Frequently Asked Questions: DFIRM Tools – DFIRM Metadata Builder

Why do I get the "Either the HORIZONTAL DATUM or the PROJECTION in the study_info table does not match…" termination error when trying to build metadata?

Either the HORIZONTAL DATUM or the PROJECTION in the study_info table does not match the projection specifications according to the PROJECTION ZONE from Study_Info and in 1_Projection look-up table.
Cannot generate a metadata at this point.

The horizontal datum and/or projection in the Study_Info table do not match the projection information designated by the domain value in the Projection Zone field. To synchronize all of the projection information in the Study_Info table, use the DFIRM Layer Data Loader tool to add the Study_Info table to your project. Enter an editing session, select the record in the Study_Info table, and use the Attribute Selected Features tool on the GeoPop toolbar to edit the Datum, Projection, and Projection Zone values in the Study_Info table to match. Once you have saved the edits to the table, stop editing, and start creating your metadata file again.

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