Metadata Workgroup

The MnGeo Standards Committee has formed a Metadata Workgroup whose purpose is 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.

Workgroup Chair

Nancy Rader, MnGeo, 651-201-2489, nancy.rader@state.mn.us

Status report: Nov. 2012
Current activities:
- Finish the standalone Minnesota Metadata Editor (MME) - in final beta testing
  
  New! Portable version now available (install version still being tested)
  
  The workgroup is customizing the recently released EPA Metadata Editor v.3.1.1 to match the current version of the Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines (MGMG1.2); the project is in the final beta testing phase. MME will be a standalone since the ArcGIS10 metadata environment is currently too changeable; we do not have staff resources to keep up with a moving target.
- A crosswalk between MGMG1.2 and the North American Profile of the international metadata standard has been drafted. Most elements translate smoothly; however, the workgroup has flagged a number of issues that will need to be resolved before it can recommend an updated version of MGMG for public review. The issues include which elements are needed to describe a web service. This work is on hold until the MME standalone for MGMG1.2 is released.
Metadata Workgroup Charter, 4/29/11 (5 p., 115K, PDF)
Describes why the project is needed, the goals and deliverables, and who is involved with the workgroup.
Project Plan, 5/13/11 (5 p. 384K, PDF)

Calendar: Check the calendar for the date, time and location of the next workgroup meeting. If none is listed in the next month or two, check directly with the workgroup chair. All meetings are open to the public and visitors are always welcome.

Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines (MGMG), v. 1.2
MGMG in ArcCatalog: for ArcGIS versions 8 and 9
Metadata in ArcGIS 10 (Esri webpages)
- A new approach for Metadata with ArcGIS 10: Part 1 and Part 2
- ArcGIS 10 help pages in the Metadata topic folder
National and international geospatial metadata standards:
- Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), the current U.S. federal metadata standard
- North American Profile (NAP), the new U.S. and Canadian profile of the 2003 International Metadata Standard (ISO19115)
- Preparing for International Metadata, July 12, 2010