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color:windowtext'> John Spencer [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">spence2@email.unc.edu</st1:PersonName>]
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 09, 2005
2:08 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Mary Vardigan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Survey Research tools</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mary,<br>
For the most part, I think the information would be stored in a text field. The
one exception that I can think of is the spatial primitive descriptions. Those
will be either point, line or polygons.<br>
<br>
John<br>
<br>
Mary Vardigan wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The DDI Working Group on geography has
been discussing your document and was wondering if you have requirements for
“machine-actionability” and typing on any of your information
elements. It is of course easy to set that up for dates, but less clear for
some of the other elements. Could you live with much of this just being
included as text (for example, field collection description/limitations seems
as if it would almost always be a text field). Or would you want controlled
vocabularies for some elements like field collection protocols? If the latter,
are there standard sources that we could link to for the vocabularies? <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Any other thoughts you may have on this
are welcomed. We found your document very useful.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards,<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mary<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:windowtext'> John Spencer [mailto:<st1:PersonName u4:st="on"><a
href="mailto:spence2@email.unc.edu">spence2@email.unc.edu</a></st1:PersonName>]
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 07, 2005
2:22 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Mary Vardigan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:john_spencer@unc.edu">john_spencer@unc.edu</a>; <st1:PersonName u4:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Gina-Qian Cheung</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName u4:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Sue Ellen Hansen</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName>; <a
href="mailto:edv@unc.edu">edv@unc.edu</a>; <a
href="mailto:phil_bardsley@unc.edu">phil_bardsley@unc.edu</a>; Beth-Ellen
Pennell<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Survey Research tools</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mary and others,<br>
Here is the document I wrote with Phil Page (the director of the Spatial
Analysis Unit here at CPC) that outlines some scenarios where spatial data was
part of a survey and key things we'd need to know to use the data effectively.
What we tried to do was present the things that we'd want to know if we were
presented with spatial data from the scenarios. Each scenario reflects examples
we have encountered here at the Spatial Analysis Unit. Our assumption was that
the spatial component corresponded to one (or more) records in the database. I
should point out, that this assumption is by no means the only way spatial data
could be associate with a survey. There could be contextual information that's
integrated with the survey that comes from spatial databases, e.g. Census, Land
Cover, Elevation, etc that is at the survey level and not at the respondent
level. <br>
<br>
Anyway, hope this helps clarify some issues. I think the addition of spatial
data capabilities would represent a valuable advancement for DDI. If you have
any questions or would like more information, or if there's additional help I
can provide, just let me know. <br>
<br>
John<br>
<br>
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<u1:p></u1:p><pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
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size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>John Spencer<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Senior Spatial Analyst<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u4:st="on"><st1:place
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Mary Vardigan wrote: <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you so much for your reply about
spatial data and the DDI. We are in the midst of compiling requirements for
Version 3.0 of the DDI, and we are very much interested in treating geographic
and spatial data in a more robust way in the new version. It would be great if
you could send me a copy of your document on spatial data and survey research,
even if it isn’t intended to be a set of proposed tags. As you mention,
just knowing the right questions to think about is important. Thank you so much
for offering your expertise in this area.<u5:p></u5:p></span></font><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> Beth-Ellen Pennell <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, November 05, 2005
5:49 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:spence2@email.unc.edu">spence2@email.unc.edu</a>; Phil Bardsley<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> <st1:PersonName u4:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Gina-Qian Cheung</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName u4:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Sue Ellen Hansen</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName>; Ed Van Duinen;
John Spencer; Mary Vardigan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Survey Research tools</span></font><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>John -- thank-you for this. I have cc:d Mary
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> John
Spencer [<a href="mailto:spence2@email.unc.edu">mailto:spence2@email.unc.edu</a>]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thu 11/3/2005 3:38 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Phil Bardsley<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Beth-Ellen Pennell; <st1:PersonName u4:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Gina-Qian Cheung</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName u4:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Sue Ellen Hansen</st1:PersonName></st1:PersonName>; Ed Van Duinen;
John Spencer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Survey Research tools</span></font><u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greetings all,<br>
I wanted to follow-up on our discussion on the inclusion of spatial data in
DDI, and send, as requested, a brief paragraph about the unique needs of
spatial data. As we mentioned on the phone, there’s a lot of information
about spatial data that’s vital to know before it can be used most effectively.
