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ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) Paths
Parent Metadata ReferenceIdentification of the parent metadata record.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:parentMetadata/cit:CI_Citation
Metadata Standard CitationThe name of the standard to which the metadata conformsISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:metadataStandardName
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard
DIF /serf:DIF/serf:Metadata_Name
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn
Metadata Profile CitationCitation for the profile(s) of the metadata standard to which the metadata conforms.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataProfile/cit:CI_Citation
Alternate Metadata CitationReference to alternative metadata or metadata in a non-ISO standard for the same resource.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:alternativeMetadataReference/cit:CI_Citation
Resource CitationCitation for the resource.ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo
Additional Resource DocumentationOther documentation associated with the resource.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation
Keyword Vocabulary CitationName of the formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of keywords.ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation
Keyword Ontology CitationReference that binds the keyword class to a formal conceptualization of a knowledge domain for use in semantic processing.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:keywordClass/mri:MD_KeywordClass/mri:ontology/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:keywordClass/mri:MD_KeywordClass/mri:ontology/cit:CI_Citation
Additional Usage DocumentationPublications that describe usage of data.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation
Identified Issues CitationCitation of a description of known issues associated with the resource along with proposed solutions if available.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:identifiedIssues/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:identifiedIssues/cit:CI_Citation
Related Resource CitationCitation information about the associated resource.ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation
Related Metadata CitationReference to the metadata of the associated resource.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:metadataReference
Constraint ReferenceCitation for the limitation or constraint.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:reference/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:reference/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:reference/cit:CI_Citation
Additional Lineage DocumentationAdditional descriptive information, such as a publication that describes the process for generating the resource.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:additionalDocumentation
Process Step ReferenceProcess step documentation.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:reference/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:reference/cit:CI_Citation
Source CitationRecommended reference to be used for the source.ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:srcinfo/fgdc:srccite
Parameters CitationReference providing description of the parameters.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:spatialRepresentationInfo/msr:MD_Georeferenceable/msr:parameterCitation/cit:CI_Citation
Feature Catalogue CitationInformation identifying the feature catalogue or the conceptual schema.ISO /*/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contentInfo/mrc:MD_FeatureCatalogue/mrc:featureCatalogueCitation/cit:CI_Citation
Portrayal Catalogue CitationInformation identifying the portrayal catalogue used.ISO /*/gmd:portrayalCatalogueInfo/gmd:MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference/gmd:portrayalCatalogueCitation/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:portrayalCatalogueInfo/mpc:MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference/mpc:portrayalCatalogueCitation/cit:CI_Citation
Format CitationCitation/URL of the specification for the format.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatSpecificationCitation/cit:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatSpecificationCitation/cit:CI_Citation
Medium ReferenceName of the medium on which the resource can be stored (resourceFormat) or distributed.ISO-1 mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:offLine/mrd:MD_Medium/mrd:name/cit:CI_Citation
Application Schema InformationName of the application schema used.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:applicationSchemaInfo/mas:MD_ApplicationSchemaInformation/mas:name/cit:CI_Citation
Service Operation ReferenceProvides a reference to the resource on which the service operates.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:operatedDataset/cit:CI_Citation
Service Profile ReferenceProfile to which the service adheres.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:profile/cit:CI_Citation
Service Standard CitationStandard to which the service adheres.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:serviceStandard/cit:CI_Citation
Service Resource ReferenceReference to the resource on which the service operates.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:coupledResource/srv:SV_CoupledResource/srv:resourceReference/cit:CI_Citation
Evaluation ProcedureReference to the procedure information.ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report/gmd:DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy/gmd:evaluationProcedure/gmd:CI_Citation
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report/mdq:DQ_Element/mdq:evaluationMethod/mdq:DQ_EvaluationMethod/mdq:evaluationProcedure/cit:CI_Citation
Evaluation Reference DocumentInformation on documents which are referenced in developing and applying a data quality evaluation method.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report/mdq:DQ_Element/mdq:evaluationMethod/mdq:DQ_EvaluationMethod/mdq:referenceDoc/cit:CI_Citation
Evaluation SpecificationCitation of data product specification or user requirement against which data is being evaluated.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report/mdq:DQ_Element/mdq:result/mdq:DQ_ConformanceResult/mdq:specification/cit:CI_Citation
Standalone Report CitationReference to external standalone quality report.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:standaloneQualityReport
Measure Source CitationReference to the source.ISO-1
Algorithm CitationInformation identifying the algorithm and version or date.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:processingInformation/mrl:LE_Processing/mrl:algorithm/mrl:LE_Algorithm/mrl:citation/cit:CI_Citation
Processing Software ReferenceReference to document describing processing software.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:processingInformation/mrl:LE_Processing/mrl:softwareReference/cit:CI_Citation
Processing CitationReference to documentation describing the processing.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:processingInformation/mrl:LE_Processing/mrl:documentation/cit:CI_Citation
Instrument CitationA citation to reference material that provides details about the instrument.ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:Instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:citation/gmi:CI_Citation
Operation CitationIdentification of the mission.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:operation/mac:MI_Operation/mac:citation/cit:CI_Citation
Plan CitationIdentification of authority requesting target collection.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:acquisitionPlan/mac:MI_Plan/mac:citation/cit:CI_Citation
Platform CitationSource where information about the platform is described.ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:citation/gmi:CI_Citation
Requirement CitationIdentification of reference or guidance material for the requirement.ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:acquisitionRequirement/mac:MI_Requirement/mac:citation/cit:CI_Citation

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.

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