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standards

definitions of what different colors, shapes, units, ect. are for a map

Metadata

Used to describe how geospatial & attribute data was collected & processed into its final form

(describe the content, quality, condition, and other characteristics of data)

It’s estimated that _____% of the cost of using a GIS is associated with developing & maintaining data.

Critical that procedures are in place to protect….

80%

organization’s investment in data

3 Components of geospatial data

Where: spatial - location and relationships (coordinates, topology)

What: attributes - descriptive info about geographic features in database

Metadata: description of geospatial data

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)

established/maintains GIS metadata standards

◼ Used for locating geographic related data

◼ Federal Agencies mandated to use

◼ 10 sections; multiple elements

designed to describe all possible geospatial data

Metadata describes the....

who what when where how

Metadata allows the user to determine the dataset’s __________.

“fitness-for-use”

e.g. is it appropriate & of sufficient quality/detail

Metadata categories

Description

-Abstract: brief description of the dataset

-Purpose: a summary of why the dataset was developed

Spatial

-Coordinate system: map projection, datum

-Spatial extent: min and max X-Ys

-Data model

Attributes

-Field names and their meanings

VERY IMportant slide

Only metadata in the ______ format can be viewed, edited, published, and exported in ArcGIS Pro.

Metadata in other formats can only be ______ unless it is __________.

ArcGIS

viewed, upgraded to ArcGIS metadata format