Introduction to Geospatial Metadata – FGDC CSDGM National Coastal Data Development Center A division of the National Oceanographic Data Center Please a list of participants at each location to Also questions for the Q&A session to

CSDGM Resources Series Materials: ftp://ftp.ncddc.noaa.gov/pub/Metada ta/Online_ISO_Training/Intro_to_CSD GM/ CSDGM Geospatial Metadata Standards: atial-metadata-standards#csdgm

TOOL TIME Metadata Creation and Validation

Text Editor TKME Command line tools CNS MP Other Editors Metavist MERMAid EME – EPA Metadata Editor OME – Online Metadata Editor ArcCatalog Text Editor TKME Command line tools CNS MP Other Editors Metavist MERMAid EME – EPA Metadata Editor OME – Online Metadata Editor ArcCatalog Tool Time

Different Data Different preferences Different output requirements XML Text HTML Different Data Different preferences Different output requirements XML Text HTML What works best for you and your data? Why so many tools?

CNS and MP “Chew ‘n spit,” checks and corrects structural errors, and “Metadata Parser”, which checks for errors in element compliance. These are ‘command line’ tools. CNS and MP “Chew ‘n spit,” checks and corrects structural errors, and “Metadata Parser”, which checks for errors in element compliance. These are ‘command line’ tools. TKME Text editor used for metadata entry. TKME Text editor used for metadata entry. TKME, CNS, and MP are available as free downloads from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Website. (geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata)

CNS (“Chew ‘n Spit”) - A pre-parser for formal metadata designed to assist metadata managers convert records that cannot be parsed by MP into records that can be parsed by MP. CNS (“Chew ‘n Spit”) - A pre-parser for formal metadata designed to assist metadata managers convert records that cannot be parsed by MP into records that can be parsed by MP. Assumptions: The input file has metadata elements identified by name; elements always start with an element name, which is the first alphabetic string of characters on the line. CNS does not assume that you have used underscores in the standard element names, and if you have used nonstandard names for standard elements, you can tell CNS how to interpret them. Warning: Do not use CNS on biological metadata. Taxonomic formatting may be lost. Do not use CNS on biological metadata. Taxonomic formatting may be lost.

MP (Metadata Parser) - A compiler to parse formal metadata, checking the syntax against the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata and generating output suitable for viewing with a web browser or text editor. Options: -c config-file -l language-code -e error-file -t text-file -h html-file -f faq-file -s sgml-file -x xml-file -d dif-file -fixdoc Options: -c config-file -l language-code -e error-file -t text-file -h html-file -f faq-file -s sgml-file -x xml-file -d dif-file -fixdoc Usage C:>\mp [options] input_file Usage C:>\mp [options] input_file

TKME - An editor for formal metadata, TKME is intended to simplify the process of creating metadata that conform to the standard. TKME - An editor for formal metadata, TKME is intended to simplify the process of creating metadata that conform to the standard. Metadata Entry Tools

- An editor used to create FGDC compliant metadata, Metavist is compliant with the FGDC Standard as well as the FGDC Biological Data Profile. Metavist

Metadata generation, validation, publication and management Secure web access ( Users define the how their data are organized (i.e. by project, data type, personnel,…) Roles and permissions Full text indexing Knowledge-based searches Metadata generation, validation, publication and management Secure web access ( Users define the how their data are organized (i.e. by project, data type, personnel,…) Roles and permissions Full text indexing Knowledge-based searches Metadata Enterprise Resource Management Aid (MERMAid)

EPA Metadata Editor

EPA Metadata Editor

OME – Online Metadata Editor

OME – Online Metadata Editor

ArcCatalog metadata-with-arcgis-10/

FGDC Metadata Tools metadata-tools

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