Documenting People and Organizations
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People
Connecting people to datasets is an important role of metadata
Role
function performed by the responsible party
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Role | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:Role | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode |
Position Name
Name of the job or position in an organization
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /Collection/Contacts/Contact/ContactPersons/ContactPerson/JobPosition | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:positionName/gco:CharacterString |
First Name
First name of the individual
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:First_Name | /Collection/Contacts/Contact/ContactPersons/ContactPerson/FirstName | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/gco:CharacterString |
Middle Name
Middle name of the individual
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Middle_Name | /Collection/Contacts/Contact/ContactPersons/ContactPerson/MiddleName | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/gco:CharacterString |
Last Name
Last name of the individual
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Last_Name | /Collection/Contacts/Contact/ContactPersons/ContactPerson/LastName | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/gco:CharacterString |
Email address of the individual or organization
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Email | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationEmails/echo:Email | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString |
Hours of Service
Time period (including time zone) when individuals can contact the organisation or individual
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:HoursOfService | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:hoursOfService/gco:CharacterString |
Contact Instructions
Supplemental instructions on how or when to contact the individual or organisation
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:Instructions | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:contactInstructions/gco:CharacterString |
Phone
Telephone numbers at which the organisation or individual may be contacted
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Phone | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationPhones/echo:Phone[echo:type='voice]'/echo:Number | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:phone/gmd:CI_Telephone/gmd:voice/gco:CharacterString |
Fax
Telephone numbers at which the organisation or individual may be contacted via facsimile (fax)
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Fax | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationPhones/echo:Phone[echo:type='fax]'/echo:Number | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:phone/gmd:CI_Telephone/gmd:facsimile/gco:CharacterString |
Address
Address line for the location
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Contact_Address/dif:Address | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationAddresses/echo:Address/echo:StreetAddress | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:deliveryPoint/gco:CharacterString |
City
City of the location
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Contact_Address/dif:City | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationAddresses/echo:Address/echo:City | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:city/gco:CharacterString |
Province or State
Province, state, or other administrative area of the location
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Contact_Address/dif:Province_or_State | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationAddresses/echo:Address/echo:StateProvince | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:administrativeArea/gco:CharacterString |
Postal_Code
Zip code or other postal code for the location
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Contact_Address/dif:Postal_Code | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationAddresses/echo:Address/echo:PostalCode | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:postalCode/gco:CharacterString |
Country
Country of the location
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Contact_Address/dif:Country | /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationAddresses/echo:Address/echo:Country | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:coountry/gco:CharacterString |
Web Page
On-line information that can be used to contact the individual or organisation
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource |
Organization Name
Name of the organization
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationName | //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString |
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Citations
Citations in metadata provide important information about how users should cite the data or service that is described by the metadata. In addition, they can provide connection to relevant materials that can not be included in the metadata.
Complete Citation
Complete citation for the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Collection/echo:CitationForExternalPublication |
Title
Title of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString | /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title | dcterms:title |
Alternate Title
Alternate title of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:alternateTitle/gco:CharacterString |
Identifier
Identifier for the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString |
Author
Author of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'author'] | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_name] | concat(/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:surName/eml:text,’ ‘,/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:givenName/eml:text) | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin | dcterms:creator |
Author / Originator World Wide Web Address
The World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
//gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
= 'author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL |
/nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_url] |
Editor
Editor of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Editor | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'editor'] |
Series Title
Title of a series that includes the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Series_Name | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:collectiveTitle/gco:CharacterString |
Publication Date
Date of publication of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date | /eml:dataset/eml:pubDate/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubdate | dcterms:dateSubmitted |
Revision Date
Date of revision of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date |
Creation Date
Date of creation of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date |
Publisher
Publisher of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'publisher'] |
Publication Place
Place of publication of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Place | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address |
Version
Version of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Version | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:edition/gco:CharacterString |
Version Date
Date of the version of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Version | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:editionDate/gco:DateTime | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:edition |
Volume
Volume of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Volume |
Issue
Issue of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Issue | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:series/gmd:CI_Series/gmd:issueIdentification:/gco:CharacterString |
Pages
Pages of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Pages | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:series/gmd:CI_Series/gmd:page/gco:CharacterString |
ISBN
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:ISBN | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:ISBN |
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:ISSN |
Report Number
Report number of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Report_Number |
Other Citation Details
Other information about the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Report_Number | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:otherCitationDetails/gco:CharacterString | /eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:surName/eml:text |
Presentation Form
Form of the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Data_Presentation_Form | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:presentationForm/CI_PresentationFormCode | /fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:formname | /fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:geoform |
Online Resource
Online Resource for the cited resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Online_Resource | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource |
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Dataset / Granule / Metadata Identifiers
The importance of unique identifiers for data is well understood in terms of data citation and unambiguous attribution. As metadata are shared between National and International repositories it is becoming increasing important to be able to unambiguously identify and refer to
specific records. This requirement is facilitated by including an identifier for metadata and data in the metadata.
