In this section you will find links to other sites around the world that are related to metadata and metadata management including Meta Manager client sites.

A Sample of Meta Manager Client Sites

• Search the Landsat 7 EROS Meta Manager database using the CEONet Clearinghouse interface.
• USGS EROS Data Center - EarthExplorer
• CCRS Earth Observation Catalogue (CEOCat)
• GEOGratis
• GeoInnovate

Links to other related sites.  We have divided the links into several categories:

• Data Clearinghouses
• Tools and Technologies
• Related Sites and Sources of Information

Data Clearinghouses - Related sites providing data access and related services.
Canadian Earth Observation Network (CEONet)	The Canadian Earth Observation Network (CEONet) is a comprehensive clearinghouse for suppliers of geospatial data and other related services.
CCRS Earth Observation Catalogue (CEOCat)	The CCRS Image Archive.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)	As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2,000 organizations across the US to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers.
USGS Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC)	The EROS Data Center is a data management, systems development, and research field center for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Mapping Division. Data collection and distribution are the business of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center, or the EDC. Besides handling data from several series of satellites, the EDC archives more than 8 million photographs taken from airplanes. The EDC's huge and growing base of earth science information -- the world's largest -- is used by scientists at the EDC itself, within the private sector, and at government institutions and universities around the  globe. Web Enterprise Suite is used for the Gateway to the Planet Earth (EarthExplorer System). The new on-line order and delivery system for USGS Landsat 7 and associated data sets.
The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)	The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The NSDI  encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively produce and share.
The FGDC Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Gateway	The Geospatial Data Clearinghouse is a collection of over 50 spatial data servers, primarily in North America, that have digital  geographic data primarily for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), image processing systems, or other modeling software. These data collections can be searched through a  single interface based on their descriptions or "metadata."
Procurement Opportunity and Delivery System (PODS)	PODS is an interactive document management and opportunity network that supplies business with timely information on tenders. It's easy-to-use World Wide Web interface provides a powerful opportunity searching capability and a wealth of additional information on bidding requirements of various tendering agencies. PODS utilizes the Percipio standing request facility for automatically matching tender opportunities with supplier profiles.
CEOS International Directory Network	The CEOS International Directory Network (CEOS IDN) is an international effort to assist researchers in locating information on available data sets. The IDN provides open, online access to information on worldwide scientific data including Earth sciences. The IDN describes data held by university departments,  government agencies, and other organizations.
NASA EOSDIS V0 Information Management System	The IMS provides search and order tools for accessing a wide variety of global Earth science data and information held at ten  different EOSDIS and NOAA data centers. These free services allow easy access to both summary and detailed data product descriptions, as well as browse images and fully processed science data.
CEO European Wide Service Exchange	The EWSE is an on-line information service for the Earth Observation community. Its goal is to help new and existing users find data  and services and to allow service and data providers to find users. In this way the EWSE hopes to expand and promote the application of the wealth of data gathered by satellites.
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Tools and Technologies - A collection of  related tools and technologies associated with data warehousing, metadata management, development and deployment.
Meta Miner	A cost effective soltuion to create their own information clearinghouse gateway. Meta Miner can simultaneously search one or more physically distributed servers with a single query and return the result set as a single set of merged search results.
Web Enterprise Suite	Your one-stop e-commerce solution for data product search, retrieval and distribution via the Web.  Its integrated components provide all the functionality you need to resell your data to clients world wide.
Percipio	An innovative data warehouse solution for suppliers needing to catalogue, archive, analyze and distribute data products and services.
PHTML	A middle-tier product used for the creation and manipulation of catalog-based WWW browse forms. It is a language that provides a rich set of facilities that enable developers to create custom HTML documents that provide access to the Percipio Data Warehouse.
Map Manager	Map Manager provides geographic communication by delivering dynamic smart maps on the Web. This exciting new technology enables you to  combine and distribute GIS information from multiple sources, quickly and cost effectively, over your intranet or the Internet.
Service Manager	A catalog toolkit that is OpenGIS Consortium (OGC) - compliant and provides discovery, access, harvesting and maintenance of web-based services metadata. It is deployed in a multi-tier arrangement of clients and servers. Discovery of services is provided through client Java classes enabling a client to locate service metadata quickly and effectively. Additionally, it has a metadata harvest process that will automatically ingest service metadata from OGC-compliant map servers.
Relational Gateway	A middle-tier product that provides Web applications with the ability to connect to relational databases that are maintained inside firewalls.
ESRI	The ESRI commercial WWW Site
Universal Systems Limited	The commercial Universal Systems Limited (USL) site. The developers of CARIS and CARIS++.
PCI Geomatics Group	The PCI Geomatics Group focuses on providing software solutions for the Geomatics market, specifically the remote sensing; digital photogrammetry; spatial analysis, forestry and land use management GIS; and cartographic editing sectors.
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Related Sites and Sources of Information - A collection of sites providing either background information or related data sets.
Canada Center for Remote Sensing	Established in 1971, CCRS is responsible for the acquisition of Earth observation data and for the development of remote sensing  applications and related methodologies and systems.
Canadian Ice Service	The Canadian Ice Service promotes safe and efficient maritime operations and protects Canada's environment by providing reliable and timely information about ice and iceberg conditions in Canadian waters.
Canadian Hydrographic Service	The Canadian Hydrographic Service was established in 1883 and is the Canadian government agency responsible for the production, sale and maintenance of official Marine Navigation Charts in both paper and electronic versions, and Nautical Publications including Sailing Directions and the Canadian Tide and Current Tables.
Hibernia Offshore Environmental Management	Percipio is the primary data management and dissemination system for all physical environmental data associated with the $6 billion Hibernia offshore oil production project.
Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing (AMRS)	AMRS is an international not-for-profit association which develops and promotes marine applications of remote sensing  technologies.  Formerly known as the ACRSO Association, AMRS disseminates technical information, engages in promotional and advocacy activities, maintains a network of 10,000 contacts,  focuses upon practical applications and fosters linkages with users.
ACZISC Database Directory	Version 3 of the Atlantic Coastal Zone Database Directory, compiled by the ACZISC, lists and describes 608 databases of relevance to  the integrated management and sustainable development of the coastal zone of Atlantic Canada. The database descriptions include such details as contact persons, availability, formats,  geo-referencing, scales, etc. The databases are maintained by governments (federal, provincial, municipal/regional), academic/research institutions, the private sector,  non-governmental  organizations, and non-profit organizations.
Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS)	The Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS) is a branch of Canada's Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). Its mandate is  to manage and archive physical and chemical oceanographic data collected by DFO Regions or acquired through various arrangements from Canadian researchers in government, university,   industry and from foreign research conducted in the major ocean areas adjacent to Canada. In carrying-out its mandate, MEDS provides data products and services to the marine community. Regional Institutes of DFO hold other types of physical and chemical data. MEDS can refer users to these regional databases.
Environment Canada's Green Lane	Environment Canada's award winning web site.
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