ECS Recommendations
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
SPACE HOLDER FOR DESCRIPTION
ECS for Data Discovery - Recommended
This spiral includes the attributes recommended for use with the NASA ECS metadata model. A more detailed descripion of these attributes can be found in the EMD Technical Paper.
Source: EMD Technical Paper
| Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract | A paragraph describing the resource. Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract ECHO /*/echo:Description ECS /*/ecs:CollectionDescription DCAT dct:description FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString |
| Resource Long Name | The reference name used in describing the scientific contents of the data collection. | ECHO /*/echo:LongName ECS /*/ecs:LongName ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString |
| Resource Title | A short description of the resource. The title should be descriptive enough so that when a user is presented with a list of titles the general content of the data set can be determined. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title ECHO /*/echo:ShortName>/*/echo:LongName ECS /*/ecs:ShortName > /*/ecs:LongName DCAT dct:title FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString |
| Version | Version of the cited resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Version DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Edition ECHO /*/echo:VersionId ECS /*/ecs:VersionId ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:edition/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:edition/gco:CharacterString |
| Distribution Contact | Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter ECS /*/ecs:ArchiveCenter DCAT dct:contactPoint FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorContact/cit:CI_Responsibility |
| Processor | Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organisation(s) associated with the process step. | ECS /*/ecs:ProcessingCenter FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:procstep/fgdc:proccont ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep/gmd:processor ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LI_ProcessStep/mrl:processor |
| Modified Date | Date on which the record was created or updated within the catalogue | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:DIF_Creation_Date ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:DateTime ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode="lastUpdate"]/cit:date/gco:DateTime |
| Version Description | A brief description of the differences between this collection version and another collection version. | ECS /*/ecs:VersionDescription |
| Organization Name | Name of the organization | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Data_Center_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Data_Center_Name/dif:Long_Name ECHO (1) /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationName ECS (1) /*/ecs:Contact/ecs:ContactOrganizationName ISO (1) //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 (1) //cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString |
| Email address of the individual or organization | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Email ECHO (1) /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationEmails/echo:Email ECS (1) /*/ecs:Contact/ecs:OrganizationEmail/ecs:ElectronicMailAddress ISO (1) //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:address/cit:CI_Address/cit:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Individual/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:address/cit:CI_Address/cit:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString | |
| Role | function performed by the responsible party | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Role ECHO (1) /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:Role ECS (1) /*/ecs:Contact/ecs:Role ISO (1) //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode ISO-1 (1) //cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode |
| Phone | Telephone numbers at which the organisation or individual may be contacted | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel/dif:Phone ECHO (1) /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationPhones/echo:Phone[echo:type='voice]'/echo:Number ECS (1) /*/ecs:Contact/ecs:OrganizationTelephone[ecs:TelephoneNumberType='Voice']/ecs:TelephoneNumber FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo/fgdc:cntvoice FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metc/fgdc:cntinfo/fgdc:cntvoice ISO (1) //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:phone/gmd:CI_Telephone/gmd:voice/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Individual/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:phone/cit:CI_Telephone[cit:numberType/cit:CI_TelephoneTypeCode='voice'] ISO-1 //cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:phone/cit:CI_Telephone[cit:numberType/cit:CI_TelephoneTypeCode='voice'] |
| Phone Type | The type of telephone number being provided (voice, TDD/TTY, faxsimile). | ECS /*/ecs:Contact/ecs:OrganizationTelephone/ecs:TelephoneNumberType |
| Keyword | A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types. Note: The general identification keywords usually have a type of "theme" and are refered to as "theme keywords". Other types and vocabularies are used for other information. Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) requires a Science and a Service GCMD Keyword. This concept is called "Subject" in the CSW Specification. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Topic DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Term DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Detailed_Variable ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword DCAT dct:keyword FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString |
| Platform Long Name | The expanded or long name of the platform associated with an instrument. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name/dif:Long_Name ECHO (1) /echo:Collection/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:LongName ECS (1) /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformLongName ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:description/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/mac:MI_Platform/mac:description/gco:CharacterString |
| Platform Short Name | The platform used to collect the observations. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name/dif:Short_Name ECHO (1) /echo:Collection/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:ShortName ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformShortName ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/mac:MI_Platform/mac:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString |
