Exercise Four - Ed's Answers

I'm going to be posting my answers to the exercises and I invite everyone to critique them and let me know if my answers differ from your own so we can discuss the differences until we have agreement on a final, correct answer.

• Which part of the figure constitutes a data dictionary?
• I think part b) is the data dictionary.
• Which part of the figure constitutes a metadata?
• I think part c) is the metadata.
• Based on the information from the metadata, indicate if the GIS data file is completed.  Explain the reasons for yoru answer.
• I believe the GIS data file is not completed because the metadata says "in progress" adjacent and the right of the status word "Progress".  If the GIS data file was completed, I would guess that the metadata would say "Completed" or something to that effect rather than "in progress".