Batch Metadata Modifier Toolbar

Description

For more information about this tool see Batch Metadata Modifier Tool Toolbar Help.

  • Modifying multiple files simultaneously that don't have identical structures is possible but not advised. Be especially careful modifying repeatable elements in multiple files that do not have and identical structure
  • Tool can be run as an ArcGIS Add-In or as a stand-alone Windows executable
  • Executable runs on PC only. (Not supported on Mac.)
  • The ArcGIS Add-In requires ArcGIS Desktop version 10.2 or 10.3
  • Metadata formats accepted: FGDC CSDGM, ArcGIS 1.0, ArcGIS ISO, and ISO 19115


Contact Bruce Godfrey (bgodfrey@uidaho.edu, Ph. 208-292-1407) if you have questions or wish to collaborate on further developing this tool.

Modifying and maintaining metadata for large batches of ArcGIS items can be a daunting task.  Out-of-the-box graphical user interface metadata tools within ArcCatalog 10.x are designed primarily to allow users to interact with metadata for one item at a time.  There are, however, a limited number of tools for performing metadata operations on multiple items.  Therefore, the need exists to develop tools to modify metadata for numerous items more effectively and efficiently.  The Batch Metadata Modifier Tools toolbar is a step in that direction.  The Toolbar, which is available as an ArcGIS Add-In, currently contains two tools.  The first tool, which is additionally available as a standalone Windows executable application, allows users to update metadata on multiple items iteratively.  The tool enables users to modify existing elements, find and replace element content, delete metadata elements, and import metadata elements from external templates.  The second tool of the Toolbar, a batch thumbnail creator, enables the batch-creation of the graphic that appears in an item’s metadata, illustrating the data an item contains.  Both of these tools make updating metadata in ArcCatalog more efficient, since the tools are able to operate on numerous items iteratively through an easy-to-use graphic interface.

This tool, developed by INSIDE Idaho at the University of Idaho Library, was created to assist researchers with modifying FGDC CSDGM, ArcGIS 1.0 Format and ISO 19115 metadata for numerous data products generated under EPSCoR award EPS-0814387.
This tool is primarily designed to be used by those familiar with metadata, metadata standards, and metadata schemas. The tool is for use by metadata librarians and metadata managers and those having experience modifying standardized metadata. The tool is designed to expedite batch metadata maintenance. Users of this tool must fully understand the files they are modifying. No responsibility is assumed by the Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse or the University of Idaho in the use of this tool. A portion of the development of this tool was made possible by an Idaho EPSCoR Office award.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
ArcGIS Hub Dataset HTML Open resource
Esri Rest API JSON batch_metadata_modifier_tool.html Open resource

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