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(H2) 33XX 33XX J44F$Minor heading (H3) 33  XX 33  XX F44FV$Sub heading (H4) L~vXX L~vXX !KK(XxxxxKX  ݛ  33XX        ReportofAprilX3L8SpecialInterest (x GroupMeeting ݌̌ 33XbX  XbXXXb @  @   MeetingNotesX3L8SpecialInterestGroupMeetingHeldattheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnologyJuly11and12,1996ӀAttendees:BruceBargmeyer,EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyDanGillman,BureauoftheCensusAlanGoldfine,NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology#XbXXXb#XbXXXb '  WilliamKenworthey,Jr.,SelfDougMann,PacificNorthwestLaboratoryJudithNewton,NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnologyPhongNgo,ScienceApplicationsInternationalCorporationFrankOlken,LawrenceBerkeleyLaboratoryBurtParker,MITRETEKGeoffSteele,EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyDanGillmanchairedthemeetings.Thefollowingreportstheissuesraisedanddecisionsmade:1.ISO/IEC11179,Part1,FrameworkDanGillmanisrevisingPart1.Hewillputthenewversionuponthenetandsendamessagewhenitisavailable. 2.ISO/IEC11179,Part2DataElementClassification ,,|' BruceBargmeyerledadiscussionofPart2.Itisdesirabletomakethispartaccommodate changesintroducedbyWorldWideWebtechnologyandotheradvancesthathavecomesincethisPartwasfirststarted.Majorquestionsdiscussedinclude:a.Doesclassificationmatteranymore,givenpowerfulindexingmiddleware?b.Howtorepresentclassificationschemes?c.Howtoaccessclassificationschemes?d.HowtoexploitClassificationforaccess?f.Howtodealwithclassificationfordataelementvalues?Itisusefultosortoutsometheissuestoclarifythesolutionspace.Therelevantstandardsstructureinclude:ConceptualSchemaRepresentationStandards:KIF,CGDataModelstandards:IDEF1x,Express,NIAM,ERDMetadataContentStandard:FGDC,GILS,MARC,ProfileDataExchangeStandards:SDTS,SGML,HTMLQueryLanguages:SQL,KQML,Z39.50DistributedsystemsAPI:CORBA,NetworkOLE,DDE,HTTPThediscussionresultedinresolvethatwecontinuethepresentdirectionofthepaperasameanstocapturerelevantinformationfromclassificationschemesandtorelatetheinformationtodataelements.Wedonotneedtospecifyparticularbrowsingtechnologyorclassificationtechniques,butshouldhavethebasic(evolving)capabilitiesoftheseinmind.ThescopeofPart2shouldmakeclearthelimitsofthestandard.Weshouldaddanother classificationtechnique, controlledwordlist.Weshouldaddaninformativeannexsuggestingusefulclassificationschemes.Membersarerequestedtosendcandidates.3.CoordinationofmetamodelsArisingduringtheclassificationdiscussionwasareportonvariousfederaleffortstoputdataandmetadataupontheWeb.Someofthese,suchasGILSandFGDCaremandatedeffortsforallagencies.Eachofthesehavecontentand/ortransferstandards.Theycouldeasilybecome stovepipemetadatasystems.SomecoordinationmaybeaccomplishedthroughusingMARCandProfiles.Thismaynotbeadequate,however.ItmaybeusefultousetheX3L8registrytoservethisfunction.Thismaybeusefultoengageaasanewworkarea..4.DraftofnewworkitemondatavaluesJudithNewtonleadadiscussionofthenewdraftofthenewworkitemonSpecificationofDataValueDomains.Shemadeseveralchangestoadvancetheconceptandtoaccommodatecommentsmadeonearlierdrafts.Wediscussedthepotentialutilityofclassificationschemesatthevaluelevel.Weconcludedthat ConceptualDomainshouldbeshownasa ClassifiedDataRegistrationComponentinthemetamodel.Judywillmakethenecessarychangesinthis A-(# documenttoaccommodatethechange.MembersareinvitedtomakecommentsonthisdocumentandtosendthecommentstoJudy.5.DiscussionofWebPagesFrankOlkenhasfixedhardwareproblemsthathavehinderedaccesstotheX3L8Webpages.FranksaidthatthemeetingnotessinceAprilaremissingorgibberish.BruceBargmeyerwilltrytoprovidethenecessaryfiles.BurtParkerwillputacopyoftheRegistryConceptpaperupontheX3L8FTPsiteandFrankandAlanGoldfinewilltakecareoftheappropriatelinksandupdates.FrankwillsendtheURLlinktotheISOcontact.FrankwillalsomakealinktothecontentofthemailinglistsforX3L8newsandSC14news.DougMannwillputacopyoftheNIAMversionofthemetamodelontheFTPserver.DougwillalsosendFrankaURLfortheANSIpagethatenablespeopletopurchasestandards.JudywillputupacopyofherIEEEMetadataConferencepapersothatalinkcanbemadetoit.Note:WeshouldtrytospelloutacronymsandgivetitlestodocumentsinmaterialsthatweputupontheWeb#XbXXXb4#XbXXXb.Weshouldalsoaddanameandcontactpointoneachdocument.   