Merging Metadata Standards: Merging Metadata Standards: FGDC CSDGM and ISO 19139FGDC CSDGM and ISO 19139

Sharon ShinSharon ShinFederal Geographic Data CommitteeFederal Geographic Data Committee

Metadata Coordinator Metadata Coordinator sharon_shin@fgdc.govsharon_shin@fgdc.gov

Consensus Standards Consensus Standards OrganizationsOrganizations

ISOISO provides general purpose standards provides general purpose standards and specifications as guidance to and specifications as guidance to implementationimplementationAmerican National Standards InstituteAmerican National Standards Institute

INCITS L-1: ANSI’s geospatial standards bodyINCITS L-1: ANSI’s geospatial standards body

FGDC-FGDC- US Geospatial Metadata Standards US Geospatial Metadata Standards body- body- Established standards with Established standards with concensus from fed, Tribal, state, and concensus from fed, Tribal, state, and local govts, academiclocal govts, academic

Why Standards?Why Standards?

Allows communication between peersAllows communication between peers

Minimizes data integration time … costsMinimizes data integration time … costs

Permits data operations under known Permits data operations under known conditionsconditions

FGDC Metadata ContentFGDC Metadata Content

IdentificationIdentificationData QualityData QualitySpatial RepresentationSpatial RepresentationSpatial reference system Spatial reference system Entities/AttributesEntities/AttributesDistributionDistributionMetadata ReferenceMetadata ReferenceTemporal informationTemporal information

ISO MetadataISO MetadataISO 19115 ISO 19115 – UML abstract modelUML abstract model– ANSI adoption 12/24/2003ANSI adoption 12/24/2003– Based on content from various national metadata Based on content from various national metadata

standards including FGDCstandards including FGDC

ISO 19139ISO 19139– XML modelXML model– Implementation Standard (ISO 19115)Implementation Standard (ISO 19115)– http://metadata.dgiwg.org/index.ht http://metadata.dgiwg.org/index.ht – Community review- Spring/summer 2004Community review- Spring/summer 2004– Technical Specification designation Winter 2004-2005Technical Specification designation Winter 2004-2005

Core ISO MetadataCore ISO MetadataDataset Dataset – TitleTitle– Reference DateReference Date– Responsible Party Responsible Party – Geographic location Geographic location

Bounding box ORBounding box ORGeographic indentifierGeographic indentifier

– LanguageLanguage– CharactersetCharacterset– Topic CategoryTopic Category– Scale Scale

– AbstractAbstract– Format Format

NameNameVersionVersion

– ExtentExtentVerticalVerticalTemporalTemporal

– Representation TypeRepresentation Type– Reference SystemReference System– LineageLineage– On-line Resource On-line Resource

Metadata Reference ElementsMetadata Reference Elements

ISOISO advantages over CSDGM advantages over CSDGMCode ListsCode Lists

Citation Role CodeCitation Role Code (Responsible Party a repeatable field) (Responsible Party a repeatable field)

Resource ProviderResource ProviderCustodian Custodian OwnerOwnerDistributorDistributorOriginatorOriginatorPoint of ContactPoint of ContactPrincipal InvestigatorPrincipal InvestigatorProcessorProcessorPublisherPublisherAuthor Author

Metadata HierarchiesMetadata Hierarchies

MD_MetadataMD_Metadata

– heirarchyLevelheirarchyLevel

– MD_ScopeCodeMD_ScopeCode

MD_ScopeCodeMD_ScopeCode– 001 attribute001 attribute– 002 attributeType002 attributeType– 005 dataset005 dataset– 006 series006 series– 007 007

nonGeographicDatasetnonGeographicDataset– 009 feature009 feature– 010 featureType010 featureType– 013 service013 service– 014 model014 model

FGDC’s US Profile ActivitiesFGDC’s US Profile Activities

US National Metadata ProfileUS National Metadata Profile– Convene metadata experts Convene metadata experts

FGDC CSDGM FGDC CSDGM

Biological Data ProfileBiological Data Profile

Shoreline Metadata ExtensionShoreline Metadata Extension

– Makes recommendations for extensions Makes recommendations for extensions additions to ISO 19139.additions to ISO 19139.

