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The spirals below provide required and highly recommended attributes for NASA's Directory Interchange Format (DIF). Where compatible the spirals provide xpath references for DIF, ECHO, ECS, DCAT, ISO, ISO-1 and FGDC documentation dialects.

==DIF for Data Discovery - Required==

The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. The attributes in the spiral below are required by the DIF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:

Source: Interactive Write a DIF Guide DIF standard specification

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Metadata Identifier	A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID ISO //gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString ISO-1* /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_ID
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.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:title DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title DCAT /dct:title Dryad dcterms:title ECHO //echo:ShortName>//echo:LongName ECS //ecs:ShortName > //ecs:LongName EML /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='title']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='LongName']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile 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 UMM* /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_Title THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@name THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:metadata/dc:title THREDDS //thredds:dataset[1]/@name netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=title]/@nc:value
Theme 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.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekey 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 DCAT /dct:keyword Dryad dcterms:subject 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 EML* (1) /eml:dataset/eml:keywordSet/eml:keyword/eml:text FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='keywords']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSDisciplineKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSTermKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSTopicKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSVariableKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Group[@Name='ECSParameter']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSParameterKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO (1) //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode=[normalize-space()="theme"]]/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo//mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode=[normalize-space()="theme"]]/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString UMM* (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Category UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Topic UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Term UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:Value UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:Value UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:VariableLevel3/umm:Value UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:DetailedVariable OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='theme']/ows:Keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword THREDDS (1) //thredds:metadata/thredds:keyword THREDDS (1) //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword netCDF (1) /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=keywords]/@nc:value
Topic Category	High level category enumeration used in ISO	DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:ISO_Topic_Category DCAT /dct:theme ISO (1) //gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode ISO-1* /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo//mri:topicCategory/mri:MD_TopicCategoryCode UMM* (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ISOTopicCategory SERF /serf:ISO_Topic_Category
Distribution Contact	Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource.	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role DCAT /dct:contactPoint ECHO //echo:ArchiveCenter ECS* //ecs:ArchiveCenter FGDC* /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo ISO //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 SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Provider
Abstract	A paragraph describing the resource. Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:descript/adiwg:abstract DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract DCAT /dct:description Dryad dcterms:description ECHO //echo:Description ECS* //ecs:CollectionDescription EML* /eml:dataset/eml:abstract/eml:descendant FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='summary']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='CollectionDescription']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo//mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString UMM* /umm:UMM/umm:Summary OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name='summary']/@nc:value
Metadata Standard Citation	The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Name FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn ISO //gmd:metadataStandardName ISO-1* /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Metadata_Name
Metadata Standard Version	The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Version FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdv ISO //gmd:metadataStandardVersion ISO-1* /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:version SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Metadata_Version

