Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 10:47:15 -0500
From: (Dan Nelson) <nelson@muck.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Sender: owner-nsdi_l@fgdc.er.usgs.GOV
Subject: NSDI_L Illinois clearinghouse available
To: NSDI_L@fgdc.er.usgs.GOV


     Hi Folks,
     
     I am pleased to announce the Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial 
     Data Clearinghouse web page has been launched.  This is a prototype
     clearinghouse for Illinois developed via FGDC grant by several offices
     and agencies of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

     Data and metadata are available for the broad categories of geology,
     mining, water resources, natural history, conservation, administration,
     and infrastructure.

     FGDCMETA.AML is also available at this site.

     FGDCMETA.AML is an extremely simplified variant of DOCUMENT.AML that
     generates metadata files in ASCII text from Arc/Info geo_datasets.  File
     structure and content conform with the FGDC Content Standard for Digital
     Geospatial Metadata.  Resulting files are intended for use with other
     metadata tools that conform to the FGDC metadata standard such as xtme
     and mp.  This tool is intended for a narrow audience: those who wish to
     generate FGDC metadata simply and quickly, without the complexities of
     DOCUMENT.AML.

     Please visit the Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
     at:  www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/ISGSindex.html.

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Dan Nelson, Associate Staff Geologist                nelson@muck.isgs.uiuc.edu
Illinois State Geological Survey                            217-244-2513 (vox)
615 East Peabody Drive                                      217-333-2830 (fax)
Champaign, Illinois  61820
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