GIS: Data Standards

Standards:

 

ICA, International Cartographic Association Spatial Data Standards Commission Website
IHO, International Hydrographic Organization
ISO/TC211, International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee for Geographic Information, Geomatics
FGDC Standards 
FGDC Geologic Standards 
Open Data Consortium
Open GIS Consortium
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)
U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

BLM, Bureau of Land Management Data Standards
FEMA Flood Mapping 
Fish and Wildlife Service, US. Data Standards
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System (TIGER)
U.S. DMA Geodata Specifications (DCW, DBDB, RPF, etc.) 
Map Image Metafile (MIM) - U.S. Census Bureau
US Military CADD/GIS Technology Center Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure and the Environment
USGS data information and standards This link will direct you to a page within the Map Library website

ANZLIC - Spatial Information Council ~ A Spatial Information Council for Australia and New Zealand
British Columbia Ministry Spatial Data Standards
Hawaii GIS Standards
Oregon GIS Data Standards 
Spatial Archive and Interchange Format (SAIF) British Columbia

 

Archeaology Spatial Data Standards 
Department of Ecology Data Standards, Washington State
Geologic Map Standards
National Geologic Map Database Standards Information Page

About Metadata EINFORM, Environmental Information for Natural Resource Management, SADC, South African Community Development
A Compiler for Formal Metadata, USGS
Draft Content Standards for Cultural and Demographic Data Metadata, FGDC
DGIWG, Digital Geographic Information Working Group 
ESRI Metadata Information
FGDC Metadata Standards Development 
FGDC Metadata Standard (Interactive Image Map)
MAGERT Metadata for Map Librarians
NOAA Coastal Metadata Reference Guide
USGS Formal Metadata Tools and Information