Some mechanism must exist for ensuring that these identifiers are unique. This is accomplished by specifying the naming authority or namespace for the identifier. It is the
responsibility of the manager of the namespace to ensure that the identifiers in that namespace are unique.
Metadata Record Identifier
A unique identifier for the metadata record
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:Entry_Id | /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString |
Dataset Identifier
A unique identifier for the dataset
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI | /echo:Collection/echo:DataSetId | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=id] | /catalog/dataset/@ID |
Naming Authority
The organization responsible for the maintenance of the identifier (namespace)
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:authority | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=naming_authority] | /catalog/dataset/@ID |
Parent Identifier
A unique identifier for a parent dataset or collection
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:parentIdentifier/gco:CharacterString |
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Text Search
Text searches are a very important mechanism for data discovery. This group includes attributes that contain descriptive text that could be the target of these searches. Some of these attributes, for example title and summary, might also be displayed in the results of text
searches.
Title
A short description of the dataset.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /DIF/Entry_Title | /Collection/ShortName>/Collection/LongName | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=title] | /catalog/dataset/@name | /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title | dcterms:title |
Abstract
A paragraph describing the dataset.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /DIF/Summary/Abstract | /Collection/Description | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=summary] | metadata/documentation[@type=summary] | /eml:dataset/eml:abstract/eml:descendant | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract | dcterms:description |
Purpose
A paragraph describing the original purpose for collecting the dataset.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /DIF/Summary/Purpose | /Collection/SuggestedUsage | METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > CollectionAssociation > CollectionAssociationContainer.CollectionUse | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:purpose/gco:CharacterString | /eml:dataset/eml:project/eml:title/eml:text | /fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:purpose |
Keyword
A comma separated list of key words and phrases.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
/dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category > //dif:Parameters/dif:Topic > //dif:Parameters/dif:Term > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1
> //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2 > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3 > //dif:Parameters/dif: >
//dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3
|
/
echo:Collection/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword>//echo:TopicKeyword>//echo:TermKeyword>//echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel3Keyword>//echo:DetailedVariableKeyword |
METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > DisciplineTopicParameters > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSDisciplineKeyword > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSParameterKeyword
> DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTermKeyword >
DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTopicKeyword
|
/*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keywords] | /eml:dataset/eml:keywordSet/eml:keyword/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey |/fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey | dcterms:subject |
Keyword Vocabulary
If you are following a guideline for the words/phrases in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keyword_vocabulary] |
Standard Name Vocabulary
The name of the controlled vocabulary from which variable standard names are taken.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/attribute/@name=standard_name |
Lineage
Provides an audit trail for modifications to the original data.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:statement/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=history] |
Other Information
Miscellaneous information about the data.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:otherCitationDetails/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=comment] | /fgdc:taxoncl/fgdc:taxonrv[../fgdc:taxonrn=’Class’] |
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Spatial and Temporal Search
This basic extent information supports spatial/temporal searches that are increasingly important as the number of map based search interfaces increases. Many of the attributes included in this spiral can be calculated from the data if the file is compliant with the NetCDF Climate
and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention. Describes a simple latitude, longitude, vertical and temporal bounding box. For
a more detailed geospatial coverage, see the suggested geospatial attributes. Further refinement of the geospatial bounding box can be provided by using these units and
resolution attributes. Many of these extent attributes are calculated using the CF-Conventions.
