CIESIN's Guide to FGDC Compliant Metadata

Appendix 1. Record Template

This is a metadata record template used for a dataset. It does not contain all elements in the FGDC standard. For a template containing all elements of the standard, click here.

This template contains the following seven sections:

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

Sections 1 (Identification Information) and 7 (Metadata Reference Information) are required. Sections 2-6 are mandatory only if applicable. Data elements (those that can be assigned a value) appear in bold. Compound elements (those which cannot be assigned a value) are not bolded.

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Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: 
      Publication_Date:
      Title:
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place:
        Publisher:
      Online_Linkage:
  Description:
    Abstract:
    Purpose:
    Supplemental_Information:
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date:
        Time_of_Day:
      Multiple_Dates/Times:
        Calendar_Date:
        Time_of_Day:
        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:
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
      Theme_Keyword:
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
      Place_Keyword:
  Access_Constraints:
  Use_Constraints:
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Person:
        Contact_Organization:
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type:
        Address:
        City:
        State_or_Province:
        Postal_Code:
        Country:
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
  Data_Set_Credit:
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: 
      Publication_Date:
      Title:
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place:
        Publisher:
      Online_Linkage:


Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
  Completeness_Report:
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Contribution:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
      Process_Date:
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Person:
            Contact_Organization:
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type:
            Address:
            City:
            State_or_Province:
            Postal_Code:
            Country:
          Contact_Voice_Telephone:
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
  Cloud_Cover:

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:
  Raster_Object_Information:
    Raster_Object_Type:
    Row_Count:
    Column_Count:
    Vertical_Count:
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
    VPF_Terms_Description:
      VPF_Topology_Level:
      VPF_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:


Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution:
      Longitude_Resolution:
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units:
    Planar:
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:
        Planar_Distance_Units:
    Local:
      Local_Description:
      Local_Georeference_Information:
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name:
      Ellipsoid_Name:
      Semi-major_Axis:
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Datum_Name:
      Altitude_Distance_Units:
      Altitude_Resolution:
      Altitude_Encoding_Method:
    Depth_System_Definition:
      Depth_Datum_Name:
      Depth_Distance_Units:
      Depth_Resolution:
      Depth_Encoding_Method:


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label:
      Entity_Definition:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:
      Attribute_Definition:
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:
      Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values:
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
          Codeset_Source:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum:
          Range_Domain_Maximum:
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:


Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Person:
        Contact_Organization:
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type:
        Address:
        City:
        State_or_Province:
        Postal_Code:
        Country:
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
  Distribution_Liability:
  Custom_Order_Process:
  Resource_Description:
  Technical_Prerequisites:
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Non-digital_Form:
    Ordering_Instructions:
    Fees:
    Turnaround:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Version:
        Format_Name:
        Format_Specification:
        File_Decompression_Technique:
        Transfer_Size:
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Access_Instructions:
          Online_Computer_and_Operator_System:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media:
          Recording_Density:
          Recording_Density_Units:
          Recording_Format:
          Compatibility_Information:
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date:
        Time_of_Day:
      Multiple_Dates/Times:
        Calendar_Date:
        Time_of_Day:
        Calendar_Date:
        Time_of_Day:
      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_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Person:
        Contact_Organization:
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type:
        Address:
        City:
        State_or_Province:
        Postal_Code:
        Country:
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
  Metadata_Standard_Name:
  Metadata_Standard_Version:
  Metadata_Time_Convention:

CIESIN's Guide to FGDC Compliant Metadata

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