Creating Metadata in Support Creating Metadata in Support of Geospatial One-Stop and of Geospatial One-Stop and

the NSDIthe NSDI

Lynda WayneLynda WayneFederal Geographic Data CommitteeFederal Geographic Data Committee

Geospatial One-StopGeospatial One-StopGeoMaximGeoMaxim

Question?Question?What is your next step in implementing What is your next step in implementing

or enhancing metadata creation within or enhancing metadata creation within your organization?your organization?

Metadata… again?Metadata… again?Metadata has long been promoted by Metadata has long been promoted by

the Federal Geographic Data the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), state GIS Committee (FGDC), state GIS coordinators, and project managers as coordinators, and project managers as a means to:a means to: preserve organizational data investmentspreserve organizational data investments instill data accountability and liability instill data accountability and liability facilitate data sharing.facilitate data sharing.

The Times They are a The Times They are a Changin’Changin’

International metadata standardInternational metadata standardISOISO ANSIANSI e – I – e – I – o…..e – I – e – I – o…..

►transitionaltransitional process process►guidance documents and presentations guidance documents and presentations ►tools under developmenttools under development►stay the course (CSDGM)stay the course (CSDGM)

all shall be well…all shall be well…

The Times They are a The Times They are a Changin’Changin’

Geospatial One-StopGeospatial One-Stopone of 19 federal e-gov initiativesone of 19 federal e-gov initiatives

Portal to:Portal to: NSDI ClearinghouseNSDI Clearinghouse other metadata serversother metadata servers web map applicationsweb map applications related informationrelated information

Metadata: official language for Metadata: official language for the geospatial communitythe geospatial community

►data discovery and clearinghouse data discovery and clearinghouse operationsoperations

►data exchange and usedata exchange and use►data managementdata management

ESRI ArcCatalogESRI ArcCatalog Intergraph SMMSIntergraph SMMS

quality metadata is operational metadata…quality metadata is operational metadata…

Go Beyond the MinimumGo Beyond the Minimum►CSDGM mandatory elements are those CSDGM mandatory elements are those

common to all data types and common to all data types and organizations organizations notnot most critical most critical

►value of metadata is to capture that value of metadata is to capture that which is uniquewhich is unique

create organizational templates that designate create organizational templates that designate elements and fixed contentelements and fixed content

Links to Services and Data Links to Services and Data ►Online_Linkage is a repeatable fieldOnline_Linkage is a repeatable field►provide multiple links to:provide multiple links to:

data download data download data clearinghousedata clearinghouse webmapping applications and serviceswebmapping applications and services

enable users to locate data and related enable users to locate data and related services…services…

ISO Topic Categories as ISO Topic Categories as KeywordsKeywords

►select one or more categories to aid in data select one or more categories to aid in data search and discovery (see handout)search and discovery (see handout)

boundariesboundaries oceans oceans health health transportation transportation economyeconomy society societyelevationelevation farmingfarming location locationbiotabiota structurestructuregeoscientificInformation geoscientificInformation environmentenvironmentutilitiesCommunication utilitiesCommunication inlandWatersinlandWatersplanningCadastre planningCadastre intelligenceMilitaryintelligenceMilitaryimageryBaseMapsEarthCoverimageryBaseMapsEarthCoverclimatologyMeteorologyAtmosphereclimatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

ISO Topic Categories as ISO Topic Categories as KeywordsKeywords

►aids translation aids translation to ISO to ISO metadatametadata

►data can sort data can sort into into geodata.gov geodata.gov ‘channels’‘channels’

Document Planned Data Document Planned Data AcquisitionsAcquisitions

►promotes data development partneringpromotes data development partnering►required of federal agenciesrequired of federal agencies

$1 million current$1 million current $500,000 next fiscal year$500,000 next fiscal year

►geodata.govgeodata.gov ‘‘Status’ provided as a data search elementStatus’ provided as a data search element calls for partnerships can be featured calls for partnerships can be featured

within Channelswithin Channels

Publish or PerishPublish or PerishPublish your metadata via:Publish your metadata via:

NSDI Clearinghouse Node (NSDI Clearinghouse Node (update to ISITE 2.1update to ISITE 2.1))►LAGICLAGIC►NASA RAC / NWRCNASA RAC / NWRC►LUMCONLUMCON

ArcIMS Metadata ServerArcIMS Metadata Server Web Accessible FolderWeb Accessible Folder Open Architecture Initiative Protocol for Open Architecture Initiative Protocol for

Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) ServiceMetadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) Service

Publish or PerishPublish or PerishMetadata HarvestMetadata Harvest

Register node/service at geodata.govRegister node/service at geodata.gov metadata will be regularly harvested & updatedmetadata will be regularly harvested & updated harvest counselor programharvest counselor program

Metadata UploadMetadata Upload register and upload at geodata.govregister and upload at geodata.gov

Metadata Online CreationMetadata Online Creation online tool at geodata.gov for bare metadata online tool at geodata.gov for bare metadata

creationcreation

Visit geodata.govVisit geodata.gov►search for geospatial data and search for geospatial data and

applicationsapplications►access, compile & download data from access, compile & download data from

different sourcesdifferent sources►seek out data development seek out data development

partnershipspartnerships►create and upload metadatacreate and upload metadata► join a thematic Channel Communityjoin a thematic Channel Community

More InformationMore Information►www.geodata.govwww.geodata.gov►www.fgdc.gov/metadatawww.fgdc.gov/metadata

►Sharon Shin, FGDC Metadata CoordinatorSharon Shin, FGDC Metadata Coordinatorsharon_shin@fgdc.govsharon_shin@fgdc.gov

►Lynda Wayne, NSDI Implementation Lynda Wayne, NSDI Implementation LiaisonLiaison

Lwayne@fgdc.govLwayne@fgdc.gov