Data Explorer Context

The NGDS Data Explorer operates within three overlapping contexts:

  1. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and associated concepts
  2. Web services, specifically web feature services (WFS)
  3. The United States Geoscience Information Network (USGIN)

Understanding the purpose and operation of the NGDS Data Explorer is facilitated by a general understanding of these three concepts.

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