EPA Metadata Style Guide Keywords and EPA Organization Names

Introduction

The following keywords and EPA organization names listed below, along with EPA’s Metadata Style Guide, are intended to provide suggestions and guidance to assist with the standardization of metadata records. Keywords (also known as Tags) are descriptive words that describe aspects of a dataset, including its subject, purpose, geographic extent, originator, etc. Keywords are used when creating EPA/ISO/POD-compliant metadata using EPA’s Metadata Editor (EME), publishing GeoPlatform web services and REST endpoints, and when adding content items to EPA’s GeoPlatform Online (GPO). Keywords assist in locating data when a search is performed. EPA organization names may be used in fields requiring the name of the Office, Region, or Research Laboratory.

Keywords

The following list of words and phrases (derived from EPA’s Metadata Technical Specification) should be considered potential keywords. This is not an exhaustive list. Specific datasets may require additional keywords not included in this list. Where allowed, take advantage of free text to create specific keywords that are not included in this list.

EPA Keywords
Agriculture Air Biology Boundaries and Base Data Chemicals Cleanup Climate Climate Change Compliance Conservation Contaminant Disaster Drinking Water Ecological Ecology Ecosystem Emergency Emergency Response Energy	Enforcement Environment Environmental Justice Estuary Exposure Facilities Grants Ground Water Hazards Health Human Impact Indicator Indoor Air Inspections Land Management Marine Modeling Monitoring	Natural Resources Permits Pesticides Quality Radiation Recreation Regulated Facilities Regulatory Remediation Response Risk Sites Spills Surface Water Sustainability Toxics Transportation Waste Water

ISO Keywords
biota boundaries climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere economy elevation environment farming	geoscientificInformation health imageryBaseMapsEarthCover inlandWaters intelligenceMilitary location oceans	planningCadastre society structure transportation utilitiesCommunication

PLACE KEYWORDS
United States Canada Mexico Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois	Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey	New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont	Virginia Virgin Islands Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Chesapeake Bay Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico Lake Champlain Long Island Sound Puget Sound San Francisco Bay South Florida

EPA Organization Names

In an effort to standardize the abbreviations of the office names, the following comprehensive list of approved office abbreviations is provided.

OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR:
OA OA, EAB OA, IO OA, OALJ OA, OCEM OA, OCEM, CMO OA, OCEM, CPOS OA, OCEM, IO OA, OCEM, PTOS OA, OCHP OA, OCHP, IO OA, OCHPEE, CAHPD OA, OCHPEE, EED OA, OCIR OA, OCIR, IMD OA, OCIR, IO OA, OCIR, OCA OA, OCIR, OIR OA, OCIR, OIR, IO OA, OCIR, OIR, NEPPS OA, OCIR, OIR, SL OA, OCIR, ORO OA, OCR OA, OCR, AEDS OA, OCR, ECRS	OA, OCR, ECS OA, OCR, IO OA, ODA OA, OEAEE OA, OEAEE, IO OA, OEAEE, OLRCP OA, OEAEE, OMMCT OA, OEAEE, OMR OA, OEAEE, OPE OA, OEAEE, OS OA, OEAEE, ODC OA, OES OA, OEX OA, OEX, ECS OA, OEX, IO OA, OEX, RMOS OA, OHS OA, OP OA, OP, IO OA, OP, NCEE OA, OP, NCEE, BAMDD OA, OP, NCEE, IO OA, OP, NCEE, RPSD OA, OP, NCEE, SPAD OA, OP, ORPM	OA, OP, ORPM, IO OA, OP, ORPM, PRAD OA, OP, ORPM, RMD OA, OP, OSC OA, OP, OSC, CARD OA, OP, OSC, CSSDD OA, OP, OSC, FSD OA, OP, OSC, IO OA, OP, OSEM OA, OP, OSEM, ESD OA, OP, OSEM, IESD OA, OP, OSEM, IO OA, OP, OSEM, PSS OA, OP, OSEM, SMD OA, OPEI, ASIS OA, OPEI, NCEI OA, OPEI, NCEI, IO OA, OPEI, NCEI, OBCI OA, OPEI, NCEI, OEPI OA, OPEI, RMS OA, OSBP OA, OSBP, IO OA, OSDBU, ODD OA, SAB OA, SAB, IO

OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION:
OAR, OAA OAR, OAA, CSIPS OAR, OAA, IO OAR, OAA, OPAR OAR, OAA, OPMO OAR, OAP OAR, OAP, CAMD OAR, OAP, CCD OAR, OAP, CPPD OAR, OAP, OD OAR, OAP, SPD OAR, OAQPS OAR, OAQPS, AQAD OAR, OAQPS, AQAD, AAMG OAR, OAQPS, AQAD, AQAG OAR, OAQPS, AQAD, AQMG OAR, OAQPS, AQAD, EIAG OAR, OAQPS, AQAD, IO OAR, OAQPS, AQAD, MTG OAR, OAQPS, AQPD OAR, OAQPS, AQPD, GSG OAR, OAQPS, AQPD, IO	OAR, OAQPS, AQPD, NSRG OAR, OAQPS, AQPD, OPG OAR, OAQPS, AQPD, SLPG OAR, OAQPS, CORE OAR, OAQPS, HEID OAR, OAQPS, HEID, AEG OAR, OAQPS, HEID, ASG OAR, OAQPS, HEID, ATAG OAR, OAQPS, HEID, CIMG OAR, OAQPS, HEID, IO OAR, OAQPS, HEID, RBG OAR, OAQPS, OD OAR, OAQPS, OID OAR, OAQPS, OID, CTPG OAR, OAQPS, OID, IO OAR, OAQPS, OID, IPOG OAR, OAQPS, OID, ITG OAR, OAQPS, OID, NADG OAR, OAQPS, OID, RDPAG OAR, OAQPS, PACS OAR, OAQPS, SPPD OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, NRG	OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, ESG OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, FIG OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, IO OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, MICG OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, MMG OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, MPG OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, PSG OAR, OAQPS, SPPD, RCG OAR, ORIA OAR, ORIA, IED OAR, ORIA, NAREL-MTG OAR, ORIA, OD OAR, ORIA, RIENL-LV OAR, ORIA, RPD OAR, ORIA, RSD OAR, OTAQ OAR, OTAQ, ASD OAR, OTAQ, ATD OAR, OTAQ, CD OAR, OTAQ, OD OAR, OTAQ, TATD OAR, OTAQ, TCD OAR, OTAQ, TRPD

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:
OARM OARM, OA OARM, OA, FMSD OARM, OA, IO OARM, OA, SHEMD OARM, OA, SMD OARM, OAA OARM, OAA, IO OARM, OAA, OPRM OARM, OAM OARM, OAM, CPOD OARM, OAM, HPOD OARM, OAM, IO	OARM, OAM, PTOD OARM, OAM, RTPPOD OARM, OAM, SRRPOD OARM, OARM-CINC OARM, OARM-CINC, FMSD OARM, OARM-CINC, HRMD OARM, OARM-CINC, HRMD-LV OARM, OARM-CINC, HRMD-LV, IO OARM, OARM-CINC, IO OARM, OARM-CINC, IRMD OARM, OARM-CINC-LV, HRSSC OARM, OARM-RTP OARM, OARM-RTP, FMSD OARM, OARM-RTP, HRMD	OARM, OARM-RTP, IO OARM, OARM-RTP, IRMD OARM, OGD OARM, OGD, GIAMD OARM, OGD, IO OARM, OGD, SDD OARM, OHR, EDSD OARM, OHR, ERD OARM, OHR, HCMD OARM, OHR, HQOPERS OARM, OHR, HRPD OARM, OHR, IO, PMT, LERS OARM, OHR, ITD

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:
OCFO OCFO, CEF OCFO, IO OCFO, OB OCFO, OB, FCPS OCFO, OB, IO OCFO, OB, MMAS OCFO, OB, RPROS OCFO, OB, SIMS OCFO, OB, TFAAS	OCFO, OC OCFO, OC, APBD OCFO, OC, FMD OCFO, OC, FSD OCFO, OC, IO OCFO, OC, SPIS OCFO, OETI OCFO, OETI, BDSS OCFO, OETI, IO OCFO, OETI, SPIS	OCFO, OFM OCFO, OFM, FPPS OCFO, OFM, FSS OCFO, OFM, IO OCFO, OFM, PCS OCFO, OFM, RAS OCFO, OFM, WCFS OCFO, OFS OCFO, OFS, CFC OCFO, OFS, IO OCFO, OFS, LVFC OCFO, OFS, OSS OCFO, OFS, RFC	OCFO, OPAA OCFO, OPAA, ACCTBLS OCFO, OPAA, AS OCFO, OPAA, BDSS OCFO, OPAA, IO OCFO, OPAA, PS OCFO, ORIM OCFO, OTS, AMS OCFO, OTS, BSS OCFO, OTS, IO OCFO, OTS, PES OCFO, OTS, RTP OCFO, OTS, WRS

OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION:
OCSPP OCSPP, OAA OCSPP, OAA, DAA OCSPP, OAA, IO OCSPP, OAA, OPMO OCSPP, OPP OCSPP, OPP, AD OCSPP, OPP, BEAD OCSPP, OPP, BPPD OCSPP, OPP, EFED	OCSPP, OPP, FEAD OCSPP, OPP, HED OCSPP, OPP, IO OCSPP, OPP, ITRMD OCSPP, OPP, PRD OCSPP, OPP, RD OCSPP, OPPT OCSPP, OPPT, CCD OCSPP, OPPT, EAD OCSPP, OPPT, EETD	OCSPP, OPPT, IMD OCSPP, OPPT, IO OCSPP, OPPT, NPCD OCSPP, OPPT, PPD OCSPP, OPPT, RAD OCSPP, OSCP OCSPP, OSCP, EACPD OCSPP, OSCP, HACPD OCSPP, OSCP, IO

OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE:
OECA OECA, FFEO OECA, HSD OECA, IO OECA, IO, ARMS OECA, IO, OEJ OECA, IO, OPPAC OECA, OAP, AMD OECA, OAP, BFMD OECA, OAP, IO OECA, OAP, ITD OECA, OAP, PLCD OECA, OC OECA, OC, AD OECA, OC, CAMPD OECA, OC, CASPD	OECA, OC, ETDD OECA, OC, IO OECA, OC, MAMPD OECA, OC, NETI OECA, OCE OECA, OCE, AED OECA, OCE, IO OECA, OCE, RED OECA, OCE, SLPD OECA, OCE, TPED OECA, OCE, WCED OECA, OCE, WED OECA, OCEFT OECA, OCEFT, CID OECA, OCEFT, HSD	OECA, OCEFT, IO OECA, OCEFT, LCD OECA, OCEFT, LCRMD OECA, OCEFT, NEIC OECA, OCEFT, RMS OECA, OFA OECA, OFA, ICAD OECA, OFA, IO OECA, OFA, NCD OECA, OSRE OECA, OSRE, IO OECA, OSRE, PPED OECA, OSRE, RSD

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION:
OEI OEI, OBOS OEI, OBOS, ISPD OEI, OBOS, HRAD OEI, OBOS, RPMD OEI, OCAPPM OEI, OCAPPM, CACD OEI, OCAPPM, PPED OEI, OCAPPM, PMD OEI, ODSTA OEI, ODSTA, TAPD OEI, ODSTA, DSD	OEI, OEIP OEI, OEIP, ERMD OEI, OEIP, ED OEI, OEIP, FLAD OEI, OEIP, EFD OEI, OEIP, RSD OEI, OEIP, EQMD OEI, OIM, IAASD OEI, OIM, DMS OEI, OIM, IESD OEI, OIM, IESD, IESB OEI, OIM, IESD, IESB, WCSD OEI, OIM, IESD, IEPB OEI, OISP	OEI, OITO OEI, OITO, WDOD OEI, OITO, EHD OEI, OITO, EHD, ADHPCB OEI, OITO, EHD, HSTB OEI, OITO, SBMD OEI, OITO, SBMD, SMB OEI, OITO, SBMD, CAB OEI, OITO, DSSD OEI, OITO, ECSD OEI, OITO, NSOD OEI, OITO, NSOD, NTB OEI, OITO, NSOD, SIMB

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL:
OGC, ADRLO OGC, ARLO OGC, CCILO OGC, CRFLO OGC, DGC OGC, GLO OGC, PTSLO OGC, RMO OGC, SWERLO OGC, WLO

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL:
OIG OIG, OA OIG, OC OIG, OCIHS OIG, OCIHS, IO OIG, OCPM OIG, OI	OIG, OMS OIG, OMS, CAPRC OIG, OMS, CENRC OIG, OMS, ERC OIG, OMS, NRC OIG, OMS, WRC OIG, OPE

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS:
OITA, AIEO OITA, OGAP OITA, OMIS OITA, ORBA

OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
ORD ORD, NCCT ORD, NCCT, IO ORD, NCEA ORD, NCEA, IO ORD, NCEA, IRISD ORD, NCEA, NCEA-CINC ORD, NCEA, NCEA-RTP ORD, NCEA, NCEA-WASH ORD, NCEA, ODD ORD, NCEA, PSS ORD, NCEA, RAFS ORD, NCER ORD, NCER, ASD ORD, NCER, HRFD ORD, NCER, IO ORD, NCER, IO-DD ORD, NCER, ODD ORD, NCER, PRD ORD, NCER, QAD ORD, NCER, RSD ORD, NCER, TED ORD, NERL ORD, NERL, AMAD ORD, NERL, EERD ORD, NERL, ERD ORD, NERL, ESD ORD, NERL, HEASD	ORD, NERL, IO ORD, NERL, IO-DD ORD, NERL, MCEARD ORD, NERL, ODD ORD, NHEERL ORD, NHEERL, ADE ORD, NHEERL, ADH ORD, NHEERL, AED ORD, NHEERL, ECD ORD, NHEERL, EMAP ORD, NHEERL, EPHD ORD, NHEERL, ETD ORD, NHEERL, GED ORD, NHEERL, HSD ORD, NHEERL, IO ORD, NHEERL, ISTD ORD, NHEERL, MED ORD, NHEERL, NTD ORD, NHEERL, POS ORD, NHEERL, RCU ORD, NHEERL, RPCS ORD, NHEERL, RTD ORD, NHEERL, TAD ORD, NHEERL, WED ORD, NHSRC ORD, NHSRC, DCMD ORD, NHSRC, IO ORD, NHSRC, TCAD ORD, NHSRC, WIPD	ORD, NRMRL ORD, NRMRL, APPCD ORD, NRMRL, GWERD ORD, NRMRL, IO-ETAVO ORD, NRMRL, IO-IO ORD, NRMRL, IO-LSAS ORD, NRMRL, IO-ROS ORD, NRMRL, IO-TCOS ORD, NRMRL, LRPCD ORD, NRMRL, STD ORD, NRMRL, WSWRD ORD, OAA, ORMA ORD, OAA, OSA ORD, OAA, OSP ORD, OARS ORD, OARS, BED ORD, OARS, EMD ORD, OARS, HRD ORD, OARS, IO ORD, OARS, OPARM ORD, OARS, TMD ORD, OSIM ORD, OSIM, ASD ORD, OSIM, CSD ORD, OSIM, EOD ORD, OSIM, IMSD ORD, OSIM, IO ORD, OSIM, PMSD

OFFICE OF LAND AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
OLEM OLEM, OAA OLEM, OCPA OLEM, FFRRO OLEM, OBLR OLEM, OBLR, BMT OLEM, OBLR, GMT OLEM, OBLR, PROT OLEM, OEM OLEM, OEM, RID OLEM, OEM, PROD OLEM, OEM, IO	OLEM, OEM, NDT OLEM, OEM, NPPD OLEM, OEM, POCD OLEM, OEM, RPDD OLEM, OMIS OLEM, OPM OLEM, OPM, IMDQS OLEM, OPM, PARMS OLEM, OPM, ARMS OLEM, ORCR OLEM, ORCR, MRWMD	OLEM, ORCR, PIID OLEM, ORCR, OPMCA OLEM, ORCR, RCSD OLEM, OSRTI OLEM, OSRTI, RMD OLEM, OSRTI, ARD OLEM, OSRTI, TIFSD OLEM, OSRTI, ERT OLEM, OUST OLEM, OUST, CRD OLEM, OUST, MCD OLEM, OUST, RPD

OFFICE OF WATER:
OW OW, NAIEO OW, OAA OW, OAA, AIEO OW, OAA, IO OW, OGWDW OW, OGWDW, DWPD OW, OGWDW, IO OW, OGWDW, SRMD OW, OGWDW, WSD	OW, OST OW, OST, EAD OW, OST, HECD OW, OST, IO OW, OST, SHPD OW, OWM OW, OWM, IO OW, OWM, MSD OW, OWM, WPD	OW, OWOW OW, OWOW, AWPD OW, OWOW, IO OW, OWOW, OCPD OW, OWOW, WLD

REGIONAL OFFICES AND PROGRAMS:
REG 01 REG 01, OARM REG 01, OEME REG 01, OEP REG 01, OES REG 01, ORA REG 01, OSRR REG 02 REG 02, CEPD REG 02, DECA REG 02, DEPP REG 02, DESA REG 02, ERRD REG 02, OPM REG 02, ORA REG 02, PAD REG 03 REG 03, APD REG 03, EAID REG 03, HSCD REG 03, LCD REG 03, ORA REG 03, PM REG 03, WPD	REG 04 REG 04, APTMD REG 04, OEA REG 04, OPM REG 04, ORA REG 04, RCRA REG 04, SESD REG 04, SUPERFUND REG 04, WMD REG 04, WPD REG 05 REG 05, ARD REG 05, LCD REG 05, ORA REG 05, OSEC REG 05, RMD REG 05, SFD REG 05, WD REG 06 REG 06, BOO REG 06, CAED REG 06, MD	REG 06, MPPD REG 06, OEA REG 06, ORA REG 06, ORC REG 06, SD REG 06, WQPD REG 07 REG 07, AWMD REG 07, ESD REG 07, ORA REG 07, PM REG 07, SD REG 07, WWPD REG 08 REG 08, OECEJ REG 08, OEPR REG 08, OPRA REG 08, ORA REG 08, ORA, MO REG 08, ORA, OCPI REG 08, ORA, ORC REG 08, OTMS	REG 09 REG 09, AIR REG 09, CED REG 09, MTS REG 09, ORA REG 09, ORC REG 09, SFD REG 09, WST REG 09, WTR REG 10 REG 10, ECL REG 10, OAWT REG 10, OCE REG 10, OE REG 10, OEA REG 10, OETPA REG 10, OMP REG 10, ORC REG 10, OW