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Geospatial Resources at EPA

National Geospatial Data Policy Procedure for Geospatial Metadata Management

The purpose of this document is to establish procedures, requirements and responsibilities for maintaining geospatial metadata used by EPA programs. (Contact: Ana Greene, greene.ana@epa.gov)

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National Geospatial Data Policy Procedure (10/25/07) (PDF)(9 pp, 87 K)