These instructional pages will introduce you to the contents of a metadata document and will show you how to edit metadata using ESRI's ArcCatalog© and the NPS Metadata Tools & Editor.

• Overview of a Metadata Document
  • Identification Information
  • Data Quality Information
  • Spatial Data Organization Information
  • Spatial Reference Information
  • Entity and Attribute Information
  • Distribution Information
  • Metadata Reference Information


• The NPS Metadata Profile


• How to Edit with ESRI's ArcCatalog


• How to Edit with the NPS Editor
  • Checking for Errors
  • Creating and Using Templates
  • Uploading to the Data Store

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