Introduction
Mandatory Metadata Elements
Sources

Part One
Section 1: Identification Information

Section 2: Data Quality

Section 3: Spatial Data Organization

Section 4: Spatial Reference

Section 5: Entity and Attribute Information

Section 6: Distribution

Section 7: Metadata Reference

Part Two
Section 8: Citation Information

Section 9: Time Period

Section 10: Contact Information

Bibliography

Appendices
A. Metadata development process

B. Writing Abstracts

Supplementary Metadata Guidelines
CIESIN Metadata Guidelines for World Wide Web Sites

CIESIN Metadata Guidelines for Persons or Organizations

Guidelines for SEDAC Metadata

Guidelines for GCMD Metadata

Guidelines for EOSDIS IMS Metadata

Guidelines for ATSDR Metadata


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