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

The NCCN reporting guidelines and template documents have been superseded by the Natural Resource Technical Report Draft and associated .dot template available at: Natural Resource Publications Management Website

Product Development

GIS Development Guidelines : Procedures for creating GIS data sets. (PDF, 307KB, updated Apr 17, 2007)

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, 831KB, updated Apr 17, 2007)

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)