Metadata Workgroup

Final report:  This workgroup was officially sunset 3/22/17.
 

The Standards Committee formed a Metadata Workgroup whose purpose was to:

• Recommend methods for creating and editing metadata that are compatible with ArcGIS 10
• Recommend a metadata format for web services
• Recommend changes to the Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines by evaluating new international standards
   

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Charter, Project Plan, Activities

• Status reports
  • March 2016 (p. 7)
  • Nov. 2012
     
• Activities:
  • Support the use of metadata in the Minnesota Geospatial Commons
     
  • Make changes as needed to the standalone Minnesota Metadata Editor (MME)
    
    The workgroup customized the EPA Metadata Editor v.3.1.1 to match the Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines (MGMG1.2), and created Producing ArcCatalog 10 Metadata for the Minnesota Geospatial Commons.
     
  • On-hold:  Finalize a draft crosswalk between MGMG1.2 and the North American Profile of the international metadata standard. Most elements translate smoothly; however, the workgroup flagged a number of issues that needed to be resolved before it could recommend an updated version of MGMG for public review. The issues included which elements are needed to describe a web service.
     
• Metadata Workgroup Charter, 4/29/11 (5 p., 115K, PDF)
  Described why the project was needed, the goals and deliverables, and who was involved with the workgroup.
   
• Project Plan, 5/13/11 (5 p. 384K, PDF)
   

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Meeting Agendas and Notes

• Meeting materials:  Click on an entry in the list below to view the agenda or notes for that meeting (PDF format).
   

December 6, 2011 Notes December 6, 2011 Agenda June 2, 2011 Notes June 2, 2011 Agenda May 5, 2011 Notes May 5, 2011 Agenda Apr. 19, 2011 Notes Apr. 19, 2011 Agenda Apr. 6, 2011 Notes Apr. 6, 2011 Agenda Mar. 21, 2011 Notes Mar. 21, 2011 Agenda

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Related Links

• Minnesota Metadata Editor (MME)
   
• ArcGIS 10 metadata:
  • Producing ArcCatalog 10 Metadata for the Minnesota Geospatial Commons
  • ArcGIS 10 help pages in the Metadata topic folder (Esri webpages)
     
• Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines (MGMG), v. 1.2
   
• National and international geospatial metadata standards:
  • Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), a U.S. federal metadata standard
  • North American Profile (NAP), a U.S. and Canadian profile of the International Metadata Standard (ISO19115)
     

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