Geospatial One Stop

Modules Two and Three

Module 2

Inventory/Document existing Federal agency framework datasets and publish metadata to

clearinghouse

Module 3

Inventory/Document planned acquisition data and publish metadata to clearinghouse

Populating Geospatial One-Stop

1. Posting metadata to designated Geospatial One-Stop server

2. Use FGDC “smart select” option to select those FGDC registered US clearinghouses that contain Framework metadata

Simplifying Data Discovery through Geospatial One-Stop

• Metadata view options– Standard metadata view for metadata savvy

– Abbreviated metadata gleaned from full metadata in abbreviated or question and answer format.

• Linked to the full metadata and to the data.

• XML tagged and formated by style sheet

– Quick View- “geolibrary” card format • Linked to the full metadata and to the data.

• XML tagged and formated by style sheet

Module 2 Metadata Content•Contact Organization

•Address, City, etc.

•Telephone, Facsimile

•E-mail/agency website

•Data Information•Data contact (Citation)•Title•Abstract & Purpose•Publication Date•Time Period•Progress & Maintenance•Bounding coordinates•Theme Keywords•Place Keywords•Access Constraints•Use Constraints•Scale/Resolution•Scope, Scale, Resolution•Format•On-line linkage (data & metadata)

•Data Access•Fees•Contact Information •URL

Module 2- Existing DataInventory/Documentation

• Part 1 All existing federal national coverage framework datasets

• Part 2 All existing federal regional/ local framework datasets

• Part 3 State and local framework datasets

Module 2 Existing Federal Data Part 1

• Inventory existing metadata and post to clearinghouse includes: – Keywords: framework, theme name, place

names– URL (on-line linkage)– Full metadata linked from abbreviated record

Module 2 Existing Federal Data Part 2

• Create/ Submit metadata for Federal framework datasets with regional coverage

• Undocumented data may be documented through web interface template– All non-compliance FGDC metadata will be

stamped with a non-compliance flag.

Module 2- Inventory/documentState and local framework data sets

Part 3

• State and local framework metadata posted to a GOS registered clearinghouse, minimal metadata harvested as an index.

• Harvest state and local metadata from PTI survey or other existing data dictionaries.

Module 3 Metadata Content•Contact Organization

•Address, City, etc.

•Telephone, Facsimile

•E-mail/agency website

•Project Information•Project Lead •Title•Project type •Time Period: start/end date•Status

•Proposed, Planned, in-work

•Bounding coordinates•Theme Keywords•Place Keywords•Scope, Scale, Resolution•Format

•Investment

•Total projected investment

•% or $ needed

•Agency partner

•Timing

•Estimated start date

•Estimated completion date

Module 3- Planned Acquisition Data

• Federal agencies post planned acquisition data information for capital asset projects

• On-line “clearinghouse” to manage cross-agency information.

Metadata InterfaceModule 3 Capabilities

• On-line translator– Agency interacts with on-line metadata table,

creating cross-walk between agency’s project tracking application and Module 3 metadata.

• Creates metatags/ Creates style sheet

• Creates searchable database– Access records by theme and geography

Additional Capabilities

• Metadata “stop and go” capability

• Subscription service /e-mail notification– Metadata updates/changes

• Customer survey: evaluating benefits derived from GOS Participation– Were partners located through GOS– Were partners successful leveraging funds

Metadata Interface non-existing metadata and data

acquisition

Project Lead

Project Information

Agency Contact

Information Enter Once

Enter X

Enter X

Module 2 and 3 Host

• Initially hosted at donated site– Host site develops applications– Host site provides administration

• Records administration• Data backup • Web statistics• Transfer to portal

• Ultimately hosted on portal

Metadata AccessDistributed

• Pro:– No administrative responsibilities

• Staffing

• Con: – Loss of clearinghouse services (down)– Access speed

Metadata Access Pre- Portal

• Pro– One metadata server for all framework themes-

One-Stop– No need for gateway to search multiple

clearinghouses for framework datasets– Search intervals could be shorter

• Con– Multiple metadata files to update

Metadata Access Portal

• Pro– Contributor posts metadata only to agency’s

clearinghouse – one metadata to update– Periodic portal “crawling” / up-to-date metadata

• Con– Metadata for metadata

• <<metatagged>> • Metadata must be tagged to indicate GOS• Metadata in html format

Scope of Agency steward rolesMetadata Contact:

• Inventory framework datasets• Document framework data sets

– Review metadata content– Create metadata for undocumented data

• National coverage• Regional coverage

• Register agency clearinghouse as FGDC clearinghouse node

• Report completion to module lead

Scope of agency steward roles:GOS Theme Leads

• Communicate with agency Planned Acquisition Data reporting requirements

• Review GOS metadata assets to assure agency’s cooperation.

• Outreach- communicate agencies benefit in GOS participation.

Project Needs

• Framework agency metadata contacts– BLM: Bob Ader and Nancy von Meyer

• Interim Metadata clearinghouse/host– Preferably on application developer’s server– Provides clearinghouse/data administration

services

Project Needs • On-line application (one interface for 2/3)

– Importing existing metadata/reports/survey– Harvesting metadata for GOS template– Parse files– Translator/Crosswalk application– GOS metadata website

• Access- small databases• SQL/Oracle- large complex databases• Stop and Go capability

– Searchable database– Subscription service