FGDC/CSDGM (Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata)
A widely-used, but no longer current standard defining the information content for a set of digital geospatial data required by the US Federal Government.
CSDGM was sponsored by the US Federal Geographic Data Committee. However, in September 2010 the FGDC endorsed ISO 19115 and began encouraging federal agencies to transition to ISO metadata.
Used in
Documentation
Identifiers
- Internal MSC ID
- msc:m17
Tools
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The FGDC website's list of tools to implement the CSDGM standard.
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The Geodoc metadata editor tool allows users to create, validate, edit and export geospatial metadata records. It also supports the creation and export of metadata records as XML output files compliant with a number of standards, including UK AGMAP 2.1, ISO 19115, FGDC, DDI, and Dublin Core.
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Geoportal Server is a standards-based, open source product that enables discovery and use of geospatial resources including data and services.
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A tool for the creation and cataloguing of geospatial metadata, including CSDGM and ISO 19115.
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WiscLINC Metadata Tools Review
The Wisconsin Land INformation Clearinghouse review of metadata tools used for documenting geospatial data and serving geospatial metadata. It includes tools for CSDGM, ISO 19115, Dublin Core, and DIF.
Known users
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BODC (British Oceanographic Data Centre Published Data Library)
This national facility for looking after and distributing data concerning the marine environment requires that data sets use a well-documented format such as CF-compliant NetCDF and be accompanied by a Dublin Core record as well as discovery metadata in a recognised standard such as DIF or FGDC/CDGM.
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NCDC (National Climatic Data Center)
The world's largest climate data archive, providing climatological services and data worldwide. It currently promotes the FGDC/CSDGM metadata standard for its datasets.