Bridging the Gap

A Brief Overview of EPHT Metadata Activities

Dedicated to those who came before.

Previous Metadata Products

• Recommendation of Adoption of the FGDC Content Standard for Metadata

• EPHT Metadata Template

• Metadata Tool Vision

• Metadata Registry Schema / NYC Toolset

• Metadata Use Cases

Recommendation of FGDC Content Standard

• Created by the Federal Geographic Data Committee for use with Geospatial Data

• Federal Agencies Required to Use Standard Under Executive Order

• Metadata and Data Quality Subgroup Evaluated Several Metadata Standards

EPHT Metadata Template

• Recommendation from Grantees

• Is a sub-set of the full FGDC Template

Metadata Tool Vision

• Developed from the Metadata Standard Test

• Created from Requirements Collected from Grantees in April & May 2005

Metadata Registry Schema / NYC Toolset

• Developed Initially from Work Undertaken by NYC Department of Health

• Final product based on a collaborative effort between NYC Department of Health and EPA Region 2

Metadata Use Cases

PHASE Collaboration

• Worked closely with PHASE participants to evaluate the current EPHT Metadata Template

• Obtained useful feedback for improvement

PHASE Feedback: Template

• Make the definitions more meaningful

• Fields that require entry need to be more obvious

PHASE Feedback: Metadata Entry Tool

• Easy-to-understand definitions• Know up-front what fields are used for

searching• A tool that could “interview” the users to

prompt entry using examples and instructions

• The output of the tool should be a clear and easily understood document.

PHASE Feedback: Summary

• EPHTN could definitely benefit from consistent, reliable, informative metadata

• A good metadata entry tool will be key to ensuring consistency

• The repository and it’s functionality must be identified prior to confirming the tool.

Where Do “We” Go From Here?

Products Listed Are Available…

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