A suite of DIF authoring tools and GCMD Supplemental Information authoring tools provide a broad range of support for metadata authors.
Users can create new DIFs, modify existing DIFs, paste text, or use templates.
Authors may use simple tools to provide the basic information or may use advanced tools to provide more detailed information. These tools will also validate DIF and Supplemental entries prior to submission to GCMD staff for loading into the database. Click on this button to begin the metadata collection process. The GCMD ArcView Metadata Collector was developed by GCMD staff. This tool is based on the Emacs text editor on UNIX platforms.