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A US Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS173), which is more than a data format. It is a standard method for defining many new data formats, called profiles. It defines a common set of terminology, appropriate themes, and partial structures. When the acronym is used today to refer to a specific data format (such as in the data sets now distributed by the USGS), it usually refers to the Topological Vector Profile (TVP), the vector data format defined under this standard.
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The formal standard specifying the organization and mechanism for the transfer of GIS data between dissimilar computer systems. Adopted as FIPS 173 in 1992, SDTS specifies terminology, feature types, and accuracy specifications as well as a formal file transfer method for any generic geographic data. Subsets for the standard for specific types of data, vector, and raster, for example, are called profiles.
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Federal information processing standard in the United States for exchanging digital cartographic files and associated spatial and attribute data between GIS systems. The purpose of the standard is to ensure that no data will be lost during transfer, that the fidelity of the data and data relationships will be preserved.
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The latest format to be used by US government agencies to transfer of spatial data between dissimilar computer systems. The SDTS specifies exchange constructs, addressing formats, structure, and content for spatially referenced vector and raster (including gridded) data. MORE
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Spatial Data Transfer Standard, or SDTS, is a standard used to describe earth-referenced spatial data. It was designed to easily transfer and use spatial data on different computer platforms.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_Data_Transfer_Standard

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