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Tutorials

Metadata Tutorials

 

FGDC Metadata Workbook, (version 2) in .pdf format.  The workbook takes the user through each section and element of the standard. Explains what should be entered in each element and gives examples.


The LAGIC Metadata WorkBook v20000615Initiated by the Louisiana Geographic Information Center (LAGIC), the Metadata WorkBook is a supplemental guide to educate geospatial data providers in accurate and efficient techniques for metadata creation. 

A "How To" Guide on Metadata Implementation.  The Metadata Primer is one phase of a larger metadata research and education project undertaken by the National States Geographic Information Council and funded by the Federal Geographic Data Committee's Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program (CCAP).  This primer is designed to provide a practical overview of the issues associated with developing and maintaining metadata for digital spatial data.

Metadata in plain language, USGS - It  is intended to convey in plain language the basic information that will be contained in the metadata and link to pages specifying the steps required to write that information into the metadata document.

Metadata Tutorial from North Carolina -  This tutorial is designed to assist local level government agencies in the creation and management of geographic metadata.