Community and Regional Planning Program
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure Initiative (NSDI)

NSDI Intiatives

• Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Look here for OVERVIEWS of Clearinghouse, Standards and Framework Data
• USGS Node of National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (example of a federal GIS data clearinghouse)

Metadata Information

• Read about metadata on the Federal Geographic Data Committee's web site - go to the Metadata link and see in particular the Metadata Frequently Asked Questions (the sections on Motivation and the Metadata Standard)and The Value of Metadata, a Manager's Brochure. For official text versions, go to the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)
• Metadata in Plain Language (from the USGS)
• Metadata Primer (from the National States Geographic Information Council)
• Wisconsin Land Information Clearinghouse - Metadata Site

Examples of Metadata

• Portland Metro Regional Land Information System Metadata (go to RLIS Metadata link for good examples of metadata)
• MassGIS
• Arizona Land Resource Information System
• California Spatial Information Library
• New York State GIS Clearinghouse

Spatial Data Transfer Standard

• Spatial Data Transfer Standard Home Page (USGS)

01 February 2004
The School of Architecture at UT Austin
Comments to: Barbara Parmenter (bparmenter@mail.utexas.edu