Send2NCEI

NESDIS Send2NCEI Forms and Instructions
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This document summarizes instructions and information collection instrument images for the
NESDIS Send2NCEI web application for NOAA Geospatial metadata.

Respondent Login screen
Each respondent must have a userid and password to use the Send2NCEI tool.

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New respondent must sign Send2NCEI user
agreement
Each respondent must agree to the terms and conditions of using Send2NCEI. User agreement
was coordinated through the US Department of Commerce Office of General Counsel.

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Respondent account information review
Each user provides a minimum of user name and email address to have an account in
Send2NCEI.

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Respondent selects action from individualized
dashboard
Each respondent has a personal dashboard that summarizes the current status of all
submission packages created by the respondent. The dashboard supports creating a new
response, editing a previously created but unsubmitted response, creating a copy of a previous
response for reuse, or deleting an unsubmitted response.

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Respondent creates new response
NESDIS Send2NCEI tool provides forms-driven entry for standard geospatial metadata on four
tabs. All data entry fields support free text entries and many data entry fields will provide
suggested entries from keyword tables after the first few letters are typed into a data entry field.
The right side of each page has additional guidance on what the fields mean and how to use
them. Additional detailed instructions are available by clicking on the Help button in the upper
right corner of each tab screen.

Tab 1: People and Projects

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Tab 2: Dates and Locations

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Tab 3: Data types

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Tab 4: Package Description

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Tab 5: Upload and Submit
The Upload and Submit tab summarizes the completion of each previous tab using badges
across the top of the page. If all required fields are completed, then there are no badges
presented. This tab also allows the respondent to add additional comments and to identify one
or more data files that will be attached to the collected geospatial metadata and sent to NCEI for
evaluation.
New information collection submission that is missing required information.

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New information collection submission that has no missing required information.

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