GIS coordinators in every region have been reviewing the Metamaker software. This program is easy to use, but you need to be on-line to use it. The same program is available on the FWS Region 1 GIS page. The GIS Steering Committee has also reviewed a list of the basic information FWS needs to keep track of to document our data and comply with the executive order. This information is now available in plain English, not technical terminology, on this Internet site .
Offices are responsible for documenting any data that they create or contract to create.
This DOES NOT include data you receive from sources such as the USGS or NWI, but may include data received from contractors that have edited USGS or NWI data.