Inthecontinuingefforttomakethingsavailable,wewillputdocumentsontheFTPserverinnativeformatWordPerfect,MSWord,etc,andalsoinHTMLformat.IfapersoncannotproduceaHTMLversion,heorsheshouldtrytoproduceanASCIIversion.TheWebpageswillcontainlinkstoHTMLandASCIIdocuments.6.AttributesofdataelementconceptdraftofnewworkitemPongNgodiscussedissuesencounteredinpreparingtheupdatetothisdocument.PhongreportedthathehascontactedothermemberbodiesofSC14andweareassuredthatthenewworkitemballotonthisandthedatavaluenewworkitemwillpasswithadequateparticipants.7.Metamodeldiscussion.DanGillmanledadiscussionofthemetamodel.Danraisedtheissuethatthemetamodelmaynotcoverderiveddataelements.Thereisgeneralagreementthatweshouldincludethisinthemetamodel.Wherethederivationisverycomplicated(nottobestoredintheregistry),themetamodelhasanattributeforadocument.Wheretheformulaorderivationtechniqueissomethingthatwewanttomaintainintheregistry,weneedanattributesomewheretocapturethisinformation.Theattributesatthe Representationlevelareusefulforsomebutnotallofthis.Anewissuewasrecorded.DanGillmanwillmakesomesuggestions.Weagreedthatdimensionality(e.g.,length,mass,time,temperature,current)isanattributeof Propertyweshouldaddthistothemetamodel.Weagreedthatthelinefrom ConceptualDomainshouldbechangedfrom AdministeredDataRegistrationComponentto ClassifiedDataRegistrationComponent.ThismeansthatclassificationschemescanbeutilizedatthevaluelevelaswellasattheObjectClass,Property,etc.levels.8.Revisionof datestandardX3.30 PhongNgogavethestatusofthisitem. G,'% AproposalforrevisionofX3.30wassenttoX3OperationManagementCommittee(OMC)on June12,1996.TheOMCistoreviewandvoteontheproposalduringthesecondweekofJuly,1996.Subsequently,wewillissueapressrelease.BurtParkerwillpreparethepressreleaseandforwardittoLynnBarraattheX3Secretariat.InterestedpartieswillbeinvitedtothenextX3L8meeting,inthepressrelease.Apointofcontactwillbeincludedinthepressreleasetogivesomeadvancenoticeofpotentialnewattendees.Asecondplenarymeetingwillberequiredifnewmembersarrivewhwanttovoteonthisrevisionofthestandard.AtthenextX3L8Plenarymeetingwewilldraftarevisionforthestandard.Ifasecondmeetingisnotrequired,weexpecttovotetoreleasethedraftforpublicreview(ifthedraftisacceptable).Ifasecondmeetingisrequired,thevotewillbetakenatthesecondmeeting.̜ThentheX3Secretariatissuesthedraftforpublicreview(twomonths).̜ConcurrentwithpublicreviewPhongNgowillissue30dayX3L8ballot,alsoOMCcompliancewillbedonebyX3Secretariat,andtheSecretariatwillcallforIntellectualPropertyRights.̜Afterthe60dayperiodwewillresolvecomments(BurtParkerwilllead)andformallyendorsecontentatX3L8meeting(byrolecallvote),#XbXXXb#XbXXXbiftechnicalcommentsarereceived,wemayneeda j secondpublicreview.̜ThedocumentisthenforwardedtotheOMCformanagementreview̜FinallythestandardwillbeforwardedtoANSI#XbXXXb!#XbXXXb񛀜forpublication.JudithNewtonattendedthelastmeetingofthe#XbXXXb##XbXXXbEXXb#XbXXXb##{EFederalInformationResourcesManagementPolicyCouncil(FIRMPOC)WorkingGroupontheYear2000#XbXE###XbXXX&G$#XbXXXbInteragencyCouncilSubcommitteeontheYear2000andinformedthemoftherevisionisunderway.TherewasgeneralacceptanceoftheYYYYMMDDrepresentation.9.BSRWediscussedthepoliticalandtechnicalintricaciesoftheBSReffort.WecontinuetobeinterestedinthisworkasanimplementationoftheSC14work.AmeetingwithBSRprincipleswillbeheldAugust1416thinDC.X3L8membersareinvitedtoattend.̜#XbXXXb$#10.Futuremeetingschedule̜SIGandX3L8:Notechange:September1920,1996atNISTNorth(SIGmeetingsonϜSeptember19.X3L8PlenaryisSeptember20.)SIGandX3L8:October1516,1996atBattelle,2101WilsonBlvd.,Suite800Arlington,Va.,CourthouseMetro.SIGonOctober15istheSIGandX3L8PlenaryonOctober16.SIG:November2122,1996atNISTSIG:December1213,1996atNISTSIG:January2324,1997atNISTFebruary2628,1997atBattelle,SIGonFebruary2627thandX3L8Plenaryonthe28th.DirectionstoNISTNorth:NISTNorthisBuilding820.Theaddressofthisbuildingis820WestDiamondAvenue.NotethatthebuildingislocatedacrossthestreetfromthemaincampusofNIST.InsteadofturningontoBureauDrivetowardthemainGateofNIST,turntheopposite -)$ direction(North)ontoBureauDriveandtakethesecondpossiblerightturntogettotheNISTNorthbuilding,Thebuildinghasthename NISTonitinlargeletters.(FromInterstate270,drivingNorth,takeExit10,whichloopsunderthefreeway,andthenturnRIGHTatthefirststoplightthisistheintersectionofWestDiamondAvenueandBureaudrive.)̄X3L8documents,includingthismeetingreport,areavailableviaAnonymousFTPfromspeckle.ncsl.nist.gov.ChangedirectorytoX3L8(X3L8inlowercaseletters)andcheckthe"readme"filefordetails.ManyofthedocumentsarealsolistedontheX3L8HomePageURLis http://www.lbl.gov/~olken/X3L8".Ifyouhavequestionsorcommentsonthisdocumentsendemailto bargmeyer.bruce@epamail.epa.gov.