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Name SOSI
Version 4.5
Other names  
Identifiers PUID:  fmt/1249
MIME:  text/vnd.sosi
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Classification GIS
Disclosure  
Description SOSI is an abbreviation of Samordnet Opplegg for Stedfestet Informasjon, translating to Systematic Organisation of Spatial Information in English. SOSI is a file format used for exchanging digital geodata published initially in 1987 by the Norwegian Mapping Authority. The standard includes definitions for geometry, topology, data quality, coordinate systems, attributes and metadata. It is a widely used in file format for Norwegian map data.
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Related file formats Has priority over SOSI  
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Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Norwegian Unix Users Group / Norwegian Unix Users Group
Source date 18 Jan 2020
Source description  
Last updated 18 Jan 2020
Note https://www.kartverket.no/geodataarbeid/Standarder/SOSI/
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