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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jay Noller, OSU Department of Crop & Soil Science, in
cooperation with the Geoscience Framework Implementation Team (FIT) is augmenting
the current FGDC Soils GIS Data Standard and draft versions of these documents are
available for your review and comment. The comment period will be open for 45
days and closes June 1, 2009. Please address comments and questions to Jay.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Draft Soils GIS Data Standard, v2.0: (two new documents + appendix
B) <a
href="http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/standards.shtml#Standards_in_Revision">http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/standards.shtml#Standards_in_Revision</a>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Current FGDC Soil GIS Data Standard:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/docs/SoilGeodataStandard.pdf">http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/docs/SoilGeodataStandard.pdf</a>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Geoscience FIT webpage: <a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/fit/geoscience/GeoFrame.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/fit/geoscience/GeoFrame.shtml</a>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jay Stratton Noller<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Associate Department Head<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Department of Crop & Soil Science <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>+1.541.737.6187<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/people/Noller-Jay">http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/people/Noller-Jay</a>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Milt Hill, GISP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Framework Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Office<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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St. NE</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, Rm 470<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Salem</span></font></st1:City><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>503-378-3157<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>milton.e.hill@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a href="http://gis.oregon.gov/">http://gis.oregon.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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