Description:
Executive Order 12906, "Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure," requires agencies to document all new geospatial data it collects or produces, either directly or indirectly, using the standard developed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee, and make that standardized documentation electronically accessible to the Clearinghouse network.
The Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata is the data documentation standard referenced in the executive order. It is a set of standard terminology and definitions intended to support the collection and processing of geospatial metadata. The standard was developed from the perspective of defining the information required by a prospective user to determine the availability of a set of geospatial data, to determine the potential to use a set of geospatial data for a specific purpose, to determine the means of accessing the set of geospatial data, and to determine how to transfer the set of geospatial data. It establishes names of data elements and groups of elements, the definitions, and information about the values to be provided for these data elements.
The standard does not specify the means by which this information is organized in a computer system or in a data transfer, nor the means by which this information is transmitted, communicated, or presented to the user.
Tool Type:
Informational Guide
Owner Source:
federal
Sponsor/Owner:
- Federal Geographic Data Committee
Published:
Availability:
This document is available free of charge at the following link:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Disclaimer:
This information is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained herein. This information does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturer's names appear in this information only because they are considered essential to the objective of this publication.
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