Coastal Services Center

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Metadata Starting Points

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Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
Coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), which encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively produce and share geographic data

FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: An Image Map
Provides a graphical representation of the metadata standard

Formal Metadata Information and Tools
Information and tools available from U.S. Geological Survey server; includes Metadata Parser

Frequently Asked Questions - FGDC's Content Standard for Geospatial Metadata
Index of frequently asked questions and answers about metadata

Metadata Primer
Designed to provide a practical overview of the issues associated with developing and maintaining metadata for digital spatial data