1. Various tools created depending on user needs: Desktop vs. Web Applications GUI vs. XML Tools for Creating and Editing ISO Metadata

2. ncISO http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/eds/tds/

3. ncISO

4. MERMAid https://mermaid.ncddc.noaa.gov/request-account

5. MERMAid Benefits Native FGDC CSDGM, RSE, BIO, Shoreline Exports ISO 19115-2, ISO 19110 Good validation Ingest and export records Platform independent GUI Customizable Open-source Free Challenges No native ISO editing environment

6. CatMDEdit

7. Metadata editor tool that focuses on the description of geographic information Platform independent Multilingual (Spanish, English, French, Polish, Portuguese, Czech) Multiple profiles/standards ISO 19139 FGDC CSDGM ISO 19115 NEM INSPIRE WISE ISO 19119 Dublin Core

8. CatMDEdit Customization of the tool to support new standards and metadata profiles according to user needs. Automatic metadata generation for some data file formats: Shapefile, DGN, ECW, FICC, GeoTiff, GIF/GFW, JPG/JGW, PNG/PGW. Automatic metadata generation from the "getCapabilities" operation supported by a service that complies with the OGC Specifications (WMS, CSW, WFS, WCS or WPS).

9. CONS No ISO 19115-2, Biological, or NAP support No search or common catalog No transform engine No XML attributes PROS ISO 19115, ISO 19110, ISO 19119, CSDGM, Dublin Core Good validation Ingest and export records Auto generation for some file formats Platform independent Multilingual GUI Customizable Open-source Free CatMDEdit

10. GeoNetwork

11. GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources. It provides powerful metadata editing and search functions, as well as an embedded interactive web map viewer. Platform independent Multilingual Multiple standards ISO 19139 FGDC CSDGM ISO 19115 ISO 19115-2 ISO 19119 ISO 19110 Dublin Core

12. GeoNetwork http://geonetwork-opensource.org/ Presentation of metadata records using different view formats, such as HTML. Free download

13. GeoNetwork Benefits ISO 19115, ISO 19115-2, ISO 19110, ISO 19119, CSDGM, Dublin Core Good validation Ingest and export batch records Search interface Platform independent Multilingual GUI Customizable Common repository Open-source Challenges Complicated start-up Validation errors are hard to understand sometimes No biological or NAP support Transform engine cannot support Xpath 2.0 (FGDC-ISO transforms)

14. Geoportal

15. Benefits Partial FGDC CSDGM, RSE, ISO 19115, 19115-2, and 19110 Auto populates some fields Provides some drop-down menus Integrated workflow Challenges Does not support full standards No biological support Transform engine cannot support Xpath 2.0 (FGDC-ISO transforms) Few XML attributes Cannot edit auto populated fields without editing code

16. Geoportal http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoportal/

17. ArcGIS 10.2 http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html# //003t00000039000000

18. Altova Authentic

19. http://www.altova.com/download_components.html

20. Altova Authentic Benefits Free Customizable GUI via skins Desktop or web-based Challenges Skin development externally

21. XMLSpy

23. http://www.altova.com/xmlspy.html

24. XMLSpy Benefits More power! Support any standard if you have the schemas Easy to edit Batch functions Nice graphics generated from schemas Performs transformations Performs validation Skins Challenges $$$ Must know XML No GUI

25. oXygen

26. http://www.oxygenxml.com/

27. oXygen Benefits More power! Support any standard if you have the schemas Easy to edit Batch functions Performs transformations Performs validation Challenges $$$ Must know XML Must set up validation and transformation scenarios No GUI

28. ISO Metadata Editor Review http://www.fgdc.gov/participation/working-groups- subcommittees/mwg/isoreview/index_html

29. NGDC Record Services https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/recordServices

30. Component Registry - Docucomp https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/

31. EPSG Registry http://www.epsg-registry.org/

32. Tools for ISO Metadata Email questions to ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov