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Executive Summary

As part of the GGDM development, the ground-warfighters are developing a holistic understanding of the geospatial information needs and potential 1...

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Rational Base

The strategy for developing the GGDM is to iteratively evolve the model through the incorporation of geospatial data requirements and existing datasets that..

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Component Models

The GGDM process started with the development of each data component within a Common Data Model Framework (CDMF) complaint ...

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Concept Mappings

A significant number of GGDM components are not NFDD-based and for this reason mappings are required to translate the requirements ...

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Consistency

The GGDM derives consistency guidelines from both stated and unstated goals for NSG Topographic Data Store (NSG TDS).

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Data Modeling

Features can conceptually be thought of as a class or an entity with a geospatial constraint of geometric type. Geospatial feature types generally include...

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Extensions

The core component of the GGDM is the National System for Geospatial Intelligence Topographic Data Store (NSG TDS). Extensions to the core ...

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Metadata

Feature level metadata is valuable for situations where data is added or updated on a feature by feature basis and shared or distributed between ...

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Physical Data Model (PDM)

One goal of the GGDM development is to provide for automated generation of the PDM to Environment Systems Research Institute (Esri) ArcGIS ...

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Quality Assurance

The purpose of this document is to establish Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) goals, processes and responsibilities required to implement ...

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Configuration Control Board Blank Template

This template establishes a format for change request.

Configuration Control Board Blank Template

Translating or Mapping Data to GGDM

The objective of this document is to explain the current process of translating or mapping data to the GGDM and define an approach for translations...

Translating or Mapping Data to GGDM