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Author and Citation Info:
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Content standards. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Differentiate between a controlled vocabulary and an ontology
Describe a domain ontology or vocabulary (i.e., land use classification systems, surveyor codes, data dictionaries, place names, or benthic habitat classification system)
Describe how a domain ontology or vocabulary facilitates data sharing
Define “thesaurus” as it pertains to geospatial metadata
Describe the primary focus of the following content standards: FGDC, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, and ISO 19115
Differentiate between a content standard and a profile
Describe some of the profiles created for the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic Content standards. If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at Content standards.
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Content standards. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).