Metadata Tools Matrix
Tool Name Source Level O/S Native Extraction GIS Dependency Customization Highest Level Update Help System Cost Error Checking/
Validation
Reuse of Information Import Export
ArcView Metadata Collector NOAA 3 Win 95, NT, UNIX, Mac Bounds, Proj., Attributes, Feature counts. ArcView Avenue Scripts None Sparse Free - Store and retrieve from .dbf files. - - ArcView MetaData Mgmt. System Sirius 4 Win 95, NT None Standalone but can be integrated with ArcView None None Somewhat Extensive $99.00 None Cut and paste. Access
Hooks to external DBMS.
Unable to test.
BIC Texas/Mexico Borderlands Info. Center 3 UNIX Server
Web Browser
None Standalone - Unlikely Limited Free - - - -
CORPSMET 95 U.S. Army COE 4 Win 95, NT None Standalone None ISO 1 perhaps ISO 2 Very Extensive Free None Cut and paste .gen, .met, .id, .dq, .sdo, .sr, .ea, .di, .mr ASCII DataLogr IMAGIN Data Sharing Network 4 Win 95, NT None Standalone Build new field template file (.FTF) ISO 2 Extensive $89.50 Well Cut and paste. ASCII, SGML, Datalgr DataLgr, SGML, ASCII Dataset Catalog Database System NPS Inventory and Monitoring program 3 Win 3.1, 95 None Standalone - None None Free - - - - FGDCMETA.AML Illinois Geospatial Clearinghouse 3 UNIX, Win NT Bounds, Proj., Attributes, Feature counts. Arc/Info - Maybe FGDC V2 Somewhat Extensive Free - - - - Geospatial Metadata Mgmt. System Washington State 3 Win 3.1,95 None Standalone - None Not Extensive Free - - - - Metadata 2 Shenandoah National Park 3 Win 3.1 None Standalone - None None Free - - - - Metadata Entry Applet Blue Angel 4 Web Browser None Standalone or with Repository 4.1 Through Repository 4.1. ISO 2 Extensive $65.00/lic. Not Tested Yes from tool. None SGML Metadata Entry System FGDC 4 UNIX Host
Web Browser
None Standalone CGI scripts ISO 1 Extensive Free None Paste from external only. None ASCII
Metadata Maker Tri-County Council for Western Maryland 3 Win 95, NT None Standalone - ISO 2 Unknown Free - - - - Metadata Mgmt. System Lower Colorado River Authority 3 Win 95, NT None Standalone - None Extensive Free - - - - (fgdc) Metadata Tool U. of South Carolina 3 Any Program Compiling C None Standalone - Maybe on all None Free - - - - Metagen32 Coastal Oceanographics Win 95, NT None Standalone None ISO 1
Perhaps ISO 2
Very Extensive $695.00 None Cut and paste. (see CORPSMET 95) (see CORPSMET 95)
MetaLite.AML USFWS 4 UNIX, Win NT Bounds, Proj., Attributes, Feature counts. Arc/Info AML Program Maybe on all Extensive Free Very Well Yes by importing metadata records and modifying. MetaLite ASCII ,
Direct to Isite MetaLite (EROS) EROS Data Center 4 Win 95, NT None Standalone None ISO 1 Extensive Free Very Well Yes from tool. Not yet. Should in next release. SGML MetaMaker NBII 4 Win ?? None Standalone None (source code is available) ISO 1 prob. ISO 2 Extensive Free Well Yes by duplicating record and modifying. MetaMaker (.mdb)
Access
Metamaker (.mdb)
Repository 4.1 Blue Angel 4 Win 95, NT None Standalone Alter "Map" configuration. ISO 2 Very Extensive $2400.00 Well Yes from tool. Very easy. SGML, MARC, DIF, HTML, SUTRS
Hooks to external DBMS.
SGML, MARC, DIF, HTML, SUTRS
Spatial Metadata Mgmt. System Enabling Technology 4 Win 95, NT None Standalone Can deselect entries. Adding new items perhaps in V2.0. ISO 2 Very Extensive $500.00 Very Well Yes from tool. Not yet. Should in v2.0. ASCII, HTML Tkme USGS 4 Win 95, NT None Standalone Order of presentation only. ISO 2 Sparse Free None None ASCII, SGML ASCII xtme USGS 4 UNIX None Standalone Update configuration files. Limited to metadata extension elements. ISO 2 Fairly Extensive Free None Cut and paste. Not very easy. ASCII, SGML ASCII
