About 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, the 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 lineage 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, the Metadata Viewer and Metadata Editor were developed to help you organize your metadata.

Even though each Geosoft data type (database, grid, map, etc) exhibits many different attributes, using these tools makes it easy. The current selection drives what exists inside the tool.

To view / edit your Metadata:

  1. From the Project Explorer window, select (highlight) the data of interest, right-click and from the context menu, select Metadata. The Metadata – "file name" dialog is displayed.

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  2. Select the Metadata option from one of the menus: Database, Grid and Image, Map, Map Tools, ArcGIS Tools, Section Tools, Voxel, Geosurface. The Metadata dialog will be displayed.

  3. Using the Browse button, locate the file (e.g., Database (*.gdb), Map (*.map), ArcGIS MXD files(*.mxd), Voxel (*.geosoft_voxel)), and click the OK button. The Metadata – "file name" dialog is displayed.

  4. Use this dialog to view the metadata associated with the selected file. The Stylesheet drop-down list enables you to select from three stylesheets (Geosoft, Geosoft ISO 19139, and xml).

  5. To edit the metadata, click the Edit button and the Edit Metadata dialog will be displayed.

  6. You can use this dialog to edit the metadata associated with the selected file. Select the General, Location, and Data tabs to provide access to the different types of Metadata parameters. Note that, you can also use the Arrow buttons () to access the additional metadata parameters.

  7. Click the Save button to save your edits and then click the Close button to close the Edit Metadata dialog and return to the Metadata Viewer.

  8. You can review your changes and then click the OK button to close the window.

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