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=== FamilySearch GEDCOM Official Statement === | === FamilySearch GEDCOM Official Statement === | ||
GEDCOM (an acronym for Genealogical Data Communications) was created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church) in 1984 as a specification for exchanging genealogical data between different software applications. Multiple versions have since been released and copyrighted by the Church, including the release of version 5.5.1, on November 15, 2019. | GEDCOM (an acronym for Genealogical Data Communications) was created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church) in 1984 as a specification for exchanging genealogical data between different software applications. Multiple versions have since been released and copyrighted by the Church, including the release of version 5.5.1, on November 15, 2019.<br> | ||
At RootsTech 2020, FamilySearch launched an effort to create a new version of GEDCOM based on the 5.5.1 version that would include: 1) new expressivity, flexibility, and compatibility; 2) Zip packaging of associated images and other files with the related GEDCOM file; and 3) public access through a GitHub repository. Many industry software providers and key influencers participated, and the initiative concluded May 15, 2021. | At RootsTech 2020, FamilySearch launched an effort to create a new version of GEDCOM based on the 5.5.1 version that would include: 1) new expressivity, flexibility, and compatibility; 2) Zip packaging of associated images and other files with the related GEDCOM file; and 3) public access through a GitHub repository. Many industry software providers and key influencers participated, and the initiative concluded May 15, 2021.<br> | ||
The newest version is called FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0. General information can be found at GEDCOM.info. Technical information, specifications, tools, and guides can be found at GEDCOM.io.<br> | |||
The public GitHub repository is the forum for ongoing discussions leading to future versions of FamilySearch GEDCOM.<br> | |||
The public GitHub repository is the forum for ongoing discussions leading to future versions of FamilySearch GEDCOM. | |||
===== '''Review the full text of FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0 and prior specifications:''' ===== | ===== '''Review the full text of FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0 and prior specifications:''' ===== | ||
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