I figured as much. Thanks for the response!

To clarify - my main problem is that I don't know how to use the .geo and .meta data. I imagine this is intentional but is it possible to extract or import those 2 files into an SQL database?

I am doing a project for my undergraduate senior thesis (computer science). The project involves a mapping service that I have integrated with a meta data tool. The tool allows any public user to add data to our site ( http://rmms-space1.ad.uiuc.edu/website/rmms-meta/viewer.htm ). The site is then v...