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With the ArcGIS Online summer release, we've introduced the Metadata Editor beta. We're at the start of our journey and will post information and updates in this community place. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas. Thanks for joining the conversation! ... View more

Welcome to the new community place for Metadata, Catalogs, and Search product capabilities. ... View more

Metadata – the documentation that describes your data – is all around us. Good metadata support effective content sharing and is essential to quality data that are findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR), and decision-ready. But creating metadata isn’t always easy. Standards are complicated, and metadata editors, with different user interfaces, can be challenging to use. It’s time for a change. With the ArcGIS Online summer 2023 release, we introduce the metadata editor beta, a streamlined experience for creating high-quality geospatial metadata. The new editor enables you to: Quickly complete what’s needed, creating essential metadata compliant with international open standards. Complete more robust documentation, including optional metadata elements. Search and find metadata elements. View, download, and overwrite metadata records.   Enable the Metadata Editor beta For organizations that have enabled metadata, the Metadata and Metadata Editor beta button is available to item owners and administrators to create and edit metadata.   Administrators enable Metadata in the organization settings.   Note the ISO 19115-3 XML Schema Implementation metadata style is also part of the summer release for use with the Metadata Editor beta. Explore the Metadata Editor beta In the ArcGIS Online organization, go to the Contents tab and open an existing item. In the Item Details page, click the drop-down on the Metadata button to open the Metadata Editor Beta.   Documenting essential metadata The Essential metadata tab streamlines metadata creation by presenting only the required and suggested metadata elements for the active metadata style. To create a minimally compliant metadata record, tab through each element, completing the required and suggested information. Validation messages show a green checkmark for completed information and focus so you can quickly achieve what’s needed.   Documenting all metadata The All metadata tab provides a complete experience, including all required, suggested, and optional metadata elements for the active metadata style. Choose a section in the left navigation and tab through the metadata elements in that section, completing the required, suggested, and optional information as desired. Validation messages show a green checkmark for completed required and suggested elements. Navigate through each section. Click through the remaining validation messages to achieve the desired result.   Use the new Search feature to find matching metadata elements. Some metadata elements are in optional sections that can be turned on as needed. Search results do not show these optional sections by default. During a search, you have the option to show hidden results. Search metadata   Road Ahead We believe metadata management can be a delightful experience that powers rich data catalogs and drives relevant search results. The metadata editor beta starts this journey. The long-term roadmap is to reduce the complexity, enhance, and unify the metadata editing experience across ArcGIS. Ready to give it a try? Explore the Metadata Editor beta in ArcGIS Online. Then share your feedback on the Metadata, Catalogs and Search Esri Community. ... View more

The Esri User Conference (Esri UC) has many presentations and events with hundreds of topics covered. To help you find your way to the Open Platform (Open Geospatial Standards, Metadata, Catalog, & Search, Geospatial Collaboration, SDI & INSPIRE, and Data Interoperability) related sessions and events, we have prepared a more focused agenda. Get the focused agenda. ... View more

Today we announce the release of Esri Geoportal Server 2.7.0. Esri Geoportal Server is a free, open-source, standards-based metadata catalog management application that enables the discovery and use of geospatial and nongeospatial resources. Both Catalog and Harvester web applications have been released and are available on GitHub: Catalog Harvester ... View more

Tuesday, Jul 11 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT) Join your peers worldwide in this Special Interest Group (SIG) for a lively discussion on geospatial collaboration! What is purpose-driven collaboration, and how do we achieve our common goals? From local to global, you – leaders building and coordinating your geospatial communities of practice, GIS councils, and partners – are implementing new patterns that integrate your geospatial infrastructure to address shared challenges. This SIG brings us together to share successes and lessons learned and contribute to a growing body of good practices. We'll build on existing related efforts such as next-gen Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI/NSDI), UN GGIM IGIF, SDGs, and Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI). Special guests: Megan Compton, Indiana Geographic Information Office; Eamonn Clinton, Ordnance Survey Ireland; Jonathan Holt, Southern California Association of Governments; Dr. Thembi Xaba, Managing Director, Digital Earth Africa Learn more ➔ ... View more

An archive of articles about how organizations use Esri Geoportal Server. Esri Geoportal Server 2.x Explore Esri Geoportal Server on Esri.com Esri Geoportal Server 1.x Explore Esri Geoportal Server articles up to 2015. Romanian Agency’s Geoportal Drives Collaboration A Geospatial Network for Latin America, Caribbean Bulgaria creates GIS for managing protected areas Geoenabling Water Quality Monitoring in Abu Dhabi Providing Information as a ResourcesResponding to Superstorm Sandy Indonesia NSDI: One Map for the Nation Esri Geoportal Server 1.2 Supports MySQL THREDDS The Importance of Cartographic Design in SDI Open Source, Closed Source: Moving to the Middle NOAA Geoportal Speeds Data Discovery Open Source Technology and Esri ... View more

