NRGIS Metadata and Data Store

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NR-GIS Metadata and Data Store

• Borrowed from Danelle Malget
• Data Store Application Development Team
• Office of Inventory, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Fort Collins, Colorado

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Data Store Overview

• What is the Data Store
• What is the NPS Profile
• Searching and Downloading
• Uploading
• Coming Attractions

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What is the Data Store?

• Web application with user interface for the
  NR-GIS Metadata Database and NR-GIS Data Server
  http//science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata
• Houses FGDC compliant Metadata records in XML
  format
• Provides links to download data from the NR-GIS
  Data Server or another server on which the data
  is posted

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What is the Data Store?

• Consolidate metadata/data
• Enhance data discovery/searching
• Link with NSDI/Geospatial One-Stop for
  non-sensitive records
• Standardize metadata format

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What is the NPS Profile?

• An extension to the FGDC Metadata Standard
• Allows for NPS specific information to be stored
  in the Metadata record
• Is required for all records uploaded to the Data
  Store
• Information requested on upload if missing
• http//science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata/docs/npsprofi
  le.cfm

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Required NPS Profile ElementsFor Data Store

• Master Metadata ID- automatically assigned
• Metadata Purpose
• NPS Unit
• Data Category (e.g. Fire, Geology)
• Data Site
• Data Steward

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NR-GIS Data Store http//science.nature.nps.gov/n
rdata
NPS Natural Resource GIS Program
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Data Store Search Options

• Search Type
• Online Data
• Formal Metadata
• Data Standard
• All Records
• NPS Unit
• Theme Category
• Keyword, Abstract, Title

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Searching and Downloading
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Searching and Downloading
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Uploading Records

• Universal Web Login (UWL) required
• https//science1.nature.nps.gov/login
• Public records only
• NPS Info required prompted on upload
• https//science1.nature.nps.gov/nrdata

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Geospatial One-Stop
http//www.geodata.gov

• The geodata.gov portal, also known as the
  Geospatial One-Stop, serves as a public gateway
  for improving access to geospatial information
  and data under the Geospatial One-Stop
  e-government initiative.

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HELP

• Check the help documentation and guidance
  documents
• Contact Data Store Development Team
• WASO_NRPC-NRDATA_at_NPS.GOV