Geological Society of America

T217 Best Practices and Solutions for Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation

Tuesday, 20 October 2009
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
A105

COMMON METADATA FOR THE EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF PROJECT

Paper number: T217-10
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Authors

Anna Milan Presenting Author
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO
Ray W. Sliter
US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
Robert A. Arko
Columbia University, Palisades, NY
Susan Banet
Minerals Management Service, Anchorage, AK
Suzanne M. Carbotte
Columbia University, Palisades, NY
Jonathan R. Childs
US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
Lisa M. Gahagan
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
J. Henderson
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO
Kevin Johnson
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Thomas Shipley
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Abstract

NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center along with other federal agencies and academia are developing common metadata templates that will be fundamental components of U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) data management activities. The templates include common vocabularies, documentation rules, best practices and an xml representation. There are also crosswalks to and from international and federal metadata standards. Common metadata facilitates data sharing across multiple agencies, supports data discovery, aids in understanding and benefits archive preservation. This presentation will describe, in particular, the inter-agency development efforts of the seismic metadata templates.