1. XSLT FGDC-to-DIF Translator

2. IDN Metadata Translation via XSLT Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) W3C Recommendation Version 1.0 XSLT transforms information marked up in XML from one vocabulary to another (OReilly XML.com) The IDN utilizes XSLT to translate heterogeneous metadata formats. –Currently used to translate NOAA NCDC and GeoConnections Canada FGDC metadata to IDN DIF. –Also used by GeoConnections Canada to translate IDN DIF to FGDC.

3. XSLT (FGDC-DIF) Translation Example FGDC XML 1. FGDC Spatial Coverage group before translation. -180.0 180.0 90.0 -90.0

4. XSLT Stylesheet 2. The XML is parsed through an XSLT parser. –The XSLT stylesheet provides the parser with guidelines for mapping the XML.

5. DIF XML 3. The XSLT parser outputs properly formed IDN DIF XML. -90.0 90.0 -180.0 180.0