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San Diego’s Regional Planning Agency

A geospatial metadata management tool that allows users to create, upload, and search for layers based on keywords in the San Diego region. It follows FGDC metadata standards and helps with data inventory and gap analysis.

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San Diego’s Regional Planning Agency

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  1. San Diego’s Regional Planning Agency Regional Metadata Inventory Toolhttp://metadata.sandag.org Presented at the San Diego Regional GIS Council meeting on July 7, 2010

  2. Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: What does it do? • Maintains geospatial metadata • Allows users to: • Create or upload metadata • Search for layers based on keywords • For San Diego region (as of right now)

  3. Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: Why was it built? • For the San Diego Regional Geospatial Information Network (SDREGIN) Strategic Plan • Useful for the Data Inventory and Data Gap Analysis • Helped consultant with the collection and analysis of over 500 metadata documents

  4. Metadata Standards • FGDC-STD-001 June 1998 • More info at www.fgdc.gov

  5. Metadata Standards for SanGIS • All data submitted to SanGIS must include metadata • Detailed instructions on creating metadata using ArcCatalog

  6. Metadata Workflow Create or Import Metadata Set Permissions for Sensitive Data Review Metadata Elements Publish!

  7. Metadata Tool Features: User Accounts • Account required • User can search metadata • User can create/upload metadata • User responsible for publishing uploaded metadata • User can determine security settings for sensitive layers

  8. Metadata Tool Features: Create Metadata • Create empty metadata fields for layer • Automatically fills in contact information • Checks for compliance with FGDC

  9. Metadata Tool Features: Import Metadata • Use ArcCatalog to export metadata to XML • Use FGDC CSDGM (XML) format

  10. Metadata Tool Features: Import Metadata • Browse for exported XML file • File gets uploaded as an unpublished layer

  11. Metadata Tool Features: Publish! • Make sure all required elements have information • Select “Save & Publish”

  12. Metadata Tool Features: Publish! • Missing elements are reported as errors • Must me corrected before publishing

  13. Metadata Tool Features: Publish! • User’s home page shows published and unpublished layers

  14. Metadata Tool Features: Search • Users can search published metadata with options

  15. Metadata Tool Features: Sensitive Layers • A user can request to view metadata for a sensitive layer

  16. Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: Open Discussion • Any questions or comments • Ideas for a workflow and schedule • Ideas for maintaining accuracy and timeliness

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