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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello Community Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Metadata Work Group proposed minor revisions to the Oregon Metadata Standard in 2016. The proposed changes were reviewed by the public in November and December. In response
to the public comments received, the Metadata Work Group has reworked the updates and offers the Standard for a second public comment period, beginning today, February 13, 2017, and closing on March 27, 2017.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A link to the comment document is posted on the Oregon GIS data standards web page (</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/geo/Pages/standards.aspx"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.oregon.gov/geo/Pages/standards.aspx</span></a><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">You may again review the proposed revisions and submit your comments and suggestions via Google Docs (no sign-in required). The direct link to the document is:
<a href="http://goo.gl/AzFvpz">http://goo.gl/AzFvpz</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for your valuable input.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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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