Metadata Publications

Author	Title	Abstract	Year	Published by	Category	Format
FGDC	Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Workbook	A user-friendly workbook to aid metadata creators in implementing the CSDGM Vers. 2.0. Includes background, format requirements, element definitions, FAQs, example metadata and a glossary	2000	Federal Geographic Data Committee	Workbook	[PDF 1 MB]
Federal Geographic Data Committee	Biological Metadata Profile Factsheet	Development of a biological "profile" of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata standard is one of the primary areas of emphasis of the FGDC's Biological Data Working Group.	2003
Geospatial One-Stop	Creating and Publishing in Support of Geospatial One-Stop and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure	A guidance document that describes specific content requirements for the creation of robust geospatial metadata records that can be easily accessed and fully utilized by all geodata.gov operational features.	2004	Geospatial One-Stop	Quick Guide
Federal Geographic Data Committee	Geospatial Metadata Factsheet	Provides general information about Geospatial Metadata	2005
FGDC	Geospatial Metadata Quick Guide	A quick reference guide that outlines quality content for commonly used metadata elements. Includes guidance on incorporating ISO 19115 Topic Categories into the CSDGM Theme_Keywords.	2005	Federal Geographic Data Committee	Quick Guide	[PDF 219KB]
Federal Geographic Data Committee , National Metadata Cadre	Top Ten Metadata Errors	A tongue in cheek look at the most common errors made when creating geospatial metadata.	2006	Federal Geographic Data Committee	Publication	[PDF 95 KB]
FGDC	CSDGM Essential Metadata Elements	A set of recommended metadata elements that can be used to as a boilerplate for the development of organizational metadata and templates. Users are strongly encouraged to consider the following as a starting place for template development and not a solution to minimizing the standard. The set represents an expansion to the purely mandatory elements specified by the CSDGM.	2008	FGDC	Quick Guide	PDF [47k]
Lynda Wayne	Institutionalize Metadata Before It Institutionalizes You	Recommendations for integrating geospatial metadata creation into the data development process and making the business case for metadata to administrative and technical staff.	2005	Federal Geographic Data Committee	Publication	[Word 81KB]
Lynda Wayne	Metadata In Action: expanding the utility of geospatial metadata	Recommendations for using your own geospatial metadata to support in-house data management and project management functions.	2005	Federal Geographic Data Committee	Publication	Word [66 KB]