U S Fish & Wildlife Service

Example FWS geospatial metadata record with the data elements needed to comply with the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, Version 2. The example record, courtesy of Region 5, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, includes short notes by a number of elements on what should be entered.
The completed FWS geospatial metadata record - fully documents all applicable elements in the FGDC CSDGM Version 2.
MS Word Template - lists all of the metadata elements in the CSDGM Version 2. This template can be used to document the required data elements without using a metadata creation software tool. It can also be used as a reference for what to enter in the element fields.

Example FWS biological metadata record with the data elements needed to comply with the Biological Data Profile of the FGDC CSDGM. The example record, courtesy of Region 5, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, includes short notes by a number of the elements on what should be entered.
The completed FWS biological metadata record - fully documents all applicable elements in the FGDC Biological Data Profile.
MS Word Template - lists all of the metadata elements in the Biological Data Profile. This template can be used to document the required data elements without using a metadata creation software tool. It can also be used as a reference for what to enter in the element fields.

USGS Formal Metadata Web Site Metadata information and descriptions of the USGS metadata support tools (available for downloading from this site).
FGDC Metadata Tools Page Commercial and freeware/shareware tools for creating FGDC-compliant metadata.onducted on various metadata tools.