[DDI-ADG] Notes from Call

[Fred Gey]

Hi San,
   Below you reference an ICPSR Study which I am to do geography on as #409.
I can't find such a study number.  Does anyone have the correct number?
Kate was this a study you were working with since your markup is mentioned?
Fred

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> bounces at icpsr.umich.edu] On Behalf Of Sandra.A.Cannon at frb.gov
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:51 AM
> To: ddi-adg at icpsr.umich.edu
> Subject: [DDI-ADG] Notes from Call
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> Here's what I could capture coherently from the conference call on
Tuesday,
> July 19.  I apologize for missing statements or misstatements - it was
> difficult to follow all the discussions since I missed the previous call.
> Please let me know what needs added or amended.
> 
> /san/
> 
> On the call (which started at 11:20):
> J
> Sanda
> Wendy
> Kate
> Fred
> San
> 
> Discussion of Wendy's comments:
> - Decided geographic time is correct but needs to be added
> - Bounding box is a search piece for geographic cover.  It allows a person
> or program to determine if a point is in the area covered.
> - Structural hierarchy issues:  over lapping hierarchies cause problems.
> If you take two or more hierarchies and overlap them then you have a
> result
> set not easily addressed.
> 
> Unique geographic identifier discussion:
> - Much discussion over what uniquely identifies a geographic reference and
> what it should be called.  Currently it is geographic structure but it was
> suggested that geographic key might work better since it functions like a
> key in a database.
> - Agreed that there should be the ability to either outline values
> explicitly or use an external source.
> - An example would be helpful  - Fred is going to work on that for the
> next
> call. He'll look at study #409 and Kate's markup and see what comes out
> and
> then resend his example that he sent only to Mary.
> 
> Geographic level vs. coverage:
> - Much discussion over what was previously agreed upon and how to deal
> with
> (and whether or not to deal with) coverage of "incomplete" regions (e.g.
> 40
> out of 50 states).  I confess that the outcome of this discussion did not
> make it to my notes.
> 
> Scheduling:
> - There are 6 calls left before the September 1st deadline.
> - Further geographic discussion should be taken offline and the next
> several calls will concentrate on time.
> 
> 
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> San Cannon
> Chief, Economic Information Management
> Federal Reserve Board
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> scannon at frb.gov
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