'Colorized' Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata, FGDC-STD-001-1998

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Metadata:

Identification_Information
0{Data_Quality_Information}1
0{Spatial_Data_Organization_Information}1
0{Spatial_Reference_Information}1
0{Entity_and_Attribute_Information}1
0{Distribution_Information}n
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information

Citation

Citation_Information

1{Originator:}n

Publication_Date:

(Publication_Time:)

Title:

0{Edition:}1

0{Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:}1

0{Series_Information}1

Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:

0{Publication_Information}1

Publication_Place:
Publisher:

0{Other_Citation_Details:}1

(1{Online_Linkage:}n)

0{Larger_Work_Citation}1

Citation_Information

Description

Abstract:
Purpose:
(Supplemental_Information:)

Time_Period_of_Content

Time_Period_Information

[Single_Date/Time

Calendar_Date:
(Time_of_Day:)

Multiple_Dates/Times

2{Single_Date/Time}n

Calendar_Date:
(Time_of_Day:)

Range_of_Dates/Times

Beginning_Date:
(Beginning_Time:)
Ending_Date:
(Ending_Time:)

]

Currentness_Reference:

Status

Progress:
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:

Spatial_Domain

Bounding_Coordinates

West_Bounding_Coordinate:
East_Bounding_Coordinate:
North_Bounding_Coordinate:
South_Bounding_Coordinate:

(1{Data_Set_G-Polygon}n)

Data_Set_G-Polygon_Outer_G-Ring

[4{G-Ring_Point}n

G-Ring_Latitude:
G-Ring_Longitude:

G-Ring:

]

0{Data_Set_G-Polygon_Exclusion_G-Ring}n

[4{G-Ring_Point}n

G-Ring_Latitude:
G-Ring_Longitude:

G-Ring:

]

Keywords

1{Theme}n

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
1{Theme_Keyword:}n

0{Place}n

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
1{Place_Keyword:}n

0{Stratum}n

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus:
1{Stratum_Keyword:}n

0{Temporal}n

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus:
1{Temporal_Keyword:}n

Access_Constraints:

Use_Constraints:

(Point_of_Contact)

Contact_Information

[Contact_Person_Primary

Contact_Person:
(Contact_Organization:)

Contact_Organization_Primary

Contact_Organization:
(Contact_Person:)

]

(Contact_Position:)

1{Contact_Address}n

Address_Type:
0{Address:}n
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
(Country:)

1{Contact_Voice_Telephone:}n

(1{Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:}n)

(1{Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:}n)

(1{Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:}n)

(Hours_of_Service:)

(Contact_Instructions:)

(1{Browse_Graphic}n)

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Browse_Graphic_File_Type:

(Data_Set_Credit:)

(Security_Information)

Security_Classification_System:
Security_Classification:
Security_Handling_Description:

(Native_Data_Set_Environment:)

(1{Cross_Reference}n)

Citation_Information

1{Originator:}n

Publication_Date:

(Publication_Time:)

Title:

0{Edition:}1

0{Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:}1

0{Series_Information}1

Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:

0{Publication_Information}1

Publication_Place:
Publisher:

0{Other_Citation_Details:}1

(1{Online_Linkage:}n)

0{Larger_Work_Citation}1

Citation_Information

0{Data_Quality_Information}1

0{Attribute_Accuracy}1

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

(1{Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment}n)

Attribute_Accuracy_Value:
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Completeness_Report:

0{Positional_Accuracy}1

0{Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy}1

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

(1{Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment}n)

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

0{Vertical_Positional_Accuracy}1

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

(1{Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment}n)

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Lineage

0{Source_Information}n

Source_Citation

Citation_Information

1{Originator:}n

Publication_Date:

(Publication_Time:)

Title:

0{Edition:}1

0{Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:}1

0{Series_Information}1

Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:

0{Publication_Information}1

Publication_Place:
Publisher:

0{Other_Citation_Details:}1

(1{Online_Linkage:}n)

0{Larger_Work_Citation}1

Citation_Information

0{Source_Scale_Denominator:}1

Type_of_Source_Media:

Source_Time_Period_of_Content

Time_Period_Information

[Single_Date/Time

Calendar_Date:
(Time_of_Day:)

Multiple_Dates/Times

2{Single_Date/Time}n

Calendar_Date:
(Time_of_Day:)

