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Criteria for United States Geological Survey (USGS) recognizing certificate issuing organizations functions and requirements part of United States Geological Survey recognition of Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) Topological Vector Profile (TVP) cert
Published
Author(s)
William H Dashiell, L Arnold Johnson, Lynne S Rosenthal
Dashiell, W.
, Johnson, L.
and Rosenthal, L.
(1998),
Criteria for United States Geological Survey (USGS) recognizing certificate issuing organizations functions and requirements part of United States Geological Survey recognition of Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) Topological Vector Profile (TVP) cert, , National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6126
(Accessed October 25, 2025)