1999 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) The Spatial Metadata Samples Library

Building the National Spatial Data Infrastructure is an adventure in cooperation: we all have much to share with and learn from others.  Many people have found that one of the best ways to answer their own questions about how to create spatial metadata is to sample the works of others.  So your peers have contributed examples of their own work to this page, with the hope that your work might be made easier.  Metadata sample records are listed below, within categories.  Some information about each record and its contributor is included for your reference.  Good luck! 

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Spatial Metadata Samples

NSDI Framework Themes

Detailed information describing the content of each of the seven NSDI Framework themes of data can be found in "The NSDI Framework Introduction and Guide," also available in paperback from FGDC.

Geodetic Control
Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
Clark County (WI) Geodetic Control, (1998)	AJ Wortley, Outreach Specialist  WI State Cartographer's Office  (608) 265-8106
(NC) Geodetic Control Points	Ken Shaffer, Senior GIS Analyst  NCCGIA  (919) 733-2090

Orthoimagery
Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
Maryland Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles	Ken Miller, Chief -- Spatial Data Production Services  Maryland Department of Natural Resources  (410)260.8751
1997 Digital Orthophotos for the Twin Cities Area	Nancy K. Rader, GIS Data Coordination Specialist Minnesota Land Management Information Center (651) 297-3281

Elevation
Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
Pajaro River Survey	Ken Thompson, Engineering Technician  US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District  (415)977-8566
Upper Clark Fork 100-foot contours (MT)	Kris Larson, Metadata Coordinator  MT State Library, Natural Resource Information System  (406) 444-5691

Transportation
Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
Street Centerlines - Wake County (NC)	Anne Payne, Wake County (NC) GIS  Database Administrator  (919)856-6383
Street Centerlines, Winnebago County (WI)	AJ Wortley, Outreach Specialist  WI State Cartographer's Office  (608) 265-8106
North Carolina DOT Roads (1:24,000)	Ken Shaffer, Senior GIS Analyst  NCCGIA  (919) 733-2090
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Major Roads Centerline File	Kara Breems, Metadata Specialist/GIS Analyst  Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC)  (312)454-0400 x612

Hydrography
Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
Preliminary 1:24,000-Scale Hydrography (WI)	AJ Wortley, Outreach Specialist  WI State Cartographer's Office  (608) 265-8106
Hydrography of Bergen County (NJ)	Paul Caris, New Jersey Department  of Environmental Protection  (609) 777-1039

Governmental Units
Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
Voting Precincts - Wake County (NC)	Anne Payne, Wake County (NC) GIS  Database Administrator  (919)856-6383
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) Minor Civil Divisions	Kara Breems, Metadata Specialist/GIS Analyst  Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC)  (312)454-0400 x612
Olympic National Forest:  Administrative Regions	Robert A. Norheim, GIS Analyst USGS BRD University of Washington Field Station  206 543-9138

Cadastral Information
Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
Cadastral - Wake County (NC)	Anne Payne, Wake County (NC) GIS  Database Administrator  (919)856-6383
Tax Parcels for Casco Township, Kewaunee County (WI)	AJ Wortley, Outreach Specialist  WI State Cartographer's Office  (608) 265-8106
National Forests - with land ownership (MT)	Kris Larson, Metadata Coordinator  MT State Library, Natural Resource Information System  (406) 444-5691
Dungeness River Area Property Ownership, 1863	Robert A. Norheim, GIS Analyst USGS BRD University of Washington Field Station  206 543-9138

Other Themes (Not NSDI Framework)

Dataset	Contact Information	Other Information
1980 Chesapeake Bay SAV Coverage	Ken Miller, Chief -- Spatial Data Production Services  Maryland Department of Natural Resources  (410)260.8751
Topographic Data - Wake County (NC)	Anne Payne, Wake County (NC) GIS  Database Administrator  (919)856-6383
Minnesota Land Use and Cover	Nancy K. Rader, GIS Data Coordination Specialist Minnesota Land Management Information Center (651) 297-3281
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Franklin County (VT)	Caroline Alves, GIS Specialist  USDA/NRCS (Vermont State Office)  (802) 878-7402

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