Cross-boundary Metadata Standard: The North American Profile

1. Cross-boundary Metadata Standard: The North American Profile Sharon Shin Federal Geographic Data Committee August 19, 2009

2. Why? What process? Differences? Go? Wait! Wait. Help! Topics

3. As members of the international geospatial community we are incumbent to: Employ standards to enhance and support the discovery, access, and application of geospatial data. Provide and international means to document geospatial data resources. Incorporate international references including language and character set. Address new geospatial data structures and models. Include spatial data applications and services. Why change standards.

4. Canada Natural Resources Canada Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources CGSB-CoG USA Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Metadata Working Group INCITS-L1 NAP Editing Committee

5. Goal. Meet the geospatial metadata implementation needs of the US through the development of a Profile guidance document. Objectives. Comprehensive profile. Identical content with Canadian Profile. Release by ANSI same date and time as CSB. Results in North American Profile: NAP North American Profile - ISO 19115

6. No new attributes. Increase obligations. Modify codelists…deprecate Create new codelists for free text fields. Recommend structure with in text fields e.g. address. Chose to modify/simplify diagrams. Adding best practices to guide implementation. North American Profile: Approach

7. What is differences between the FGDC CSDGM and the NAP?

8. FGDC Sections Elements Compound Elements Domains ISO / NAP Classes Subclasses Attributes Domains Organization/Terminology

9. Enables describing: Geospatial data sets. Maps. Non-geospatial resources. Services: portals, web mapping services. Attribute Instance actual % water salinity Attribute Type salinity Feature Type marsh Dataset Paducah wetlands Data Series wetlands ISO 19115 Metadata Capabilities

10. Formats FGDC CSDGM ISO 19115 UML

11. Metadata Entity Set Information Data Identification Information Service Identification Information- new Constraints Data Quality Information - new Maintenance Information – new Spatial Representation Information Reference System Information Content Information Portrayal Catalogue Information- new Distribution Information Application Schema Information - new ISO/NAP Major Classes

12. ISO/NAP Metadata: Core Elements

13. Ready to go? Not Quite

14. Proposal the FGDC Standards Working Group to recognize the standard. The WG will review the NAP and the processes by which it arrived. The Standards WG make recommendations to the FGDC Coordination Group and Steering Committee to reject, adopt, or recognize the NAP. The NAP is a national standard but…

15. No Go ahead, Select ISO/NAP Use the NAP Profile as a guide with an ISO 19115 editor. Create Metadata!!! Yes Feature Catalog? For the present Create metadata using the NAP AND Log and attach entity and attribute information using CSDGM Section 5 Then were ready? Not Quite. Do you have entity and attribute information

16. Allows for full description of features (entities and attributes) New work item by INCITs L1 Scheduled completion by next summer/fall. ISO 19110 Methodology for Feature Catalog

17. The FGDC Biological Data Working Group is staged to present a profile to the NAP for biology The National Biological Information Infrastructure is gathering a group from the community to develop a profile for biology. Process start and input will be requested from the biological community as soon as the NAP has final approval. Wait, I have biological data

18. Can you create metadata without an editor? Check the ISO editor review on FGDC.gov for vendors who have committed to address the NAP. http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/geospatial-metadata-tools Metadata Editors

19. Wait! Wait. Don’t Tell Me! I have existing metadata….

20. Intergraph developer. XML- conversion format. Conversion tool format: XSLT. Standalone. Plan to include source code. Conversion tool to be delivered via shareware site. Announced through FGDC.gov and FGDC Metadata Working Group. FGDC to ISO Conversion Tool

21. Help from the FGDC

22. FGDC, FGDC Metadata Working Group, Land Information Ontario FGDC Update materials, beginning May 1, 2008 and continuing to November 2009 Lands Information Ontario Agreement

23. NAP Guidance Documents North American Profile Workbook

24. NAP Training Moduleshttp://www.fgdc.gov/training/training-materials

25. NAP Graphic Representation

26. Develop NAP workbook and accompanying slides through the Metadata WG members and their review. Develop NAP modules for download. http://www.fgdc.gov/training/nsdi-training-program/online-lessons#metadata NAP Development for ISO 19115 Transitioning to International Metadata – later this fall. NAP Implementation – later next year. FGDC Metadata Working Group: Next Steps

27. Join/monitor FGDC Metadata Working Group/website NAP Training: Monitor FGDC.GOV http://www.fgdc.gov/training/nsdi-training-program/online-lessons Until FGDC recognition /adoption of NAP Continue use of FGDC CSDGM Post metadata to clearinghouses Register clearinghouses to geodata.gov (Geospatial One-Stop). Help the FGDC Metadata Working Group

