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I3N Data Cataloguing Tool

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: The United States Node of the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: I3N Data Cataloguing Tool

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: IABIN

Description:

Abstract:: The I3N Cataloguer is distributed free of charge by I3N Project Management to any participant who requests it. This tool provides a simple way to create data descriptions called metadata and to share these with others. The Cataloguer presents forms on which information about databases is entered to create records, but it also transforms the records into XML-tagged text files that can be accessed by others if the files are posted on a Web server. Utilities to harvest, query, and display the information from all web servers are being developed. Download/Update Cataloguer. More on the I3N Cataloguer. See suggested I3N standards.

Purpose:: The I3N Cataloguer tool was developed to assist in the country inventories and to introduce a method for information sharing using XML. It is a simple application written for Microsoft Access 2000™ that provides data-entry forms for the creation of four catalogs and has an XML output function for making the entries accessible on the Web. Users of the I3N Cataloguer will be able to access their records through MS Access or through other applications that implement the XML structures created by the Cataloguer.
The Cataloguer can be used to conduct an inventory of electronic information or to organize information collected previously using other means (e.g., on paper forms). Information entered into the Cataloguer is stored in an MS Access database. Queries and reports can be created using the standard utilities in MS Access. Each user can search and manipulate the local database, but not someone else’s database. That’s where the information-sharing capabilities of XML come in.

Supplemental_Information: (previous geoform was 'software')

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date_Time:

Calendar_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Canada, United States, Central America, South America

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -145

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 60

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 87

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -20

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: datatype

Theme_Keyword: habitat

Theme_Keyword: progress

Theme_Keyword: rank

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Amazon Basin

Place_Keyword: Andean region

Place_Keyword: Antigua and Barbuda

Place_Keyword: Argentina

Place_Keyword: Bahamas

Place_Keyword: Barbados

Place_Keyword: Belize

Place_Keyword: Bolivia

Place_Keyword: Brazil

Place_Keyword: Canada

Place_Keyword: Caribbean islands

Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea

Place_Keyword: Chile

Place_Keyword: Colombia

Place_Keyword: Costa Rica

Place_Keyword: Cuba

Place_Keyword: Dominica

Place_Keyword: Dominican Republic

Place_Keyword: Ecuador

Place_Keyword: El Salvador

Place_Keyword: Grenada

Place_Keyword: Guatemala

Place_Keyword: Guyana

Place_Keyword: Haiti

Place_Keyword: Honduras

Place_Keyword: Jamaica

Place_Keyword: Mesoamerica

Place_Keyword: Mexico

Place_Keyword: Neotropics

Place_Keyword: Nicaragua

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: North American Atlantic coast

Place_Keyword: North American Pacific coast

Place_Keyword: Pacific Islands

Place_Keyword: Panama

Place_Keyword: Paraguay

Place_Keyword: Peru

Place_Keyword: River Plate Basin

Place_Keyword: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Place_Keyword: Saint Lucia

Place_Keyword: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Place_Keyword: South America

Place_Keyword: South American Atlantic coast

Place_Keyword: South American Pacific

Place_Keyword: South American Pacific coast

Place_Keyword: Suriname

Place_Keyword: Trinidad and Tobago

Place_Keyword: Uruguay

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Venezuela

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andrea Grosse

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, International Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: Project Manager, International Biological Informatics

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 302

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4342

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4224

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: agrosse@usgs.gov

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Catalogue Keywords Datatype

Entity_Type_Definition:: Catalogue Keywords Datatype for 13N Data Cataloguing Tool. English words are given first, followed by spanish and then portugues.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bibliographies

