On Thu, 17 Oct 1996, Stu Weibel wrote:
> PROPOSITION:
>
> The COVERAGE is not well defined and element should be deprecated
>
> CON: The mapping community participants have indicated a strong desire to
> have and make use of such an element
>
> The image description workshop also endorsed the COVERAGE element
> as a critical element for effective description of images.
>
> Definition of such an element can be developed by practitioners in
> these areas and introduced in the context of suitable collection
> descriptions.
Too many people have voiced valid reason to keep COVERAGE, both here and
at the Image Metadata Conference. I will add my vote to the growing
pile; keep it.
Merrilee Proffitt
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
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