Metadata Starting Points
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