ArcView® Metadata Collector v2.0 Extension
Product Description
The ArcView® Metadata Collector is an easy-to- use application that
helps the ArcView 3.x user create Federal Geographic Data Committee
(FGDC)-compliant metadata. The tool can create metadata
for any data type supported by ArcView, including ARC/INFO coverages,
ArcView shapefiles, as well as any supported image formats.
Tool functions include:
- Automatic extraction of information (metadata) such as bounding
coordinates, map projections, and attribute information.
- Storage of information into .dbf files that can be edited, if
needed, and reused for subsequent metadata records.
- Generation of output in both text and HTML formats. If you are
creating metadata for an ARC/INFO coverage, this application will also
generate an INFO file that will become part of the ARC/INFO coverage.
For more information on FGDC-compliant metadata,
please visit the Center's Metadata Web page.
Download Instructions
When you click on one of the links below, you will be taken to a page
that requests some information that will be used to notify you of any
updates to the tool. Once you have completed the form, click the "Continue
Download," button.
If you are using Netscape you should see the "SAVE AS" dialog box. Save
the extension as "metadata2.avx" for the Windows® version, and
"metadata2ux.avx" for the UNIX version.
If you are using Internet Explorer, the source code should appear in
your browser window. Use the "SAVE AS" option on the "FILE" menu to save
the extension to your preferred location. When the "SAVE WEB PAGE" box
appears, change the file name from metadata2_avx to metadata2.avx and
change the "SAVE AS TYPE" from "Web Page, complete (*.htm,*.html)" to
"Text File (*.txt)." After a successful download, use Windows Explorer or
My Computer to change the name from metadata2.avx.txt to metadata2.avx. If
you receive a message that says you may be making the file unusable, click
OK.
When writing metadata it is helpful to refer to The
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
Installation Information
ArcView 3.x Instructions
The following are instructions for loading the extension into ArcView
3.x for Windows®.
- Copy the file metadata2.avx into the Ext32 directory under your
ArcView 3.x program directory. Typically this will be
c:\esri\av_gis30\arcview\ext32. In a UNIX environment, copy the file
metadata2ux.avx into either your home directory or the Ext directory
under the ArcView 3.x program directory.
- When you start ArcView, select the "EXTENSIONS" option under the
"FILE" menu and you will see an extension called "Metadata Collection
Tool v 2.0." Once you click on this extension, ArcView will add a new
drop-down menu named "Metadata Tools," as illustrated by the graphic at
the top of the page.
- The Collect Metadata menu item starts the metadata collection
dialog; the View Metadata menu item allows you to view metadata; the
Create HTML from Existing Metadata menu item allows a user to create a
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) file from an existing metadata record;
the Metadata Help menu item links a user to the Metadata Collector's
help file; and the Link to FGDC menu item provides a
hyperlink to the Federal Geographic Data Committee
(FGDC) Web site.
Additional Instructions for ArcView 3.0
The instructions above should be followed for copying the extension
into the appropriate directory. In addition, users with ArcView 3.0 have
to download and install the Dialog Designer extension from ESRI®.
This is a standard ArcView Extension for versions 3.1 and higher that is
necessary for the Metadata Collector to work properly.
Download the ArcView® Metadata Collector v2.0
Windows
UNIX
Disclaimer
This code is not supported by the authors or by the NOAA Coastal
Services Center. Feel free to use or modify this code, with the knowledge
that the authors and the NOAA Coastal Services Center are not responsible
for any of the ramifications of using this code.
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