| Platform Type | The most relevant platform type. | ECHO (1) /echo:Collection/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Type ECS (1) /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformType |
| Instrument Long Name | Full name (unabbreviated) for the Instrument used to collect the observations. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name/dif:Long_Name ECHO (1) /echo:Collection/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:LongName ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:Instrument/ecs:InstrumentLongName ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:Instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:description/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:instrument/mac:MI_Instrument/mac:description/gco:CharacterString |
| Instrument Short Name | Short name (abbreviation) for the Instrument used to collect the observations. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name/dif:Short_Name ECHO (1) /echo:Collection/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:ShortName ECS (1) /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:Instrument/ecs:InstrumentShortName ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:Instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:instrument/mac:MI_Instrument/mac:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString |
| Sensor Long Name | The generic or long name description of a sensor (e.g. Visible-Near Infrared, Human Visual, Human Auditory). | ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:Instrument/ecs:Sensor/ecs:SensorLongName |
| Sensor Short Name | The sensory sub-component of an instrument. | ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:Instrument/ecs:Sensor/ecs:SensorShortName |
| Easternmost Longitude | The easternmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Easternmost_Longitude ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:EastBoundingCoordinate DCAT dct:spatial FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:eastbc ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal |
| Northernmost Latitude | The northernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute (e.g. gml:id="network-all") can be used to identify the bounding offering. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Northernmost_Latitude ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:NorthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:NorthBoundingCoordinate DCAT dct:spatial FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:northbc ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal |
| Southernmost Latitude | The southernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Southernmost_Latitude ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:SouthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:SouthBoundingCoordinate DCAT dct:spatial FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:southbc ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal |
| Westernmost Longitude | The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Westernmost_Longitude ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:WestBoundingCoordinate DCAT dct:spatial FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:westbc ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal |
| Center Latitude | Geodetic latitude of center of locality. | ECS /*/ecs:Circle/ecs:CenterLatitude |
| Center Longitude | Longitude of approximate center of locality. | ECS /*/ecs:Circle/ecs:CenterLongitude |
| Radius Units | The unit of measurement describing the distance from the center of spatial extent or coverage to the furthest point covered by the spatial extent of the locality used to determine a circular region representing general extent or coverage. | ECS /*/ecs:Circle/ecs:RadiusUnits |
| Exclusion GRing Flag | Flag which determines if the coordinates represent the Outer or Exclusion G-Ring. | ECS /*/ecs:Gpolygon/ecs:ExclusionGRingFlag |
| GRing Point Latitude | The geodetic latitude of a point of the G-ring. | ECS /*/ecs:Gpolygon/ecs:GRingPointLatitude |
| GRing Point Longitude | The longitude of a point of the G-Ring. | ECS /*/ecs:Gpolygon/ecs:GRingPointLongitude |
| GRing Point Sequence Number | Value denotes the numerical sequence position of a G-Ring point. | ECS /*/ecs:Gpolygon/ecs:GRingPointSequenceNo |
| Point Latitude | A single geodetic latitudinal value. | ECS /*/ecs:Point/ecs:PointLatitude |
| Point Longitude | A single longitudinal value. | ECS /*/ecs:Point/ecs:PointLongitude |
| Ends at Present Flag | Denotes that a data collection which covers, temporally, a discontinuous range, currently ends at the present date. | ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:EndsatPresentFlag |
| Date Type | Type of date represented by the value in the date attributes of the temporal subclasses. | ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:DateType |
| Precision of Seconds | The precision (position in number of places to right of decimal point) of seconds used in measurement. | ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:PrecisionofSeconds |
| Temporal Range Type | Informs the system and ultimately the end user how the temporal coverage is specified for the collection, granule, or event. | ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:TemporalRangeType |
| Time Type | Provides the time system which the values found in temporal subclasses represent. | ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:TimeType |
xPath Note: The xPaths included in this table use several wildcards. // means any path, so //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty indicates a gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty anywhere in an XML file. /*/ indicates a single level with several possible elements. This usually indicates one of several concrete realizations of an abstract object. For example /*/gmd:identificationInfo could be gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo or gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo and gmd:identificationInfo//*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords could be gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords or gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords. Fit: The fit of the dialect path with the concept is estimated on a scale of 1 = excellent two-way fit, 2 = one-way fit or some other problem, 3 - extension required.
