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

MQ: A Tcl interface to query formal metadata
 Entry ID: USGS_MQ

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Summary
Abstract: MQ, A Tcl interface to query formal metadata, is an extension of Tcl/Tk that
provides the Tcl script writer a number of capabilities for handling metadata.
See http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/mq.html for the full list
of commands.
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Information on the FGDC metadata standard.

Link: GET SERVICE > GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Description: You need Tcl/Tk installed on your system in order to make use of mq. You can
download Tcl/Tk from the Tcl Developer Xchange.
Service Citation
Originators: Schweitzer, Peter N.
Title: MQ: A Tcl interface to query formal metadata
Provider: U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/mq.html
Service Keywords
METADATA HANDLING >METADATA TRANSFORMATION/CONVERSION Parameter Definition
METADATA HANDLING >DATA DISCOVERY Parameter Definition
METADATA HANDLING >SERVICE DISCOVERY 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
Metadata
FGDC
SGML
CSDGM

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
Fees: No fees
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Johnson, A., D. Norton, and B. Yake. 1988 (Revised 1989). An
assessment of metals contamination in Lake Roosevelt. Washington
State Department of Ecology, Toxics Investigations/Ground Water
Monitoring Section, Olympia, WA.

Johnson, A., D. Norton, B. Yake, and S. Twiss. 1990. Transboundary
metal pollution of the Columbia River (Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake).
Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45:703-710.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2007-04-19
SERF Last Revision Date: 2007-04-20
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