28. Create and keep metadata as an inventory of the agencies assets. Create metadata as the project progresses Create Template Best Practice

29. Sharon Shin 303-202-4230 sshin@usgs.gov Contact Information

31. Introduction to ISO 19115 Workshop. January 13-14, 2006. NAP Training Materials Workshop. December 5-6, 2006. Isearch (Isite) extended to address ISO 19115 and will be extended for ISO 19139. FGDC: Previous NAP Activities

32. NAP Editing Committee Meetings

33. Language Codes County Codes Conceptual Schema Language Profiles Spatial Schema Temporal Schema Rules for Application Schema Methodology for Feature Cataloging Spatial Referencing by Coordinates Quality Principles Quality Evaluation Procedures Metadata, Technical Corrigendum 1 Encoding Services Geographic Information Services Geodetic codes and Parameters Location Based Services- Tracking and Navigation GML XML OGC’s Web Services Common Specification ISO 19115 and other ISO Standards

34. FGDC CSDGM Graphic Representation

35. Review of Comments Fall 2007. Review of adjudication of comments. Final edit prior to submission to standards bodies. US: Submission to American National Standards Institute: Fall 2007. ANSI review, vote, Adoption….?. FGDC Standards Working Group… NAP Editing Committee: Next Steps

36. Content CSDGM similar and new elements Domains and conditionality Essential, as opposed to core, metadata Format UML / XML Multi-level metadata- Feature to Dataset Series or Service What’s similar/new with NAP Metadata

37. Conditionality Same Abstract New terminology and definitions CSDGM = Originator ISO = Responsible Party - Role ISO Metadata / CSDGM Similar Content

38. NAP Content

39. Requires reviewing the entire standard to determine what is minimal metadata for each user. Metadata Record Information – 7 mandatory Identification Information- 3 mandatory All optional shown with the number of mandatory attributes/subclasses: NAP: Essential Metadata • Data Quality 1 • Maintenance Info 1 • Descriptive Keywords 1 • Resource Constraints 0 +1 • Aggregate Info 1 • Spatial Representation Info 4 + 7 • Reference System Info 1 • Content Info 2 or 3 + 2 • Distribution Info 2 +1

40. File Identifier (M) Language (M) Character set (M) Parent Identifier Hierarchy Level (M) Contact (M) Date Stamp (M) Metadata Standard Name (M) Metadata Standard Version Data Set URI Locale (C) Metadata Entity Set Information

41. Attribute Consistency Logistical Consistency Completeness Report Positional Accuracy Lineage Scope (M) Report (C) Completeness Logical Consistency Positional Consistency Thematic Accuracy Temporal Accuracy Lineage (C) Source Process Step Data Quality CSDGM NAP

42. Maintenance and Update Frequency (M) – code list Date of Next Update User Defined Maintenance Frequency Updated Scope Update Scope Description Maintenance Note Contact – responsible party Maintenance Information

43. Attributes (5 Mandatory) Resource Maintenance Information Graphic Overview Descriptive Keywords Resource Specific Usage Resource Constraints Aggregation Information Operates On Contain Operation (M) Service Identification

44. Name (M) Schema language (M) Constraint language (M) Schema ASCII Graphics file Software development file Software development file format Application Schema

45. Information to reproduce a map: Line weight Color Font Etc. Portrayal Catalogue

46. Identification Information M (M6/) Data Identification C (M6/) Service Identification C (M5/M1) Constraints O () Data Quality Information O(M1/) MD Maintenance O (M1/) Spatial Representation O () Reference System Information C (M1/M1) Content Information O (C2/) Portrayal Catalog O (M0 / M1) Distribution Information O () Application Schema O(M3/) Metadata Entity Set Information Class Name Obligation (Mandatory attributes / Mandatory subclasses)

47. March 12, 2009 – 3 hr Webinar ~ 500 registants Metadata Best Practices Guide Metadata- Cost/Benefit Analysis Metadata- Indentifying Key Data and Information Assets 3 – 5 yr Marketing plan to implement NAP LIO

48. Create metadata as an inventory of the agencies assets. Assess the types of data in the agencies possession. Create a metadata update schedule. What are metadata “Best Practices”

49. Create metadata as the project progresses Information is at hand Brain drain is at a minimum Create Template Internal use Contracted Data Create Template Internal use Contracted Data Best Practice

50. Keep metadata as a corporate resource. Data on hand Metadata assessment Data and metadata maintenance Scheduling Estimating staffing Estimating time Data to be procured Contract metadata Provide contractor with template to assure content level Metadata maintenance Best Practice