1 San Diego’s Regional Planning Agency Regional Metadata Inventory Tool Presented at the San Diego Regional GIS Council meeting.

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San Diego’s Regional Planning AgencySan Diego’s Regional Planning Agency

Regional Metadata Inventory Regional Metadata Inventory ToolTool

http://metadata.sandag.orghttp://metadata.sandag.org

Presented at the San Diego Regional GIS Presented at the San Diego Regional GIS Council meeting on July 7, 2010Council meeting on July 7, 2010

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Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: What does it do?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)

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Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: Why was it built?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

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Metadata StandardsMetadata Standards

FGDC-STD-001 June 1998

More info at www.fgdc.gov

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Metadata Standards for SanGISMetadata Standards for SanGIS

All data submitted to SanGIS must include metadata

Detailed instructions on creating metadata using ArcCatalog

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Metadata WorkflowMetadata Workflow

Create or Import Metadata

Set Permissions for Sensitive Data

Review Metadata Elements

Publish!

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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

Metadata Tool Features: User Metadata Tool Features: User AccountsAccounts

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Create empty metadata fields for layer

Automatically fills in contact information

Checks for compliance with FGDC

Metadata Tool Features: Create Metadata Tool Features: Create MetadataMetadata

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Use ArcCatalog to export metadata to XML

Use FGDC CSDGM (XML) format

Metadata Tool Features: Import Metadata Tool Features: Import MetadataMetadata

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Browse for exported XML file

File gets uploaded as an unpublished layer

Metadata Tool Features: Import Metadata Tool Features: Import MetadataMetadata

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Make sure all required elements have information

Select “Save & Publish”

Metadata Tool Features: Publish!Metadata Tool Features: Publish!

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

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User’s home page shows published and unpublished layers

Metadata Tool Features: Publish!Metadata Tool Features: Publish!

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Users can search published metadata with options

Metadata Tool Features: SearchMetadata Tool Features: Search

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A user can request to view metadata for a sensitive layer

Metadata Tool Features: Sensitive Metadata Tool Features: Sensitive LayersLayers

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Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: Regional Metadata Inventory Tool: Open DiscussionOpen Discussion

Any questions or comments Ideas for a workflow and schedule Ideas for maintaining accuracy and

timeliness