Metadata Standards Help

The following standard geospatial metadata file formats are available on metadata pages:

• ISO 19139: metadata in USGIN ISO 19139 Profile formatted XML file.
• FGDC CSDGM: metadata in Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) formatted XML file.
• CSW Record: metadata in OGC Catalog Service for the Web (CSW) conform CSW Records XML file.

Collection Export Help

The following bulk metadata export formats are available for Collections on the Dashboard page:

•  CSW Insert Transaction XML: an OGC conform CSW insert request of a Collection's metadata records in USGIN ISO 19139 Profile format.
  • What to do with a CSW Insert XML?
•  CSV (comma delimited) File: a Collection's metadata export that is conform to the USGIN Minimum Useful Metadata concept - a format agnostic metadata model.
  • What to do with a CSV file?