This lesson teaches you how to create ISO 19139/19115 Metadata for layers in ArcGIS Online following the FGDC Technical Guidance: Data.gov and The GeoPlatform Metadata Recommendations.[1] This tutorial also applies to creating ISO Metadata in the ArcGIS Enterprise portal (10.9+). Before You Begin This lesson assumes that you have content in ArcGIS Online, for example, a hosted Feature Layer, and your organization administrator has enabled metadata with the ‘ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification’ style.[2] Enable Metadata Administrators, to enable metadata for your ArcGIS ArcGIS Online organization, click the ‘Organization > Settings’ tab and choose Items in the left sidebar. Enable metadata and choose the ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification style: Enable Categories When one or more categories are assigned in your content Item information, applications such as ArcGIS Hub leverage categories in search and discovery. TIP: Enable organization categories and choose ISO Categories. Review Item Layer Settings Item owners verify that you are signed in, have privileges to create content, and that your organization has enabled metadata. From the My Content tab of the content page, click the title of the item for which you want to include metadata. Review the Item Settings and update as needed. Click on the Item ‘Settings’ tab. As appropriate, mark the Item as ‘Authoritative’ and check the box to enable delete protection. Click 'Save.' Check the 'Export Data' box to enable downloads and allow others to export different formats. Click ‘Save’ and return to the Item ‘Overview’ tab to return to the Item details page. Click 'Save.' Begin Editing the Metadata Return to the ‘Overview’ Item details page. Click the ‘Open in Metadata Editor Classic’ button (dropdown with the Metadata button) to open the Metadata Editor Classic and follow the instructions below.   ISO 19139 Metadata has eight main sections in a tabbed interface in the Metadata Editor Classic. Each section has subsections containing associated metadata elements. In this tutorial, you'll use the Resource, Distribution, and Metadata tabs. When you open the editor for the Item for the first time, the editor is populated with existing metadata elements from the Item details.[2] If you published the feature layer from a layer in ArcGIS Pro that already contained metadata, the metadata flows through from Pro to ArcGIS Online. Resource Citation Titles & Dates  Title - Click on the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Citation > Titles & Dates’ section. Note that the title in the metadata is automatically populated from the Item information. Concise titles help increase discoverability. A good title is descriptive and distinctive yet succinct. Titles should strive to relay the resource’s what, where, and when, and, if relevant, the who, why, and how. Follow the pattern: "LayerTopic of Jurisdiction" and include the time period when relevant. See our good practice - Item title uses a naming convention.[3] TIP: Changing the title in the metadata does not update the Item title (sync is one-directional). To update the title in both places, close the metadata editor and change the Item title before proceeding. To update the title in the metadata record only, do so in the metadata editor. NGDA Data Themes If you are documenting a National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA), follow FGDC’s guidance for NGDA datasets.  Title – Verify the title exactly matches the NGDA_Title provided in the NGDA Portfolio listing, e.g., “National Address Database (NAD)” Citation Publication Date - A citation ‘Publication Date’ is required. Scroll down in the ‘Citation > Titles & Dates’ section to complete the ‘Publication Date.’ Enter a calendar date in the specified format, e.g., yyyy-mm-dd, or click ’Now’ to populate this element with the current date. Citation Unique Identifier  File identifiers help to uniquely identify data resources and the metadata record associated with the resource. If your agency has implemented a standardized approach for assigning unique identifiers, such as an ISBN, to the resources it produces, include it here. Otherwise, leave it blank. A unique ID will automatically be captured in the Metadata information section. Details Description (Abstract) Choose the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Details > Description’ section. As needed, enter a detailed dataset description. TIP: Aim for a 7th-9th grade reading level to reach a broad audience. Use a free readability analysis tool to test your text. Resource Language ISO requires the language of the resource to be documented. Click the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Details > Language’ section. Resource Language - choose the language(s) used within the resource (e.g., “English”) Country - choose the region of the language from the dropdown list (e.g., “United States”)  Character Set - character set should automatically be set to ‘utf8’ Progress Choose a progress code from the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Details > Status’ section drop-down. For example, ‘completed’ or other, as applicable, is required for the resource. Keywords Topic Category One or more ISO 19115 Topic Categories are required. A topic category is a high-level classification scheme to assist in the grouping and topic-based search of available spatial data resources. See the USGS ISO Topic Categories for a  description of each category. In the ‘Resource’ tab, choose the Keywords > Topic’ section and select one or more ISO Topic Categories.   NGDA Theme keywords  If you are documenting an NGDA dataset, choose the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Keywords > Theme’ section and toggle ‘Theme Keywords.’ Enter each of the following keywords separated by a comma: “NGDA” “National Geospatial Data Asset” enter the exact theme name matching the NGDA Portfolio listing NGDA_Theme; include the word “Theme” in your keyword, e.g. ‘Address Theme’ enter the word “NGDAID” immediately followed by the theme number from the NGDA  Portfolio listing, e.g. ‘NGDAID196’’ Toggle the Thesaurus Citation and complete the following information: Theme keyword thesaurus: enter “NGDA Portfolio Themes” without quotes Theme keyword thesaurus date: enter “2022-12-13” without quotes [4] Extent When Metadata Hierarchy Level is ‘Dataset,’ a Geographic Bounding Box or Geographic Description is required. Click the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Extent’ section and toggle ‘Resource Extent’ then ‘Geographic Extent.’ Click the ‘Set Geographic Extent…’ link to set the bounding box of the dataset contents. The appropriate coordinates are filled in based on your bounding box selection. Contact Contact for the Resource In the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Contact’ section, toggle ‘Point of Contact’ and enter the name of the organization responsible for the resource, following exactly the OMB agency names and Bureau Codes available from Preparation, Submission, and Execution of the Budget, Circular A-11, Appendix C. As desired, add multiple contacts, such as agency and bureau names. Click the ‘+’ to add multiple Organization Name elements, for example: Organization Name: Department of the Interior Organization Name: United States Geological Survey Role: Include the ’Role’ of the contact. For example, per the FGDC code list description, “Originator” describes the individual or organization responsible for the data at the point when the data was first created, including for datasets that are an aggregation of two or more datasets.” [1] Contact Information: Click the ‘Contact Information’ section and enter the contact's email, phone number, and address. Maintenance Maintenance Update Frequency  A maintenance update frequency is required for resources that are updated regularly, irregularly, or as needed. Click the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Maintenace’ section. Toggle ‘Resource Maintenance’ and choose Update Frequency from the drop-down. Additional Browse Graphic URL  Include links to the Browse Graphic URL. Click the ‘Resource’ tab ‘Additional’ section; toggle ‘Browse Graphic’ and include the following: Browse Graphic URL - enter the URL to an online resource for the graphic (see TIP below) Browse Graphic Description - enter “browse graphic” without quotes Browse Graphic File Type - enter the file type, for example, “JPEG” for graphics from Item thumbnails in the tip below. TIP: To use the URL from the Item thumbnail, first copy the service URL from the bottom of the Item details page, then append the following endpoint to the URL “/info/thumbnail”   For example, the thumbnail URL will follow this pattern: https://services.arcgis.com/ITEMID/arcgis/rest/services/ItemTitle/FeatureServer/info/thumbnail Distribution Information Web Service URL and documentation Open the ‘Distribution’ tab and toggle ‘Distribution Information’ then ‘Transfer Options > Digital Transfer Options.’ Document the ‘Online Resource’ with a web service URL protocol, service format name, and description as shown in the example below: URL (the service URL): note the web service URL is automatically populated Protocol: enter “GeoService” without quotes Name: enter “GeoServices REST API” without quotes Description: enter “Web service using the open specification of the Open Web Foundation http://geoservices.github.io/ “ without quotes If you have published child services for your hosted Feature Layer, such as WFS, Tile Layer (WMTS), or OGC API Features, click the ‘+’ button to document them here. TIP: Items that are shared using ArcGIS Hub use this distribution information to show 'Additional Resources' with the Hub catalog Item downloads.   Direct Data Download URL and documentation  Per the FGDC guidance, a direct Data Download URL is recommended. In the ‘Distribution’ tab ‘Transfer Options,’ click the ‘+’ button to add another Online Resource. If you enabled downloads for the Item as described in the introduction of this tutorial, you might want to include the ArcGIS Item information as follows: URL (the Item URL): copy and paste the ArcGIS Item URL here Protocol: enter “webpage” without quotes Name: enter “ArcGIS Item page” without quotes Description: enter “The ArcGIS Item supports download of multiple files formats” without quotes Alternatively, if you share the dataset layer through your agency ArcGIS Hub site, enter the Hub Item Download URL as follows: URL (the Hub Item page URL): <insert the Hub URL> Protocol: enter “webpage” without quotes  Name: enter “ArcGIS Hub item” without quotes Description: enter “ArcGIS Hub item supports download of multiple files formats” without quotes Function: choose ‘Download’ Metadata Information Metadata Information is information about the metadata, such as who completed the metadata record and when. Click the ‘Metadata’ tab ‘Scope’ section and complete the following: Scope Hierarchy Level The hierarchy level describes the scope of the Item. Choose ‘Dataset’ from the dropdown or another resource type as appropriate. Resource Unique Identifier  A Metadata Identifier uniquely identifies the metadata record associated with the resource. ArcGIS automatically provides the Metadata Identifier to uniquely identify the metadata record associated with the resource.   Metadata Point of Contact Contact While there are many opportunities within the ISO metadata record to identify contacts, this section is used to designate the central point of contact to facilitate discovery by ‘organization’ within Data.gov and the GeoPlatform. The Point of Contact should be the agency directly responsible for the metadata publication. Open the ‘Metadata’ ‘Contact > Contact Name’ section. Organization Name: enter the name of the organization responsible for the resource, following exactly the OMB agency names and Bureau Codes available from Preparation, Submission, and Execution of the Budget, Circular A-11, Appendix C. Role: Choose ‘Point of Contact’ from the dropdown. Contact Information Switch to the ‘Contact Information’ section and toggle ‘Contact Information.’ Add an email address and other contact info as appropriate.   Metadata Publication Metadata Date Click the ‘Metadata’ tab ‘Metadata Date’ section. Enter a calendar date in the specified format, e.g., YYYY-MM-DD, or click ’Now’ to populate this element with the current date.   Validate Finally, click the ‘Validate’ link in the Metadata Editor Classic main menu to verify that all elements required by the ISO standard are complete.   As needed, click the first validation message. Your cursor automatically moves to the incomplete element. Continue clicking through each Validate message and provide the required information in the field specified until your document is valid. Success! Click ‘OK’ then ‘Save’ before closing the Metadata Editor Classic.     [1] FGDC. 2022-12-13. FGDC Technical Guidance: Data.gov and The GeoPlatform Metadata Recommendations. https://www.fgdc.gov/technical-guidance/metadata/fgdc-technical-guidance-datagov-geoplatform-ngda.pdf  [2] https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/manage-data/metadata.htm [3] Esri. 2022. Good Practices for Authoritative Data Providers. Story map. [4] Theme keyword thesaurus date is required by ISO standards; we suggest using the date of the FGDC Guidance publication as cited above. ... View more

