The MARIS toolkit contains everything partners need to get started, in a single .zip file. Included in the toolkit are: A "20 questions" document to help you create FGDC compliant metadata for the dataset(s) you are contributing. The MARIS master metadata .xml file. A .xml stylesheet (NBII_classic.xml) for use with the master metadata file. The latest MARIS Developer template (Access 2003 format). A excel spreadsheet (Data definitions) which list all of the fields in every table. Guidelines on best practices and procedures for extracting your data to the MARIS format (.pdf file). To contribute your data to the MARIS effort, first please contact the MARIS coordinator to formally enroll in the MARIS effort.
Service definition used to drive the MARIS application at marisdata.org. MARIS is an internet-based information sharing network that allows multiple states to provide a common set of variables via a single web interface. MARIS is not a "dataset" but rather links specific content of multiple states' datasets. MARIS does not capture all of the information from each state's aquatic dataset only a subset of data collected as part of aquatic species sampling surveys. The MARIS structure was developed by a consortium of state fish and wildlife agencies and implemented through contracts with various universities. In the past, federal agency partners have provided the core funding for developing and implementing MARIS as...
