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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you to all who have already commented on the proposed revisions to the metadata standard!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Two versions of the proposed revised Oregon Metadata Standard, a clean version and a marked up version, are now available for your convenience.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The preferred method for submitting comments is through the Google Docs comment feature.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Both versions can be accessed via a
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2YzHLifLGxydVd3cVhMUk8tX28">Metadata Standard Public folder</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The direct link to the clean version is
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://goo.gl/gmZJiI">https://goo.gl/gmZJiI</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The direct link to the marked up version is
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Minor revisions have been proposed for the Oregon Metadata Standard. The proposed revisions were initiated by the FIT Metadata Work Group to specify that the
<b>data steward</b> contact information be placed in the <b>publisher</b> metadata element. Other proposed changes include formatting to increase readability and minor wording changes to increase clarity.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A link to the comment documents’ folder is posted on the Oregon GIS data standards web page (<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/geo/Pages/standards.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/geo/Pages/standards.aspx</a>).
The minimum comment review period is 30 days, starting November 14, 2016. The comment period will close December 16, 2016 at 11:59 PM.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for your input,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Theresa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#3A485C">Theresa Burcsu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#3A485C">Oregon
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</span><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#3A485C">Framework Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#3A485C">OSCIO Geospatial Enterprise Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">635 Capitol St NE # 150<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#3A485C"><a href="mailto:theresa.burcsu@oregon.gov"><span style="color:#3A485C">theresa.burcsu@oregon.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#3A485C">503-378-3157 (o)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#3A485C">971-283-6811 (c)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3A485C"><a href="http://gis.oregon.gov/"><span style="color:#3A485C">http://gis.oregon.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Data Classification: Level 1 - Published</span><span style="color:#3A485C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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