FGDC Working Group

December 10, 20092 pm Eastern

Agenda NAP ISO Metadata Tool Review NSDI Training Program Reports From the Field

Guest Speaker: Curtis Price, USGS ESRI 9.4 review coordinator Insights

NAP- 19110 Methodolgy for Feature Cataloging- Sherbrooke, Que. Kick-off Nov 9-11, 2009 Revised UML, currently under review Public review beginning Winter/ Spring ANSI submission scheduled for summer

2010 Small changes to 19110 NAP 19115 change

Add package to allow full attribute descriptions with in the NAP.

NAP Implementation Updates Draft NAP xsd based on ISO19139 in review

Goal is to provide a validation mechanism while respecting ISO19139 as much as possible

NAP Feature Catlogue (FC) work underway to keep the FC as simple as possible

FGDC CSDGM to ISO / NAP Transforms Xpath 1.0 and 2.0 available If interested in reviewing/testing transforms contact

ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov ISO / NAP HTML View

Display like the FGDC HTML view to make it “friendlier” to read

NAP- 19110 Methodology for Feature Cataloging- Sherbrooke, Que. Kick-off Nov 9-11, 2009 Revised UML, currently under review Public review beginning Winter/ Spring ANSI submission scheduled for summer

2010 Small changes to 19110 NAP 19115 change

Add package to allow full attribute descriptions with in the NAP.

NAP- 19115 5 year review Work currently undertaken by ISO. The WG has an opportunity to review and

comment. All comments will channel through me, I’m

the contact for FGDC comments. FGDC has one vote on 19115

The FGDC Standards Coordinator votes, with the Standards WG and the Metadata WG contributions to that vote.

NAP Guidance Documents and Resource DevelopmentTransition to International Metadata

Document in editors hands Released as a web document

NAP Implementation Guide outline graphical representation in development pending ANSI copyright decision

Canadian NAP publication available at:http://www.gov.on.ca/mgs/graphics/226920.pdf

ISO Metadata Tool Review Incorporating final User Review comments Must reformat for web presentation due to

number of editors Publish in Jan/Feb 2010

NSDI Training ProgramTraining Materials

Focus on conversion of current PPTs to online learning modules (Lectura)

Initial focus on metadata lessons

Trainer Registry Extended to include all NSDI program areas Will incorporate info provide in August call for updates New call for registrants once expanded

Metadata Train the Trainer Workshop Dec 1-3, 2010, BLM, Portland OR Future notifications contact Sharon Shin

(SShin@usgs.gov)

Reports from the Field. November 17th, the Metadata Subgroup of the CDC

Environmental Public Health Tracking Program sponsored a web-based metadata training. (Jeff.Patridge@oa.mo.gov)