That’s true for all types of spatial data, whether it’s a latitude
and longitude coordinate collected using a GPS receiver or contextual
information obtained from census or other source. For instance, knowing the
coordinate system and datum of the coordinate is essential. In addition, other
information such as error correction method employed for GPS coordinates or the
offset employed by the geocoding service are key pieces of information that
permit the spatial data to be used accurately. These are just a couple of
examples, but there are others. In fact, enough examples that we think
incorporating tags in DDI v.3 that accommodate the unique needs of spatial data
would be a tremendous advancement in the functionality of DDI.<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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If you’d like more information or details just let us know. We have
developed a document which outlines some of the scenarios of how spatial data
can be included in survey research and what information about spatial data is
important to know about each scenario.Its not a set of proposed tags, but it
should illustrate some of the questions that we ask and would like to know when
we use spatial data. If it would be helpful we can provide it.<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'><u5:p></u5:p>-- <u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>John Spencer<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Senior Spatial Analyst<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place u6:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u6:st="on"><st1:place u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u4:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Carolina</span></font></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u6:st="on">Population</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u6:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><st1:place u6:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u6:st="on"><st1:place u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u4:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u6:st="on">North Carolina</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>123 <st1:Street u6:st="on"><st1:address u6:st="on"><st1:Street u4:st="on"><st1:address u4:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">W. Franklin St</st1:address></st1:Street></st1:address></st1:Street></st1:address></st1:Street>.<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place u6:st="on"><st1:City u6:st="on"><st1:place u4:st="on"><st1:City u4:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chapel Hill</span></font></st1:City></st1:City></st1:place>, <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:State u4:st="on"><st1:State u6:st="on">NC</st1:State></st1:State></st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u4:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u6:st="on">27516</st1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode> <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:country-region u4:st="on"><st1:country-region u6:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:country-region></st1:country-region></st1:City></st1:place><u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>919.966.1721<u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Beth-Ellen et al., <br>
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It was great talking with you, too. The more people we talk with about this
idea, the more people we find who are working on the same sort of tools. We
will certainly plan to attend IASSIST. Meanwhile, we'd like to contact the NCHS
folks and learn more about their product. If you can recommend someone to talk
with there, we'd appreciate it. <br>
<br>
I'll forward your proposal for DDI v. 3 to Phil Schumm at the <st1:place u6:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u6:st="on"><st1:place u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u4:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName u6:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u4:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Chicago</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceType></st1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
whom I mentioned in our conversation. His group may have some useful ideas to
contribute. <br>
<br>
Thanks again for taking the time to talk with us. <br>
<br>
Phil <br>
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Beth-Ellen Pennell wrote: <br>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><u5:p></u5:p>Dear Phil: <br>
<br>
It was great talking to you all this week about your project. I have <br>
talked with Mary Vardigan who directs the overall DDI project for ICPSR. <br>
I have also cc:'d her on this message. Mary said that the plan is to <br>
have version 3 of the DDI ready for public comment at the end of May <br>
when the IASSIST conference is held in <st1:City u6:st="on"><st1:place u6:st="on"><st1:City u4:st="on"><st1:place u4:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ann Arbor</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>
(which we encourage you <br>
to attend -- excellent way to meet folks working in this area). The <br>
public comment period will be for about two months. Plans to <br>
advertise/promote are still in preliminary stages. Ideas are welcome. <br>
Mary is happy to discuss this further or answer any questions you might <br>
have. <br>
<br>
Good luck with your project and please keep in touch. <br>
<br>
Best Regards, <br>
<br>
Beth-Ellen <u5:p></u5:p><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>John Spencer<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Senior Spatial Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Carolina</span></font></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Population</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>123 <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">W. Franklin St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chapel Hill</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">NC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">27516</st1:PostalCode> <st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>919.966.1721<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre></div>
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