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Using Arcgis Desktop: Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard For Digital Geospatial Metadata

The document discusses stylesheets for metadata in ArcGIS Desktop. There are stylesheets that begin with "FGDC" or "ISO" to present metadata using those standards. The FGDC stylesheets provide summaries, links to sections, and frequently asked questions. Custom stylesheets can also be added. Metadata can be printed or edited using editors that support the FGDC or ISO standards.

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Using Arcgis Desktop: Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard For Digital Geospatial Metadata

The document discusses stylesheets for metadata in ArcGIS Desktop. There are stylesheets that begin with "FGDC" or "ISO" to present metadata using those standards. The FGDC stylesheets provide summaries, links to sections, and frequently asked questions. Custom stylesheets can also be added. Metadata can be printed or edited using editors that support the FGDC or ISO standards.

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Using ArcGIS Desktop

Stylesheets with lenames that begin with FGDC present metadata stored in the XML elements dened by the

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.

The FGDC stylesheet presents a summary of the dataset at the top of


the metadata.

The FGDC Classic stylesheet provides a set of links to quickly jump


to the pertinent section of the metadata.

The FGDC FAQ stylesheet presents a set of frequently asked


questions so you can jump right to the information you need. Its
useful for datasets accessed by many users.

The FGDC Geography Network stylesheet is used at the Geography


Network data clearinghouse. It uses a citation format so users can
quickly see if the dataset will be useful for their purposes.

Stylesheets beginning with ISO present metadata stored in the XML elements dened by the ISO standard 19115,

Geographic InformationMetadata. In addition to the existing stylesheets, you can customize the metadata stylesheets
provided by ESRI and add your own XSLT stylesheets to ArcCatalog.

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Printing metadata

When you print a copy of a datasets metadata in ArcCatalog, the metadata will print exactly as you see it in the
Metadata tab. If youre using the FGDC ESRI stylesheet, click the appropriate tab on the metadata page and expand the

appropriate headings so that you can see the information you want to print.

With the Metadata tab selected, choose Print Metadata from the File menu.

Editing metadata documentation


Metadata consists of properties and documentation. Properties, such as the extent of a shapeles features, are derived

by ArcCatalog and added to the metadata. Documentation is descriptive information you enter using a metadata
editorfor example, legal information about using the resource.
Two metadata editors are provided with ArcCatalog. One lets you create complete documentation following the
FGDCs Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata. The other editor lets you document your data following the
ISO standard 19115, Geographic InformationMetadata; it supports only the core metadata elements as dened by that

standard. Use the Metadata tab on the Options dialog box to select the editor you want to use.

Select Options on the Tools menu to open the dialog


box, then select the Metadata tab. Use the drop-down
arrow in the bottom box to select the metadata editor
to use.

Select the editor

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