FGDC-STD-001-1998

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata Ad Hoc Working Group
Federal Geographic Data Committee

The FGDC is composed of representatives from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, State, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Library of Congress; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the National Archives and Records Administration; and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Additional Federal agencies participate on FGDC subcommittees and working groups. The Department of the Interior chairs the committee.

FGDC subcommittees work on issues related to data categories coordinated under the circular. Subcommittees establish and implement standards for data content, quality, and transfer; encourage the exchange of information and the transfer of data; and organize the collection of geographic data to reduce duplication of effort. Working groups are established for issues that transcend data categories.

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Contents

• Introduction
• Organization of the Standard
• 0 Metadata
• 1 Identification Information
• 2 Data Quality Information
• 3 Spatial Data Organization Information
• 4 Spatial Reference Information
• 5 Entity and Attribute Information
• 6 Distribution Information
• 7 Metadata Reference Information
• 8 Citation Information
• 9 Time Period Information
• 10 Contact Information

Appendixes

• A. Glossary
• B. Alphabetical List of Compound Elements and Data Elements
• C. References
• D. Guidelines for Creating Extended Elements in the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
• E. Guidelines for Creating a Profile for the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata