Mandatory Concepts for Discovery
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Recommendations:
- Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended
- Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
- ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory
- DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory
- DIF for Data Discovery - Required
- ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory
- FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
| Name | Description | Count | Recommendations |
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| Abstract | A paragraph describing the resource. | 7 |
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| Association | Complete statement of a one-to-one relationship | 1 |
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| Bounding Box | A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest | 2 |
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| Coordinate Reference System (CRS) | Geographic Coordinate Reference System (Authority and ID) for the BoundingBox | 1 |
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| Distribution Contact | Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource. | 2 |
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| Distribution Liability | Statement of the liability assumed by the distributor. | 1 |
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| Keyword | A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types. | 5 |
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| Metadata Contact | The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata. | 2 |
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| Metadata Identifier | A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record. | 3 |
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| Metadata Standard Citation | The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms | 2 |
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| Metadata Standard Version | The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms | 2 |
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| Modified Date | Date on which the record was created or updated within the catalogue | 4 |
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| Ordering Instructions | General instructions, terms and services provided by the distributor | 2 |
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| Originating Organization | The organization responsible for creating the resource | 1 |
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| Publication Date | Date of publication of the cited resource | 2 |
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| Publisher | Publisher of the cited resource | 1 |
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| Purpose | A paragraph describing the original purpose for collecting the dataset. | 1 |
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| 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. | 3 |
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| Resource Contact | The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource. | 1 |
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| Resource Cost or Fees | Cost associated with access to the resource | 1 |
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| Resource Format | The physical or digital manifestation of the resource | 1 |
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| Resource Identifier | Identifier for the resource described by the metadata | 1 |
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| Resource Long Name | The reference name used in describing the scientific contents of the data collection. | 1 |
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| Resource Status | The status of the resource | 1 |
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| 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. | 7 |
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| Resource Type | A resource code identifying the type of resource e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (see MD_ScopeCode) which the metadata describes. | 1 |
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| Resource Update Frequency | The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed | 1 |
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| 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. | 1 |
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| Temporal Extent | The temporal extent of the resource | 1 |
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| Topic Category | High level category enumeration used in ISO | 1 |
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| Turnaround | Typical turnaround time for the filling of an order. | 1 |
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| Version | Version of the cited resource | 1 |
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