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Table Of Contents
you need not complete any of the fields in the Distribution Information
section, even if some fields in that section are mandatory.
Related EditorRequirementDescriptionInformation Type
Contact Inform-
ation Editor
MandatoryBasic information about the dataIdentification Information
(FGDC
Metadata)
(page 1762)
Citation Inform-
ation Editor
ConditionalOverall quality of the dataData Quality Information
(FGDC
Metadata)
(page 1758)
Spatial Data
Organization
ConditionalHow spatial information is repres-
ented in the data
Spatial Data Organization Inform-
ation
Information Ed-
itor (FGDC
Metadata)
(page 1764)
Horizontal Co-
ordinate Sys-
ConditionalDetails about the spatial refer-
ence of the data, such as coordin-
ates
Spatial Reference Information
tem Definition
Editor (FGDC
Metadata)
(page 1768)
Attribute Do-
main Values Ed-
ConditionalThe features and constraints of
the data
Entity and Attribute Information
itor (FGDC
Metadata)
(page 1773)
Standard Order
Process Editor
ConditionalWho provides the data, and how
it can be obtained
Distribution Information
(FGDC
Metadata)
(page 1774)
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