Stage Setting IStage Setting I

Audience: FS scientists, possibly Audience: FS scientists, possibly technicianstechnicians

Module position: Archiving protocol Module position: Archiving protocol and metadata training completedand metadata training completed

Stage Setting IIStage Setting II

Goals:Goals: Introduce attendees to Metavist Introduce attendees to Metavist

softwaresoftware Provide overview of functionalityProvide overview of functionality Describe how to acquireDescribe how to acquire Describe how to provide feedbackDescribe how to provide feedback Provide info on impending minor Provide info on impending minor

updateupdate

Stage Setting IIIStage Setting III

Objectives:Objectives: Attendees demonstrate understanding of Attendees demonstrate understanding of

benefits of using software tool by listing at benefits of using software tool by listing at least two; example benefits –least two; example benefits – Automatic conformance to structure rulesAutomatic conformance to structure rules Built-in knowledge of element domainsBuilt-in knowledge of element domains Element definition tipsElement definition tips Ease of navigating graphical interfaceEase of navigating graphical interface

Stage Setting IIIStage Setting III

Attendees demonstrate understanding of Attendees demonstrate understanding of basic program navigation by successfully –basic program navigation by successfully – Creating and saving a metadata document Creating and saving a metadata document

containing Citation, Description, Date of containing Citation, Description, Date of CreationCreation

Opening document, add Keywords and Future Opening document, add Keywords and Future Review DateReview Date

Life Cycle of a Data Set

Study PlanCollect

data

metadata metadataData

cleaning

metadataData

analysis

Writemanuscript

metadata

Journalreview

Assemble data, metadata,other info

Archivistreview

Archived data

productPublished

paper

Published data

product

citationscitations

MMETAVISTETAVIST 2005 2005

A Tool for Writing NBIIA Tool for Writing NBIIProfile Metadata in WindowsProfile Metadata in Windows

June 29, 2005June 29, 2005

AgendaAgenda

Why a tool?Why a tool? Desired featuresDesired features DemoDemo Obtaining MetavistObtaining Metavist Q & AQ & A

Desired FeaturesDesired Features Strong compliance with the relevant Strong compliance with the relevant

standardstandard Document structureDocument structure Element structureElement structure

Output interacts well with external worldOutput interacts well with external world Easily show symbols, such as degree signEasily show symbols, such as degree sign Ease of useEase of use

Graphical interface for navigationGraphical interface for navigation Visual cues for element contentVisual cues for element content

Useful FeaturesUseful Features

Windows-basedWindows-based

Official platformOfficial platform

Connection to Web not requiredConnection to Web not required

Low costLow cost

Access to knowledgeable supportAccess to knowledgeable support

Open source (?)Open source (?)

Available ToolsAvailable Tools

ArcCatalog (FGDC only) ArcCatalog (FGDC only) Useful for purely spatial dataUseful for purely spatial data

Metavist 2005 (FGDC + NBII)Metavist 2005 (FGDC + NBII)

Software DemonstrationSoftware Demonstration

Acquiring MetavistAcquiring Metavist Take a select NBII metadata workshop Take a select NBII metadata workshop http://http://

www.nbii.govwww.nbii.gov//

NC Knowledge Store (CD)NC Knowledge Store (CD)http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/

NC Intranet site (download + link to KS) NC Intranet site (download + link to KS)

http://fsweb.nc.fs.fed.us/impd/data_mgmthttp://fsweb.nc.fs.fed.us/impd/data_mgmt

The Metavist PackageThe Metavist Package Microsoft .Net Framework ver. 1.1(pre-req for Microsoft .Net Framework ver. 1.1(pre-req for

install)install) Metavist program (with install software)Metavist program (with install software) Software manual (GTR-NC-255)Software manual (GTR-NC-255) Style sheet (NBII_classic.xsl)Style sheet (NBII_classic.xsl) XML schema (ncMetadata.xsd)XML schema (ncMetadata.xsd) FGDC manual & workbookFGDC manual & workbook NBII Profile manual & workbookNBII Profile manual & workbook Two examples (not entirely compliant!)Two examples (not entirely compliant!) Cute icon for your desktopCute icon for your desktop

Q & AQ & A