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+name: Add Support For New Metadata Type
+about: For adding support for a new type of metadata
+title: "[METADATA]"
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Describe the type of metadata you want to read:**
+???
+
+**List some applications that read and write this metadata:**
+???
+
+**List the authorities or organizations that use and standardize this metadata:**
+???
+
+**URL for example WAVE file with this metadata:**
+???
+
+**(Optional) Four-character code identifier for this metadata (if known):**
+???
+
+**(Optional) URLs for documentation of this metadata:**
+???