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Preserving Geospatial Data: The National Geospatial Digital Archive's Approach
Greg Janée
  DOI :  10.2352/issn.2168-3204.2009.6.1.art00007  Published Online :  January 2009
Abstract

The National Geospatial Digital Archive (NGDA) is one of eight initial projects funded by the Library of Congress's National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). The project's overarching goal is to answer the question: How can we preserve geospatial data on a national scale and make it available to future generations? This paper summarizes the project's work in four areas: analysis of the characteristics of geospatial data relevant to preservation; elucidation of the “relay” principles of long-term preservation; development of an OAIS-compliant archive system; and development of a wiki- and repository-based format registry.

Journal Title : Archiving Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Greg Janée, "Preserving Geospatial Data: The National Geospatial Digital Archive's Approach"  in Proc. IS&T Archiving 2009,  2009,  pp 25 - 29,  https://doi.org/10.2352/issn.2168-3204.2009.6.1.art00007

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Preserving Geospatial Data: The National Geospatial Digital Archive's Approach
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The National Geospatial Digital Archive (NGDA) is one of eight initial projects funded by the Library of Congress's National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). The project's overarching goal is to answer the question: How can we preserve geospatial data on a national scale and make it available to future generations? This paper summarizes the project's work in four areas: analysis of the characteristics of geospatial data relevant to preservation; elucidation of the “relay” principles of long-term preservation; development of an OAIS-compliant archive system; and development of a wiki- and repository-based format registry.