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<DIV><SPAN class=537365319-29022008><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=537365319-29022008><FONT face=Arial size=2>let me begin by
mentioning that I am new to the IETF and the registration process and so I am
soliciting the group for not only feedback for the proposed addition of
"application/ddms+xml" MIME type but also the application
process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=537365319-29022008><FONT face=Arial size=2>the below
application provides general background and pertinent information. If
there's a need for further information, please let me know; your input is
greatly appreciated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Name</STRONG> : Pouya Safa</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Email</STRONG> : psafa@fgm.com</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>MIME media type name</STRONG> :
Application</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG>MIME subtype name</STRONG> : <SPAN
class=537365319-29022008>(</SPAN><SPAN class=537365319-29022008>Standards
</SPAN>Tree<SPAN class=537365319-29022008>)</SPAN> ddms+xml</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG>Required parameters </STRONG>:
identifier, title<SPAN class=537365319-29022008>,</SPAN> creator,
subjectCoverage, security</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Optional parameters</STRONG> : </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>subtitle, description, language, dates, rights,
source, type,publisher, contributor, pointOfContact, format, virtualCoverage,
temporalCoverage, geospatialCoverage</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Encoding considerations </STRONG>:
7bit</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Security considerations</STRONG> :
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>the DDMS utilizes the xs:any tag which may
potentially be a security liability.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Interoperability considerations</STRONG> :
</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Published specification </STRONG>:
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>The United States DoD Discovery Metadata
Specification (DDMS) defines discovery metadata elements for resources posted to
community and organizational shared spaces. "Discovery" is the ability to locate
data assets through a consistent and flexible search. Visibility, accessibility,
and understandability are the high priority goals of the DoD Net-Centric Data
Strategy and publicizing DDMS promotes reusability of existing DoD XML based
data<SPAN class=537365319-29022008>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Applications which use this media</STRONG> :
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any DoD or Intelligence Community XML based
application utilizing data interchange and reusability.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Additional information </STRONG>:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Magic number(s) : none</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. File extension(s) : xml</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Macintosh file type code : none</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Object Identifiers: none</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>DDMS specification</STRONG>: </FONT><A
href="https://metadata.dod.mil/mdr/irs/DDMS/index.html"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial
size=2>https://metadata.dod.mil/mdr/irs/DDMS/index.html</FONT></U></FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Person to contact for further
information</STRONG> :</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Name : Pouya Safa</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Email : psafa@fgm.com</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Intended usage</STRONG> : Common</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Intended for data interoperability and reuse
for <SPAN class=537365319-29022008>the United States </SPAN>DoD and IC
applications. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Author/Change controller</STRONG> : DoD Data
Services Office </FONT></P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pouya Safa | FGM Inc. | Direct:
703.885.1403</FONT></DIV>
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