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Online Geospatial Metadata Resources
The following online metadata resources are maintained by NSDI
stakeholders:
Geospatial Metadata General Education
see also FGDC Geospatial Metadata
- University of Wisconsin/ NSGIC Online Metadata Primer
- Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC) - Metadata Resources
- US Forest Service – Metadata Users Guide
- USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) – Metadata Resource Site
- NOAA Coastal Services Center - Wonderful World of Coastal Metadata
- USGS - Geology Division - Information and Tools for Formal Metadata
- USGS - Geology Division - Metadata FAQ
Resources for Metadata Trainers
see also NSDI Training
Geospatial Metadata Listserver
Metadata Publishing and Clearinghouses
see also Geospatial
One-Stop portal
and Geospatial Data & Services
- NSGIC State GIS Summaries - http://www.directionsmag.com/ (search on "state summaries")
Content Standard for Geospatial Metadata
see also FGDC Geospatial
Metadata Standards
- Image map of the CSDGM Vers. 2 by Susan Stitt, USGS-NBS
- Colorized Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
Metadata (the color text or flatland version)
Sample Metadata
Search for samples of metadata by data type at:
- Geospatial One-Stop Portal
- National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (NSDI)
- Louisiana Geographic Information Center Data Catalog
(includes quality metadata written by Hugh Phillips for the
Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office – LOSCO)
Metadata Tool Reviews
see also FGDC Geospatial
Metadata Tools
- Wisconsin State Cartographers Office - Hugh Phillips' outstanding, and updated, tool review
- Colorado Plateau Environmental Metadata Clearinghouse Tool Review maintained by the Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research
- Metadata Support Tools information maintained by the
USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
Metadata Creation Software
see also FGDC Geospatial
Metadata Tools
Freeware/Shareware tools
- tkme - Windows-based tool developed and actively maintained by Peter Schweitzer of the USGS Geology Discipline. Supports the biological, shoreline, and remote sensing profiles/extensions.
- xtme - Unix-based version of tkme.
- MetaScribe - Online utility for creating a custom metadata entry form (template) for the collection of highly similar metadata from individual or multiple participants. Developed and maintained by the NOAA Coastal Services Center.
- MERMAid - Online utility for creating, editing, validating, storing and exporting metadata records via the NOAA Coastal Data and Development Center. Supports the biological and shoreline profiles.
- Metavist 2005 - Stand-along metadata creation and
editing tool developed by the USDA Forest Service North Central
Research Station.
Commercial tools
- ArcCatalog - ESRI’s ArcGIS internal data management tool.
- SMMS (GeoMedia) - Intergraph’s GeoMedia internal data management tool.
- SMMS (stand-alone) - Stand-alone desk-top version of SMMS GeoMedia that does not require the installation of Intergraph GeoMedia software.
Metadata Validation Software and Services
see also FGDC Geospatial
Metadata Tools
Freeware/Shareware tools
- Metadata Parser (mp) - Available as a Windows, Unix, and Linux utility that checks for conformance to CSDGM specified conditionality, formats, and element domains.
- Chew-N-Spit (cns) - A metadata pre-parser designed to convert poorly formatted metadata into a record that can be parsed by mp or read by tkme/xtme.
- Geospatial Metadata Validation Service - An online version of mp that will review and report errors for metadata uploaded in indented text, XML, and SGML formats
- MP Batch - A downloadable free utility developed by
Intergraph that allows users to run mp as a batch process.
Keyword Thesauri and Attribute Label Definition Sources
- NLCD Land Cover Class Definitions
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) - Science Keywords & Assoc. Directory Keywords
- Geographic Names
Index Service (GNIS)
- Cowardin USFWS Wetlands Classification System
- Anderson Land Cover Classification System
- NBII Systematics
- Glossary of Geological Terms
- Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms, official reference for soil survey applications, the National Soil Survey Center
- TriServices Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE)
- Canada Core
Subject Thesaurus (CST)