Specifications

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Click [OK]. The profile plot map (xyz_format_L350.map) is displayed in your
project.
Metadata Tool
The Metadata Tool is a context-oriented, interactive method for viewing and editing
attributes assigned to Geosoft data.
Attributes (or metadata), information about data, can be simple or complex and the
descriptive needs of different kinds of data are infinitely diverse. To allow for this and
provide flexibility, Geosoft developed the Metadata Tool to help you organize your
metadata.
Even though each Geosoft data type (database, map, point, polygon, etc) exhibits many
different attributes, using the tool is simple. The current selection drives what exists
inside the tool. For example, while in map edit mode, select a polygon to see that
polygon’s attributes. As the context changes (i.e. database becomes current document or
you select text on a map, etc.) so does the tool’s focus.
Data Types
The following table provides examples of the data types available to be stored and viewed
using the Metadata Tool:
Databases
Displays mostly un-editable content including Name, numbers
of Lines, Channels, and lists all Lines and Channels. Some
editable content includes the projection and a description.
Grids
One of the most attribute-rich data type in the Geosoft world.
Includes basic information including Name, Description,
Location/Boundary Information, Origins, etc. Also could
include a handy polygon file outlining the boundary region and
a fully editable projection field.
Maps
Once a map has been selected into context, some basic
information is shown. Maps are special, however, in that they