What's New
Innovate is completing a 2012 NSDI CAP Project to help two major geospatial data clearinghouses -- the Environmental Dataset Gateway and INSIDE Idaho -- transition from the FGDC CSDGM to the ISO 19115-2 metadata standard. To facilitate this transition, Innovate has developed an experimental tool to transform and validate stand-alone metadata records to the ISO 191* series. The tool currently supports the following functions:
- FGDC CSDGM format to ISO 19115 or 19115-2 and validation
- ArcGIS 1.0 format to 19115 and validation
- 19115 or 19115-2 upload and validation
Test the Metadata Transform Tool
Contact Us
- Dan Spinosa, Geospatial Developer
- Email:
Metadata Resources
To learn more about the ISO, FGDC, and ArcGIS metadata formats, explore the following resources.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| NOAA's Online Metadata Training | NCDDC's Metadata team offers a series of metadata training courses in an online format. |
| NOAA ISO Training: Course Materials | Training materials from NOAA's series of ISO training webinars |
| Esri Blog: A new approach for Metadata with ArcGIS 10 (part 1) | Introduction to Esri's new ArcGIS metadata format |
| FGDC's Metadata Site | The FGDC's online metadata resources |
Metadata Tools
The following free tools can help you create, edit, and transform metadata.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| EPA Metadata Editor (EME) | The EME is a simple geospatial metadata editor that allows users to create and edit records that meet EPA and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata requirements. |
| Metadata Transform Tool | This is an experimental tool to transform and validate stand-alone metadata records to the ISO 191* series. |
| INSIDE Idaho Batch Metadata Modifier Tool | The Batch Metadata Modifier Tool allows knowledgeable metadata professionals to modify individual or multiple XML files simultaneously. Click here to see an ArcUser article describing the tool Updating Your Metadata Just Got a Little Easier |