- Describe the characteristics of the Geography Markup Language (GML)
- Explain the purpose, history, and status of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)
- Identify different levels of information integration
- Identify the level of integration at which the Geography Markup Language (GML) operates
- Describe the geospatial elements of Earth science data exchange specifications, such as the Ecological Metadata Language (EML), Earth Science Markup Language (ESML), and Climate Science Modeling Language (CSML)
- Import data packaged in a standard transfer format to a GIS software package
- Export data from a GIS program to a standard exchange format
Data management involves the theories and techniques for managing the entire data lifecycle, from data collection to data format conversion, from data storage to data sharing and retrieval, to data provenance, data quality control and data curation for long-term data archival and preservation.
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