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Metadata Metodology

The objective of the studies of CONABIO, particularly in the geographic information systems area, is to evaluate, gather and generate new cartography. For the past three years our cartographic material (maps) has been increasing. Therefore, a database allowing a quick and reliable search of data for each existing map has been created and is constantly develloped. Organization of cartographic information started with a review of each directory in maps, resulting from overlays, copies, and temporarily created maps. 1200 maps were reviewed, from which those important in analysis and general query processes were extracted.

In order to organize all information, metadata -"data of data"- formats already available for geographic information were reviewed; these formats include: Graphic Representation NBII Content of Standard (December, 1995), NBII Content of Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata (December, 1995), FDGC Content of Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (June, 1994).

The format used as a reference for information input is the Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata NBII Metamaker (November, 1996), which incorporates NBII and FGDC standards with the following subjects:

Metadata

Digital Information

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Identification Data Quality Spatial Organization of Data Georreference System Information Entities and Attributes Description Information Distribution Reference of the "Metadata" Database

Fields used which meet the attributes necessary to describe cartography available in CONABIO are:

Source: Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

NBII Metamaker (November 1996)

 
 
 

Report Date: November 1999

1 Basic Information

1.1 Information Quote

1.2 Description

1.2.1 Summary

1.2.2 Purpose

1.2.3 Complementary Information

1.2.3.1 File Size

1.3 Time for Mapmaking

1.4 Status or Condition

1.4.1 Progress

1.4.2 Maintenance and updates

1.3 Geographic Location

1.5.1 Description of Geographic Area

1.5.2 Corner Coordinates

1.5.2.1 West Coordinate:

1.5.2.2 East Coordinate:

1.5.2.2 North Coordinate:

1.5.2.4 South Coordinate:

1.7 Taxonomy

1.7.2.1 Specific Taxonomic Information

1.7.2.1.1 Kingdom

1.7.2.1.2 Division-Phylum

1.7.2.1.3 Class

1.7.2.1.4 Order

1.7.2.1.5 Family

1.7.2.1.6 Genus

1.7.2.1.7 Species

1.7.2.1.8 Common Name

1.7.2.2 General Taxonomic Coverage

1.8 Access Constraints

1.9 Use Constraints

1.10 Person to contact information

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10 Information Contacts

10.1.1 Contacts per Person:

10.1.2 Contacts per Organization:

10.3 Contact Position:

10.4.2 Contact Address:

10.4.3 City:

10.4.4 State:

10.4.5 Postal Code:

10.4.6 Country:

10.5 Contact Telephone:

10.7 Contact Facsimile:

10.8 Contact Electronic Mail:

10.9 Service Hours:

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1.14 Work Environment, Route and File Name:

1.16 Tools used in data analysis

1.16.1 Software and Hardware Description

1.16.2 Access to Software (tool)

1.16.2.2 Access Instruction

1.16.2.3 Operating System and Hardware Type:

1.16.3 Consult for tool use

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10 Consult Contacts

10.1.1 Consult Persons:

10.1.2 Contact Organization:

10.3 Contact Position:

10.4.2 Offices Address:

10.4.3 City:

10.4.4 State:

10.4.5 Postal Code:

10.4.6 Country:

10.5 Contact Telephone:

10.7 Contact Facsimile:

10.8 Contact Electronic Mail:

10.9 Service Hours:

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2 Information on data quality

2.1 Attributes Precision

2.2 Data Quality Report

2.5 Source

2.5.1 Methodology

2.5.1.1 Methodology Type

2.5.1.3 Methodology Description:

2.5.2 Information Source

2.5.2.1 Data Source Reference

2.5.2.2 Scale of Original Information

2.5.2.3 Format of Original Source

2.5.3 Process

2.5.3.1 Description of system used

2.7 Taxonomic System

2.7.1.1 Taxonomic System Quote

 

3 Information on Spatial Organization of Data

3.2 Data Structure (vector, raster)

3.3 Information about vector type data (point and vector)

3.3.1.1 Data Type (point, polygon or vector)

3.3.1.2 Total Number of Data Type (point, polygon or vector)

class="Texto"3.4 Raster Object Information

3.4.1 Raster Data Type

3.4.2 Number of Rows

3.4.3 Number of Columns

3.4.4 Pixel or Cell Size

3.4.5 Source Coordinates

4 Information on spatial reference

4.1 Definition of the coordinate system

4.1.2 Planar Coordinates

4.1.2.1 Map Projection

4.1.2.1.1 Projection Name

4.1.2.1.2 Map Projection Parameters

4.1.2.1.2.2 Standard parallels

4.1.2.1.2.2 Longitude of central meridian

4.1.2.1.2.3 Latitude of origin projection

4.1.2.1.2.4 False Easting in meters

4.1.2.1.2.5 False Northing

4.1.2.2 Grid Coordinates System

4.1.2.2.1 Name of the Grid Coordinates System

4.1.4 Geodesic information

4.1.4.1 Horizontal Datum Name

4.1.4.2 Ellipsoid Name

5 Map Attributes and Entity Information

5.1 Detailed Description of entity or table

5.1.1.1 Table Name

5.1.1.2 Definition

5.1.2 Attributes

5.1.2.1 Attribute Name:

5.1.2.2 Attribute Description (attribute value, meaning)

5.1.2.3 Attribute Definition Source

6 Information Distribution

6.1 Distributor

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10 Information Contacts

10.1.1 Contact Persons:

10.1.2 Contact Organization

10.3 Contact Position:

10.4.1 Address:

10.4.2 Offices Address:

10.4.3 City:

10.4.4 State:

10.4.5 Postal Code:

10.4.6 Country:

10.5 Contact Telephone:

10.7 Contact Facsimile:

10.8 Contact Electronic Mail:

10.9 Service Hours:

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6.4 Form of Distribution

6.4.1 Non-digital form:

6.4.2 Digital form

6.4.2.1.1 Format Name

6.4.2.1.2 Digital Format Version

6.6 Technical Requirements

7 Metadata Information

7.1 Metadata Date:

7.2 Metadata Review Date:

7.4 Metadata Contact

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10 Information Contacts

10.1.1 Contact Persons:

10.1.2 Contact Organization

10.3 Contact Position:

10.4.1 Address:

10.4.2 Offices Address:

10.4.3 City:

10.4.4 State:

10.4.5 Postal Code:

10.4.6 Country:

10.5 Contact Telephone:

10.7 Contact Facsimile:

10.8 Contact Electronic Mail:

10.9 Service Hours:

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7.5 Metadata Name

7.6 Metadata Version

7.8 Access Constraints

7.9 Use Constraints

 

The information was organized in catalogues in Microsoft Access format and than adapted and and edited for our intranet by the Devellopment Division of Conabio.

 

The information is entered in the Metamaker formulars and the information contained in it is permanently updated.

 



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