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Record Search Query: ServiceParameters>METADATA HANDLING>METADATA TRANSFORMATION/CONVERSION

CNS and MP Metadata Pre-Parser and Compiler
 Entry ID: USGS_CNS_MP

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Summary
Abstract: The MP program is a compiler to parse formal metadata, checking the syntax
against the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata and
generating output suitable for viewing with a web browser or text editor. It
runs on UNIX systems and on PC's running Windows 95, 98, or NT. MP generates a
textual report indicating errors in the metadata, primarily in the structure
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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Information on the FGDC metadata standard.

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Description: Download the CNS and MP Software.
Service Citation
Originators: Schweitzer, Peter N.
Title: CNS: A pre-parser for formal metadata
Provider: U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/cns.html

Originators: Schweitzer, Peter N.
Title: MP: A compiler for formal metadata
Provider: U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/mp.html

Service Keywords
METADATA HANDLING >METADATA TRANSFORMATION/CONVERSION Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
FARMING
BIOTA
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Ancillary Keywords
FGDC
SGML

Service Provider
DOI/USGS/GD/MT > Metadata Tools, Geology Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: PETER N. SCHWEITZER
Phone: (703) 648-6533
Fax: (703) 648-6252
Email: pschweitzer at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
Mail Stop 954 National Center
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 20192
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online (HTTP)
Fees: No Fees
Personnel
SCOTT A. RITZ
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5126
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2003-01-21
SERF Last Revision Date: 2007-02-01
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