Appendix 2: Example of a Simple Survey to Identify Metadata Related Challenges and Requirements

Example of a Simple Survey

This simple survey consist of three parts:

  • Part 1 is to collect information about the level of a metadata standard adoption

  • Part 2 is to identify issues/challenges with adoption of a metadata standards and their importance

  • Part 3 is to identify priorities with adoption of a metadata standard and their priority

Note

The ISO 19115-1 is a metadata standard to describe geospatial datasets, services, and other resources. The XML representation of the standard is the ISO 19115-3.
Table 1. Part 1: Adoption of a Metadata Standard (using the ISO 1911-1 as an example)

Question

Yes

No

Don’t Know / Not Sure

Has your organsation adopted the ISO 19115-1?

If not, can your organisation generate an XML compliant with ISO 19115-3?

What Metadata standard is used in your organisation if it doesn’t use standards listed above?

         
Note

Please classify the importance of these issues for your organisation as: High (H), Medium (M), Low (L)
Table 2. Part 2: Identification of Issues/Challenges with Adopting or Implementing Metadata Standard

Issues/Challenge Category

Policy (H, M, L)

Technical (H, M, L)

Support (H, M, L)

Resources (H, M, L)

Agreed Profiles

Diversity in Implementation

Influence from Technical Implementation

Lack of Enforcement

Lack of Expertise

Lack of Recognition Metadata Importance

Limited Staff Resources

Metadata is not Given Priority

Need for Educational Resources

Need to Enhance Communication

Perception of Metadata Cost

Validator and Support Tools

Any additional comments for issues/challenges:

         
Note

Please classify the priority of these requirements in your organisation as: High (H), Medium (M), Low (L)
Table 3. Part 3: Identification of Requirements in Adopting and/or Implementing Metadata Standard

Requirement Category

Policy (H, M, L)

Technical (H, M, L)

Support (H, M, L)

Resources (H, M, L)

Agreed Profiles

3rd Party Integration

Accessible Expertise

Business Case for Metadata Benefits

Education and Examples

Flexible, Fit for Purpose but Quality Metadata Profile

Leadership

Shared Infrastructure

Transformation Pathwway