Range_of_Dates/Times

Beginning_Date:
(Beginning_Time:)
Ending_Date:
(Ending_Time:)

]

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

Source_Contribution:

1{Process_Step}n

Process_Description:

0{Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:}n

Process_Date:

(Process_Time:)

0{Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:}n

(Process_Contact)

Contact_Information

[Contact_Person_Primary

Contact_Person:
(Contact_Organization:)

Contact_Organization_Primary

Contact_Organization:
(Contact_Person:)

]

(Contact_Position:)

1{Contact_Address}n

Address_Type:
0{Address:}n
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
(Country:)

1{Contact_Voice_Telephone:}n

(1{Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:}n)

(1{Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:}n)

(1{Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:}n)

(Hours_of_Service:)

(Contact_Instructions:)

(Cloud_Cover:)

0{Spatial_Data_Organization_Information}1

0{Indirect_Spatial_Reference:}1

0{Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:

([Point_and_Vector_Object_Information

[1{SDTS_Terms_Description}n

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
(Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:)

VPF_Terms_Description

VPF_Topology_Level:

1{VPF_Point_and_Vector_Object_Information}n

VPF_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
(Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:)

]

Raster_Object_Information

Raster_Object_Type:
(Row_Count:
Column_Count:
0{Vertical_Count:}1
)

])

}1

0{Spatial_Reference_Information}1

0{Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition}1

[Geographic

Latitude_Resolution:
Longitude_Resolution:
Geographic_Coordinate_Units:

1{Planar}n

[Map_Projection

Map_Projection_Name:

[Albers_Conical_Equal_Area

1{Standard_Parallel:}2
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Azimuthal_Equidistant

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Equidistant_Conic

1{Standard_Parallel:}2
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Equirectangular

Standard_Parallel:
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

General_Vertical_Near-sided_Perspective

Height_of_Perspective_Point_Above_Surface:
Longitude_of_Projection_Center:
Latitude_of_Projection_Center:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Gnomonic

Longitude_of_Projection_Center:
Latitude_of_Projection_Center:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area

Longitude_of_Projection_Center:
Latitude_of_Projection_Center:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Lambert_Conformal_Conic

1{Standard_Parallel:}2
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Mercator

[Standard_Parallel:
Scale_Factor_at_Equator:
]
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Modified_Stereographic_for_Alaska

False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Miller_Cylindrical

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Oblique_Mercator

Scale_Factor_at_Center_Line:

[Oblique_Line_Azimuth

Azimuthal_Angle:
Azimuth_Measure_Point_Longitude:

Oblique_Line_Point

2{Oblique_Line_Latitude:
Oblique_Line_Longitude:
}2

]

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:

False_Easting:

False_Northing:

Orthographic

Longitude_of_Projection_Center:
Latitude_of_Projection_Center:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Polar_Stereographic

Straight-Vertical_Longitude_from_Pole:
[Standard_Parallel:
Scale_Factor_at_Projection_Origin:
]
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Polyconic

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Robinson

Longitude_of_Projection_Center:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Sinusoidal

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Space_Oblique_Mercator_(Landsat)

Landsat_Number:
Path_Number:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Stereographic

Longitude_of_Projection_Center:
Latitude_of_Projection_Center:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Transverse_Mercator

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian:
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

van_der_Grinten

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Map_Projection_Parameters

]

Grid_Coordinate_System

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:

[Universal_Transverse_Mercator

UTM_Zone_Number:

Transverse_Mercator

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian:
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Universal_Polar_Stereographic

UPS_Zone_Identifier:

Polar_Stereographic

Straight-Vertical_Longitude_from_Pole:
[Standard_Parallel:
Scale_Factor_at_Projection_Origin: ]
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

State_Plane_Coordinate_System

SPCS_Zone_Identifier:

[Lambert_Conformal_Conic

1{Standard_Parallel:}2
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Transverse_Mercator

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian:
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Oblique_Mercator

Scale_Factor_at_Center_Line:

[Oblique_Line_Azimuth

Azimuthal_Angle:
Azimuth_Measure_Point_Longitude:

Oblique_Line_Point

2{Oblique_Line_Latitude:
Oblique_Line_Longitude:
}2

]

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:

False_Easting:

False_Northing:

Polyconic

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

]

ARC_Coordinate_System

ARC_System_Zone_Identifier:

