1 ISO – Metadata Next Generation International consensus being built on structured metadata within a broader Geomatics Standard under ISO Technical Committee 211 (TC 211) ISO reflects FGDC, TC 287, ANZLIC and other inputs also specifies content guidance (field vocabulary and structures), like FGDC

2 Convergence ISO TC FGDC others TC287 ANZLIC

3 Spatial Representation Metadata Contact Data Identification Info Content Information Extension Information Portrayal Catalog Info Application Schema Info Metadata Constraints Metadata Maintenance Distribution Info Reference System Data Quality Info Metadata Online Source Responsible Party Citation Required Conditional or Optional Language Character Set Hierarchy Standard Name, Version Date ISO Organization

4 ISO Full Metadata Includes catalog elements and structures Provides conditional detail in excess of FGDC metadata, including special coverage of raster and imagery information Largely conditional and optional elements and structures Will look familiar to FGDC users

5 ISO Core Profile Intended primarily for use in describing spatial data sets for discovery Includes approximately 50 fields Covers the “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, “why”, and “how” topics better than FGDC mandatory fields May not be adequate for detailed description requirements

6 FGDC and ISO Level of detail of FGDC and ISO metadata are similar FGDC mandatory fields and ISO Core metadata are quite similar, although ISO encourages more detail FGDC is contracting for construction of a tool to migrate from FGDC v2 to ISO ISO will be known as FGDC v3

7 Metadata Trends Coupling metadata with data archive, transfer and storage systems Desire to use database and web technologies to publish metadata Interest in documenting relevant non- digital assets for discovery and delivery (e.g. projects, services, expertise)