Site
The name or description of the physical location where the data were collected
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:descgeog |
Southernmost Latitude
The southernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:SouthBoundingCoordinate | METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > Spatial > SpatialDomainContainer > HorizontalSpatialDomainContainer > BoundingRectangle.SouthBoundingCoordinate | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_lat_min] | /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:southBoundingCoordinate/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:southbc |
Northernmost Latitude
The northernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:NorthBoundingCoordinate | METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > Spatial > SpatialDomainContainer > HorizontalSpatialDomainContainer > BoundingRectangle.NorthBoundingCoordinate | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_lat_max] | /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:northBoundingCoordinate/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:northbc |
Latitude Dimension Length
The number of divisions on the latgitude axis
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo/gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation/gmd:axisDimensionProperties/gmd:MD_Dimension/gmd:dimensionSize/gco:Integer | /nc:netcdf/nc:dimension[@name=lat]/@length |
Latitude Resolution
The average distance between divisions on the longitude axis
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo/gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation/gmd:axisDimensionProperties/gmd:MD_Dimension/gmd:resolution/gco:Measure | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_lat_resolution] |
Westernmost Longitude
The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate | METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > Spatial > SpatialDomainContainer > HorizontalSpatialDomainContainer > BoundingRectangle.EastBoundingCoordinate | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_lon_min] | /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:westBoundingCoordinate/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:westbc |
Easternmost Longitude
The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate | METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > Spatial > SpatialDomainContainer > HorizontalSpatialDomainContainer > BoundingRectangle.EastBoundingCoordinate | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_lon_max] | /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:eastBoundingCoordinate/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:eastbc |
Longitude Dimension Length
The number of divisions on the longitude axis
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo/gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation/gmd:axisDimensionProperties/gmd:MD_Dimension/gmd:dimensionSize/gco:Integer | /nc:netcdf/nc:dimension[@name=lon]/@length |
Longitude Resolution
The average distance between divisions on the longitude axis
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo/gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation/gmd:axisDimensionProperties/gmd:MD_Dimension/gmd:resolution/gco:Measure | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_lon_resolution] |
Start Time
The start of the bounding time period
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Start_Date | /echo:Collection/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:BeginningDateTime | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=time_coverage_start] | /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:temporalCoverage/eml:rangeOfDates/eml:beginDate/eml:calendarDate/eml:text |
End Time
The end of the bounding time period
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Stop_Date | /echo:Collection/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:EndingDateTime | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition | /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@name=time_coverage_end] | /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:temporalCoverage/eml:rangeOfDates/eml:endDate/eml:calendarDate/eml:text |
Vertical Minimum
The minimum height of the bounding rectangle
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Altitude | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:minimumValue/gco:Real | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_vertical_min] |
Vertical Maximum
The maximum height of the bounding rectangle
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Altitude | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:maximumValue/gco:Real | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_vertical_max] |
Vertical Dimension Length
The number of divisions on the vertical axis
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo/gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation/gmd:axisDimensionProperties/gmd:MD_Dimension/gmd:dimensionSize/gco:Integer | /nc:netcdf/nc:dimension[@name=altitude]/@length |
Vertical Resolution
The average distance between divisions on the vertical axis
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Resolution/dif:Vertical_Resolution | /*/gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo/gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation/gmd:axisDimensionProperties/gmd:MD_Dimension/gmd:resolution/gco:Measure | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=geospatial_vertical_resolution] |
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Creator Search
This group includes attributes that could support searches for people/institutions/projects that are responsible for datasets. This information is also critical for the correct attribution of the people and institutions that produce datasets.
