ISO Metadata Standard Developing a

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ISO Metadata StandardDeveloping
aTrain-the-Trainer Program
By Richard A. Pearsall FGDC Metadata
Coordinator rpearsall_at_usgs.gov
NSGIC MidYear - 3/12/1999
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NSDI Metadata Partnership Opportunities

• Standards development
• (ISO Metadata/FGDC Profile)
• Training
• (Material prep, Training)
• Answering User questions
• (FAQs, Listserve)
• Software development
• (Tools, parsers, validation, .)

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NSDI Metadata Training Partnership Opportunities

• Working with stakeholders to forge a common
  strategy to build the NSDI Metadata Training
  Program and to define stakeholders roles and
  responsibilities
• Formalize, develop, and coordinate NSDI
  Stakeholders Metadata Training Roles and
  Responsibilities
• Nationalize/Institutionalize Metadata Training

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NSDI Metadata Training

• Past Present FGDC Role
• Conducted by FGDC Staff or contractors - over
  100 metadata workshops - as requested basis
• FGDC Staff focus on CSDGM Development
  Awareness, not implementation (How do I .)
• Forums - Professional National/Regional
  Conferences

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NSDI Metadata Training

• Past Present Stakeholders Role
• NSDI Stakeholders metadata training activities
  not well known by FGDC
• Metadata materials - FGDC materials more
• Forums - Professional local conferences
• Metadata development and/or training component of
  89 of 130 FGDC CAP Awards

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Reasons for Change in FGDC Metadata Training
Philosophy

• Metadata Producer/User Requirements changing
• Metadata Producer/User Knowledge changing -
  becoming more specialized

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Changing the NSDI Metadata Training Philosophy

• Formalize, engage, define,and better understand
  NSDI Stakeholders Metadata training
  Role/Responsibilities
• Training roles/responsibilities should be
  consistent with NSDI Distributed Model
• Institute formal marketing /publication - reach a
  broader audience

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Metadata Training - Partnerships

• Proposed Future
• Nationalize/Institutionalize metadata - make
  metadata part of geospatial education and a way
  of doing business
• Tie training closer to customer
  requirements/knowledge - build an ongoing
  learning environment

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Metadata Training - Partnerships

• Proposed Future (contd)
• Training information/message will be consistent
  shared
• April 13-15, 1999 ISO Metadata Training
  Brainstorm Meeting
• NSDI Stakeholders will provide metadata training
  (long range commitment)

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Metadata Training - Partnerships

• Proposed Future (contd)
• Training forum - Better structured and
  communicated to reach broader audience and
  geospatial community
• Enable evolution exploration into other
  metadata training information, formats, and media

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Metadata Training - Partnerships

• Proposed Future (contd)
• Utilize established training facilities
• Training Fee - free to minimal cost to trainee

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Metadata Training - Partnerships

• Proposed Future (contd)
• FGDC Staff role/responsible for overall
  leadership and coordination of metadata training
  program and communication
• FGDC Budget can support trainer travel expenses
  for 2-3 years, training facilities costs,
  material reproduction

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NSDI Metadata Partnership OpportunitiesNSGICs
Role/Responsibility ???

• Standards development
• Training
• Answering User questions
• Software development (Tools, ...)

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