Geospatial metadata standards include multiple elements for contacts - persons or organizations that play some kind of role in the creation or maintenance of the resource. Although many metadata profiles require listing multiple contact types/roles, they are often the same entity. This post lists the main contact types in use, and their locations in the ISO 19139 and FGDC CSDGM standards. Point of Contact This is the person/organization that the user should contact for questions. This contact type should include an address, email, and phone number. Their role in the creation or maintenance of the resource is not specified here- it is just an all-purpose contact for the resource. ISO ⇨ MD_DataIdentification.gmd:pointOfContact FGDC ⇨ 1.9-10 Metadata Point of Contact This is the person/organization that is responsible for the metadata. They are not necessarily part of the publisher or distributor organization. They are the person to contact for problem
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