The NBII operates the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
clearinghouse for biological and ecological metadata. The Department
of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory manages the NBII Metadata
Clearinghouse. Users can access the Clearinghouse through this link to
search for metadata for datasets, geospatial data layers, projects,
reports, and other products that have been described using FGDC
Metadata and the Biological Data Profile.