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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear DAC colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Last July I sent out the message below in order to inform some of the work being proposed for the Standards Work Stream. I unfortunately did not receive responses from all of you, and I’m also aware that we are
now a year on and organisational capabilities change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Could I therefore ask you please to respond to the enquiry in the email below?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sean <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><img width="285" height="95" style="width:2.9687in;height:.9895in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.png@01D428B2.79FC13C0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D42B30.39763620"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><b><span style="color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Sean Gaffney</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Manager, MEDIN Standards and Guidelines Work Stream<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool L3 5DA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.medin.org.uk">www.medin.org.uk</a>; e: <a href="mailto:sgaf@bodc.ac.uk">
<span style="color:blue">sgaf@bodc.ac.uk</span></a>; t: +44 (0) 151 795 4950 <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Medin_dacs <medin_dacs-bounces@mail.nerc-liv.ac.uk>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gaffney, Sean P.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 31 July 2018 09:40<br>
<b>To:</b> Medin_dacs@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk <Medin_dacs@mail.nerc-liv.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Medin_dacs] ability of DACs to handle positional data in various forms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sean from MEDIN Work Stream 2 here. As a result of some discussions at the last MEDIN Standards Working Group meeting, we have been looking at the feasibility of capturing positional information in guidelines in formats other than simple
CSV files. Examples of more complex positional geometries include GIS shapefiles, WKT, KML, Oracle Spatial etc.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, before we expand the guidelines to encompass these other positional types, MEDIN need to understand the capabilities of the DACs to handle them. Therefore, can I please ask that each DAC responds to me with a list of the different
positional formats that they are capable of handling?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sean<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><img border="0" width="285" height="95" style="width:2.9687in;height:.9895in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D428B2.79FC13C0"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><b><span style="color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Sean Gaffney</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Manager, MEDIN Standards and Guidelines Work Stream<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool L3 5DA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oceannet.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.oceannet.org</span></a>; e:
<a href="mailto:sgaf@bodc.ac.uk"><span style="color:blue">sgaf@bodc.ac.uk</span></a>; t: +44 (0) 151 795 4950
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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