CSDGM Overview CSDGM Tools and Resources

Resources Series Materials: ftp://ftp.ncddc.noaa.gov/pub/Metadata/Online_ISO_Tr aining/Intro_to_Geospatial_Metadata/ CSDGM Geospatial Metadata Standards: standards#csdgm

FGDC Background Organized in 1990 Executive Order – established FGDC Executive Order Metadata Developed “in-house” standard Successful training outreach supports Transitioning to ISO metadata ‘as agency allows” Participation FGDC Metadata Working Group – Conference Calls – ISO Working Group

CSDGM Content and Organization Executive Order 12906, signed by President Clinton in Executive Order 12906, signed by President Clinton in 1994.

Production Rules of the Content Standard

CSDGM Workbook It is a resource for applying the FGDC Content Standards Provides section and element definitions Describes domain values – Valid values that can be assigned Uses a Graphical Representation of the Production Rules

Using the Graphical Representation The Workbook uses graphics to illustrate the production rules of the standard. How elements are grouped What is mandatory and what is not What elements can repeat and how many times they can repeat The graphics include most of the information provided by the production rules:

Using the Graphical Representation Section Compound Element Compound elements are depicted using a 2-dimensional box Data Element Sections are depicted by this symbol Data elements are depicted using a 3-dimensional box with shadow

Using the Graphical Representation A compound element is group of data elements or other compound elements. Compound Element The form for the definition of a compound element is: Compound element name -- definition. Type: compound An example of a definition of a compound element is: Description - characterization of the data set, including its intended use and limitations Type: compound

Data Element A data element is a logically primitive item of data. Data elements are the things that you “fill in.” The form for the definition of a data element is: Data element name -- definition. Type: (choice of “integer”, “real”, “text”, “date”, or “time”) Domain: (describes valid values that can be assigned) An example of the definition of a data element is: Abstract – a brief narrative of the data set. Type: text Domain: free text Using the Graphical Representation

Mandatory if Applicable - must be provided if the data set exhibits the defined characteristic. Optional - provided at the discretion of the data set producer. Mandatory - must be provided. Using the Graphical Representation What’s Mandatory? What’s Not? Compound Element

Mandatory Legend Identification Information Data Quality Information Spatial Data Organization Information Spatial Reference Information Entity and Attribute Information Metadata Reference Information Distribution Information Metadata Mandatory If Applicable

MM / AO Section 8 Citation InformationTime Period Information Section 9Section 10 Contact Information

Levels of Metadata Description – Discovery Level – Access Level – Understanding Level Using the Metadata Record provided, answer the questions for data “discovery” Exercise 1: Reading a Metadata Record

PROFILES AND EXTENSIONS

Extending the CSDGM Profiles – Profiles extend the base standard by adding metadata elements to meet their specific community metadata requirements Extensions are used when some data does not fit into a particular section – For more local, rather than universal, use

Biological Profile Objective is to increase the FGDC CSDGM utility for documenting biological resources data and information Helps broaden the understanding and implementation of the FGDC metadata content standard within the biological resources community

Remote Sensing Extensions Remote Sensing Extensions include metadata describing the sensor, platform, the information need to determine the geographical location, and the method and process of deriving geospatial information from the raw telemetry

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

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

DEMONSTRATION

List of Tools for Creating CSDGM Tkme: Another editor for formal metadatahttp://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/t ools/doc/tkme.html xtme: An editor for formal metadatahttp://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/t ools/doc/xtme.html MERMAidhttp:// standards/mermaid/ EPA Metadata Editorhttps://edg.epa.gov/EME/ USGS Online Metadata Editorhttp://mercury.ornl.gov/OME/ USGS Metadata Wizardhttps:// m/50ed7aa4e4b0438b00db080a Others?

QUESTIONS?