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<A href="module1.html"><FONT size="2">Introduction to Metadata</FONT></A><FONT size="2">
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<H2>Module 2 <BR>
Metadata in the Geospatial World</H2>
<H3>Using Metadata to Document Geospatial Data<BR>
Exercise 2 - The Big Blow</H3>
Here is the same information presented in a spreadsheet.<BR>
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<LI><B><FONT size="2">hur_name</FONT></B><FONT size="2"> - this is the
field where the name of the hurricane should be recorded</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B>lat</B> - the latitude coordinate of the hurricane
for the given date (latitude should be expressed in Decimal Degrees)</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B>long</B> - the longitude coordinate of the hurricane
for the given date (longitude should be expressed in Decimal Degrees;
west longitude should be indicated with a negative sign)</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B>scale </B>- the Saffir-Simpson scale rating of
the hurricane (0 indicates tropical storm)</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B>max_sus</B> - the maximum sustained winds (should
be expressed in knots)</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B>direction</B> - the current direction of the hurricane
(should be expressed in degrees)</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B>speed</B> - the velocity of storm movement, in
knots</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B> pos_accur</B> - the positional accuracy, in nautical miles, of the
storm at time of measurement</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size="2"><B>date</B> - the date of the current reading (expressed
as YYYYMMDD) </FONT> </LI>
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<B><FONT size="+1">Your task now is to describe this data set.</FONT></B>
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<LI>How would you describe the data, as in a brief abstract?<BR>
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<LI>If you had to draw a box around the data points, what would the
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<LI>Considering that one of the main uses of metadata is to create
a searchable file, what keywords can you think of that
could be used in conjunction with this data set?<BR>
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<LI>Consider the accuracy of this data set for a moment.
What statement could you make about the accuracy of the data?<BR>
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