FGDC Working Group December 10, pm Eastern
Guest Speaker: Curtis Price, USGS ESRI 9.4 review coordinator Insights
ArcGIS Metadata Edit "FGDC" Editor "ISO 19139" Editor Validation: ESRI Metadata Translator tool USGS MP Metadata Translator (mp) Storage/Display CSDGM XML, stylesheet ISO XML, stylesheet
ArcGIS 9.4 Metadata Edit One editor interface, different presentations Integrated validation "Attach" read-only support of fmt Manage from scripting (refresh, copy) 9.3.x custom editors (NPS, 3-tab etc) not supported in 9.4. Storage/Display "ArcGIS Metadata" format (new at 9.4) Importers/Exporters supported No CSDGM export at release; planned post release by download from ESRI website
ArcGIS 9.4 Beta Testing USGS is participating in beta testing Current version Beta 1, Beta 2 in Jan '10 Beta program is much more open then before, participation is encouraged
Questions from FGDC for ESRI 1. Is ArcGIS 9.4 Metadata format open XML to allow access without ESRI software? 2. Are extension elements (like Biology CSDGM metadata extensions) supported? Questions have been passed on to Aleta Vienneau at ESRI.