Subscribe to this post for the latest updates and changes. Here we post the latest Release Notes for Esri's Essential Guides for 'OneMap' Administrators. 2023-October UPDATES Good Practices for Authoritative Data Providers Good practice #1 was updated from "Maintain persistent web services" to "Maintain persistent data layers and web services" to emphasize the importance of web layers and maintaining ItemIDs. 2023-April UPDATES Good Practices for Authoritative Data Providers For the 'Complete Item Information: Tags' good practice we added a link to the blog post Use tags effectively Separated out 'Terms of Use' and 'License' minor grammatical edits 2023-January UPDATES Configure ArcGIS Hub: 'OneMap' Good Practices Added Meta Tags 'No Follow' under the Don't Compete with Yourself for SEO good practice Added link to Good Practices for Authoritative Data Providers under the Guide Your Partners good practice Minor editorial edits Good Practices for Authoritative Data Providers Minor editorial edits and updated the downloadable Checklist for Authoritative Data Providers 2022-November UPDATES  Connecting Communities with ArcGIS Moved UAE 1Map example to Whole-of-government (WoG) collaboration patterns in practice Added the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) Hub example to Topical initiatives patterns in practice 2022-July RELEASE NEW RELEASE! Essential Guides for 'OneMap' Administrators We believe when organizations integrate their geospatial infrastructure, they can quickly and easily interconnect across borders, jurisdictions, and sectors to address shared challenges. GIS communities around the world are implementing these new patterns of collaboration.    Throughout these guides, we use the term "OneMap" as a placeholder for your community GIS branding. This collection includes the following: Connecting Communities with ArcGIS Configure ArcGIS Online: 'OneMap' Good Practices Configure ArcGIS Hub: 'OneMap' Good Practices Good Practices for Authoritative Data Providers Share & Collaborate: 'OneMap' Good Practices 'OneMap' Hub Template: How-To Guide 2022-July We are excited to bring you a new collection of good practice Guides at this year's in-person Esri User Conference! Stay tuned for the announcement ... View more

Lessons Learned from Implementing the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) SIG   Wednesday, Jul 137:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT) SDCC Room 09 San Diego Convention Center   Join us in this session and hear from 3 different geospatial authorities on their work to implement the newly agreed UN-GGIM Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) to bridge the geospatial divide.   Countries/Agencies presenting will come with different levels of experience in the process and we will have an open panel discussion on some of the key challenges faced on the road to success. The IGIF provides a guide for developing, integrating, strengthening and maximizing geospatial information management and related resources in all countries. Tim Trainor, Consultant Greg Scott, UN-GGIM Secretariat, United Nations Statistics Division Deirdre Bishop, Chief, Geography Division, US Census Bureau Mohammad Hassan, FCSC UAE Session Type: Special Interest Group Meeting Session Level: All Attendees ... View more