– US Profile development follows ISO 19139 US Profile development follows ISO 19139 adoption time line, coincident development.adoption time line, coincident development.

Document ReviewDocument Review

ISO 19115 Metadata Standard (UML)ISO 19115 Metadata Standard (UML)

FGDC-ISO 19115 Crosswalk FGDC-ISO 19115 Crosswalk – http://www.fgdc.gov/CrossWalk/ISO-FGDC-http://www.fgdc.gov/CrossWalk/ISO-FGDC-

METADATA-CROSSWALK-V4.xlsMETADATA-CROSSWALK-V4.xls

ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Standard (XML)Standard (XML)

ISO 19108 Temporal SchemaISO 19108 Temporal Schema

ISO 19110 Feature CatalogISO 19110 Feature Catalog

FGDC-US Profile ActivitiesFGDC-US Profile Activities

““No Matches” in FGDC-ISO crosswalk No Matches” in FGDC-ISO crosswalk – Extend existing contentExtend existing content– Deprecate 1 FGDC element Deprecate 1 FGDC element

Distance and BearingDistance and Bearing

Biological Content Biological Content – Taxonomy covered by ISO 19139Taxonomy covered by ISO 19139– Extend contentExtend content

General Taxonomic DescriptionGeneral Taxonomic Description

Shoreline extension review status: in processShoreline extension review status: in process

No Match ExampleNo Match Example

TimePeriod TimePeriod Beginning/Ending Beginning/Ending Dates Dates

Ex_Extent Ex_Extent (Temporal Schema ISO (Temporal Schema ISO 19108)19108)

…… ……

TMPosition TMPosition (data value)(data value)

Begin: TM_PositionBegin: TM_Position

End: TM_PositionEnd: TM_Position

Extension ExampleExtension Example

Absissa and Ordinate Absissa and Ordinate Resolution Resolution

MD_DimensionMD_Dimension

MD_VectorSpatial MD_VectorSpatial RepresentationRepresentation

Extend with Extend with VectorResolution with VectorResolution with

MD_Dimension, MD_Dimension,

Max Occurance = 2 Max Occurance = 2

ValueValue

What’s Next:What’s Next:ISO 19139ISO 19139

CurrentlyCurrently– Public ReviewPublic Review– Register at Register at www.dgiwg.orgwww.dgiwg.org– DownloadDownload

““Winter 2004-2005” ISO adoption. Winter 2004-2005” ISO adoption.

What’s Next:What’s Next:Crosswalk- Conversion ToolCrosswalk- Conversion Tool

Content aligned with ISO 19139Content aligned with ISO 19139

Stand alone applicationStand alone application

Free, download from fgdc.govFree, download from fgdc.gov

What’s Next:What’s Next:Metadata ProfileMetadata Profile

Follow FGDC Standards Coordinator Follow FGDC Standards Coordinator guidance for US National Profile review.guidance for US National Profile review.Through collaboration with Canadian Through collaboration with Canadian metadata develop content agreeable to metadata develop content agreeable to both countries - arrive at North American both countries - arrive at North American Metadata Profile. Metadata Profile. Participation with Mexico’s metadata Participation with Mexico’s metadata agencies under negotiation. If aggreement agencies under negotiation. If aggreement reached, US, Canada, Mexico North reached, US, Canada, Mexico North American Profile American Profile

What’s Next:What’s Next:FGDC Metadata Training MaterialsFGDC Metadata Training Materials

Develop FGDC CSDGM Develop FGDC CSDGM Version 3 workbookVersion 3 workbook

Develop base training Develop base training materials and post to fgdc.govmaterials and post to fgdc.gov

Provide implementation Provide implementation assistance / training. assistance / training.