Attribute_Definition: Bibliografias, Bibliografias

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Books

Attribute_Definition: Libros, Livros

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Classification Systems

Attribute_Definition: Sistemas de clasificacion

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Digital Libraries

Attribute_Definition: Bibliotecas digitales, Bibliotecas digitais

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Directories

Attribute_Definition: Directorios, Diretorios

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Documents

Attribute_Definition: Documentos, Documentos

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Educational Materials

Attribute_Definition: Materiales educativos, Materiais educativos

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Expertise

Attribute_Definition: Especialidad, Especialidade

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fact sheets

Attribute_Definition: Fichas sobre especies, Fichas sobre especies

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Geographic Data

Attribute_Definition: Datos geograficos, Dados geograficos

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Images

Attribute_Definition: Imagenes, Imagens

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Legislation

Attribute_Definition: Legislacion, Legislacao

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Models

Attribute_Definition: Modelos, Modelos

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Organizations

Attribute_Definition: Organizaciones, Organisacoes

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Periodicals

Attribute_Definition: Periodicos, Periodicos

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Projects

Attribute_Definition: Proyectos, Projetos

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Software

Attribute_Definition: Software, Software

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species list

Attribute_Definition: Listas de especies, Listas de especies

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species Observations

Attribute_Definition: Observaciones de especies, Observacoes de especies

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Voucher specimens

Attribute_Definition: Especimenes de muestra, Especimens de mostra

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Websites

Attribute_Definition: Sitios en la red, Sitios na rede

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Catalogue Keywords Habitat

Entity_Type_Definition:: Catalogue Keywords Habitat for 13N Data Cataloguing Tool. English words are given first, followed by spanish and then portugues.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Agricultural land

Attribute_Definition: Tierra agricola, Terra agricola

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Barren

Attribute_Definition: Terreno sin vegetacion, Solo sem vegetacao

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Chaparral

Attribute_Definition: Chaparral, Chaparral

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Coastal scrub

Attribute_Definition: Matorral costero, restinga

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Coastal vegetation

Attribute_Definition: Vegetacion costera, vegetacao costeira

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Coastal waters

Attribute_Definition: Aguas costeras, Aguas costeiras

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Conifer forest

Attribute_Definition: Bosque de coniferas, Floresta de coniferas

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Desert Oasis

Attribute_Definition: Oasis, Oasis

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Desert scrub

Attribute_Definition: Matorral desertico, Semi-arido

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Disturbed areas

Attribute_Definition: Areas perturbadas, Areas perturbadas

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dunes

Attribute_Definition: Dunas, Dunas

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Estuary

Attribute_Definition: Estuario, Estuario

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Grassland

Attribute_Definition: Pastizal, Campos

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Hardwood forest

Attribute_Definition: Bosque deciduo, Floresta Temperada

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Ice

Attribute_Definition: Hielo, Gelo

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Intertidal

Attribute_Definition: Zona del intermareal, Zona entre-mares

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lake

Attribute_Definition: Lago, Lago

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Marine

Attribute_Definition: Marino, Marinho

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Marsh

Attribute_Definition: Marisma, Brejo

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Meadow

Attribute_Definition: Pastical, Pasto

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Orchard

Attribute_Definition: unknwon

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pasture

Attribute_Definition: Zona de pastoreo, Pastagem

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Rainforest

Attribute_Definition: Bosque lluvioso, Floresta umida

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Riparian

Attribute_Definition: Ribereno, Ribeirinho

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: River

Attribute_Definition: Rio, Rio

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shrubland

Attribute_Definition: Matorral, Semi-arido arbustivo

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Transport corridor

Attribute_Definition: Corredor de transporte, Corredor de Transporte

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Tundra

Attribute_Definition: Tundra, Tundra

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Urban area

Attribute_Definition: Area urbana, Area Urbana

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Wetland

Attribute_Definition: Humedal, Campo umido

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Woodland

Attribute_Definition: Bosque abierto, Floresta aberta

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Catalogue keywords progress

Entity_Type_Definition:: Catalogue Keywords Progress for 13N Data Cataloguing Tool. English words are given first, followed by spanish and then portugues.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Completed

Attribute_Definition: Completado, Completado

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Planned

Attribute_Definition: Planeado, Planejado

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Work

Attribute_Definition: Trabajando, Em progresso

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Catalogue Keywords Rank

Entity_Type_Definition:: Catalogue Keywords Rank for 13N Data Cataloguing Tool. English words are given first, followed by spanish and then portugues.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Moderate

Attribute_Definition: Moderado, Moderado

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Severe

Attribute_Definition: Severo, Grave

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Unknown

Attribute_Definition: Desconocido, Desconhecido

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Catalogue Keywords Subject

Entity_Type_Definition:: Catalogue Keywords subject for 13N Data Cataloguing Tool. English words are given first, followed by spanish and then portugues.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Reptiles

Attribute_Definition: Reptiles, Reptiles, Repteis

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition: Species, Especies, Especies

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Wildland weed

Attribute_Definition: Wildland Weed, Maleza de Areas Naturales, Especies ruderais

Attribute_Definition_Source: IABIN

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unknown

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andrea Grosse

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, International Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: Project Manager, International Biological Informatics

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 302

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4342

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4224

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: agrosse@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20041026

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Cheryl Solomon

Contact_Organization: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.

Contact_Position: Metadata specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 10210 Greenbelt Road, Suite 500

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20706

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 867-2080

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-867-2149.

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: solomon@gcmd.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999