1. NORTH CAROLINA state and local government METADATA PROFILE
Steve Averett, GISP
GIS & Special Projects Manager, City of Greensboro
Sarah Wray, GISP
Geospatial Data Manager, NCDOT
DATA
Data, data, everywhere
And all the drives did shrink
But none of it in sync
METADATA
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NC GIS Conference
February 26, 2015
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1994: FGDC adopts CSDGM as the federal standard
1998: NC adopts CSDGM as the state standard
2003: ISO publishes first 191** spatial metadata standards
2010: FGDC adopts ISO 191** as federal standard
2012: SMAC forms an ad hoc committee to review NC metadata standards
2014: November 20th, GICC formally adopts the NC State & Local Gov. Metadata Profile, compliant with ISO 191**
There is increasing demand for robust/operational metadata to support:
management of increasing numbers of geospatial capital assets
data access, exchange and reuse via geospatial catalogs such as:
NCOneMap – statewide
GISInventory – national
Data.gov – federal
The History 3

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Objective
Carve down the standard into essential elements that support:
standards compliance
data discovery
data reuse
Local & Provincial
Government
State Government
University
Federal
Government
Issues
which standard to use?
how much information/education to include to support implementation?
how to format a profile?
Private
Sector
Team Metadata
The Committee 3

4. The Problem A GOOD METADATA RECORD TO FIND REQUIRES
IS HARD
(and make)
Good metadata is hard to find (and make)
Requires:
learning
time and effort
re$ources
accountability
commitment
As a result, many organizations produce minimal, if any, metadata
REQUIRES
Time and effort
Learning new standards and tools
Re$ources
Accountability
As a result: many organizations produce minimal, if any, metadata
The Problem 2

5. ---------------------------------------------------- The Solution
ISO Required
Process:
Include all ISO & CSDGM mandatory elements
Add ISO elements essential to meet operational requirements
Identify non-mandatory elements:
CSDGM-only required
ISO elements
specific elements
don’t apply to all types of data
CSDGM
Required
ISO Essential
The Solution 5

6. ---------------------------------------------------- The Profile
Document
A living document defining the standard
Table
Include definitions, formats, domains and best practices
Format of the Profile
HTML XML
As examples and templates
Website
Companion site: document, links to resources, respond to community needs
The Profile 6

7. The Profile The Content Why? How? What? Contents
Introduction & Acknowledgments
Value of Compliant Metadata
Geospatial Metadata Standards Used to Develop the Profile
Metadata Implementation
Table 1 - Metadata for Geospatial Data
Table 2 - Metadata for Geospatial Services
Appendix 1. Code Lists
Appendix 2. Standard Publications and Related Documents
Why?
How?
What?
The Profile
The Content 7

8. The Tables Example Best Practice Definition CSDGM required
ISO Qualifier
Domain
The Tables 8

9. ---------------------------------------------------- The Elements
Dataset Metadata
Services Metadata
Title
Publication Date
Responsible Party
Online Linkage
Abstract
Theme Keywords
Topic Category
Geographic Extent (N,S, W, E)
Metadata Date
Metadata Contact Name
Metadata Scope
Service Type
Title
Publication Date
Responsible Party
Online Linkage
Abstract
Status
Maintenance / Update Frequency
Theme Keywords
Topic Category
Geographic Extent (N,S, W, E)
Temporal Extent of Content
Entity/Attribute Description
Process Description
Spatial Reference System / identifier
Metadata Date
Metadata Contact Name
The Elements 9

10. The Profile Website 10

11. 1
February 2015 – Presentation and promotion at the NC GIS Conference 2
July 2015 – Presentation at the Esri International User Conference 3
2015 & Beyond – Workshops to promote ISO metadata in NC and continuous updates to resources and templates 4
2015 & Beyond – Coordinate with URISA to promote a national standard for state and local government spatial metadata
What’s Next? 11

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Steve Averett, GISP
GIS Manager, City of Greensboro 12
Sarah Wray, GISP
Geospatial Data Manager, NCDOT