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... Therefore, a state Framework will include geodetic control, orthophoto imagery, elevation, transportation, hydrography, governmental units, and cadastral information. The geodetic control, elevation, and orthophoto imagery layers may be supplemented by the state.
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... One major difference between a state and tribal nation Framework and the FGDC Framework is the definition of the content of the transportation layer. For example, at the state level linear transportation features such as roads may still be defined by their centerlines (as in the federal contribution to the NSDI)
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Key Terms

  • extended framework
  • geospatial data
  • spatial data
  • governmental units
  • tribal nation

  • additional themes
  • orthophoto imagery
  • cadastral information
  • property ownership
  • transportation layer

  • county level
  • geodetic control
  • local extended
  • accurate geospatial
  • municipal boundaries

  • district boundaries
  • county officials
  • nation framework
  • major difference
  • include geodetic

  • nation extended
  • state level
  • transportation features
  • soils data


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