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Ben Domenico writes: # We are aware of the detailed standards of the FGDC, GCMD, those # evolving at ISO as well as the ESML definition at UAH. [...] # But, as a place to get started and gain some experience with the # metadata generation tools themselves, we're looking for something # simpler The danger in choosing something simpler "to get started" is that once chosen it is very difficult to get rid of. # http://www.smete.org/nsdl/workgroups/standards/current_element_set.html This appears only to address educational documents or modules, not datasets. Perhaps that is all you need, but you also wrote: # In particular, we plan to start with the types of data found on many # THREDDS servers: # -- gridded data output from weather forecast models, # -- GOES satellite imagery, NEXRAD level 3 images, and # -- point source weather observations and balloon soundings from weather # stations # -- climate data I recommend you consider whether a subset of FGDC CSDGM or ISO 19115 would meet your needs for dataset description. Only some of the fields therein are required. See <http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/contstan.html>. Note also that specifications like the OGC Web Map Service have explicit support for linking to FGDC or ISO metadata, and that the Office of Management and Budget's e-government "Geospatial One-Stop" initiative will be using FGDC metadata. Regards, Jeff DLB Dr Jeff de La Beaujardiere * Computer Scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center * Code 933 delabeau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * +1 301 286 1569 http://iniki.gsfc.nasa.gov/ --MAA93115.1008956153/iniki.gsfc.nasa.gov--
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