Using ArcCatalog

Properties to choose the
elements to update.
You might export metadata in
the FGDC CSDGM formats to
publish it on the NSDI’s
geospatial data clearinghouse
using software such as ISite.
When exported in these formats
the elements defined in the
ESRI profile are excluded.
Exporting to the HTML format
creates a file that represents the
selected item’s metadata exactly
as you see it in the Metadata
tab. Exporting to the XML
format creates an exact copy of
the item’s metadata in a new
XML file; this lets you work
with metadata for geodatabase
items outside ArcCatalog.
Exporting metadata
1. In the Catalog tree, click the
item for which you want to
export metadata.
2. Click the Metadata tab.
3. Click the Export Metadata
button on the Metadata
toolbar.
4. Click the Browse button.
5. Navigate to the folder in
which the exported metadata
should reside, type a name
for the new metadata file,
then click Save.
6. Click the Format dropdown
arrow and click the format in
which you want to export the
metadata.
7. Click OK.
A new file containing a copy
of the item’s metadata is
created in the appropriate
format.
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A new file is created
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