1. National Coastal Data Development Center A division of the National Oceanographic Data Center Please email a list of participants at each location to ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov Also Email questions for the Q&A session to ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov Introduction to Geospatial Metadata – ISO 191** Metadata

2. Series Materials - ftp://ftp.ncddc.noaa.gov/pub/Metadat a/Online_ISO_Training/ NOAA EDM Wiki ( ) - https://geo- ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title=Mai n _Page Workbooks - http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadata- standards/ ISO Resources

3. Writing Metadata

4. I T ’ S NOT SO BAD !! First records are the hardest Not all fields may need to be filled in Tools are available Training classes can be taken Can often be produced automatically Can (and should) be reviewed for updates Tips for Writing Metadata

5. StepsforwritingqualitymetadataStepsforwritingqualitymetadata Writing Metadata Organize your information Write your metadata file Review your file Have someone else review ReviseRevise PublishPublish Organize your information Write your metadata file Review your file Have someone else review ReviseRevise PublishPublish

6. Before you begin writing, get organized Document your data as you go Write so others can understand Always review your document Before you begin writing, get organized Document your data as you go Write so others can understand Always review your document Writing Metadata

7. Metadata entry tool Metadata entry tool Some Helpful Items coffee chocolate standard and/or workbook ISO editor sense of humour!!!

8. Write simply but completely Document for a general audience Be consistent in style and terminology Write simply but completely Document for a general audience Be consistent in style and terminology Keep your readers in mind

9. Define all acronyms Avoid using jargon Clearly state data limitations Keep your readers in mind

10. Write a complete title that includes… What Where When Who What Where When Who Writing Metadata

11. Which is better? Greater Yellowstone Rivers from 1:126,700 Forest Visitor Maps (1961-1983) The title is critical in helping others find your data.

12. Vague: We checked our work and it looks complete. Specific: We checked our work using 3 separate sets of check plots reviewed by 2 different people. We determined our work to be 95% complete based on these visual inspections. Vague: We checked our work and it looks complete. Specific: We checked our work using 3 separate sets of check plots reviewed by 2 different people. We determined our work to be 95% complete based on these visual inspections. Be specific. Quantify when you can.

13. Select your key words wisely Use unambiguous words Use descriptive words Fully qualify geographic locations Use unambiguous words Use descriptive words Fully qualify geographic locations

14. Have someone else read it If you’re the only reviewer, put it away and read it again later Check for clarity and omissions Have someone else read it If you’re the only reviewer, put it away and read it again later Check for clarity and omissions Review your final product

15. Organize your information Write your metadata file Review your file Have someone else review ReviseRevise PublishPublish Steps for Writing Metadata

16. GOAL: Write so that others will understand

17. ISO Metadata Creation Methods

18. Creating ISO Metadata Different approaches to creating ISO 19115 metadata: From existing metadata (such as FGDC) From templates From “scratch”

19. Creating ISO Metadata via Transforms Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) is an XML-based language used for the transformation of XML documents into other XML documents. The original document is not changed; rather, a new document is created based on the content of an existing one. It does NOT guarantee valid XML records against a particular schema!!!! – (simply displays the content in a new way.)

20. Transforming Metadata This is a part of the mapping for FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19115. Comments are Best Practices or Questions

21. Your input here is an xml version of a CSDGM record. XSLT Transformation csdgm2iso19115.xslt Your result is an xml instance of an ISO 19115 record. Transforming Metadata

22. Other Transformations ISO to FGDC DIF to ISO FGDC THREDDS netCDF to ISO Various ISO and FGDC views Custom transforms (from databases to metadata standards)

23. Transforming Metadata

26. General Steps for XML Editors Open Editor Create New XML Document Associate Schema with XML Document – Use Offline Schema OR – Online Schema Select Root Element – MI_Metadata for 19115-2 Edit File in Editing Window – Use Entry Helper Features – Use Auto-population Features Creating ISO Metadata From “Scratch”

27. Open XML Editor Project Window Features

28. Create New XML Document

29. Associate Schema with XML Document

30. Select Root Element

31. Edit File in Editing Window

32. Open GUI Editor Add Template Document Navigate to Fields to Edits in GUI – HINT: Use *template* or some placeholder to navigate to fields to edit. Creating ISO Metadata From Templates

33. Upload Template File

34. Edit Fields in Template

35. Open XML Editor Add Template Document Associate Schema with XML Document – Use Offline Schema OR – Online Schema Edit File in Editing Window – Navigate to “ *template* ” entries – Use Auto-population Features Creating ISO Metadata From Templates

36. Add Template Document

37. Edit Contact

38. Edit Contact Information

39. Edit Contact Information with Docucomp Component

40. Open XML Editor Add Transformed Document – Different XSLTs Associate ISO Schema with XML Document – Use Offline Schema OR – Online Schema Validate Record – Review Record for “transformed” entries – Edit as desired for ISO From Transformed Record

41. ISO Creation Methods Email questions for the Q&A session to ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov