Use the Citation Information Editor to enter information about published geospatial data using the United States FGDC CSDGM Standard field definitions.
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In the Display Manager, select a layer. Click Tools |
The Citation Information Editor has the following sections:
General Information
- Title
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Enter a title. The NOAA Coastal Services Center suggests including a topic, time period, and place. You can also include the file name, data source, and data resolution (if applicable). AutoCAD Map 3D toolset populates the field with the name of the selected resource in the Metadata Viewer.
- Originator
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Enter the originator, generally the organization that created the resource. For example, specify a county planning department. You can include more than one originator. Put “ed.” after the name of an editor, and “comp.” after the name of a compiler. Use the Record Navigator to locate a previous entry, delete an entry, or add a new one.
- Publication date
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Enter a date in one of the following formats:
- YYYYMMDD
- bcYYYYMMDD
- ccYYYYY
- cdYYYYY
If you do not know the date, select an option in the drop-down list.
- Publication time
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Enter a time in one of the following formats:
- HHMMSSSS
- HHMMSSSSshhmm
- HHMMSSSSZ
- Edition
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Enter the version of the publication.
- Geospatial data presentation form
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Specify the format or media used to present the data. Select an option from the drop-down list or enter an FGDC-approved alternative. If you enter an alternative, it is saved in the current field but is not added to the list.
- Other citation details
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Enter additional information to help users access and use your data.
- Online linkage
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Specify the URL of the online resource where the data is published. Use Record Navigator to locate, add, or delete URLs.
Series Information
- Series name
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If the data is part of a series, enter the name of the series.
- Issue identification
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If the data is part of a series, enter the issue number.
Publication Information
- Publication place
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Enter the city in which the data was published. If the name is not unique, include the state or province and country.
- Publisher
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Specify the person or organization that published the data.
Large Work Citation
- Larger work citation
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If the data is part of a larger work with several data sets that require their own citation information, click Detail to launch an empty Citation Information Editor. Do this for as many data sets as needed.
| FGDC Field ID | Field Title | Short Name | Data Type |
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| 8.4 | Title | title | String |
| 8.1 | Originator | origin | String |
| 8.2 | Publication date | pubdate | Date/time |
| 8.3 | Publication time | pubtime | Date/time |
| 8.5 | Edition | edition | String |
| 8.6 | Geospatial data presentation form | geoform | String |
| 8.9 | Other citation details | othercit | String |
| 8.10 | Online linkage | onlink | URL |
| 8.71 | Series name | sername | String |
| 8.72 | Issue ID | issue | String |
| 8.81 | Publication place | pubplace | String |
| 8.82 | Publisher | publish | String |
| 8.11 | Larger work citation | lworkcit | Various |