United States Department of ENTERPRISE DATA WAREHOUSE Agriculture Forest Service (EDW) Metadata User Manual 2021 Date: 3/17/2021 Version: 1.3 DOCUMENT INFORMATION General Information Project Name: 2020 EDW Prepared By: ECR Document Version: 1.3 Title: Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW): Metadata Document 3/17/2021 User Manual Version Date: Reviewed By: Review Date: History Ver. Ver. Date Revised By Description Filename 1.0 12/03/2020 ECR Initial document USFS_EDW_MetadataUserGuide_20201203.docx USFS Feedback on 1.1 12/31/2020 ECR initial document USFS_EDW_MetadataUserGuide_20201231.docx implemented USFS Feedback on 1.2 1/26/2021 ECR version 1.1 USFS_EDW_MetadataUserGuide_20210126.docx implemented Additional information on GI Registration Tool, 1.3 3/17/2021 ECR updated AGOL data USFS_EDW_MetadataUserGuide_20210317.docx access information, and hyperlink updates Distribution List From Date Contact Information Elizabeth Rogers 3/17/2021 [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Objectives .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 1 INTRODUCTION TO EDW ................................................................................................................................ 8 2 EDW PRIORITIES ............................................................................................................................................. 8 3 HOW TO FIND EDW DATA AND METADATA ................................................................................................... 9 3.1 All Users (External and Internal to USFS) ................................................................................................ 9 3.1.1 USDA Forest Service Geodata Clearinghouse (FSGEODATA) ............................................................... 10 3.1.2 USFS on Data.gov ................................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.3 Map Services ........................................................................................................................................ 19 3.1.4 USFS ArcGIS Online .............................................................................................................................. 21 3.1.4.1 Search Bar .............................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.1.4.2 Map Viewer ........................................................................................................................................................... 24 3.1.5 Geospatial Data Discovery Tool ........................................................................................................... 26 3.1.6 ArcGIS Pro ............................................................................................................................................ 29 3.2 Internal USFS Users Only ...................................................................................................................... 31 3.2.1 EDW Sharepoint Site (EDW Data Catalog) ........................................................................................... 31 3.2.2 T:\ Drive Layer Files .................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.3 T:\ Drive XML Metadata Files .............................................................................................................. 34 3.2.4 ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase with ArcSDE ...................................................................................... 35 3.2.5 GI Client Tool ....................................................................................................................................... 36 3.2.6 USFS ArcGIS Online .............................................................................................................................. 37 3.2.6.1 Search Bar .............................................................................................................................................................. 38 3.2.6.2 Map Viewer ........................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.2.6.3 Groups ................................................................................................................................................................... 43 3.2.7 USFS ArcGIS Pro ................................................................................................................................... 44 3.2.7.1 Connecting to AGOL Data ...................................................................................................................................... 44 3.2.7.2 Direct Connections to EDW Data ........................................................................................................................... 46 4 INTRODUCTION TO METADATA ................................................................................................................... 47 4.1 FGDC’s Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) ................................................... 48 4.2 ISO 19115-x .......................................................................................................................................... 48 4.3 ESRI ArcGIS Metadata Format .............................................................................................................. 49 5 READING METADATA ................................................................................................................................... 50 5.1 Reading XML Files (non-ArcGIS Methods) ............................................................................................. 50 5.1.1 EDW Metadata Template Example XML Reference Document ........................................................... 52 5.2 Reading Metadata in ArcCatalog.......................................................................................................... 53 5.3 Reading Metadata in ArcMap .............................................................................................................. 56 5.4 Reading Metadata on ArcGIS Online .................................................................................................... 57 6 COMMONLY REFERENCED EDW METADATA TEMPLATE SECTIONS .............................................................. 58 6.1 Abstract and Summary Information ..................................................................................................... 60 Metadata User Manual ENTERPRISE DATA WAREHOUSE (EDW) 3 6.2 Contact Information ............................................................................................................................. 61 6.3 Lineage and Process Steps .................................................................................................................... 64 6.4 Coordinate System ................................................................................................................................ 66 6.5 Extent ................................................................................................................................................... 68 6.6 Accuracy ............................................................................................................................................... 70 6.7 Currency ............................................................................................................................................... 73 6.8 Refresh Rate ......................................................................................................................................... 74 6.9 Attribute Values ................................................................................................................................... 74 6.10 Accepted Domain Values for Attribution .................................................................................................. 78 APPENDIX A: EDW METADATA TEMPLATE ........................................................................................................... 81 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: USDA Forest Service Geodata (FSGeodata) Front Page .......................................................................... 10 Figure 2: Raster Data Gateway Page on FSGeodata ............................................................................................. 11 Figure 3: Raster Download Page Example on FSGeodata (LCMS Screenshot 1) .................................................... 12 Figure 4: Raster Download Page Example on FSGeodata (LCMS Screenshot 2) .................................................... 13 Figure 5: Raster Download Page Example on FSGeodata (LCMS Screenshot 2) .................................................... 14 Figure 6: Forest Service Enterprise Data page on FSGeodata ............................................................................... 15 Figure 7: Download National Datasets page on FSGeodata .................................................................................. 16 Figure 8: USFS Data on Data.gov Page ................................................................................................................