Additional Resources
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
http://www.fgdc.gov/Training/Teaching
http://www.fgdc.gov/training/training-materialsMetadata Creators & Editors
Wisconsin Land Information Clearinghouse
http://sco.wisc.edu/wisclinc/metatool/Free Resources
xtme
http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/xtme.htmltkme
http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/tkme.htmlMetavist - excellent resource
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/viewpub.asp?key=2737
Commercial Products
ArcCatalog (included with ArcGIS suite)
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcims/about/metadata-services.htmlSMMS - expensive, but powerful (clearinghouse option)
http://www.intergraph.com/geomediacatalog/
Metadata Parsers and Validators (Software)
Metadata Parser (mp)
http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/mp.htmlChew-N-Spit (cns)
http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/cns.html
Geospatial Metadata Validation Service
http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/validation/Metadata Clearinghouses
National
FGDC National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
http://clearinghouse1.fgdc.gov/Geospatial One-Stop
http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos
Sub-National
New York State Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/Iowa Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
http://www.iowagis.org/Washington State Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
http://metadata.gis.washington.edu/Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
http://agdc.usgs.gov/
Support for this program was provided by: National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Department of Interior, and Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS), Michigan State University
