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SDTS Support Software: The FIPS 123 Function Library

Author: Lazar, Robert A.

Source: Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Volume 19, Number 5, December 1992 , pp. 303-305(3)

Publisher: Cartography and Geographic Information Society

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Abstract:

To increase access to and use of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) as Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 173, the U.S. Geological Survey developed software tools that support implementation of the SDTS. The most significant tool is a library of C language functions that can be called by user application programs to read and write files compliant to FIPS 123, the standard used by the SDTS for its physical file implementation. (Any use of trade names and trademarks is for descriptive purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey.)

Keywords: SPATIAL DATA TRANSFER STANDARD; SOFTWARE LIBRARY; ISO 8211; ENCODING; DECODING

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1559/152304092783762155

Publication date: 1992-12-01

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