1. Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research 2006-2007 Metadata Training Neil Cobb, Director Paul Heinrich, FGDC Metadata Trainer Kirsten Ironside, FGDC Metadata Trainer Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research Northern Arizona University PO Box 6077 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 (928) 523-6221

2. MPCER’s Mission Promote interdisciplinary, environmental research centered on the Colorado Plateau –Foster collaborations among scientists, land- managers, and educators Located at Northern Arizona University www.mpcer.nau.edu

3. The Colorado Plateau 390,000 square km of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado Home to 1 million people, half of whom are Native Americans

4. Metadata Supports many of the Goals of MPCER –Provides Information on Datasets, in turn: Facilitating data sharing and collaboration Maintaining organization’s investments in data Increasing dataset utility through proper documentation

5. Previous MPCER Metadata Training Several Government Agencies on the Colorado Plateau (NPS, USGS, BLM, etc) Several Native American Tribes located on the Colorado Plateau Native American Tribes located on the Colorado Plateau with members who attended metadata training workshops in 2005

6. MPCER Metadata Training Partners M.C. Baldwin, GIS Systems Analyst –Navajo Nation Tribal Liaison and Trainer Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) –Assists Indian Tribes in the management of their environmental resources through effective training and education programs –Supports MPCER Metadata Workshops USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) –Assists with training materials and support for MPCER Metadata Workshops

7. MPCER FGDC Metadata Trainers Paul Heinrich Registered FDGC Metadata Trainer Information Technology Manager (928) 523-1939 Paul.Heinrich@nau.edu Kirsten Ironside Registered FDGC Metadata Trainer GIS Coordinator (928) 556-7466 ext 225 Kirsten.Ironside@nau.edu

8. MPCER Online Metadata Resources http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/metadata/index_md1.htm Provides general information on metadata and metadata resources

9. MPCER Creation Tools Review http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/metadata/MetadataTools.htm

10. MPCER’s Metadata Clearinghouse http://mprlsrvr1.bio.nau.edu/metadataexplorer/ Provides Metadata Records for the Colorado Plateau

11. MPCER Metadata Workshop Announcements Workshop Announcements can be found at: –MPCER’s Website http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/metadata/TrainingSchedule.htm –FGDC’s Calendar http://www.fgdc.gov/calendar/ –ITEP’s Website http://www4.nau.edu/itep/trainings/other_workshops.asp –NBII’s Calendar http://www.nbii.gov/datainfo/metadata/training/calendar.html

12. MPCER Metadata Workshop Details Covers CSDGM Version 2 FGDC-STD-001-1998 and FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Hands on training with computer software 1.5 Day Free Workshop Free workshop materials including binder and CD Funded by the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreement Program