I'm working on a response to a military opportunity for feature classification. The opportunity mentions a geographic data schema for: “116 military standard entities” like, reservoirs, farms, etc.
Could they be referring to the Topographic Data Store (TDS) or are there other options?
When working with Esri technology, I assume the TDS is the preferred schema?
You will want to verify the RFP collection requirements, as feature attribution can vary significantly between different data models. The preferred schema will be a project dependency, not a software preference. TDS and TRD (MGCP) are two common data models supported by the Defense Mapping extension. You can find a list the supported data models here: Esri Defense Mapping | Features
