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GIS Skill
■ View and interpret metadata.
■ Create metadata for your map.
Related topics
■
Creating and Viewing Metadata (page
1486)
■
Editing Metadata (page 1498)
■ Sharing Metadata (page 1510)
■ Setting Metadata Options (page 1484)
■ Working with Metadata Templates
(page 1490)
Setting Metadata Options
You can select the
metadata (page 2069) standard you want to work with, set
template options, specify the precision to which the metadata measures your
map’s latitude/longitude values, and indicate whether or not you want the
metadata for a data source to be updated as soon as you select it in the
Metadata Viewer (page 1751).
Setting your metadata standard
The default standard is
FGDC (page 2063) for AutoCAD Map 3D in the United
States, and ISO 19139 for all other countries. You can change the standard in
the Metadata Options dialog box (page 1756).
Keeping your metadata current
When Auto Update is selected, metadata for a data source is updated as soon
as you select it in the
Metadata Viewer (page 1751). If you import (page 1511)
metadata from another AutoCAD Map 3D user, and remain connected to the
data source, the metadata is updated when the data is updated. For example,
if your organization keeps
classified DWGs (page 2057) on a shared network, and
someone updates an object in a DWG, the metadata you have imported from
that object updates automatically.
If you do not always want to update your metadata automatically (for example,
if you want to check it for accuracy first), do not select the Auto Update check
box. Instead, click Update All each time you want to refresh your metadata.
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