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Spatial Metadata

Adding spatial metadata helps downstream users understand where your data was collected or applied.

Selecting Common Locations

You can add commonly used locations (for example, the Contiguous United States or "CONUS") to your draft dataset:

Selecting Common Locations

Searching the Catalog for Locations

You can also search the MSD-LIVE data repository catalog for a specific location to use:

Searching the Catalog for Locations

Entering Custom Locations

If you need to define the spatial coverage yourself, you can enter a custom location:

Entering Custom Locations

Adding Spatial Metadata to a Published Record

Spatial metadata can also be added to an already published dataset:

Adding Spatial Metadata to a Published Record