NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Station
Dataset Summary
| Agency: | Department of the Interior |
| Sub-Agency: | National Park Service |
| Category: | Geography and Environment |
| Date Released: | 2003 |
| Date Updated: | 20090529 |
| Time Period: | This is an ongoing, accumulative information system covering time intervals for 390+ parks and the NPS itself. |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Description: | Scope: National. NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Station information system manages images and archives of images as well as documents described by linked metadata and provides cross-repository searching of library catalogs within and external to the NPS. The NPS Focus system is composed of two separate but integrated subsystems: * The NPS Focus Digital Library is a digital resource metadata and file management system. It can be used to store images and documents for search and display through the NPS Focus GUI or as a web service to other systems. * NPS Focus Research Station provides a portal to search across numerous NPS systems including its own digital library of images and documents. (more) |
Dataset Information
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Raw Data Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Other |
| Keywords | National Park Service, image, document, library, catalog, National Register of Historic Places, Facilities Management, Project Management Information System, Recovery Act, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, ARRA |
| Unique ID | 99 |
Contributing Agency Information
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Citation
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NPS Focus Information System, Resource Information Services Division, National Information Systems Center, Office of the Chief Information Officer, National Park Service, http://npsfocus.nps.gov.
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| Agency Program Page | Resource Information Management Division |
| Agency Data Series Page | No external landing page - use http://npsfocus.nps.gov. Internal landing page is http://inside.nps.gov |
Dataset Coverage
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Unit of Analysis
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Object, document, or collection of related objects or documents.
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| Granularity | Longitude/latitude |
| Geographic Coverage | National Park Service system-wide which includes all of U.S. and affiliated sites worldwide. |
Data Description
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Collection Mode
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Person/computer, web.
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| Data Collection Instrument | http://dataentry.focus.nps.gov/login.jsp |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | http://focus.inside.nps.gov/docs/guide/metadata/index.html |
Additional Dataset Documentation
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Technical Documentation
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Not Relevant
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| Additional Metadata | NPS Systems Inventory (internal access only): http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=SystemsInventoryDetails&SystemID=107483753&SysAcronym=; NPS Focus 'About' page: http://focus.inside.nps.gov/docs/Inside/About.html; NPS Focus Help System: http://focus.inside.nps.gov/docs/Inside/Help.html. |
OMB Control No. 3090-0284
