Metadata Content

Levels of Metadata Discovery Access Understanding Metadata Standards Additional Metadata Common Core Metadata Why standards Which standards for geospatial data Generalized content Specific Response-specific content

LEVELS OF METADATA Metadata Standards

Discovery vs. Access vs. Understanding Cannot search on content if it is not documented. Cannot access data if links and access instructions are not included. Cannot understand content if attributes, definitions, domains, units, etc. are not included!

“Levels” of Metadata Level of MetadataMetadata “Author” No Metadata  Shame on You! Discovery LevelSubject Matter Expert (SME) Portal Developer Data Manager Access LevelPortal Developer Data Manager IT – who is hosting/how Understanding LevelSubject Matter Expert (SME) Portal Developer Data Manager Procedures

Content Organization - Standards Metadata - Documentation of geospatial data written in a consistent manner Standards organize content consistently Often defined in policy

Establishing the standard Why have a standard? – Standards ensure consistency. The standard for metadata ensures a level of consistency in data documentation

FGDC standards

FGDC Authored Standards FGDC-STD Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) FGDC-STD Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) Part 1: Biological Data Profile (Bio) FGDC-STD Shoreline Metadata Profile of the Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (Shoreline) FGDC-STD Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata (RSE)

International Standards – FGDC Endorsed Standards ISO 19110:2005 Geographic information - Methodology for Feature Cataloguing ISO 19111:2007 Geographic information – Spatial referencing by coordinates ISO 19115:2003 Geographic information – Metadata ISO Geographic information – Metadata ISO :2009 Geographic information – Metadata – Part 2: Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19119:2005 Geographic information – Services ISO 19139:2007 Geographic information – Metadata – XML schema implementation INCITS Information technology – North American Profile of ISO 19115:2004 – Geographic information – Metadata (NAP – Metadata)

Mandatory Legend Identification Information Data Quality Information Spatial Data Organization Information Spatial Reference Information Entity and Attribute Information Metadata Reference Information Distribution Information Metadata Mandatory If Applicable

FGDC CSDGM Metadata Record

ISO Metadata Implementation Aggregated Class Name Class Attributes Attribute Name Conditionality (blank) = required, not repeatable [1..*] = required, repeatable [0..1] = optional, not repeatable [0..*] = optional, repeatable Attribute Type Character String Codeset Value Class Date Note Field

MD_Metadata

Standard X Standard Y Standard Z Shared Core Content

Required for Project Open Data TitleContact Name DescriptionContact TagsUnique Identifier Last UpdatePublic Access Level

Required if Applicable for Project Open Data Bureau CodeEndpoint Program CodeFormat Access LevelLicense Data DictionarySpatial Download URLTemporal

Expanded Fields for Project Open Data Release DateCategory FrequencyRelated Documents LanguageHomepage URL Data QualitySystem of Records

Discovery How would you like to search for your records? What content needs included in your records to enable discovery?

Many of your ingredients are already taken care of with the Open Data Policy requirements. …BUT….there are a few more content specific items to document.

Required Content for DWH Project Tracker Project NameEst.Proj. Completion Date DescriptionFunders LinkFunder Contributions Unique IDFunder Types Lat/LonFunding Sources StateAward Year Congressional DistrictPrimary Grantee Org. Primary Project CategoryGrantee Types ResourcePOC Name, Phone,

Required If Applicable for DWH Project Tracker Funding Sources Settlement Types Funding Mechanisms

Optional Content for DWH Project Tracker County Add. Proj. Categories Award Month Award Day Other Partners Project Comments

Required if Applicable DWH Project Tracker Land Acquisition Projects Acres AcquiredEasement Holder Types Close YearDuration Purchase TypeTerm LandownerPurpose Landowner TypePublic Access Easement Holder Names

Optional Content for DWH Project Tracker Land Acquisition Projects TPL Involved Close Month Close Day

Required if Applicable for DWH Project Tracker Restoration Projects Land Restoration AcreageRestoration Feet Aquatic Restoration AcreageAdditional Acreage Restoration Mileage

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