As part of the Council’s work, standards are routinely crafted, discussed, and evaluated by the NC GIS community of federal, state, and local government members. Each standard is promoted to the wider community.
The following standards have been adopted by the NC GICC.
- North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Adopted by the NC Georgraphic Information Coordinating Council, August 13, 2008.
- US National Grid, A Format for Presenting Data [FGDC-STD-011-2001]
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council, November 7, 2007. - Statewide Global Positioning System (GPS) Data Collection and Documentation Standards
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council, May 17, 2006.
- Geographic Data Content Standard for Transportation Roads Data
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council, May 11, 2005.
- Content Elements for Statewide Publication of Core Geospatial Parcel Data
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council, May 11, 2005.
- Digital Orthophoto Standard and Example Metadata Record
This standard was developed by the NC Land Records Management Program and was adopted by the Geographic Information Coordinating Council on August 18, 2004. It was amended on November 10, 2004 to allow for the utilization of digital cameras in orthophotography production.
- National Digital Elevation Program Guidelines
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council November 19, 2003.
- NOAA Guidelines for Establishing GPS-Derived Ellipsoid Heights
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council August 20, 2003.
- Geospatial OneStop Geodetic Control
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council August 20, 2003.
- Geographic Data Content Standard for Water Distribution and Sanitary Sewer Systems, Version 2.2
Adopted by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council December 4, 1997.
- A Standard Classification System for the Mapping of Land Use and Land Cover
Published by NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 1994.
- Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata, Federal Geographic Data Committee, June 8, 1994.