[DDI-ADG] Notes from Call -- FOUND STUDY

[Fred Gey]

Folks,  I found the previous e-mails from Sanda and Kate -- study #9405.  I
am looking at it.
Fred



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddi-adg-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu [mailto:ddi-adg-
> bounces at icpsr.umich.edu] On Behalf Of Fred Gey
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 1:12 PM
> To: Sandra.A.Cannon at frb.gov; 'Katherine McNeill-Harman'
> Cc: ddi-adg at icpsr.umich.edu
> Subject: RE: [DDI-ADG] Notes from Call
> 
> 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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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ddi-adg-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu [mailto:ddi-adg-
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > San Cannon
> > Chief, Economic Information Management
> > Federal Reserve Board
> > Washington DC 20551
> > (202) 452-3710
> > scannon at frb.gov
> >
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