Previously, Ocean Networks Canada provided metadata products in the FGDC format, but this was deprecated in 2019.
If you have legacy FGDC data products, the following information may be useful.
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Ocean Networks Canada adopted the guidelines from the US Federal Geographic Data Committee who revised their standard in 1998. Reference:
Federal Geographic Data Committee. FGDC-STD-001-1998. Content standard for digital geospatial metadata (revised June 1998). Federal Geographic Data Committee. Washington, D.C.
Revision History
- 2012-03-27 Metadata first released
- 2019-09 Metadata product deprecated and no longer supported.
Parameters
The former metadata list included the following parameters:
Identification Information
- Citation
- Description
- Time Period
- Status
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Progress
- Spatial Domain
- Keywords
- Point of Contact
- Data Set Credit
Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy
- Logical Consistency Report
- Completeness Report
- Positional Accuracy
- Lineage
Spatial Data Organization
- Point and Vector Object Information
Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Vertical Coordinate System Definition
Entity and Attribute Information
- Detailed Description
- Overview Description
Distribution Information
- Standard Order Process
Metadata Information
All details about the purpose of these fields can be found at:
http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/csdgm
Weblinks
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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