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Metadata (Mandatory)
     CONTAINS
     1. Identification Information (Mandatory)
     AND
     2. Data Quality Information (Mandatory if Applicable)
     AND
     3. Spatial Data Organization Information (Mandatory if Applicable)
     AND
     4. Spatial Reference Information (Mandatory if Applicable)
     AND
     5. Entity and Attribute Information (Mandatory if Applicable)
     AND
     6. Distribution Information (Mandatory if Applicable)
     AND
     7. Metadata Reference Information (Mandatory)

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