NPS Metadata Profile

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NPS Metadata Profile
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Background

• The NPS Metadata Profile combines
• FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
  Metadata (CSDGM)
• ESRI Profile extension
• Biological Profile extension
• NPS-specific Information
• NPS Units, Data Store info, keywords, data and
  GIS standards, program-related info

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Scope of the NPS Metadata Profile

• Adopted by the NPS GIS Division as the metadata
  standard for GIS layers
• Adopted by the NR-GIS Data Store
• Included in the NPS Metadata Tools and Editor
  application and Dataset Catalog
• http//science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata/docs/npsprofi
  le.cfm

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NPS Profile Elements Required by the NR-GIS Data
Store

• Master Metadata ID (auto-generated)
• Metadata Purpose (1 ? 8)
• NPS Unit Information (1 ? 8)
• Data Category (1 ? 8)
• Data Site
• Data Steward