Resource Identification
Identification
The Identification Spiral sets the stage for discovery of the described resource using text search engines. It includes a unique identifier for the metadata, a title, an abstract, theme keywords and contact information for the metadata and the dataset. In many dialects citations to the described resource are used to provide important information about how users should cite the documented resource that is described by the metadata. These citations are an important part of the identification information and, as such, they are in a special location in the record.
Crosswalks
| Concept | Description | Paths |
|---|---|---|
| Metadata Identifier | A unique reference to the record within the catalogue (Metadata Identifier) | DIF /dif:Entry_Id ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/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 Dryad dcterms:title ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:ShortName>/echo:Collection/echo:LongName EML /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text 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:identificationInfo/*/rmd:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@thredds:name THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:metadata/thredds:@dc:title netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=title] |
| Abstract | A paragraph describing the resource. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract Dryad dcterms:description ECHO /echo:Collection/Description EML /eml:dataset/eml:abstract/eml:descendant FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/rmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@thredds:type=summary] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=summary] |
| Topic Category | High level category enumeration used in ISO | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode |
| Keyword | A comma separated list of key words and phrases. Can be one of several types. | DIF /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
EML /eml:dataset/eml:keywordSet/eml:keyword/eml:text FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey |/fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Keyword THREDDS thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:keyword THREDDS thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keywords] |
| Keyword Vocabulary | If you are following a guideline or using a shared vocabulary for the words/phrases
in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here. |
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keyword_vocabulary] |
| Metadata Contact | The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='DIF AUTHOR'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Metadata_Node ISO /*/gmd:contact OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider |
| Resource Contact | The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR'] ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider |
| Complete Citation | Complete citation for the resource | ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:CitationForExternalPublication |
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.
