Training

Under cooperative agreements with the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), CIESIN has been conducting spatial metadata and clearinghouse training for the international human dimensions of global environmental change research community, and for GIS users in federal, state and local government, academia, and environmental organizations in the New York metropolitan area and other parts of the United States.

The training primarily covers the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), as well as evolving national and international metadata standards; metadata clearinghouses, gateways, and portals; metadata tools and management practices; and the role of metadata in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Some sessions focus on the Biological Data Profile (BDP) extension of the FGDC standard, used by the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) community to represent biological information such as taxonomy, methodology, and analytical tools.

 

UPCOMING TRAINING

 

Former Training—National Locations

• May 16, 2007
  Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University in New York City
  “Introduction to Metadata.” Provided by CIESIN. Agenda

• March 26, 2007
  New York City
  “Clearinghouse” Workshop. Provided by CIESIN and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

• February 28, 2007
  Stone Ridge, New York
  “Train the Trainers” Workshop. Provided by CIESIN. Agenda

• October 18, 2006
  New York City
  “Clearinghouse” Workshop. Provided by CIESIN and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Agenda

• May 15-16, 2006
  Denver, Colorado
  “Train the Trainers” Workshop. Provided by CIESIN, the Denver Federal Center, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Agenda, Training Materials

• April 21, 2006
  New York City
  “Train the Trainers” Workshop. Provided by CIESIN and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Agenda

• February 13-14, 2006
  Brooklyn, New York
  “Introduction to Metadata.” Provided by CIESIN and the New York City Fire Department. Agenda, Training Materials

• March 3-4, 2005
  Lamont campus (LDEO) of Columbia University in Palisades, New York
  Spatial Metadata and Clearinghouse Training. Provided by CIESIN and USGS Fort Collins Science Center. Agenda

• January 24, 2004
  Cape Cod Community College at West Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Spatial Metadata and Clearinghouse Training. Provided by CIESIN. Agenda, Training Materials

• May 7-9, 2003
  Lamont campus (LDEO) of Columbia University in Palisades, New York
  Spatial Metadata and Clearinghouse Training. Provided by CIESIN. Agenda

• March 6-8, 2002
  Lamont campus (LDEO) of Columbia University in Palisades, New York
  Spatial Metadata and Clearinghouse Training. Provided by CIESIN. Agenda, Training Materials

 

Former Training—International Locations

• November 3, 2003

Busan, Korea
“Train the Trainers” Workshop. Provided by CIESIN in association with the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing. Agenda, Training Materials

• October 19-20, 2003
  Montreal
  Spatial Metadata and Clearinghouse Training. Provided by CIESIN in association with the Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community. Agenda

• September 12-18, 2002
  Beijing
  Metadata Standards and Technology for Accessing Earth Science Data Workshop. Provided by CIESIN at a meeting of representatives from the Data Committee of the China Association for Geographic Information Systems (DC-CAGIS), Remote Sensing/Data Information System of the China Committee of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (RS/DIS-CNC-IGBP), and several World Data Centers (WDCs). Agenda, Training Materials

• October 9-10, 2001
  Rio de Janeiro
  Spatial Metadata and Clearinghouse Training. Provided by CIESIN in association with the Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community. Agenda

 

 

Training Resources

FGDC Metadata
Training materials, registry of trainers, and the Training Event Calendar.