# Presentation: 458978

## Metadata Tools

## Serving Spatial Metadata

- FGDC
- metadata
- preparation
- (mp)

- FGDC
- style
- metadata

**SGML**

**HTML**

**TEXT**

**Isite**
**Z39.50**
**Software**

- configure

- Index
- (Iindex)

- test
- index

- Serve
- (zserver)

- test
- server

- Administrivia

- register
- your
- server

- Link to
- Clearing-
- house
- Interface

## Finding Metadata Software

-  The _[www.fgdc.gov](http://www.compusult.nf.ca/)__ website includes three resources for itemizing and evaluating software:_
- State of Wisconsin Review for NSGIC
- State of Ohio (OGRIP) Survey
- Survey of Metadata Tools
*Choose the tool best for you!*

## Slide 4

## Consider your Data

- What type of data do you wish to describe? *GIS? Imagery? Models? Reports?*
- Do you manage data products as tiles or as continuous themes?
- Is there a high degree of commonality between the individual data products or are they heterogeneous?
*All these affect the style of metadata management*

## Selecting a Metadata Editor

- Select a familiar hardware platform
- Find software that supports familiar user interfaces
- If you work in a GIS and it supports FGDC metadata, use GIS solution
- Agency endorsement or user support
- FGDC/ISO compliance
- Import and Export XML

## Example Metadata Tools

- FGDC Public Domain Metadata Software:
- MetaLite
- CorpsMet
- NOAA ArcView Extension
- Xtme/tkme, DBFMeta
- FGDC Commercial Metadata Software:
- SMMS
- Compusult
- ArcGIS 8 ArcCatalog
- MetaStar
-  ISO Public Domain Metadata Software:
- Enraemed
- M3Cat
- MetaD
- CatMDEdit
- Commercial Tools – SMMS, Compusult, ArcGIS

## FGDC Public Domain Software

## NAME:  		MetaLite
VERSION:  	1.7.5

DEVELOPER:  USGS and UNEP
CAPTURES:  	“Minimum core” required FGDC fields
PLATFORM: 	PC/Microsoft Windows Platform with MS 			Access Single User Databases 
NOTES:  	Interface languages : English, Spanish, 			French and Portuguese. Validates and 			creates required clearinghouse triplicate 			files
URL:  http://edcnts11.cr.usgs.gov/MetaLite/

***VERSION:***  	1.7.5
***DEVELOPER:***  USGS and UNEP
***CAPTURES:***  	“Minimum core” required FGDC fields
***PLATFORM:*** 	PC/Microsoft Windows Platform with MS 			Access Single User Databases* *
***NOTES:***  	Interface languages : English, Spanish, 			French and Portuguese. Validates and 			creates required clearinghouse triplicate 			files
***URL:****  **http://edcnts11.cr.usgs.gov/MetaLite/*

## MetaLite

## NAME:  		Corpsmet95
VERSION:  	2.30

DEVELOPER:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by Coastal 			Oceanographics		
CAPTURES:  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
PLATFORM: 	Windows 95, NT
NOTES:  	Great user interface to ease complex 			metadata standard
URL:  http://corpsgeo1.usace.army.mil/

***VERSION:***  	2.30
***DEVELOPER:***  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by Coastal 			Oceanographics
***CAPTURES:***  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
***PLATFORM:*** 	Windows 95, NT
***NOTES:***  	Great user interface to ease complex 			metadata standard
***URL:****  **http://corpsgeo1.usace.army.mil/*

## Corpsmet

## NAME:  		ArcView Metadata Collector (NOAA)
VERSION:  	2.30

DEVELOPER:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric 				Administration (NOAA)		
CAPTURES:  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
PLATFORM: 	ArcView 3.0+ and OS that supports it
NOTES:  	Automatically extracts some elements of 			metadata directly from these datasets 			including bounding coordinates, 				projection, and attributes
URL:  		http://www.csc.noaa.gov/metadata/index.html

***VERSION:***  	2.30
***DEVELOPER:***  National Oceanic and Atmospheric 				Administration (NOAA)
***CAPTURES:***  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
***PLATFORM:*** 	ArcView 3.0+ and OS that supports it
***NOTES:***  	Automatically extracts some elements of 			metadata directly from these datasets 			including bounding coordinates, 				projection, and attributes
***URL:****  **	**	*http://www.csc.noaa.gov/metadata/index.html

## NOAA ArcView Collector

## NAME:  		tkme / xtme
VERSION:  	2.3.4

DEVELOPER:  USGS (Peter Schweitzer)	
CAPTURES:  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
PLATFORM: 	TKME- any platform using TCL/TK.  			XTME - UNIX X Windows System (X11R5 			or later). 
NOTES:  	Interactive formal metadata editor that 			obeys syntax of FGDC metadata 				standard. Standalone system not linked 			with GIS.    Works well with mp and 			DBFMeta (assists with documentation 			from DBF files).
URL:  http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata

***VERSION:***  	2.3.4
***DEVELOPER:***  USGS (Peter Schweitzer)
***CAPTURES:***  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
***PLATFORM:*** 	TKME- any platform using TCL/TK.  			XTME - UNIX X Windows System (X11R5*** ******	******	******	***or later).
***NOTES:***  	Interactive formal metadata editor that 			obeys syntax of FGDC metadata 				standard. Standalone system not linked 			with GIS.    Works well with mp and 			DBFMeta (assists with documentation 			from DBF files).
***URL:****  **http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata*

## FGDC Commerical Software

## NAME:  		SMMS (Spatial Metadata Management System)

***NAME:***  		SMMS (Spatial Metadata Management System)
***VERSION:***  	3.0
***DEVELOPER:***  Intergraph
***CAPTURES:***  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
***PLATFORM:*** 	Windows 98/NT/2000
***NOTES:***  	Integrated formal metadata editor that 			obeys syntax of FGDC metadata 				standard and links to native metadata. 			Supports many data types.					Imports/exports FGDC metadata.
***URL:****  **http://www.intergraph.com/gis/smms/*

## SMMS

## NAME:  		MetaManager

***NAME:***  		MetaManager
***VERSION:***  	4.0
***DEVELOPER:***  Compusult
***CAPTURES:***  	FGDC , ISO, GILS
***PLATFORM:*** 	Windows
***NOTES:***  	Complete solution for creating and 				defining new or existing  metadata 				definitions and datasets to FGDC, GILS, 			and ISO.
***URL:****  **	**	**http://www.metamanager.com/*

## MetaManager

## NAME:  		ArcGIS 8 ArcCatalog
VERSION:  	8.0+

DEVELOPER:  ESRI (tabbed interface by RTSe)	
CAPTURES:  	FGDC Full and ISO Metadata Standards
PLATFORM: 	Windows NT/2000 (8.0 Desktop)
NOTES:  	Integrated interface that manages 				metadata as XML files. Dynamic 				properties are synced at run-time. 				Imports/exports XML and text. mp 				included. Can document many object 			types. Only works as part of ArcGIS.
URL:  http://www.esri.com/

***VERSION:***  	8.0+
***DEVELOPER:***  ESRI (tabbed interface by RTSe)
***CAPTURES:***  	FGDC Full and ISO Metadata Standards
***PLATFORM:*** 	Windows NT/2000 (8.0 Desktop)
***NOTES:***  	Integrated interface that manages 				metadata as XML files. Dynamic 				properties are synced at run-time. 				Imports/exports XML and text. mp 				included. Can document many object 			types. Only works as part of ArcGIS.
***URL:****  **http://www.esri.com/*

**ESRI**

## Slide 22

## NAME:  		MetaStar

***NAME:***  		MetaStar
***VERSION:***  	3.0
***DEVELOPER:***  Blue Angel Technologies
***CAPTURES:***  	FGDC Full Metadata Standard
***PLATFORM:*** 	Windows and Unix
***NOTES:***  	End to end solution for entering, 				managing, publishing, and using 				metadata.
***URL:****  **	**	**http://www.blueangeltech.com/*

## MetaStar

## ISO Public Domain Software

## NAME:  		Enraemed

***NAME:***  		Enraemed
***VERSION:***  	1.0
***DEVELOPER:***  Ethiopia Environmental Support Project
***CAPTURES:***  	ISO,FGDC,GILS,DC Standards
***PLATFORM:*** 	Windows 98/NT/2000
***NOTES:***  	Supports geospatial and bibiographic data.  			Single user to client/server environment.  				Multiple language support.  Nice element 				navigator and customization options.
***URL:****  **	**	*

## Enraemed

## NAME:  		M3Cat

***NAME:***  		M3Cat
***VERSION:***  	1.3
***DEVELOPER:***  Intelec Geomatics Inc.
***CAPTURES:***  	ISO,FGDC,GILS,NBII Standards
***PLATFORM:*** 	Windows NT Server – IIS 4.0
***NOTES:***  	Web based metadata software.   Support 				for Access and Oracle database.  Supports 			online validation.  Import and export via 				ASCII formats.
***URL:****  **	**	**http://www.intelec.ca/*

## M3Cat

## NAME:  		MetaD

***NAME:***  		MetaD
***VERSION:***  	2.0
***DEVELOPER:***  IDEC (Infrastructura de Dades Espacials de Catalunya)
***CAPTURES:***  	ISO
***PLATFORM:*** 	PC Platform
***NOTES:***  	Nice Interface, Multi-lingual, validation 				function, Imports ISO, Exports
***URL:****  **	**	**http://www.geoportal-idec.net/geoportal/*

## MetaD

## NAME:  		CatMDEdit

***NAME:***  		CatMDEdit
***VERSION:***  	3.0
***DEVELOPER:***  University of Zaragoza
***CAPTURES:***  	ISO, FGDC, Dublic Core
***PLATFORM:*** 	PC Platform (Access 2000 DB)            				Written in Java
***NOTES:***  	Imports and Exports FGDC, ISO, Dublin 				Core.  All menus and help currently in 				Spanish
***URL:****  **	**	** *

## CatMDEdit