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Export Metadata

How to use Export Metadata Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Export Metadata

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Export Metadata Tool, Metadata Toolset, Conversion Toolbox

 

Export Metadata

Updates metadata to contain the most current properties of the ArcGIS item before processing the metadata and finally exporting it to an XML file that conforms to a standard metadata format.

Initial processing is performed to produce the best results when exporting information to a standard metadata format. Afterwards, the metadata is exported using the ESRI Metadata Translator.

1.    Source Metadata

The item whose metadata will be converted or a stand-alone XML file that will be converted.

2.    Translator

An XML file that defines the conversion that will be performed.

The translator files provided with ArcGIS Desktop can be found in the <ArcGIS Installation Location>\Metadata\Translator folder. The following translators are provided:

• ARCGIS2FGDC.xml—Translates content stored in the ArcGIS metadata format to the FGDC CSDGM XML format. This translator is used by default when you export metadata from the Description tab using the FGDC CSDGM Metadata style. Metadata is converted using an XSLT transformation and won't produce a log file.
• ARCGIS2ISO19139.xml—Translates content stored in the ArcGIS metadata format to the ISO 19139 XML format. This translator is used by default when you export metadata from the Description tab using any of the ISO-based metadata styles. It is the preferred translator for exporting metadata to the ISO 19139 XML format. Metadata is converted using an XSLT transformation and won't produce a log file.
• ESRI_ISO2ISO19139.xml—Translates content stored in either the ArcGIS metadata format or the ESRI-ISO metadata format to the ISO 19139 XML format. This translator is provided for backward compatibility to support existing models and Python scripts. It has some known limitations with exporting metadata to the ISO 19139 XML format. Use the ARCGIS2ISO19139.xml translator instead. Metadata is converted using the Esri Metadata Translator tool's translation engine and produces a log file containing messages produced by the translation engine.
• FGDC2ESRI_ISO.xml—Translates content stored in the FGDC CSDGM XML format to the ArcGIS metadata format; that is, it translates metadata content that is visible under the FGDC Metadata (read-only) heading on the Description tab. This translator is used when you import FGDC-formatted metadata by running the Import Metadata tool with the FROM_FGDC type and when you upgrade metadata by running the Upgrade Metadata tool with the FGDC_TO_ARCGIS type. Metadata is converted using the Esri Metadata Translator tool's translation engine and produces a log file containing messages produced by the translation engine.
• FGDC2ISO19139.xml—Translates content stored in the FGDC CSDGM XML format to the ISO 19139 XML format; that is, it translates metadata content that is visible under the FGDC Metadata (read-only) heading on the Description tab. Metadata is converted using the Esri Metadata Translator tool's translation engine and produces a log file containing messages produced by the translation engine.
• ISO19139_2ESRI_ISO.xml—Translates content stored in the ISO 19139 XML format to the ArcGIS metadata format. This translator is used when you import ISO 19139-formatted metadata by running the Import Metadata tool with the FROM_ISO_19139 type. Metadata is converted using the Esri Metadata Translator tool's translation engine and produces a log file containing messages produced by the translation engine.

3.    Output File (optional)

A stand-alone XML file that will be created containing the converted metadata.

Export Metadata Multiple

How to use Export Metadata Multiple Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Export Metadata Multiple

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Export Metadata Multiple Tool, Metadata Toolset, Conversion Toolbox

  

Export Metadata Multiple

Exports metadata for many ArcGIS items to a designated folder. This tool is a model that uses Export Metadata to export metadata for many ArcGIS items.

1.    Source Metadata

The set of items whose metadata will be converted, or the set of stand-alone XML files that will be converted.

2.    Translator

An XML file that defines the conversion that will be performed.

3.    Output Folder

An existing folder where the output XML files containing the converted metadata will be stored.

Import Metadata

How to use Import Metadata Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Import Metadata

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Import Metadata Tool, Metadata Toolset, Conversion Toolbox

Import Metadata

Imports metadata to the target item after converting the source item's metadata to ArcGIS metadata, if appropriate. The source and target may be ArcGIS items or stand-alone metadata XML files.

This tool processes the source metadata before importing it and updates the target metadata after. Any intrinsic properties of the source item that were added automatically to its metadata by ArcGIS are removed along with any unique identifiers before converting the information to the ArcGIS metadata format, if necessary. After the imported information is saved, the target item's metadata is automatically updated with its intrinsic properties.

This tool is useful for copying metadata from one item to another when you start creating its metadata; the imported metadata acts as a template. Using another metadata document as a template can save time if two items share some information such as legal restrictions or a description of the project for which they were created.

Existing metadata will be replaced by the imported metadata.

1.    Source Metadata

The item whose metadata will be imported or a stand-alone XML file that will be imported.

If the source item is a stand-alone file, it must contain well-formed XML data.

2.    Import Type

The format of the metadata that will be imported.

• FROM_ARCGIS—The source metadata is ArcGIS metadata. The metadata won't be converted.
• FROM_ESRIISO—The source metadata contains ESRI-ISO-formatted metadata; that is, it was created using the ISO metadata editor provided with ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 and earlier releases. The source metadata will be converted to ArcGIS metadata when you run the tool.
• FROM_FGDC—The source metadata is stored in the FGDC CSDGM metadata standard's XML format. The source metadata will be converted to ArcGIS metadata when you run the tool.
• FROM_ISO_19139—The source metadata is formatted according to the ISO 19139 metadata standard. The source metadata will be converted to ArcGIS metadata when you run the tool.

By default, the FROM_ISO_19139 conversion will be performed.

3.    Target Metadata

The item to which the metadata will be imported or a stand-alone XML file that will be replaced.

4.    Enable automatic updates

• Checked—Information in the imported metadata describing the item's properties will be modified to contain the actual item properties. For example, if the imported metadata includes the number of features contained by a feature class, this number will be updated in the item's metadata by the metadata synchronization process after the features have been edited in ArcGIS. Also, additional properties that were not present in the imported metadata and that can be synchronized for the item will be added. This is the default.
• Unchecked—Imported information won't be modified. For example, the number of features contained by a feature class won't be updated in the item's metadata by the metadata synchronization process after the features have been edited in ArcGIS; the metadata will always contain the old, out-of-date number. Additional properties of the item that were not present in the imported metadata and that can be synchronized for the item will be added.