Difference between revisions of "FGDC Creation - A Hands-on Metadata Creation Experience"

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Presenter: Phil Yang
 
Presenter: Phil Yang
  
The workshop will introduce through hands-on experience the following topics:
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Metadata is the data for describing your data so that others can easily find and assess your data for their usage. Through hands-on experience, the workshop will introduce:  
1. Basic concepts and requirements of FGDC metadata.  
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* 1. Basic concepts and requirements of FGDC metadata.  
2. How to create FGDC metadata using desktop and online tools.  
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* 2. How to create FGDC metadata using desktop and online tools.  
3. How to register metadata created in a catalog.  
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* 3. How to register metadata created in a catalog.  
4. How to provide metadata that can be easily discovered through a searching engine.
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* 4. How to provide metadata that can be easily discovered through a searching engine.

Revision as of 02:00, June 26, 2008

Presenter: Phil Yang

Metadata is the data for describing your data so that others can easily find and assess your data for their usage. Through hands-on experience, the workshop will introduce:

  • 1. Basic concepts and requirements of FGDC metadata.
  • 2. How to create FGDC metadata using desktop and online tools.
  • 3. How to register metadata created in a catalog.
  • 4. How to provide metadata that can be easily discovered through a searching engine.