The Metadata Wizard is an extremely useful tool designed to facilitate FGDC metadata creation for spatial and some non-spatial datasets. It is distributed as an ESRI toolbox. It is written in a combination of VB.net forms, ArcObjects, and arcpy code. This limits the usage to Windows computers with ArcGIS installed.
This project aims to recreate and extend the current functionality using an open-source Python based architecture which will allow for use by people who do not have an installation of ArcMap on their computer.
Although this software program has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS or the U.S. Government as to the accuracy and functioning of the program and related program material nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith.