Metacat

      <tr><td align="left"><span class="emphasis">Data [%IF cfg =='nceas'%] Repository [% ELSE %] Registry [% END %] Form</td></tr>

      <tr><td align="left"><span class="regtext">Use this form to submit a new data set description for

         inclusion in the [%IF cfg =='nceas'%] repository [% ELSE %] registry [% END %].</span>

		 		<span class="regtext">  For those wishing to make public metadata entries not associated with 

					ESA, <a href="http://knb.ecoinformatics.org">The Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity</a> runs a

					metadata registry available to the greater scientific community.

        page.</span></td></tr>

      <tr><td></td></tr>

		<tr><td align="left"><span class="regtext">After you submit, watch for e-mail 

			sent by the ESA moderator regarding whether your data set description needs revision, has been denied or has been accepted.</span>

		</td></tr>

					Many scientists will already have accounts in the KNB, especially those 

					from institutions like NCEAS and LTER. If you already have an account 

					please use that existing account rather than creating a new one.</p>

				<p><span class="greenbold">Step 3: Register Data</span><br />

					Fill out the <a href="http://data.esa.org/cgi-bin/register-dataset.cgi?cfg=esa">ESA Data Registry Form</a>

					A page titled "Success" will appear when the form has been successfully submitted.             </p>