National Geologic Map Database Project -- National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program -- U.S. Geological Survey

National Geologic Map Database Project

Metadata training resources

Contents

• Organizations
• Clearinghouse nodes
• Software tools and technical information
• Newsgroups and email lists

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

NSDI is a national effort led by FGDC to make spatial data resources available and usable for research and decision support.

• FGDC home page
  < URL:http://www.fgdc.gov/>

• FGDC Clearinghouse home page
  < URL:http://www.fgdc.gov/clearinghouse/>

National States Geographic Information Council

NSGIC was created to encourage effective and efficient government through the coordinated development of geographic information and related technologies to ensure that information may be integrated at all levels of government.

• NSGIC home page
  < URL:http://www.geo.drake.edu/nsgic/>

• NSGIC Metadata Primer
  < URL:http://localis2.lic.wisc.edu/~dhart/metaprim.htm>

• Metadata mentoring workshop held by Wisconsin Land Information Association
  < URL:http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/wlib/sco/workshop/workshop.htm >

• FGDC Clearinghouse Referral Server
  
  • check status of all NSDI Clearinghouse Nodes
  • query Clearinghouse sites
  
  < URL:http://fgdclearhs.er.usgs.gov/>

• Formal metadata tools and information by Peter Schweitzer
  < URL:http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/pub/tools/metadata/>

• Hugh Phillips's metadata tool reviews
  <URL:http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/wlib/sco/metatool/mtools.htm >

• "Fgdcmeta.aml" -- a tool for use with Arc/Info data (Dan Nelson and others, Illinois State Geological Survey)
  < URL:http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/webdocs/p472.htm>

• Newsgroups:
  • usgs.nsdi
  • comp.infosystems.gis

• Email lists:
  • NSDI-L
    < URL:http://www.fgdc.gov/nsdil.html>