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Geospatial Resources at EPA

EPA Geospatial Metadata Technical Specification

This legacy document established guidelines for publishing geospatial metadata for data sets, applications, and services developed by the EPA. It has been superseded by the more comprehensive EPA Metadata Technical Specification(8/15/17). Contact: Ana Greene, greene.ana@epa.gov.

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EPA Geospatial Metadata Technical Specification (v1., Nov., 2007) (PDF)(48 pp, 1 MB)