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Description
SDIC Title Joint Technical Committee of Federation of International Geo-Engineering Societies
Acronym JTC2
Details
Mission and Objectives To oversee the development of an internationally agreed form of representation of geo-engineering data that can be used to store such data on the World Wide Web and transfer data between computer systems
Mandate JTC2 acts on behalf of the Federation of International Geo-Engineering Societies which represents the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, International Society for Rock Mechanics
Formal Mandate International
Main Activities JTC2 runs workshops and provides a forum for discussion of data exchange standards in geo-engineering
SDIC URL www.geotechml.com
Membership International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, International Society for Rock Mechanics
Typology Sectorial
Comments
Contact information for SDIC
Contact Person David Toll
Organisation Durham University
Function Senior Lecturer
Address School of Engineering, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE
Country UNITED KINGDOM
Tel +44 191 334 2388
Fax +44 191 334 2408 
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development
  1. allocate experts to Drafting Teams
  2. submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams
  3. participate in the review process
  4. contribute to awareness raising and training
  5. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: International
Description of geographic extent International
Societal Sector International Learned Society
Specific Expertise
Data Specifications
INSPIRE Data Themes
Title UserProducerCoordinator
Geology  
Buildings
Soil
Natural risk zones
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development Development of markup languages for geo-engineering data
Primary Business Geo-Engineering 
Environmental application domains Geo-Engineering, Geotechical Engineering, Engineering Geology  

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