[Equirectangular

Standard_Parallel:
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

Azimuthal_Equidistant

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
False_Easting:
False_Northing:

]

Other_Grid_System's_Definition:

]

Local_Planar

Local_Planar_Description:
Local_Planar_Georeference_Information:

]

Planar_Coordinate_Information

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:

[Coordinate_Representation

Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:

Distance_and_Bearing_Representation

Distance_Resolution:
Bearing_Resolution:
Bearing_Units:
Bearing_Reference_Direction:
Bearing_Reference_Meridian:

]

Planar_Distance_Units:

Local

Local_Description:
Local_Georeference_Information:

]

0{Geodetic_Model}1

0{Horizontal_Datum_Name:}1
Ellipsoid_Name:
Semi-major_Axis:
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:

0{Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition}1

0{Altitude_System_Definition}1

Altitude_Datum_Name:
1{Altitude_Resolution:}n
Altitude_Distance_Units:
Altitude_Encoding_Method:

0{Depth_System_Definition}1

Depth_Datum_Name:
1{Depth_Resolution:}n
Depth_Distance_Units:
Depth_Encoding_Method:

0{Entity_and_Attribute_Information}1

[1{Detailed_Description}n # use this element and/or Overview_Description

Entity_Type

Entity_Type_Label:
Entity_Type_Definition:
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

0{Attribute}n

Attribute_Label:

Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source:

1{Attribute_Domain_Values}n

[Enumerated_Domain

1{Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
0{Attribute}n
}n

Range_Domain

Range_Domain_Minimum:
Range_Domain_Maximum:
0{Attribute_Units_of_Measure:}1
(Attribute_Measurement_Resolution:)
0{Attribute}n

Codeset_Domain

Codeset_Name:
Codeset_Source:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

]

0{Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:

0{Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values:}1

}n

(Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information)

Attribute_Value_Accuracy:
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

(Attribute_Measurement_Frequency:)

1{Overview_Description}n # use this element and/or Detailed_Description

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
1{Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:}n

]

0{Distribution_Information}n

Distributor

Contact_Information

[Contact_Person_Primary

Contact_Person:
(Contact_Organization:)

Contact_Organization_Primary

Contact_Organization:
(Contact_Person:)

]

(Contact_Position:)

1{Contact_Address}n

Address_Type:
0{Address:}n
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
(Country:)

1{Contact_Voice_Telephone:}n

(1{Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:}n)

(1{Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:}n)

(1{Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:}n)

(Hours_of_Service:)

(Contact_Instructions:)

0{Resource_Description:}1

Distribution_Liability:

0{Standard_Order_Process}n

[Non-digital_Form:

1{Digital_Form}n

Digital_Transfer_Information

Format_Name:
([Format_Version_Number:
Format_Version_Date:
]
(Format_Specification:)
)
(Format_Information_Content:)
0{File_Decompression_Technique:}1
(Transfer_Size:)

Digital_Transfer_Option

1{[Online_Option

1{Computer_Contact_Information}n

[Network_Address

1{Network_Resource_Name:}n

Dialup_Instructions

Lowest_BPS:
0{Highest_BPS:}1
Number_DataBits:
Number_StopBits:
Parity:
0{Compression_Support:}1
1{Dialup_Telephone:}n
1{Dialup_File_Name:}n

]

(Access_Instructions:)

(Online_Computer_and_Operating_System:)

Offline_Option

Offline_Media:

0{Recording_Capacity}1

1{Recording_Density:}n
Recording_Density_Units:

1{Recording_Format:}n

0{Compatibility_Information:}n

]}n

]

Fees:

(Ordering_Instructions:)

(Turnaround:)

0{Custom_Order_Process:}1

(Technical_Prerequisites:)

(Available_Time_Period)

Time_Period_Information

[Single_Date/Time

Calendar_Date:
(Time_of_Day:)

Multiple_Dates/Times

2{Calendar_Date:
(Time_of_Day:)
}n

Range_of_Dates/Times

Beginning_Date:
(Beginning_Time:)
Ending_Date:
(Ending_Time:)

]

Metadata_Reference_Information

Metadata_Date:

(Metadata_Review_Date:)

(Metadata_Future_Review_Date:)

Metadata_Contact

Contact_Information

[Contact_Person_Primary

Contact_Person:
(Contact_Organization:)

Contact_Organization_Primary