4.4 Government Agency Cooperative 
Production 
Many other government agencies at 
Federal, State, and even local levels are 
working with products similar to DRG's. 
In addition to government contracts, a 
second production method will involve 
data exchange or cooperative agreement 
with these agencies. By late 1994, the 
USGS had entered into a cooperative 
production agreement with California, had 
begun negotiations with the State of Texas, 
and had conducted preliminary discussions 
with several other states. 
5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
To ask questions, submit comments, or 
inquire about the availability of sample 
data sets, contact: 
Rolla-ESIC 
U.S. Geological Survey 
1400 Independence Road, MS 231 
Rolla, Missouri 65401-2602 
(314) 341-0851; FAX (314) 341-9375 
e-mail to esic@mcdgs01.cr.usgs.gov 
Information and sample images can also 
be obtained through Mosaic on the World 
Wide Web at http://mcmcweb.cr.usgs.gov/ 
6. REFERENCES 
Federal Geographic Data Committee, 
"Content Standards for Digital Geospatial 
Metadata," June 1994. Available from 
ftp://fgdc.er.usgs.gov/gdc/ 
National Institute of Standards, "Spatial 
Data Transfer Standard," FIPS PUB 173, 
July 1992. Available from 
ftp://sdts.er.usgs.gov/ 
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