The following resources are provided to support NSDI Stakeholders in developing, maintaining, and distributing geospatial metadata
General Geospatial Metadata Learning Resources
Lessons
- Value of Metadata (pdf, ppt)
- What is Metadata (pdf, ppt)
Training Resources
Guidance Documents
- Geospatial Metadata Fact Sheet (pdf)
- FGDC Technical Guidance: Data.gov and The GeoPlatform Metadata Recommendations Including Guidelines for National Geospatial Data Assets (NGDA) (pdf) – This document provides best practices only and is not intended as policy that agencies must comply with, or for audit purposes.