1. FGDC Working Group December 10, 2009 2 pm Eastern

2. Guest Speaker: Curtis Price, USGS  ESRI 9.4 review coordinator  Insights

3. ArcGIS 9.3.1 Metadata Edit  "FGDC" Editor  "ISO 19139" Editor  Validation: ESRI Metadata Translator tool USGS MP Metadata Translator (mp) Storage/Display  CSDGM XML, stylesheet  ISO 19139 XML, stylesheet

4. ArcGIS 9.4 Metadata Edit  One editor interface, different presentations  Integrated validation  "Attach" read-only support of 9.3.1 fmt  Manage from scripting (refresh, copy)  9.3.x custom editors (NPS, 3-tab etc) not supported in 9.4. Storage/Display  "ArcGIS Metadata" format (new at 9.4)  Importers/Exporters supported  No CSDGM export at release; planned post release by download from ESRI website

5. ArcGIS 9.4 Beta Testing  USGS is participating in beta testing  Current version Beta 1, Beta 2 in Jan '10  Beta program is much more open then before, participation is encouraged

6. Questions from FGDC for ESRI 1. Is ArcGIS 9.4 Metadata format open XML to allow access without ESRI software? 2. Are extension elements (like Biology CSDGM metadata extensions) supported?  Questions have been passed on to Aleta Vienneau at ESRI.