Document Your Place-Based Data Collection

This Tool Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer

This tool will help you prepare a documentation file for a dataset or a collection of data. The file produced will help make the GSD's Collection of Place-Based Data more easily searched, thematically, temporally and spatially. Our collection is concerned primarily with GIS data, CAD Models and Site Photos. For more information about this project, see What / How to Contribute to the GSD's Collection of Place-Based Data. This form is part of the Harvard Graduate School of Design Initiative to Preserve Place-Based Data Collections. The best way to be part of a great environment is to contribute something positive. So take a few minutes to document your data!!!!

How to do it!:

  1. Mouse over the form fields below for a description of what values can should be entered.
  2. Fill out the form to the best of your ability,
  3. Use the Preview/Save button at the bottom to preview your documentation in a new window
  4. Use the File->Save-As button in the new window to save the file as a Text Format document named metadata.txt as a Unicode format file in the same folder with the subject data.
  5. Enjoy an information-rich, collaborative environment!
Title Purpose Collector Data Primary Source
Earliest Date in Content Latest Date in Content Collection Started Collection Finished
Use Restrictions
Place Type
Place Name
Outline the extent of your area of interest
with the AOI tool at left.
Interactive map powered by Community Mapbuilder 1.5 and Demis Bv
Data Application Types
GIS Data: GIS Models: CAD Plans: 3-D Models:
Site Photos: Graphics: Databases: Documents:

 

Submittal instructions

  1. Fill out this form for a folder containing place-based data.
  2. Click Save/Preview to see your structured metadata file
  3. Use the File->Save As button to save the new file as an html document document named metadata.htm at the top level of the folder.
  4. Enjoy an information-rich environment!

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