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Bridging the Gap
A Brief Overview of EPHT Metadata Activities
Dedicated to those who came before.
Previous Metadata Products
• Recommendation of Adoption of the FGDC Content Standard for Metadata
• EPHT Metadata Template
• Metadata Tool Vision
• Metadata Registry Schema / NYC Toolset
• Metadata Use Cases
Recommendation of FGDC Content Standard
• Created by the Federal Geographic Data Committee for use with Geospatial Data
• Federal Agencies Required to Use Standard Under Executive Order
• Metadata and Data Quality Subgroup Evaluated Several Metadata Standards
EPHT Metadata Template
• Recommendation from Grantees
• Is a sub-set of the full FGDC Template
Metadata Tool Vision
• Developed from the Metadata Standard Test
• Created from Requirements Collected from Grantees in April & May 2005
Metadata Registry Schema / NYC Toolset
• Developed Initially from Work Undertaken by NYC Department of Health
• Final product based on a collaborative effort between NYC Department of Health and EPA Region 2
Metadata Use Cases
PHASE Collaboration
• Worked closely with PHASE participants to evaluate the current EPHT Metadata Template
• Obtained useful feedback for improvement
PHASE Feedback: Template
• Make the definitions more meaningful
• Fields that require entry need to be more obvious
PHASE Feedback: Metadata Entry Tool
• Easy-to-understand definitions• Know up-front what fields are used for
searching• A tool that could “interview” the users to
prompt entry using examples and instructions
• The output of the tool should be a clear and easily understood document.
PHASE Feedback: Summary
• EPHTN could definitely benefit from consistent, reliable, informative metadata
• A good metadata entry tool will be key to ensuring consistency
• The repository and it’s functionality must be identified prior to confirming the tool.
Where Do “We” Go From Here?
Products Listed Are Available…
Document Library athttp://www.ephtn.org/mambo/