NC OneMap assists data providers in the construction of useful metadata documentation for common geospatial datasets and supports the Federal Geographic Data Committee’s (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.

The resources below will help you create informative and relevant metadata. Good metadata supports your organization and helps everyone who may use your data.

• Why Do Metadata?
• Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)
• USGS Metadata Validation Service

Start with a template. The Metadata Templates below are customized for NC OneMap content providers:

Or start a metadata record with the NC GIS Inventory.

Here is the link to all the metadata for the spatial information that is available from the NC OneMap data download page. Metadata is available as TXT, XML, and HTML (outline and FAQ style). The metadata records are organized by dataset abbreviation. Please use the table on the data download page for the full dataset names.

Contact David Giordano, NC OneMap Database Administrator, at (919) 733-2090, or email david.giordano@nc.gov, for more information.