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ASTM-E2468 2005

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E2468-05 Standard Practice for Metadata to Support Archived Data Management Systems

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ASTM 2005 64
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1.1 This standard practice describes a hierarchical outline of sections and elements to be used in developing metadata to support archived data management systems. Specifically, the standard establishes the names of metadata elements and compound elements to be used in the metadata, the definitions of these metadata elements and compound elements, and suggested information about and examples of the values that are to be provided for the metadata elements.

1.2 The metadata to be developed using this standard includes qualitative and quantitative data that is associated with an information system or information object for the purposes of description, administration, legal requirements, technical functionality, use and usage, and preservation. As such, it can be differentiated from other metadata in that it describes and provides an interpretation of an organized collection of data, not a single data element.

1.3 This standard is intended for use by those developing, managing, or maintaining an archived data management system. For example, public agencies can specify that this standard be used in the development of a metadata framework for data archives. Data collectors and data processing intermediaries may also use this standard to create metadata describing the original collection conditions and intermediate processing steps. The development of metadata by data collectors and data processing intermediaries can greatly assist in the development of comprehensive metadata by the data archive manager. The standard is intended for use by all levels of government and the private sector.

1.4 This standard is applicable to various types of operational data collected by intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and stored in an archived data management system. Similarly, the standard can also be used with other types of historical traffic and transportation data collected and stored in an archived data management system.

1.5 This standard does not specify the means by which metadata is to be organized in a computer system or in a data transfer, nor the means by which metadata is to be transmitted, communicated, or presented to the user. Additionally, the standard is not intended to reflect or imply a specific implementation design. An implementation design requires adapting the structure and form of the standard to meet specific application and environment requirements.

1.6 This standard adopts with minimal changes the Federal Geographic Data Committees (FGDCs) existing Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998) as the recommended metadata framework for archived data management systems. The FGDC metadata standard was chosen as the framework because of its relevance and established reputation among the spatial data community. A benefit of using the FGDC standard is the widespread availability of informational resources and software tools to create, validate, and manage metadata (see http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/links/metalinks.html). Commentary and several examples are provided in this standard to illustrate the use of the FGDC standard in the ITS domain. The detail of the standard may appear intimidating, but the examples in the Appendix illustrate the relative simplicity of the standard when implemented.

1.7 Users of this standard should note that several sections of the metadata standard (that is, ) address spatial referencing documentation, which may not be applicable to all data archives. These spatial referencing sections are designated as mandatory-if-applicable, which means that metadata is not required for these sections if spatial referencing is not used. , Distribution Information, is also designated as mandatory-if-applicable and thus may not be required.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 Scope
Referenced Documents
2 Terminology
Summary of Practice
3 FIG. 1
4 Significance and Use
Organization of the Standard
7 Overview of the Metadata Standard
8 Keywords
FIG. 2
9 FIG. 3
10 FIG. 4
11 FIG. 5
12 FIG. 6
13 FIG. 7
14 FIG. 8
15 FIG. 9
16 A1. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
17 A1.1 Citation
A1.2 Description
18 A1.3 Time Period of Content
A1.4 Status
A1.5 Spatial Domain
19 A1.6 Keywords
20 A1.7 Access Constraints
A1.8 Use Constraints
A1.9 Point of Contact
A1.10 Browse Graphic
21 A1.11 Data Set Credit
A1.12 Security Information
A1.13 Native Data Set Environment
A1.14 Cross Reference
A2. DATA QUALITY INFORMATION
22 A2.1 Attribute Accuracy
23 A2.2 Logical Consistency Report
A2.3 Completeness Report
24 A2.4 Positional Accuracy
A2.5 Lineage
25 A2.6 Cloud Cover
26 A3. SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
A3.1 Indirect Spatial Reference
A3.2 Direct Spatial Reference Method
A3.3 Point and Vector Object Information
27 A3.4 Raster Object Information
28 A4. SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION
31 A4.1 Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
36 A4.2 Vertical Coordinate System Definition
A5. ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION
38 A5.1 Detailed Description
40 A5.2 Overview Description
A6. DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
41 A6.1 Distributor
A6.2 Resource Description
A6.3 Distribution Liability
A6.4 Standard Order Process
43 A6.5 Custom Order Process
A6.6 Technical Prerequisites
A6.7 Available Time Period
44 A7. METADATA REFERENCE INFORMATION
A7.1 Metadata Date
A7.2 Metadata Review Date
A7.3 Metadata Future Review Date
A7.4 Metadata Contact
A7.5 Metadata Standard Name
A7.6 Metadata Standard Version
A7.7 Metadata Time Convention
A7.8 Metadata Access Constraints
45 A7.9 Metadata Use Constraints
A7.10 Metadata Security Information
A7.11 Metadata Extensions
A8. CITATION INFORMATION
46 A8.1 Originator
A8.2 Publication Date
A8.3 Publication Time
A8.4 Title
A8.5 Edition
A8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form
A8.7 Series Information
A8.8 Publication Information
A8.9 Other Citation Details
A8.10 Online Linkage
A8.11 Larger Work Citation
47 A9. TIME PERIOD INFORMATION
A9.1 Single Date/Time
A9.2 Multiple Dates/Times
A9.3 Range of Dates/Times
48 A10. CONTACT INFORMATION
A10.1 Contact Person Primary
A10.2 Contact Organization Primary
A10.3 Contact Position
A10.4 Contact Address
49 A10.5 Contact Voice Telephone
A10.6 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone
A10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone
A10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address
A10.9 Hours of Service
A10.10 Contact Instructions
X1. METADATA RESOURCES
X1.1
X1.2
X1.3
50 X2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING FGDC METADATA STANDARD
X2.1
X3. METADATA EXAMPLES
X3.1
X3.2 Traffic Data
54 X3.3 Transit Data
60 X3.4 Transit Data
ASTM-E2468 2005
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