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Status of ANZLIC Metadata Guidelines
STATUS OF ANZLIC METADATA GUIDELINES
The Australian Land Information Council (ANZLIC) has recently
published Version 1 of its Metadata Guidelines. The Guidelines have
been developed to promote a consistent standard for the description
of core metadata elements, which will form an important foundation
for the production of a national metadata directory system for
Australia and New Zealand. The ANZLIC core elements describe the
what, where and how of available data, enabling anybody to search for
and acquire all relevant datasets.
THE METADATA DATA ENTRY TOOL
To assist in the collection of compliant metadata, ANZLIC has
developed a Microsoft Access based Metadata Data Entry Tool. The
entry tool will assist users to catalogue their datasets so they can
be included in jurisdictional based directories such as in QLID,
NDAR, NRDD, etc. and an eventual national metadata directory system.
The entry tool is available free of charge from the various members
of the ANZLIC Metadata Working Group (see list below) for use by any
organisation that needs to document their data holdings. The tool is
available as either a run time application or as a Microsoft Access
V2 compliant database.
THE METADATA PAGES CONCEPT
Many organisations are now realising the need to correctly document
their data holdings, including datasets they have acquired from other
organisations. Also some organisations often need to document
additional metadata elements other than those detailed under the
ANZLIC guidelines. These additional metadata elements could include
details relating to map projection, attributes details and storage
location. To accommodate this, ANZLIC has developed a `Pages Concept'
where ANZLIC core elements assigned `Page 0' status, with any
additional metadata recorded at lower levels on `Page 1' (additional
jurisdictional metadata), `Page 2' (additional organisation metadata)
and so on. As `Page 1' elements gain acceptance throughout the
industry, they may be moved to `Page 0' status.
ANZLIC METADATA WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES
The ANZLIC Metadata Data Entry Tool is currently being enhanced to
allow organisations to combine additional Page 1 or 2 elements. This
will allow jurisdictions or organisations to enter any additionally
required metadata elements.
The ANZLIC Metadata Working Group is presently evaluating the new
software; developing plans for a national directory; coordinating
the various State and Commonwealth directory initiatives; and
promoting the ANZLIC guidelines with GIS vendors, theme based
directories and the industry at large.
The guidelines can be accessed from the ANZLIC home page
http://www.auslig.gov.au/pipc/anzlic/anzlicma.html.
For further details and to obtain the software please contact your
theme or jurisdictional member of the ANZLIC Metadata Working Group.
Mark Taylor WALIS
markt@walis.wa.gov.au (09) 273 7038
Richard Harriman Department of Land and Water Conservation
olipac@ozemail.com.au (02) 228 6052
Lindsay Hegarty Department of Lands
hegartyl@dnr.qld.gov.au (07) 896 3871
Craig Macaulay Department of Environment and Natural Resources
cmacauley@mars.lands.sa.gov.au (08) 226 4849
John Martin Geographic Data Victoria
john.martin@ogdc.vic.gov.au (03) 9603 9104
Peter Golding NRIC
pgolding@henric.nric.gov.au (06) 272 3068
Mack Thompson DOSLI
mack@pt.linz.govt.nz (4) 495 8405
Ian Johnstone Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
ian.johnstone@nt.gov.au (08) 8999 3413
Stephen Crane Department of Environment and Land Management
scrane@phantom.lib.delm.tas.gov.au (002) 33 3710
Other members of the ANZLIC Metadata Working Group
Graham Baker ANZLIC
grahambaker@auslig.gov.au. (06) 201 4299
Ben Searle AODC
ben@aodc.gov.au (02) 563 4801
Kate Ord ERIN
kateo@erin.gov.au (06) 250 7531
Maura O'Connor National Library of Australia
moconnor@nla.gov.au (06) 262 1280
Mark Taylor
Convenor
ANZLIC Metadata Working Group