- Metadata is information about data or other information.
- Formal Metadata
is metadata that follows an FGDC
approved standard.
- Metadata information occurs in the
CMG InfoBank
for:
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formal metadata
-- formally structured metadata information about geospatial data.
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navigation
-- information about navigation analog paper rolls, inventory of gear, deployment of gear, operation of gear, magnetic tapes and floppies, paper printer listings, and platform movements.
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gravity
-- information about gravimetric analog paper rolls, inventory of gear, operation of gear, magnetic tapes, land ties, and paper printer listings
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magnetics
-- information about magnetic analog paper rolls, inventory of gear, deployment of gear, operation of gear, magnetic tapes, and paper printer listings
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bathymetry
-- information about bathymetric analog paper rolls, inventory of gear, deployment of gear, operation of gear, magnetic tapes, and paper printer listings
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seismic
-- information about seismic analog paper rolls, inventory of gear, operation of gear, magnetic tapes, and paper printer listings
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cameras
-- information about camera-related film, video, photos, inventory of gear, deployment of gear, operation of gear, and observations
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crew
-- information about names and affiliations of scientific staff and ship's crew
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nav_lines
-- information about line IDs, and the starting and ending of survey tracklines and transits.
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metering
-- information about meter-related analog paper rolls, inventory of gear, deployment of gear, operation of gear, recovery of gear, tapes, observations, and sample attempts.
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ports
-- information about departures from and arrivals into ports.
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samples
-- information about sampling-related analog rolls, inventory of gear, deployment of gear, operation of gear, recovery of gear, and sample attempts.
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stations
-- information about station-related physical sample attempts, platform movements, and platform information.
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