EDAC Metadata
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Earth Data Analysis Center, University of New Mexico
EDAC has been generating and publishing FGDC metadata records for over a decade and as a result has a substantial collection of (primarily GIS data related) metadata records in a variety for formats that are published in a variety of ways.
Contact Person
Karl Benedict
(505) 277-3622 x234
kbene at edac.unm.edu
Types of Metadata
- FGDC: XML, HTML, ASCII
- DIF: a small number of DIF records generated for registration into GCMD
- Other: agency supplied ascii text metadata is a variety of formats, containing varied data documentation
Approximate number of Metadata Records
- FGDC: ~11,000
- Other: unknown
Rate at which Metadata are being created/added
- Irregularly, but on average 10-20/month. Occasionally large numbers of records are added when a new large data collection is added to our clearinghouse (for example >7500 FGDC XML metadata records recently added for a statewide DOQQ data acquisition)
Locally hosted metadata services
- Z39.50
- Web-accessible directory
- Customized XSLT/SOAP metadata rendering service
External Metadata Registries
- FGDC Clearinghouse Node (Z39.50)
- Geospatial OneStop Web Accessible Directory
- NBII
- GCMD (a small number of records)
