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Metadata Standard, Profiles, and Extensions

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Workbook

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Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Colored Graphics

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Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001.1-1999)

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Biological Data Profile Workbook

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Biological Data Profile Colored Graphics

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Metadata Profile for Shoreline Data (FGDC-STD-001.2-2001)

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Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata (FGDC-STD-012-2002)

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Draft North American Profile (NAP)

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Content Specification for Metadata in the National Coastal Data Development Center's Data Catalog

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ESRI Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

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International Organization for Standardization, Geographic Information: Metadata (ISO 19115:2003)

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Keyword Lists / Controlled Vocabularies / Thesauri

• Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
  

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  

• Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
  

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

• SEDRIS Environmental Data Coding Specification (EDCS)

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 19115 Topic Categories