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Metadata_Data Description: [[TermDesc::This is a text file filled out by a person. Contains Abstract, Contact Information, Keywords and any other documentation that is needed in classifying or finding the service. This file is used by the Capabilities Processor which incorporates this metadata into capabilities and coverage description documents.]]

Glossary Domain: WCS

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All currently available field identifiers are listed below. please define every identifier only once. other identifiers will be ignored, input is case sensitive. the format is always <identifier>: <value>. whitespaces before and after <value> will be stripped. KEYWORDS can take a comma separated list that will then be included in the respective keyword tags empty lines and lines starting with "#" will be ignored.

Every provider should have wcs_capabilities.conf that lists keywords and contact information. The format is simple, copy one from the testprovider and edit it.

Metadata Data example

   # this file provides some information about the provider
   # and is incorporated into the respective WCS responses.
   # all currently available field identifiers are listed below.
   # please define every identifier only once.
   # other identifiers will be ignored, input is case sensitive.
   # the format is always <identifier>: <value>.
   # whitespaces before and after <value> will be stripped.
   # KEYWORDS can take a comma separated list that will then be
   # included in the respective keyword tags
   # empty lines and lines starting with "#" will be ignored.
   PROVIDER_TITLE: NASA
   PROVIDER_ABSTRACT: Some datasets provided by NASA.
   KEYWORDS: Domain:Aerosol,Platform:Satellite,Instrument:Unknown,DataType:Grid,Distributor:DataFed,Originator:NASA,TimeRes:Day,Vertical:Column,TopicCategory:climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
   FEES: NONE
   CONSTRAINTS: NONE
   PROVIDER_SITE: http://lpweb.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/modisserver?SERVICE=wcs&VERSION=1.0.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
   CONTACT_INDIVIDUAL: Todd Plessel
   CONTACT_PHONE: (919) 541-5500, (919) 541-5500
   CONTACT_STREET: 
   CONTACT_CITY: 
   CONTACT_ADM_AREA: 
   CONTACT_POSTCODE: 
   CONTACT_COUNTRY: 
   CONTACT_EMAIL: plessel.todd@epa.gov