FGDC Metadata Working Group Telecon June 23 2009

FGDC Metadata Working Group Telecon June 23, 2009 Number 218 -339 -3699 Access Code- 188508#

NAP • Adopted on May 21, 2009 • Published on July 6, 2009 • Work remains on profiling ISO 19110 – Feature Catalog Methodology • Message- Stay the course with CSDGM until notified otherwise • Implementation guidance and materials forthcoming, announced on fgdc. gov

NAP Continued • Canadians have limited access to their profile allowing specific uses. • ANSI looking at the limited access • FGDC will present ANSI with a template and request exemption to the ANSI copyright.

ISO 19115 5 -year review • Recommend the NAP profile be nominated, where appropriate, to the 19115 revision • Dates- still in flux. • Watch for email updates.

State of the States: NSDI Implementation • NSGIC 2009 State Summaries http: //www. gisinventory. net/summaries/ • Extracted NSDI related content: metadata framework 50 states standards coordination E/A • Distributed via NSGIC listserver Lwayne@fgdc. gov

State Points of Contact • NSGIC Representatives asked to provide: • Metadata Po. C • Training Poc • Po. C’s will be notified of training requests received from state and asked to help locate trainers and facilities Lwayne@fgdc. gov

Federal State of Metadata • Similar report drafted for FGDC Annual Report • Coordination Committee members have reporting responsibility • Go through agency chain for information to provide metadata program information • July

ISO Metadata Editor Update • User Reviewer Needed • • • CATMDEdit ESRI Arc. Catalog ESRI Geo Portal Toolkit Geo. Network IME INSPIRE M 3 Cat Meta. D Meta. Genie Parcs Canada Metadata Editor DISY Preludio Terra. Catalog Lwayne@fgdc. gov

FGDC Working Group Charter • Updated charter in work • To be reviewed by small group then by the larger body. • To note, the Working Group is not operating in alignment with the charter- lacking Federal focus. • ? Is the WG operating well. If not what changes are needed.

Mail list and registry updates • An E-mail will be sent to update the e-mail list and the registry. • Registry is considering a modification to extend the capabilities of the trainers beyond metadata and extend to other subjects of the NSDI.

Resources • ISO TC 211 Standards Guide http: //www. isotc 211. org/Outreach/ISO_TC% 20_211_Standards_Guide. pdf • Metadata/Data Preservation • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=pb. Ba 6 Oam 7 -w • Data. ONE, Dr. Bill Michener speaks on Data. One (Obervation Network for Earth), a virtual organization that enables new science knowledge through universal access to data about earth life and the enviroment. • http: //www. sis. utk. edu/node/7092

ESRI IUC • Who’s going? • Do we want to get together? • Do we need to? • Where/when? • I need to arrange a room if we do.

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