The Good the Bad and Ugly : Determining and Creating Geographic Data Credentials (Metadata)
Sarah Williams
Fri Jan 18, 01-03:00pm, 1-115
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2002
Single session event
Have you ever downloaded geographic data off the Internet and wondered who created it? Have you ever wondered how accurate digital maps are compared to paper maps? Have you ever wondered how geographic data is made and who is responsible for its accuracy? Some of the mysteries behind the creation, use and storage of geographic data can be uncovered by understanding metadata. In this class we will explore the basics to geographic metadata and look at the most widely used metadata standard, FGDC. We will also create FGDC standard metadata files. If you have ever created geographic data and don't know about metadata this class is for you.
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Latest update: 03-Nov-2001
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