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Data Services for Geosciences
Access to Data for Geosciences
Management Plans for Geoscience Data
Services for Data Management
Repositories for Geoscience Data
Metadata Schema for Geoscience Data
Creating standardized information about data sets that are incorporated into repositories is necessary in order to help seekers identify relevant data sets. This section points toward resources for creating relevant metadata in the geosciences.
Metadata Resources - Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) MetaData Sites
Formal metadata: information and software - USGS
Metadata in plain language - USGS
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Workbook - Federal Geographic Data Committee
Geospatial Metadata Standards - FGDC
Geospatial Metadata Tools - FGDC
Geospatial Metadata; What are Metadata? - Federal Geographic Data Committee
Frequently-asked questions on FGDC metadata - USGS
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata - FGDC
MP: A compiler for formal metadata - USGS
Metadata Profile for the National Digital Catalog
Polar Data Catalogue - Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
Standards for Data and Metadata - USGS (Biology)
ANSI NUMBER INCITS 453-2009 North American Profile (NAP) of ISO 19115:2003, Geographic Information - Metadata
Content standards for digital geospatial metadata; Glossary - FGDC
Examples
Geochemistry of soils in the US from the RASS database - USGS
Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data - USGS
Metadata Standards; The National Map - USGS
Content Metadata Standards for Marine Science: A Case Study - USGS
Metadata Standards Information - USGS
Created by lej; 11/2011
Reorganized 8/22/2012
Updated 3 Nov 2014 (except for US gov sites)