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Meta-data driven ingestion can be implemented on AWS Glue by following these steps:

1. Define the metadata schema: Decide on the metadata schema that will be used for the ingestion process. This schema should capture all the relevant information about the data being ingested, such as file format, encoding, column names, data types, and any other relevant metadata.

2. Create a metadata catalog: AWS Glue provides a metadata catalog that can be used to store and manage metadata about data assets. You can create a database in the metadata catalog and define tables with the appropriate schema to describe the data being ingested.

3. Configure a crawler: A crawler can be configured to automatically discover and catalog data assets in various storage systems such as Amazon S3, RDS, and JDBC data sources. The crawler uses the metadata schema to infer the structure of the data and creates table definitions in the metadata catalog.

4. Create an ETL job: An ETL job can be created to transform the data from its original format to a desired output format. AWS Glue provides a visual ETL tool that can be used to create transformation scripts using a drag-and-drop interface. The ETL job can be configured to utilize the metadata catalog to discover the source and target data and dynamically generate the transformation logic based on the metadata.

5. Schedule the job: The ETL job can be scheduled to run automatically at specified intervals or triggered by an event such as the arrival of new data. The job can be configured to read the metadata schema to discover the data source and target, and apply the appropriate transformation logic dynamically based on the metadata.

Implementing metadata driven ingestion in AWS Glue can simplify the ingestion process and reduce the need for manual intervention. It also improves data quality by ensuring that the metadata is accurate and consistent across different data sources.