Metadata

William K. Michener, Jones Ecological Research Center

Metadata

Objectives

Metadata

Metadata Objectives

Metadata: WHY?

Data Entropy

Benefits

Costs

Classes of Data and Metadata

History of Geospatial Data and Metadata Standardization

Geospatial Metadata Descriptors

Geospatial Metadata WWW Sites

Generic Ecological Metadata Descriptors (Non-geospatial)

I. Data Set Descriptors

II. Research Origin Descriptors

III. Data Set Status and Accessibility

IV. Data Structural Descriptors

V. Supplemental Descriptors

Implementation Strategies

Metadata Structure

Non-geospatial Metadata Software

Metadata: A Recipe for Success

Metadata: A Recipe for Success (2)

Metadata: A Recipe for Success (3)

Future Challenges

Standardization Issues