Data Management
Guidance Documents

Project Administration and Planning

Project Data Management Task List : List of data management tasks for natural resource projects. (PDF, 56KB, updated Aug 16, 2005)

Report Development

NCCN Field Guide to Publishing in the NR Series : Key information for publishing in the Natural Resource Publication (NR) Series (PDF, 249KB, updated Apr 12, 2011)

Product Development

GIS Development Guidelines : Procedures for creating GIS data sets. (PDF, 239KB, updated Jan 13, 2009)

GIS Naming Conventions : Naming guidelines for GIS-related folders, files, attribute tables, and fields. (PDF, 188KB, updated Apr 17, 2007)

GIS Product Specifications : Standards for GIS deliverables, including software compatibility, deliverable format, datum and projection standards. (PDF, 136KB, updated Apr 17, 2007)

GPS Data Acquisition and Processing : Standards for Global Positioning System use within the network. (PDF, 813KB, updated Jan 28, 2009)

Metadata Guidelines : Procedures for creating metadata for project data sets. (PDF, 192KB, updated Apr 18, 2007)

Metadata Interview Form : Used to collect information necessary to create FGDC- and NPS-compliant metadata. (DOC, 47KB, updated May 16, 2006)

Data and Product Delivery

Project Data Certification Form : To be filled out by project leads after data entry is complete and quality checks have been performed. (DOC, 33KB, updated May 16, 2006)

Sensitive Information Procedures : Methods for handling information about protected resources (PDF 53KB, updated Nov 15, 2007)

Other

Guidance Document Development Guidelines : An outline of the process for development and review of information management guidance documents. (PDF, 519KB, updated Jul 29, 2005)