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Standards | Geospatial Metadata

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Metadata is information about data. Similar to a library catalog record, metadata records document the who, what, when, where, how, and why of a data resource. Geospatial metadata describes maps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) files, imagery, and other location-based data resources. The FGDC is tasked by Executive Order 12906 to enable access (see GeoPlatform.gov) to National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) resources and by OMB Circular A-16 and the A-16 Supplemental Guidance to support the creation, management, and maintenance of the metadata required to fuel data discovery and access. 

ABOUT GEOSPATIAL METADATA

The basics of metadata
  • Geospatial Metadata Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • Business Case for Metadata
  • Value of Metadata (pdf, ppt)
  • What is Metadata (pdf, ppt)

GEOSPATIAL METADATA OUTREACH

Metadata community and events
  • FGDC ISO Geospatial Metadata Summit (2017)
  • ISO Geospatial Metadata Implementation Forum (Monthly)
  • FGDC Metadata Working Group (MWG)
  • International Geospatial Metadata Listserver
  • ISO Metadata Implementation Webinar (2013)
  • FGDC Metadata Summit (2011)

Geospatial metadata standards and Guidelines

Specifications for formatting and populating your metadata
  • Geospatial Metadata Standards: ISO 191** metadata series and FGDC CSDGM
  • Selecting A Geospatial Metadata Standard
  • FGDC Technical Guidance: Data.gov and The GeoPlatform Metadata Recommendations Including Guidelines for National Geospatial Data Assets (NGDA) (pdf), updated December 6, 2022  – This document provides best practices only and is not intended as policy that agencies must comply with, or for audit purposes.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Guidance documents, lessons, and more
  • Geospatial Metadata Learning Resources, Guidance and Examples
  • Geospatial Metadata Core Curriculum

TOOLS

Tools to create, validate, and publish metadata
  • CSDGM Metadata Tools
  • ISO Metadata Tools
  • Publish Metadata via GeoPlatform / Data.gov

QUICK LINKS

  • ISO Geospatial Metadata Editor Registry
  • ISO Suite of Standards
  • FGDC Technical Guidance: Data.gov and The GeoPlatform Metadata Recommendations Including Guidelines for National Geospatial Data Assets (NGDA) (2022)(pdf)
  • FGDC Metadata Working Group (MWG)
  • ISO Geospatial Metadata Implementation Forum 
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