Author / Originator
The principal author of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_name] | concat (//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:givenName/eml:text,’ ‘,//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:surName/eml:text) | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin |
Originating Organization
The organization responsible for creating the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=institution] | /eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:organizationName/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo/fgdc:cntperp/fgdc:cntorg |
Author / Originator Email Address
The electronic mail address of the principal author of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
= 'author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString |
/nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_email] |
Author / Originator World Wide Web Address
The World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_url] |
Creation Date
The date the resource was created
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/gco:Date | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=date_created] |
Modification Date
The date the resource was modified
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/gco:Date | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=date_modified] |
Issue Date
The date the resource was issued
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/gco:Date | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=date_issued] |
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Online Resources
All of these approaches to describing online resources include properties that make links more self-explanatory and easier to use.
URL
Address of the online resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/URL | echo:OnlineAccessURLs/echo:OnlineAccessURL/echo:URL | //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL | /eml:dataset/eml:distribution/eml:online/eml:url/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:onlink | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:browse/fgdc:browsen |
Online Resource Description
A brief description of the online resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/dif:Description | echo:OnlineAccessURLs/echo:OnlineAccessURL/echo:URLDescription | //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:description/gco:CharacterString |
Online Resource Function
A description of the function of the online resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:description/gco:CharacterString |
Online Resource Name/Title
A name or title of the online resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/dif:URL_Content_Type/dif:Type > /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/dif:URL_Content_Type/dif:Subtype | //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString |
Format of the Online Resource
Identify the format of the online resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| echo:OnlineAccessURLs/echo:OnlineAccessURL/MimeType | //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:applicationProfile/gco:CharacterString |
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Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
The Open Geospatial Consortium Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) standard defines eleven "Core Queryables" that must be supported in any compliant implementation. Profiles of CSW map these queryables to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects.
Subject
The topic of the content of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
/dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category > //dif:Parameters/dif:Topic > //dif:Parameters/dif:Term > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1
> //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2 > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3 > //dif:Parameters/dif: >
//dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3
|
/
echo:Collection/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword>//echo:TopicKeyword>//echo:TermKeyword>//echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel3Keyword>//echo:DetailedVariableKeyword |
METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > DisciplineTopicParameters > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSDisciplineKeyword > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSParameterKeyword
> DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTermKeyword >
DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTopicKeyword
|
/*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keywords] | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey |/fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey |
Title
A name given to the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title | /echo:Collection/echo:LongName | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString | /eml:dataset/eml:title/text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title | dcterms:title |
Abstract
A summary of the content of the resource.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract | /echo:Collection/echo:Description | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=summary] | thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type=summary] | /eml:dataset/eml:abstract/eml:descendant | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract | dcterms:description |
Any Text
A target for full-text search of character data types in a catalogue
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| Whole resource text |
Format
The physical or digital manifestation of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format | /echo:Collection/echo:DataFormat | /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name |
Identifier
A unique reference to the record within the catalogue (Metadata Identifier)
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:Entry_Id | /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString |
Modified
Date on which the record was created or updated within the catalogue
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:DIF_Creation_Date | /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date |
Type
The nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type can include general categories, genres or aggregation levels of content.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode |
Bounding Box
A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage | /echo:Collection/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox |
Coordinate Reference System (CRS)
Geographic Coordinate Reference System (Authority and ID) for the BoundingBox
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:code |
Association
Complete statement of a one-to-one relationship
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString |
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Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Returnable Properties
The Open Geospatial Consortium Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) standard defines eleven "Core Queryables" that must be supported in any compliant implementation. Profiles of CSW map these queryables to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects.
