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Board on Geographic Na~ti~BGN)-An
agancY d the U.S. Govamrna
astabliahcul by Exacufive Order ‘m 1S90 ard
_ ~~NW Und9r Ptic Law 242.
sO, 2S Jufy 1947. Nina departments and
WWI&S enjoy Beard mambsmf@. DoD .E OIW
of fheaa medmrs; DMA provides the BGN
EX-e SeUSfary and a staff for work cm the
Boards Foreign Narnax committee. Conioinfty
wirhthas acratsryd thelnterior,th esoard
pmvidas for “uniformity in g90graphk
nommclalure and orthography throughout the
Fdsral GmenunantN It develops pollclsa and
remanization systems under whkh names are
derivad and it atandardiiaa gaographw names
for use on maps and in taxfuaf materials.
Committee on Imagery Requirements
and Expfoltntlon (COMfREX)—The U.S.
intelligence community% management
mrnmirfes en imagery requirements and
exploitation.
Ccrmmltteo on the Exchange of Dlgltel
Data (CEDD)-An international hydregraphic
O~nKStiOn working group tasked with
developing sttmdards for the exchange of
hydrogrephii and bathymetric data.
Construction Enghreerlng Research
Laboratory (CERL)-Laboratory under the
U,S. Army Corps of Engineem. CERL
devefopad GRASS, e raster GIS. see else
GRASS; GfS.
Defonso Mapping Agency (DMA)-A
Dspartmamt ef Dekmaa agency “mchsrge of
enlurncing mattil aacurify and supporting the
Offce ef secretary of Defense, Joint Chmfs of
staff, Unfied and Specified @mmsnda, Miliiary
Dagrarimants, and other uaara. DMA produces
and distributes mapping. charting and geodetic
(MC&G) pmducfs, asrvices and training, cmd
adviaaa on such matters. It provides nautical
charts and marine navigational data to
worldwiie merchant marine and privete vessel
opsmtora. Tha agency maintains Iiiiaon with
ctill agencies and national and intemslierml
-Pping, charting and geodetic activities.
Dafenso Mapping School (DMS)—A
MIL-HDBK-850
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maectstkm formed by (fosamn’ranl
to produce and d-rude wirfefy
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trainDoo, diiary, C&&sr-I. and did
in MC&G Wchnii=. pfOCSdum. ~
to
fmramnel
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used “dustrial standards.
DILA Aorospsc. Canter (DMAAC)--A
DMA woductiorI osnfer located in S1. Louis, MO.
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DLfA Combat Support Cmntor
(DMACSC~A DMA mmponent responaiie
fm~ Of DMA pfOdUCfS 10 thS USSr
mmmunify. There are several depots located
atcund the vmrbi.
DMA HydrographlcfTopographlc Contor
(DLIAHTC)-A DMA prodstion center located
in Woekmont, MD.
DMA Systems Canter (DfAASC~The
DMA compenent re.sponsibfe for research and
davefcpmsnt issues. including developing and
integmting new MC&G prodwfa and production
syaiems.
DMA Warrior Support Center (WSC)-
The DMA facilii wliih provides an arrvirenment
for current, future, and @entiel MA custernam
to pan’kipate in the defmhiin, devebpmanl. test
and evaluation end appfiilion of DMA MC6G
products and data. The focus ef the WSC ie to
oenducf -rch and davelcprnant and
promtyping activities that promote
inteqambifii and MC&G atsrxlardiiatii.
Adddbnelty, the WSC pM4t10feS the OpfirrWJM
production and use of DMA prcducts, data, and
ssnricas for combat ferces by raqxmding dimctfy
10 their needs.
Dot) MC6G Raqulremanta and Program
Revlow Group (R& PRG)-A Department of
Oafansa (D@) raview group cerrpisad d
mpraaentafivsa from the DoD agancbs arrd the
military sswbs thsl advim Amistan t secretary
d Dafenee (ASD) on MC&G matters.
Federal Geographic Data Commltleo
(FGDC)—The InterAgency afaaring committee
whiih supemaded the FICCDC. The FGDC
previdas oversight and poficy guidance on the
Wlce of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Circular A-1 6 activities. In perlioufer, the
mmmittee promotes the coordinated
devebpment, use. shering, and diasamlnation
of surveying mapping, and related apatisl data.
CkmLar A-16 assigns responsftilii to various
egencies to provide Ieadarship in the
coordhation of certain categories of surwying,