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Improving access to metadata using keywords from controlled vocabularies

http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/keywords.html

Description of the use of Place Keyword Assistant, a software tool, for tagging metadata with geographic names from standardized lists or controlled vocabularies. Includes instructions on use and downloading software files.

by Schweitzer, Peter N.
Related topics:
Catalogs and indexes, Geography, Information sciences, Information technology methods, Metadata development, Terminologies and classifications

Metadata as [FGDC] - [XML] - [ISO]

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