Standards

Draft and finalized standards for data sharing.

CalEDLN Project Metadata Standard

Documentation of the standard CalEDLN record for describing a Project

CERES Standard

The CERES general-purpose metadata standard complies with the FGDC geospatial standard and may be used now to participate in the Northbay Commons. CERES (http://ceres.ca.gov) is our portal to the FGDC Clearinghouse, and will serve as a state-wide hub for information sharing on the California Environmental Digital Library Network (CalEDLN).

Thesauri

Official CalEDLN and Northbay Commons thesauri for use in standard metadata.