1. FGDC Metadata Working Group Telecon
June 23, 2009
Number
Access Code #

2. NAP Adopted on May 21, 2009 Published on July 6, 2009
Work remains on profiling ISO – Feature Catalog Methodology
Message- Stay the course with CSDGM until notified otherwise
Implementation guidance and materials forthcoming, announced on fgdc.gov

3. NAP Continued
Canadians have limited access to their profile allowing specific uses.
ANSI looking at the limited access
FGDC will present ANSI with a template and request exemption to the ANSI copyright.

4. ISO year review
Recommend the NAP profile be nominated, where appropriate, to the revision
Dates- still in flux.
Watch for updates.

5. State of the States: NSDI Implementation
NSGIC 2009 State Summaries
Extracted NSDI related content:
metadata framework 50 states
standards coordination E/A
Distributed via NSGIC listserver

6. State Points of Contact
NSGIC Representatives asked to provide:
Metadata PoC
Training Poc
PoC’s will be notified of training requests received from state and asked to help locate trainers and facilities

7. Federal State of Metadata
Similar report drafted for FGDC Annual Report
Coordination Committee members have reporting responsibility
Go through agency chain for information to provide metadata program information
July

8. ISO Metadata Editor Update
User Reviewer Needed
CATMDEdit
ESRI ArcCatalog
ESRI Geo Portal Toolkit
GeoNetwork
IME
INSPIRE
M3Cat
MetaD
MetaGenie
Parcs Canada Metadata Editor
DISY Preludio
TerraCatalog
Reviewers needed!
CATMDEdit, MetaD: new versions

9. FGDC Working Group Charter
Updated charter in work
To be reviewed by small group then by the larger body.
To note, the Working Group is not operating in alignment with the charter- lacking Federal focus.
? Is the WG operating well. If not what changes are needed.
Feds – 1 mo.
States – 2 mos.

10. Mail list and registry updates
An will be sent to update the list and the registry.
Registry is considering a modification to extend the capabilities of the trainers beyond metadata and extend to other subjects of the NSDI.

11. Resources
ISO TC 211 Standards Guide
Metadata/Data Preservation
DataONE, Dr. Bill Michener speaks on DataOne (Obervation Network for Earth), a virtual organization that enables new science knowledge through universal access to data about earth life and the enviroment.

12. ESRI IUC Who’s going? Do we want to get together? Do we need to?
Where/when?
I need to arrange a room if we do.
Open Standards SIG, Wednesday, 15 July,
12:00PM - 1:00PM 
Room 14a

13. News from the field.
New June 8, 2009 Congressional Report, Peter Folger – send to working group? (Sharon)
Link on NSGIC Blog site, one of first couple links
NPDDC (Jackie): Working Grp NOAA, some alternative methods, field use, internal work, metadata listserv
Linda Wayne – workbook 2010, transitional documents first
Demos of EPA meta editor at ESRI UC, Line of Business booth
Fact sheets on projects for SmartBuy
USGS / NHD feature level metadata –