North American Profile: Partnership across borders. Sharon Shin, Metadata Coordinator, Federal Geographic Data Committee Raphael Sussman; Manager, Lands Information Ontario

What is the NAP Community profile of ISO Geospatial Information – Metadata Addresses metadata for geographic products. Negotiated content between the ANSI and CGSB representatives. Format: Profile with “best practices” and simplified diagrams for training, UML in annex

“Net Benefits” of Authoring Metadata All the BENEFITS (internal and external) of authoring metadata, less all the COSTS

Net Benefits of Metadata For data distributors: Metadata makes data sharing:   easier,   less risky, and   cheaper For all enterprises: Metadata reduces the cost of losing information about spatial data assets, thereby   increasing the usability of those assets over time.   Sustaining and value of the assets

Interoperability Issues (Service Metadata) Portals, using Internet, Intranet, and Extranet   displays and/or integrates data normally intended for use with specific, disparate applications without those applications   uses data from multiple sources without clearly defining quality or source of individual features

Interoperability Issues Web Services   Discovery of Services (including data services) by computers rather than by people   Simultaneous incorporation of live data from many sources (eg Web Map Services) originally created or stored in different formats, models, or quality

Content CSDGM similar and new elements Domains and conditionality Essential, as opposed to core, metadata Format UML / XML Multi-level metadata- Feature to Dataset Series or Service Feature to Dataset Series or Service What’s similar/new with NAP Metadata

Metadata Entity Set Information Identification Information Constraints Data Quality Information Maintenance Information Spatial Representation Information Reference System Information Content Information Portrayal Catalogue Information- new Distribution Information Application Schema Information - new Major Classes

Conditionality Conditionality Same SameAbstract Metadata Standard Name New terminology and definitions New terminology and definitions CSDGM = Originator ISO = Responsible Party - Role ISO Metadata / CSDGM Similar Content

ISO Metadata: Core Elements Dataset titleSpatial representation type Dataset reference dateReference system Dataset responsible partyLineage statement Geographic locationOn-line resource Dataset language- newMetadata file identifier Dataset character set- newMetadata standard name Dataset topic category- newMetadata standard version Spatial resolutionMetadata language- new AbstractMetadata character set- new Distribution formatMetadata point of contact Additional extent info (vert / temp) Metadata date stamp mandatory

NAP: Essential Metadata Requires reviewing the entire standard to determine what is minimal metadata for each user. Metadata Record Information – 7 mandatory Identification Information- 3 mandatory All optional shown with the number of mandatory attributes/subclasses: Data Quality 1 Maintenance Info 1 Descriptive Keywords 1 Resource Constraints 0 +1 Aggregate Info 1  Spatial Representation Info  Reference System Info 1  Content Info 2 or  Distribution Info 2 +1

Formats Data Series wetlands Dataset Paducah wetlands Feature Type marsh Attribute Type salinity Attribute Instance actual % water salinity

Lands Information Ontario Agreement FGDC, FGDC Metadata Working Group, Land Information Ontario FGDC Update materials, beginning May 1, 2008 and continuing to November 2009

LIO March 12, 2009 – 3 hr Webinar ~ 500 registants 3 – 5 yr Marketing plan to implement NAP

Graphic Representation

NAP Training Modules materials

NAP Guidance Documents

Tools FGDC sponsored ISO metadata editor review. FGDC sponsored ISO metadata editor review. URL: g-groups-subcommittees/mwg/ URL: g-groups-subcommittees/mwg/ ISO/NAP Validation tool ISO/NAP Validation tool CSDGM to ISO Conversion tool CSDGM to ISO Conversion tool

Contacts Raphael Sussman- Manager Raphael Sussman- Manager Land Information Ontario Land Information Ontario Sharon Shin- Metadata Coordinator Sharon Shin- Metadata Coordinator Federal Geographic Data Committee Federal Geographic Data Committee

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The Foundation Regional, national, & organizational profiles ISO19115:2003 Geographic Information - Metadata State Profile ANZLIC Profile NATO Profile EO Profile Perfil Latinoamericano de Metadata North American Profile European Profile Navigation Profile

What is ISO Geospatial Information - Metadata Provides a schema for describing geographic data and services. Applies to multiple levels of geographic information. Defines a core set of metadata required to serve the full range of applications. Allows for multilingual metadata Establishes: terminology definitions conditionality

North American Profile of ISO Metadata North American Profile of ISO Metadata Co-located Meetings Parallel Development MOU between Canada and the USA

NAP: Essential Metadata Requires reviewing the entire standard to determine what is minimal metadata for each user. Requires reviewing the entire standard to determine what is minimal metadata for each user. Metadata Record Information – 7 mandatory Metadata Record Information – 7 mandatory Identification Information- 3 mandatory Identification Information- 3 mandatory All optional with the number of mandatory attributes/subclasses: Data Quality 1 Data Quality 1 Maintenance Info 1 Maintenance Info 1 Descriptive Keywords 1 Descriptive Keywords 1 Resource Constraints 0 +1 Resource Constraints 0 +1 Aggregate Info 1 Aggregate Info 1 Spatial Representation Info Spatial Representation Info Reference System Info 1 Reference System Info 1 Content Info 2 or Content Info 2 or Distribution Info 2 +1 Distribution Info 2 +1

Fewer mandatory elements Fewer mandatory elements Fixed domains and code lists in place of free text to control vocabulary and improve discovery Fixed domains and code lists in place of free text to control vocabulary and improve discovery More optional elements More optional elements ISO Metadata: Content- Domains and Conditionality