Title
A name given to the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title | /echo:Collection/echo:LongName | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString | /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text | /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title | dcterms:title |
Creator
Creator of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
= 'author'] |
/nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_name] |
Subject
The topic of the content of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
/dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category > //dif:Parameters/dif:Topic > //dif:Parameters/dif:Term > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1
> //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2 > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3 > //dif:Parameters/dif: >
//dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3
|
/echo:Collection/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword>//echo:TopicKeyword>//echo:TermKeyword>//echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel3Keyword>//echo:DetailedVariableKeyword | METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > DisciplineTopicParameters > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSDisciplineKeyword > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSParameterKeyword
> DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTermKeyword >
DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTopicKeyword
|
/*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keywords] |
Description
A summary of the content of the resource.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract | /echo:Collection/echo:Description | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString | /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=summary] | thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type=summary] |
Publisher
Publisher of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
= 'publisher'] |
Contributor
Contributor to the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
//gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
= 'author'] |
/nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_name] |
Date
The date of a creation or update event of the catalogue record.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:DIF_Creation_Date | //gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date |
Type
The nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type can include general categories, genres or aggregation levels of content.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode |
Format
The physical or digital manifestation of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format | /echo:Collection/echo:DataFormat | //gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name |
Identifier
A unique reference to the record within the catalogue (Metadata Identifier)
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:Entry_Id | //gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString |
Source
A reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source//gmd:description |
Language
Language of the metadata
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:language/gco:CharacterString |
Relation
A reference to a related resource.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation |
Coverage
The spatial extent or scope of the content of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage | /echo:Collection/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox |
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode |
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Catalog Service for the Web (CSW) Additional Queryable Properties
Additional queryable properties defined in the ISO Profile of CSW (Table 10)
Revision Date
Date of revision of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date |
Alternate Title
Alternate title of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:alternateTitle/gco:CharacterString |
Creation Date
Date of creation of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date |
Publication Date
Date of publication of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date | //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date |
Organization Name
Name of the organization providing the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationName | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString |
Has Security Constraints
Are there any security constraints?
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:identificationInfo///gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_SecurityConstraints |
Language
Language of the metadata
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:language/gco:CharacterString |
Resource Identifier
Identifier of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString |
Parent Identifier
A unique identifier for a parent dataset or collection
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| //gmd:parentIdentifier/gco:CharacterString |
Keyword Type
Methods used to group similar keywords
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/dif:URL_Content_Type/dif:Type > /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/dif:URL_Content_Type/dif:Subtype | //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode |
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Resource and Metadata Constraints
Constraints on the use of the resource and metadata
Resource Access Constraints
Information about any constraints for accessing the data set. This includes any special restrictions, legal prerequisites, limitations and/or warnings on obtaining the data set. Some words that may be used in this field include: Public, In-house, Limited, Additional detailed
instructions on how to access the data can be entered in this field.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints | /echo:Collection/echo:RestrictionFlag | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode |
Resource Use Constraints
Information about how the data may or may not be used after access is granted to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property. This includes any special restrictions, legal prerequisites, terms and conditions, and/or limitations on using the data set. Data
providers may request acknowledgement of the data from users and claim no responsibility for quality and completeness
of data.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints | /echo:Collection/echo:RestrictionFlag | /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString |
Metadata Access Constraints
Information about any constraints for accessing the data set. This includes any special restrictions, legal prerequisites, limitations and/or warnings on obtaining the data set. Some words that may be used in this field include: Public, In-house, Limited, Additional detailed
instructions on how to access the data can be entered in this field.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode |
Metadata Use Constraints
Information about how the data may or may not be used after access is granted to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property. This includes any special restrictions, legal prerequisites, terms and conditions, and/or limitations on using the data set. Data
providers may request acknowledgement of the data from users and claim no responsibility for quality and completeness
of data.
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString |
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Distribution Information
Information about the distribution of the resource
Media
Media on which the resource is available
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Media | /echo:Collection/echo:DataFormat | /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name |
Resource Cost or Fees
Cost associated with access to the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Fees | /echo:Collection/echo:Price | /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionOrderProcess/gmd:MD_StandardOrderProcess/gmd:fees/gco:CharacterString |
Format
The physical or digital manifestation of the resource
| DIF | ECHO | ECS | ISO | netCDF | THREDDS | OGC-SOS | EML | FGDC | Dryad |
| /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format | /echo:Collection/echo:DataFormat | /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name |
