METADATA

 
Metadata is the necessary electronic description that explains to both the user and data mining programs all the information necessary to understand and interpret the stored data values.
 

• FGDC Standards
• NOAA's Coastal Services Center Tools
• CERES - CA Metadata Catalogs
• Central Coast Joint Data Committee
• Glossary of FGDC Metadata Terminology (from USGS)
• Marine and Coastal Spatial Data Committee (NOAA CSC)
• Metadata Demystified (Oregon State University)
• Metadata Information and Tools (USGS)
• Metadata Tools for Geospatial Data
• Metadata Tools (NOAA CSC)
• Metadata Training Materials for Instructors (NOAA CSC)
• Metadata Workshops (NOAA CSC) - getting started tutorial
• NetCDF Standardization Conventions (Cooperative Ocean/Atmosphere Research Data Service)
• More Metadata Links