Hi, Jenn.  Have you seen this: 
http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebraskamemories/metadata.pdf?  It's for Dublin 
Core, not MODS, but I think the documentation is pretty good.  I came 
across it searching for information on recording geographic coordinates.

Best,
Youn

At 03:59 PM 4/11/2007, you wrote:
>Hi all-
>
>My institution is thinking about our options for describing maps other
>than MARC in our OPAC. Has anybody here used MODS in any systematic way
>for sheet maps, digital or print? Or for any other types of maps,
>atlases, or GIS data for that matter, I suppose. I'd love to be able to
>show my group an example of what a MODS-based search for maps might look
>like.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jenn
>
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>Metadata Librarian
>Digital Library Program
>Indiana University - Bloomington
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Youn Noh
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