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Learning ArcGIS for Desktop

You're reading from   Learning ArcGIS for Desktop Create, analyze, and map your spatial data with ArcGIS for Desktop

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
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ISBN-13 9781782175797
Length 344 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Documenting a geodatabase using metadata

Metadata is commonly defined as data about data. Metadata provides information about the content, lineage (history and quality of the spatial dataset), conditions and limitations for the access and use of spatial data, and other characteristics of data. The metadata information helps users easily evaluate the quality of data and decide whether the dataset is appropriate for their projects.

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For more information about different metadata standards, please refer to the following:

Regarding metadata, the INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council define metadata in Art. 3, paragraph (6) as the following: "information which describes spatial data sets and...

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