SOFIA Metadata

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Jo Anne Stapleton

Publication_Date: 2004

Title: SOFIA Metadata

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/metadata>

Description:

Abstract:

The objectives of the metadata project are to document the data sets produced as a result of USGS research in South Florida and to make the metadata and data sets available to potential customers, managers, and policy makers. The metadata contains information about the contents of the data sets, why the data was collected or created, who collected or created the data, the accuracy of the data, the contacts for questions about the data, and how to obtain the data. The metadata are available through the SOFIA website at <http://sofia.usgs.gov>.

Purpose:

The South Florida restoration effort requires multidisciplinary information relating to present and historical conditions for use in responsible decision-making. The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) in support of the restoration of the Everglades and South Florida ecosystem began a research program in 1995 designed to provide sound scientific information on which resource managers can base their decisions. Numerous data sets have been created as a result of that USGS research. Metadata provide information for discovering, assessing, and accessing the data sets. Searchable metadata provide a valuable tool for scientists, managers, and the public. The project is expanding the USGS project metadata inventory to include metadata on every data set. Existing metadata is reviewed for currentness and changes in contact information or project status. The metadata is posted for public access on the South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) web site. The metadata along with the SOFIA database and the Data Exchange are integral to information management for the South Florida place-based science program. The data and metadata are available to Federal, State, and local agencies through the web interface.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1996

Ending_Date: 2005

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.375

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.5

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.5

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: information management

Theme_Keyword: SOFIA

Theme_Keyword: metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Geographic Data - Metadata, ISO 19115:2003(E), TopicCategoryCode, 2003, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva, Switzerland

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: US

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: FL

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: Broward County

Place_Keyword: Charlotte County

Place_Keyword: Collier County

Place_Keyword: Glades County

Place_Keyword: Hendry county

Place_Keyword: Highlands County

Place_Keyword: Indian River County

Place_Keyword: Lee County

Place_Keyword: Martin County

Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County

Place_Keyword: Monroe County

Place_Keyword: Osceola County

Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County

Place_Keyword: Polk County

Place_Keyword: St. Lucie County

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park

Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Central Everglades

Place_Keyword: Greater Lake Okeechobee

Place_Keyword: Kissimmee River

Place_Keyword: Florida Keys

Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress

Place_Keyword: South East Coast

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jo Anne Stapleton

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 521 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4592

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4614

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jastapleton@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/aboutsofia.html>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

map showing the location of the area for the USGS Priority Ecosystems Science Program.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Links exist between projects, Principal Investigators, data, metadata, and publications. Metadata may be accessed through Project pages or through the Metadata link under the DATA navigation bar.

Completeness_Report:

Metadata will be available for all projects and data sets resulting from the USGS Place-Based Studies Program. Projects prior to FY03 have associated metadata. Some data sets on the Data Exchange pages do not have current metadata as yet.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Inital project metadata were created for all USGS PBS projects and for the Florida Bay Research Program projects by 1998. It was then decided to concentrate solely on USGS projects for updating and the Florida Bay metadata records were removed. Work is continuing on updating metadata for existing projects and creating metadata for newly funded PBS projects. Work is also continuing on creating or updating data set metadata for USGS data sets. As new projects or data become available, metadata will be created for them. This is an ongoing effort to make data and research in South Florida accessible for years to come. The metadata are available in several formats: HTML, TEXT, XML, and Question and Answer.

The sources for information used to create or update the metadata include yearly project work plans and progress summaries, publications, posters, fact sheets, etc. The software currently being used is Spatial Metadata Management System from Intergraph Corp. (NAYY - This is not an endorsement of the software by the U.S. Government.) Once the metadata record is created in SMMS, it is sent to the project Principal Investigator (PI) for review with a request for changes, additions, or corrections. When the record is approved by the PI, it is exported as an ASCII text file and checked for grammar and spelling errors. The record is then processed through mp (metadata parser software) written by Peter Schweitzer of the USGS. This software checks for errors in element relationships, missing elements, and invalid responses for elements with specific domains. The software allows output of the metadata in a number of formats - outline html (FGDC), sgml, text, Q&A or metadata in pleain language, xml, and NASA DIF. These records are then sent to the SOFIA webmaster who posts the html, text, Q&A, and xml versions on the website. The sgml version is used by the FGDC NSDI Clearing house to index the records.

Demonstrations of the metadata portion of SOFIA and the software used to create the metadata are planned for the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) conference in April 2003.

Process_Date: 2003

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Work planned for FY 2004

All USGS Priority Ecosystem Studies (PES) projects funded in FY 2004 will have current metadata by the end of the fiscal year.

Work will continue on updating the metadata for completed projects.

The SOFIA metadata and website will be demonstrated at appropriate venues such as the National Ecosystem Restoration Conference.

Process_Date: Not complete

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jo Anne Stapleton

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 521 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4592

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4614

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jastapleton@usgs.gov

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Heather Henkel

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Webmaster

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext. 3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2032

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: SOFIA metadata

Distribution_Liability:

This site is intended to be a portal to the projects, data, metadata, and publications produced for the USGS Priority Ecosystems Science (PES) Program in South Florida. Information and data may also be available from non-USGS sources. The data have no implied or explicit guarantees.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: html, Q&A, text, xml

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/metadata/index.html>

Network_Resource_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov>

Access_Instructions: Log onto the SOFIA website

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040803

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jo Anne Stapleton

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 521 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4592

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4614

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jastapleton@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal Geology
Comments and suggestions? Contact: Heather Henkel - Webmaster
Generated by mp version 2.8.11 on Tue Aug 03 15:24:07 2004