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Authors:
Timothy Mulrooney
Keywords: GIS Metadata; Metadata; Metadata Profile; North Carolina State and Local Government Profile
Abstract:
Under the supervision of the North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council (NCGICC) and Statewide Mapping Advisory Committee (SMAC), a committee defined and developed a State and Local Government Metadata profile intended for use in North Carolina. This profile is based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 191** standards. In addition to dictating best practices and conventions for existing metadata entries such as the Title, Publication Date and Use Constraints, this standard accounts for evolving technologies that did not exist when original metadata standards were first developed. While the rate at which geoinformation is created has exponentially increased, the time dedicated to cataloging and subsequently assessing and evaluating this metadata information remains nearly the same. In addition to educating the North Carolina Geographic Information Systems (GIS) community on this new standard, the research team is currently developing tools so GIS managers can gauge standard compliance more efficiently and proactively than in the past. In this short paper, the research team has begun using programming methods in which metadata entries from multiple layers in large geospatial databases can be assessed and evaluated. These methods will be tested using various quantitative methods, including the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). This can provide insight into the various accuracies (horizontal, vertical, temporal, etc.) of layers which in turn can dictate future efforts. It can also be used to identify inconsistencies in metadata entries with an end goal of understanding misinterpretation of the profile so it can be improved in future incarnations.
Pages: 36 to 39
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018
Publication date: March 25, 2018
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-393X
ISBN: 978-1-61208-617-0
Location: Rome, Italy
Dates: from March 25, 2018 to March 29, 2018