1. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---1 A Two-day Workshop About Metadata Introducing Geospatial Metadata

2. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---2 What Metadata Is and Why You Need to Know About It Topic 1 What’s Metadata?

3. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---3 What’s Metadata? Two similar paintings by Picasso sold for vastly different prices Why? One had metadata. One didn’t

4. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---4 What’s Metadata? Metadata is information about data If you had two cans without labels, which would you eat? Without a label, how would you know which was tuna and which was cat food? Cat Food? Tuna?

5. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---5 What’s Metadata? We often use metadata without even knowing it

6. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---6 What’s Metadata? A published map contains the elements of metadata… Publisher Publication date Type of map Description Spatial references Scale and accuracy

7. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---7 What’s Metadata? Metadata is a critical component of a complete data set

8. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---8 What’s Metadata? It’s data about a data set Title Scale Source Content Location Publication Access Title Scale Source Content Location Publication Access Metadata GIS files Imagery Geospatial databases GPS data GIS files Imagery Geospatial databases GPS data Data set

9. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---9 What’s Metadata? Metadata is the “stuff” to help you find and understand data — whether the data is a… list spreadsheet database CAD drawing GIS map

10. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---10 What’s Metadata? Metadata helps those who need geospatial data find what they need and determine how to use it Geospatial data: any data with a spatial component, including maps, charts, in situ data Who Where When

11. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---11 What’s Metadata? Metadata describes… content, quality, condition, and other characteristics about data who, what, where, why, and how of a data set

12. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---12 What’s Metadata? Who created and maintains the data? Why were the data created? What is the content and structure of the data? Metadata answers questions…

13. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---13 What’s Metadata? When collected? When published? Where is the geographic location? Storage location? How were the data produced? Metadata answers questions…

14. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---14 What’s Metadata? Metadata includes information you need to… determine which data exist for a geographic location determine if a set meets your need acquire the set you identified process and use the set

15. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---15 Why Metadata Is Essential for the Long Term Topic 2 Why Bother with Metadata?

16. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---16 Why Bother with Metadata? You probably already have metadata in some form: Manila folders stuffed with notes Readme files Hardcopy data catalogs

17. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---17 Why Bother with Metadata? Documenting data is critical to preserving its usefulness over time

18. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---18 Why Bother with Metadata? Without proper documentation, no data set is complete

19. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---19 Why Bother with Metadata? Data developers Data users Organizations Metadatahelps…

20. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---20 Why Bother with Metadata? Avoid duplication Share reliable information Publicize efforts Reduce workload For data developers, metadata helps:

21. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---21 Why Bother with Metadata? Facilitates understanding Focuses on key elements Enables discovery — inside and outside organizations For data users, metadata:

22. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---22 Why Bother with Metadata? For organizations, metadata helps: Protect investments Counter personnel changes Create institutional memory Share data with other agencies

23. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---23 Why Bother with Metadata? Reduce costs Limit potential liability Save time and money For organizations, metadata helps:

24. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---24 Metadata at Its Best Topic 3 What Does Good Metadata Look Like?

25. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---25 What Does Metadata Look Like? Metadata in the FGDC format

26. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---26 What Does Metadata Look Like? Informative title Geographic location Sections of the standard

27. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---27 What Does Metadata Look Like? Identification Information Originator Abstract

28. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---28 Why Clearinghouses Are Necessary to Our Work Topic 4 Why Share Your Metadata?

29. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---29 Why Share Your Metadata? A metadata clearinghouse is a location — typically accessed through the Internet — to search for spatial data sets

30. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---30 A clearinghouse is a decentralized system of Internet servers you can search Why Share Your Metadata? Servers with metadata Client

31. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---31 Clearinghouses make metadata records easy to find Why Share Your Metadata?

32. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---32 Why clearinghouses and not web indexes? You can’t do a complete search You can only do full-text searches You can’t limit your search to particular fields Why Share Your Metadata?

33. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---33 You can’t perform date, numeric, geographic searches Place names don’t always relate to lat/lon You don’t have search access to existing databases Why Share Your Metadata?

34. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---34 The National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse has more than 100 spatial data servers with digital geographic data Why Share Your Metadata?

35. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---35 FGDC Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Montana State Library Natural Resource Information System GIS Nebraska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Wisconsin Land Information Clearinghouse Why Share Your Metadata? Some specific examples:

36. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---36 The NGDC has the people and infrastructure to help you find out who has what geographic information Why Share Your Metadata?

37. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---37 The NGDC is a set of information services that use hardware, software, and telecommunications networks to provide searchable access to information Why Share Your Metadata?

38. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---38 The clearinghouse includes federal, state, university, and vendor participants in the United States and abroad Why Share Your Metadata?

39. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---39 A digital geospatial data set is the target unit of description defined in the clearinghouse Why Share Your Metadata?

40. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---40 You can search all or part of the community in a single session Why Share Your Metadata? x

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42. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---42 You can define your criteria Why Share Your Metadata?

43. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---43 You can select a server Why Share Your Metadata?

44. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---44 You can view your search results Why Share Your Metadata?

45. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---45 Help us keep metadata accurate and up to date Why Share Your Metadata?

46. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---46 Make creating metadata part of the process of developing your data Why Share Your Metadata?

47. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---47 What the CSDGM Standard Is and How It Helps Us All Topic 5 Why Have a Standard?

48. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---48 Why Have a Standard? The FGDC Metadata Workbook, Version 2.0 is free and can be downloaded www.fgdc.gov/metadata/csdgm/

49. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---49 Why Have a Standard? The standard helps you determine: if a set of geospatial data is available and fit for your use how to access and transfer the set

50. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---50 Why Have a Standard? A standard helps to create: Common terms Common definitions Common language Common structure Access constraints Citation currentness entity attribute domain lineage Process step

51. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---51 Why Have a Standard? The standard… establishes names of data elements and compound elements defines information about values provided for data elements Access constraints Citation currentness entity attribute domain lineage

52. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---52 Why Have a Standard? The standard serves as a uniform summary description of the data set

53. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---53 Why Have a Standard? If you’re creating metadata for the first time, the standard may seem complex Stick with it

54. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---54 Why Have a Standard? The key to using the standard… Find the fields that are pertinent to your data and your organization Build a template Use the template

55. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---55 Why Have a Standard? Don’t create your own standard — you’ll only confuse people

56. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---56 Why Have a Standard? The standard will benefit all of us — for years to come

57. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---57 Why Have a Standard? Online systems rely on data being predictable in form and content Predictability is assured only when we conform to a standard

58. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---58 Details About the Sections and Terms of the Standard Topic 6 All About the Green Book

59. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---59 All About the Green Book FGDC’s Metadata Workbook: a.k.a. the Green Book 334 metadata elements and their production rules

60. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---60 A view from the FGDC Metadata Workbook All About the Green Book

61. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---61 0. Metadata 1. Identification 2. Data Quality 3. Spatial Data Org. 4. Spatial Reference 5. Entity and Attrib. 6. Distribution 7. Metadata Ref. 10. Contact 9. Time Period 8. Citation Metadata Main Sections Supporting Sections All About the Green Book

62. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---62 By By Susan Stitt All About the Green Book

63. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---63 Data ElementCompound Element Mandatory: Mandatory: must be provided Mandatory if applicable: Mandatory if applicable: must be provided if the data set exhibits the defined characteristic Optional: Optional: provided at the discretion of the data producer All About the Green Book

64. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---64 Hierarchical structure shows relationship All About the Green Book

65. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---65 Rules and Tips for Creating Quality Metadata Files Topic 7 How Do You Write Good Metadata?

66. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---66 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Steps to Quality Metadata Organize information Write your metadata file Review your file Have someone review Revise it PublishPublish

67. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---67 Get organized! How Do You Write Good Metadata? Before creating your metadata…

68. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---68 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Write simply but completely Document for a general audience Be consistent in style and terminology Keep your readers in mind

69. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---69 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Don’t use jargon CA, LA, GPS, GIS Define technical terms and acronyms — CA, LA, GPS, GIS Clearly state data limitations Think about the long-term effects

70. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---70 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Don’t use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS Use subheadings Use bulleted lists Cite examples

71. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---71 How Do You Write Good Metadata? The title is critical in helping readers find your data Which is better? Greater Yellowstone Rivers from 1:126,700 Forest Visitor Maps (1961-1983)

72. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---72 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Useful titles Near Real Time Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Data-Satellite Imagery from NOAA CSC Coastal Remote Sensing Division Ace Basin, South Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Line Boundary

73. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---73 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Write a complete title, including: What Where When Scale Who

74. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---74 How Do You Write Good Metadata? An informative title includes: Topic Timeliness of the data Specific information about place and geography

75. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---75 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Series name Issue number Name of publisher Location of publisher If the data are officially published, in the title include:

76. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---76 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Be specific. Quantify when you can. Vague: Vague: We checked our work and it looks complete. Specific: Specific:We checked our work using 3 separate sets of check plots reviewed by 2 different people. We determined our work to be 95% complete based on these visual inspections.

77. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---77 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Select your key words wisely Use unambiguous words Use descriptive words Fully qualify geographic locations

78. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---78 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Don’t use symbols that might be misinterpreted ! @ # % { } | / \ ~ Don’t use characters with dual interpretations Remember, a computer will read your metadata:

79. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---79 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Don’t use tabs or indents Be careful with carriage returns Use “none” or “unknown” meaningfully

80. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---80 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Have someone else read it If you’re the only reviewer, put it away and read it again later Check for clarity and omissions Review your final product

81. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---81 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Can a novice understand what you wrote? Are your data properly documented for posterity? When you review your work, ask:

82. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---82 How Do You Write Good Metadata? Does the documentation present all the information needed to use or reuse the data? Are any pieces missing?

83. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---83 Think like a novice Put yourself in someone else’s shoes How Do You Write Good Metadata?

84. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---84 Tools That You Can Use to Create Quality Metadata Topic 8 Tools to Help You

85. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---85 Tools to Help You No tool can check the accuracy of metadata

86. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---86 Tools to Help You You don’t need specific hardware or software to meet the requirements of the standard

87. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---87 Tools to Help You But different tools can help you create, validate, or distribute your metadata

88. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---88 Tools to Help You Tools can make your job easier: Intelligent tools extract information from data sets Form-based tools have a user- interface to guide you

89. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---89 Tools to Help You ASCII and word-processor templates - Used to edit template documents Utilities - Produce and process metadata in some form

90. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---90 Tools to Help You Look for… Guidance without forced compliance Stability An OS/interface you know No restriction on length of text field

91. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---91 Tools to Help You Consider… Cost Platform Data-entry method Level of compliance User support Capabilities

92. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---92 Tools to Help You www.fgdc.gov/metadata/toollist/metatool.html

93. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---93 Tools to Help You USGS Metadata Editor Corpsmet 95 metadata creation freeware NBII Metamaker tool NOAA CSC’s ArcView® Metadata Collector Extension November 2000

94. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---94 Tools to Help You USGS Metamaker DataTracker  Spatial Metadata Manager Software November 2000

95. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---95 Tools to Help You Reviews are available online… Wisconsin NSDI Clearinghouse Ohio State University, Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program

96. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---96 Using the Clearinghouse to Distribute Your Data Topic 9 Using the Clearinghouse

97. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---97 Using the Clearinghouse The FGDC Clearinghouse selected the search and retrieve software ANSI Z39.50-1995 (ISO 10163-1995)

98. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---98 The clearinghouse has environmental and base cartographic information predominately Using the Clearinghouse

99. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---99 127 nodes (servers) online as of 7/99 Using the Clearinghouse

100. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---100 Federal participants NOAA (10) USGS (6) FEMA (sampler) NRCS (sampler) CIESIN/EPA CIESIN/NASA DOT NTAD National Park Service Army Corps of Engineers Tri-Services Center National Wetlands Inventory Census (sampler) Using the Clearinghouse as of 7/99

101. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---101 How can you participate? Set up your own node Send metadata to an existing node Have another organization host your node Put metadata on a web page for future “harvesting” to a node Using the Clearinghouse

102. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---102 Why set up a node? You You control your metadata It’s easy to set up You choose the software The software operates on typical web server platforms Using the Clearinghouse

103. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---103 In setting up a node, most work is in preparing metadata for available data sets Store these data in a structured form, according to the standard Using the Clearinghouse

104. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---104 Check your metadata for completeness, accuracy, and quality Using the Clearinghouse

105. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---105 Meet clearinghouse requirements: Proper format Proper format Proper field names and values Proper field names and values Appropriate formats: text, HTML, and SGML Appropriate formats: text, HTML, and SGML Using the Clearinghouse

106. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---106 Parsing and validation tools check for structural or content errors errorreports metadatadocuments metadata parser software mp Using the Clearinghouse

107. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---107 Validate your metadata by using cns and mp software Using the Clearinghouse

108. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---108 Using the Clearinghouse Run cns output through mp to make text, SGML, HTML files YES Correct original file Run original file through cns Errors in error.txt?YES Create Metadata Create Metadata Run cns output through mp NO Correct original file Place 3 files on searchable system Errors in error.txt? Errors in error.txt? NO

109. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---109 The tool produces metadata in HTML, SGML, and TEXT mpmp TEXTTEXT HTMLHTML SGMLSGML Using the Clearinghouse

110. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---110 Then indexes files by searchable fields into document database indexindex TEXTTEXT HTMLHTML SGMLSGMLsearchabledocumentdatabasesearchabledocumentdatabase Using the Clearinghouse

111. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---111 Using the Clearinghouse 1989 Land Cover/Land Use on the Upper Mississippi River System 1989 Land Cover/Land Use on the Upper Mississippi River System Metadata: Identification_Information Data_Quality_Information Spatial_Data_Organization_Informati on 1989 Land Cover/Land Use on the Upper Mississippi River System 1989 Land Cover/Land Use on the Upper Mississippi River System Metadata: Identification_Information Data_Quality_Information Spatial_Data_Organization_Informati on mp HTML file

112. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---112 Using the Clearinghouse mp HTML file

113. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---113 Kurt P. Kowalski and Douglas A. Wilcox Great Lakes Science Center Biological Resources Division 1997 Coastal Wetland Vegetation Analysis (Metzger Marsh) Ann Arbor, MI Kurt P. Kowalski and Douglas A. Wilcox Great Lakes Science Center Biological Resources Division 1997 Coastal Wetland Vegetation Analysis (Metzger Marsh) Ann Arbor, MI Using the Clearinghouse mp SGML file

114. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---114 Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Environmental Management Technical Center Publication_Date: 19950829 Title: 1989 Land Cover/Land Use on the Upper Mississippi River System Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Environmental Management Technical Center Publisher: Environmental Management Technical Center (EMTC) Other_Citation_Details: White, B. M. and T. W. Owens. 1991. Geographic Information System Pilot Project For The Upper Mississippi River System. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Ecology Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, June 1991. LTRMP 91-05. 48 pp. + Appendix. Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Environmental Management Technical Center Publication_Date: 19950829 Title: 1989 Land Cover/Land Use on the Upper Mississippi River System Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Environmental Management Technical Center Publisher: Environmental Management Technical Center (EMTC) Other_Citation_Details: White, B. M. and T. W. Owens. 1991. Geographic Information System Pilot Project For The Upper Mississippi River System. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Ecology Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, June 1991. LTRMP 91-05. 48 pp. + Appendix. Using the Clearinghouse mp TEXT file

115. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---115 Using the Clearinghouse cns and mp command line validation

116. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---116 Using the Clearinghouse To incorporate your metadata into a clearinghouse… Spell out the element names exactly Keep the parent/child relationships Don’t omit intermediate compound element headings

117. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---117 Where to Find Help While You’re Back at Work Topic 10 Where Do You Go from Here?

118. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---118 Other Resources FGDC metadata website CSDGM Workbook (The Green Book), Version 2 Image map of the CSDGM Version 2 by Susan Stitt, USGS-NBS

119. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---119 Other Resources Mentor Software Freeware converter Chuck Taylor Freeware Toolbox FGDC tutorial on setting up a clearinghouse node Search for Geographic Data, FGDC, National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

120. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---120 Don’t invent your own standard Don’t invent your own standard Consider data granularity Consider data granularity Prioritize your data Prioritize your data Document to preserve value within your organization Document to preserve value within your organization What Now?

121. Don’t Duck Metadata November 2000 Introducing Geospatial Metadata ---121 Use the standard Use the standard Spread the word Spread the word What Now?