Recommended Formats Statement
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VII. GIS, Geospatial and Non-GIS Cartographic
NOTE: See also Design and 3D and Software and Video Games for related 3D, dynamic and interactive formats
i. Geographic Information System (GIS) - Vector Data
| i. Geographic Information System (GIS) - Vector Data |
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Preferred |
Acceptable |
| A. Formats |
Most complete data (all layers, appendices), even if proprietary, with a preference for preserving the native format and projection of the data
Vector formats compatible with widely adopted GIS including
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| B. Delivery method, in order of preference |
- Public download URLs
- Automated private download URLs with any necessary API keys or credentials
- Hard drives
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| C. Metadata |
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| D. Technological measures |
Files must contain no measures (such as digital rights management [DRM] or encryption) that control access to or prevent use of the digital work. |
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ii. GIS Vector and Raster Combined
| ii. GIS Vector and Raster Combined |
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Preferred |
Acceptable |
| A. Formats |
In order of preference:
- Most complete data (all layers, appendices), even if proprietary, with a preference for preserving the native format and projection of the data
- Vector and raster formats compatible with widely adopted GIS including:
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Esri File Geodatabase
- OGC GeoPackage
- Formats compatible with recommendations and tools from geospatial open source and open data communities; formats supported by well supported open source software libraries such as GDAL, OGR and GeoTools
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| B. Delivery method, in order of preference |
- Public download URLs
- Automated private download URLs with any necessary API keys or credentials
- Hard drives
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| C. Metadata |
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| D. Technological measures |
Files must contain no measures (such as digital rights management [DRM] or encryption) that control access to or prevent use of the digital work |
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iii. GIS Raster and Georeferenced Images
| iii. GIS Raster and Georeferenced Images |
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Preferred |
Acceptable |
| A. Formats |
- Most complete data (all layers, appendices), even if proprietary, with a preference for preserving the native format and projection of the data
- Raster formats compatible with widely adopted GIS including
GeoTIFF
- OGC GeoPackage
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- TIFF (.tif) files with accompanying TIFF World File (.tfw and .tifw)
- GML in JPEG 2000
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| B. Delivery method, in order of preference |
- Public download URLs
- Automated private download URLs with any necessary API keys or credentials
- Hard drives
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| C. Metadata |
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| D. Technological measures |
Files must contain no measures (such as digital rights management [DRM] or encryption) that control access to or prevent use of the digital work |
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iv. Non-GIS Cartographic
NOTE: This section refers to maps and other cartographic materials produced outside of Geographic Information Systems, or which have been published and disseminated primarily as image or textual works.
| iv. Non-GIS Cartographic |
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Preferred |
Acceptable |
| A. Cartographic materials, in order of preference |
- Most complete data (including appendices)
with a preference for preserving the native format and projection of the data
- Largest size
- Most widely distributed
- Follows recommended formats in Still Image Works (if material is an image) or Textual Works (if material is primarily textual).
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| B. Faithful representation of the work |
Equal in quality to the publication version, best edition or master/primary copy |
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| C. Permanence and Appearance |
- Packaging materials equivalent to published form (e.g., binding, box/packaging materials)
- If multiple versions available, provide the most widely distributed edition.
- If limited edition, provide an unnumbered but otherwise identical copy.
- For large items, provide rolled, unfolded.
- Prefer edition with protective coatings.
- Faithful representation of the work as published. Equal quality to publication version.
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| D. Related Materials |
- Includes indexes, study guides or other matter if available
- Also includes annotations, accompanying tabular or textual matter or other interpretive aids
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| E. Metadata |
- As supported by format:
- Title
- Creator
- Creation Date
- Place of publication
- Publisher/producer/distributor
- Contact information
- Include if available:
- Language of work
- Other relevant identifiers (e.g., DOI, LCCN, etc.)
- Subject descriptors
- Abstracts
- Key or reference to each data field and technical production information (e.g. EXIF metadata from digital camera
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