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Tutorial 2: Working with Data
Metadata
Metadata (data about data) is captured by
Oasis montaj
from the first time the data is
touched. The metadata information, which is based on ISO 19115 standards, is stored
inside the data (if supported) or as a companion XML file. When you import or work with
data in
Oasis montaj
,
User name
,
Date
,
Time
and any actions performed on the data will
be maintained in the Metadata. When data is derived from other data, the Metadata is
passed on and the lineag
e
of what was done to the data is maintained in the
Lineage
section.
Viewing and Editing Metadata
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
XML Metadata Viewer
and
Metadata Editor
to
help you organize your metadata.
Even though each Geosoft data type (
Database
,
Grid
,
Map
,
ArcGIS MXD
,
Voxel
, etc)
exhibits many different attributes, using these tools are easy. The current selection drives
what exists inside the tool.
T
O
V
IEW
/
E
DIT YOUR
M
ETADATA
:
1.
From the
Project Explorer
window, you can select the data of interest, right-click
and from the popup menu, select
Metadata
. The
Metadata Viewer
will be
displayed.
or
2.
From the
Database
(or
Map
,
MXD
,
Grid and Image
,
3D Tools
)
menu(s), select
Metadata
. The
Database Metadata
dialog (or the appropriate data type dialog i.e.
Map Metadata
,
Grid Metadata
, etc) will be displayed.
3.
Using the
Browse
button, locate the
Database file
and click the
[OK]
button (or
Map file
,
Grid file
, etc). The
Metadata – file_name
dialog is displayed.
