Metadata Working Group
March 19, 2009
Conference Dial-in Number: (218) Participant Access Code: 188508#
8 Pacific
9 mt
10 central
11 eastern

2. North American Profile
Approval by mid-April;
Publication May 1, at the latest.
Next Steps, as of :
INCITS Liaison review and recommendation: business days
INCITS EB Review: calendar days
INCITS EB Approval Letter Ballot: calendar days
ANSI BSR-9 Approval: business days (coordination with the Canadians)
ANSI Publication: To be coordinated with the Canadians
At publication date, FGDC Standards Working Group process begins

3. NAP Resources Website under development
Geospatial Metadata fact sheet revision, underway
NAP Transition Guidance Document
First Draft- March 30
NAP Workbook draft, to follow
Conversion tool Winter 2009

4. NAP- Feature Catalog Feature Catalog- work began Feb 2009
Draft – Fall 2009
Public Review – Late Fall 2009
Task Group from FGDC Metadata Working Group

5. ISO – 19115 Geographic Information Metadata
5 year review
Changes from NAP may be proposed for 19115
Will include ability to reference URL for Data Quality- Source.

6. INCITs – L1 projects volunteers
Feature Catalog & ISO review.
FGDC, voting member of INCITs L1
Members of ANSI
Friends of the Committee (INCITS L1), FOC
FGDC Metadata Working Group Members

7. Friends of the Committee (FOC) Role – “the basics”
Can observe INCITS L1 meetings
May receive copies of meeting notices, agendas and other public information
May receive copies of national drafts at Milestone 4, ANSI 45-day public review, only at no cost
Shall Not serve on US Delegations to ISO TC211 Plenary or associated meetings or hold any officer position
Shall Not vote on TC matters (formal or informal voting), at any time.

8. How does one become a “Friend”
Technical Committees or their subgroups wishing to identify and external organization as a FOC shall do so by a valid committee motion, recorded in the meeting minutes, and shall notify the INCITS Secretariat of any such action.
EPA, DHG, USGS, USACE, FGDC, OGC, GMU are all members of L1
FOC are Friends under a committee member.

9. ISO Metadata Editor 2009 update review period March-July
Software reviewers needed
Contact:

10. State Metadata Points of Contact
2009 update
current effort
work with NSGIC representative and USGS Liaisons
if you would like to serve in that capacity
Contact:

11. News from the field
NOAA-CDDC, MERMAID