Digital Earth Interagency Working Group

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57646-57647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27964]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Digital Earth Interagency Working Group

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of rescheduled meeting--digital earth alpha version.

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SUMMARY: The Digital Earth meeting originally announced in the October 
14, 1999, Federal Register has been rescheduled from October 25, 1999, 
to November 10, 1999, to provide additional preparation time for 
interested participants. The Digital Earth Interagency Working Group, 
chaired by NASA with representatives from other Federal departments and 
agencies, will hold an open meeting at the USGS facility in Reston, 
Virginia, to discuss options for a near-term demonstration of the 
Digital Earth vision by public and private sector technology providers 
(for details, visit www.digitalearth.gov.
    Throughout Federal, State, and local government, the private 
sector, and other public sector interests, there exist data, 
infrastructure, partnerships, and capability to support the 
exploitation of

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geospatial information to answer questions of students, researchers, 
community leaders, and others. The goal of this meeting will be to 
identify existing and emerging data, infrastructure, and tools, that 
can be brought together to provide an ``alpha version'' demonstration 
of the Digital Earth vision in a limited number of use contexts (e.g., 
a student asking a question about the effects of pollution on the 
community). The results of this discussion may lead to subsequent 
Commerce Business Daily requests for proposals regarding cooperative 
technology demonstrations.
    The morning session will be focused on providing the Federal 
Digital Earth vision, program, progress, and organization. The 
afternoon session will be devoted to discussion on a Digital Earth 
alpha version for FY 2000. Time will be allocated for attendees to 
provide their perspectives on Digital Earth. Attendees must indicate 
their intent to present their views, and statements should be limited 
to 10 minutes.

DATES: The meeting will be held in the USGS main Auditorium on November 
10, 1999, commencing at 9 a.m. and adjourning at 3 p.m. The meeting may 
be extended to 5 p.m. based on the number of attendees indicating 
interest in presenting their views on Digital Earth.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To reserve a space for the meeting, 
please contact Mr. Mark Reichardt at (703) 748-5742, or via e-mail at 
mreichardt@usgs.gov with your name, address, telephone, and e-mail 
address, and indicate whether or not you want to make a statement on 
Digital Earth. Although the meeting is open to all interested parties, 
space is limited and will be allocated on a first come basis. Please 
limit requests to one member of your organization.

    Dated: October 20, 1999.
Hedy J. Rossmeissl,
Acting, Chief, National Mapping Division.
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