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Mapping FGDC (Federal Geographic Data Committee) to Unqualified Dublin Core
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  Reference numbers are to sections and pages in the Content Standard for 
  Digital Geospatial Metadata Workbooks, Version 2.0 from the National
  Spatial Data Infrastructure
 (http://www.fgdc.gov/publications/documents/metadata/workbook_0501_bmk.pdf)

  Items with * next to them are fields in the Biological extension,
  used by SAIN (Southern Appalachian Information Node)
  (http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/documents/standards/biodata/biodatap.html)

  NOTE:  All Citation Information MAY OR MAY NOT be in the 
         Identification Information section, or MAY be in 
         a section of its own;  there are 2 possible locations
         for each field of Citation information; I listed all
         Citation Information fields as under
         Identification Information: Citation Information.

  Developed for sunsite.utk.edu by Jody DeRidder, 11/21/02.
  No guarantees as to accuracy or completeness.
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UDC FIELD     FGDC FIELD
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1) Title:  
            Identification Information: Citation Information:  Title 
 
            Section 1.1: 8.4; pp. 35, 92.


2) Subject: 
            Identification Information: Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword
            Identification Information: Keywords: Place: Place_Keyword
            Identification Information: Keywords: Stratum: Stratum_Keyword 
            Identification Information: Keywords: Temporal: Temporal_Keyword
           *Identification Information: Keywords: Taxonomy: Taxonomic_Keywords

            Sections: 1.6.1.2, 1.6.2.2, 1.6.3.2, 1.6.4.2; p.39

3) Description:
            Identification Information: Description: Abstract
     
            Section 1.2.1; p. 35.

4) Type:  
           a) Dataset (a given.  Not found in any FGDC field.)
           b) >>IF<< the following field has been used:
              Identification Information: Browse Graphic:
                   Browse Graphic File Type 
             then the type listed in that field would fit where ... is below:
             Image/... (a second type for this record)
 
             Section 1.10.3; p. 42.

5) Source:  
           a) Combine these two fields (if they are used):
              Identification Information: Citation Information: Series Name
              Identification Information: Citation Information: 
                   Issue Identification

              Sections 8.71, 8.72; p. 93.

           b) and if used:
              Identification Information: Citation Information:
                   Larger Work Citation

              Section 8.11; p. 94.
 
6) Relation:
           Identification Information: Cross Reference

           Section 1.14; p. 43

7) Coverage:
           a) Spatial Coverage:
              1) Combine all these into one coverage if in use:
                 Identification Information: Spatial Domain: 
                      West Bounding Coordinate
                      East Bounding Coordinate
                      North Bounding Coordinate
                      South Bounding Coordinate
              
                  Sections: 1.5.1.1-4; p. 37.

               2) Combine all these fields into a coverage if in use:
                  Identification Information: Spatial Domain:
                      Data Set G-Polygon
                      Data Set G-Polygon Outer G-Ring
                      G-Ring Point
                      G-Ring Latitude
                      G-Ring Longitude
                      G-Ring
                      Data Set G-Polygon Exclusion G-Ring
 
                      Sections: 1.5.2 and all subsections; pp. 41-2.

           b) Temporal Coverage:
                Combine these two fields if in use:
                   Identification Information: Time Period of Content: 
                       Beginning Date
                       Ending Date

              Sections 1.3, 9.3.1, 9.3.3; p.95. 

8) Creator:
           Identification Information: Citation Information: Originator

           Section 8.1; p. 92.

9) Publisher:
           Combine these fields if in use:
              Identification Information: Citation Information:
                  Publication Date
                  Publication Place
                  Publisher

           Sections 8.2, 8.8.1, 8.8.2; pp.92-3.

10) Contributor:
           Identification Information: Citation Information:
               Other Citation Details

           Section 8.9; p. 94.

11) Rights:
           a) Identification Information: Access Constraints
              
              Section 1.7; p. 40.

           b) Identification Information: Use Constraints
     
              Section 1.8; p. 40.

           c) Combine these fields if in use:
                 Identification Information: Security Information:
                      Security Classification System
                      Security Classification
                      Security Handling Description

              Sections 1.12.1-3; pp. 42-43.

12) Date:
           Identification Information: Time Period of Content: Calendar Date

           Section 9.1.1; p. 75.

13) Format:
           a) One format field each for each use of the following two combined
                fields:
              Distribution Information: Standard Order Process: 
                 Digital Form: Digital Transfer Information: Format Name
              Distribution Information: Standard Order Process: 
                 Digital Form: Digital Transfer Information: 
                     Format Version Number

              Sections 6.4.2.1.1-2; pp. 82-3.

           b) Identification Information: Citation Information: 
                  Geospatial Data Presentation Form
 
              Section 8.6; p. 92.
                      

14) Identifier: 
           One for each entry in the following field:
             Identification Information: Citation Information: Online Linkage

           Section 8.10; p. 94.

15) Language:
           en (for English);  a given.  No FGDC field to match.