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. 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. 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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 <div id="DIF_Discovery-Required">==DIF for Data Discovery - Required==
 The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. The attributes in the spiral below are required by the DIF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:
-<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/WRITEADIF.pdf Interactive Write a DIF Guide] [https://earthdata.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/field/document/ESDS-RFC-012v1.pdf DIF standard specification]<table id="DIF_Discovery-Required" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tr><th width="15%">Concept</th><th width="25%">Description</th><th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Metadata_Identifier|Metadata Identifier]]</td><td>A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Id<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Title|Resource Title]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ShortName&gt;/*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ShortName &gt; /*/ecs:LongName<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:title<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Keyword|Keyword]]</td><td>A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types.<br><br><i>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.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Topic<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Term<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Detailed_Variable<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:keyword<br><b>FGDC</b> (1)  /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Topic_Category|Topic Category]]</td><td>High level category enumeration used in ISO</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:ISO_Topic_Category<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:category<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:topicCategory/mri:MD_TopicCategoryCode<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Distribution_Contact|Distribution Contact]]</td><td>Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ArchiveCenter<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ArchiveCenter<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:contactPoint<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo<br><b>ISO</b> /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorContact/cit:CI_Responsibility<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Abstract|Abstract]]</td><td>A paragraph describing the resource.<br><br><i>Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Description<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:CollectionDescription<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:description<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Metadata_Standard_Citation|Metadata Standard Citation]]</td><td>The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Name<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn<br><b>ISO</b> /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:metadataStandardName<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Metadata_Standard_Version|Metadata Standard Version]]</td><td>The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Version<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdv<br><b>ISO</b> /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:metadataStandardVersion<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:version<br></td></tr></table></div>
+<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/WRITEADIF.pdf Interactive Write a DIF Guide] [https://earthdata.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/field/document/ESDS-RFC-012v1.pdf DIF standard specification]<table xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="DIF_Discovery-Required"><tr><th width="15%">Concept</th><th width="25%">Description</th><th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Metadata_Identifier|Metadata Identifier]]</td><td>A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_ID<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Title|Resource Title]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:title<br><b>Dryad</b> dcterms:title<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ShortName&gt;/*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ShortName &gt; /*/ecs:LongName<br><b>EML</b> /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='title']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='LongName']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_Title<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@name<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:metadata/dc:title<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset[1]/@name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=title]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Theme_Keyword|Theme Keyword]]</td><td>A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types.<br><br><i>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.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekey<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Topic<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Term<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3<br><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Detailed_Variable<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:keyword<br><b>Dryad</b> dcterms:subject<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword<br><b>EML</b> (1)  /eml:dataset/eml:keywordSet/eml:keyword/eml:text<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey<br><b>HDF5.1</b> (1)  /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='keywords']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> (1)  /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSDisciplineKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> (1)  /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSTermKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> (1)  /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSTopicKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> (1)  /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSVariableKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> (1)  /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Group[@Name='ECSParameter']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSParameterKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode=[normalize-space()="theme"]]/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode=[normalize-space()="theme"]]/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Category<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Topic<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Term<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:Value<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:Value<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:VariableLevel3/umm:Value<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:DetailedVariable<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> (1)  /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='theme']/ows:Keyword<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword<br><b>THREDDS</b> (1)  //thredds:metadata/thredds:keyword<br><b>THREDDS</b> (1)  //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword<br><b>netCDF</b> (1)  /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=keywords]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Topic_Category|Topic Category]]</td><td>High level category enumeration used in ISO</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:ISO_Topic_Category<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:theme<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:topicCategory/mri:MD_TopicCategoryCode<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:ISOTopicCategory<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:ISO_Topic_Category<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Distribution_Contact|Distribution Contact]]</td><td>Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:contactPoint<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ArchiveCenter<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ArchiveCenter<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorContact/cit:CI_Responsibility<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Provider<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Abstract|Abstract]]</td><td>A paragraph describing the resource.<br><br><i>Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:descript/adiwg:abstract<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:description<br><b>Dryad</b> dcterms:description<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Description<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:CollectionDescription<br><b>EML</b> /eml:dataset/eml:abstract/eml:descendant<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='summary']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='CollectionDescription']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:Summary<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract']<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract']<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name='summary']/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Metadata_Standard_Citation|Metadata Standard Citation]]</td><td>The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Name<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:metadataStandardName<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Metadata_Name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Metadata_Standard_Version|Metadata Standard Version]]</td><td>The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Version<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdv<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:metadataStandardVersion<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:version<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Metadata_Version<br></td></tr></table></div>
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+''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.
-<div id="DIF_Discovery-HighlyRecommended">==DIF for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended==
-The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. The attributes in the spiral below are highly recommended by the DIF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:
-<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/WRITEADIF.pdf Interactive Write a DIF Guide] [https://earthdata.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/field/document/ESDS-RFC-012v1.pdf DIF standard specification]<table xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="DIF_Discovery-HighlyRecommended"><tr><th width="15%">Concept</th><th width="25%">Description</th><th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Complete_Citation|Complete Citation]]</td><td>Complete citation for the resource as a text blob.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:CitationForExternalPublication<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:CitationforExternalPublication<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='CitationforExternalPublication']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Contact|Resource Contact]]</td><td>The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ptcontac/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credorg/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credper/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>DIF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel[serf:Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:contactPoint<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact<br><b>ECS</b> /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User Services']<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactPerson']<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactOrganization']/hdf5:Group[@Name='Data_Originator']<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:pointOfContact<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_name]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Online_Resource|Online Resource]]</td><td>Online Resource for the cited resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:onlink<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Online_Resource<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Online_Resource<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:OnlineResources/echo:OnlineResource/echo:URL<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation/@xlink:href<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Instrument|Instrument]]</td><td>Information about the instrument used to make the observations.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name<br><b>ECHO</b> //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Instrument<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:instrument/*<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*/gmi:instrument/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:instrument/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*/mac:instrument/*<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:Platform/umm:Instrument<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Sensor_Name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Platform|Platform]]</td><td>The platform used to collect the observations.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Platform<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:Platform<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Source_Name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Temporal_Extent|Temporal Extent]]</td><td>The temporal extent of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:TemporalCoverage<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:temporal<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/Temporal/RangeDateTime<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:RangeBeginningDate<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:RangeEndingDate<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:timeperd/fgdc:timeinfo/fgdc:rngdates<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_duration]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Paleo-Temporal_Coverage|Paleo-Temporal Coverage]]</td><td>The temporal extent for paleoclimate or geologic data.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Paleo_Temporal_Coverage<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Bounding_Box|Bounding Box]]</td><td>A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest<br><br><i>Note: This concept is called "Coverage" in the CSW Specification</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:spatial<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Place_Keyword|Place Keyword]]</td><td>A comma separated list of key words and phrases that give the location of the resource.<br><br><i>Note: Some dialects include keywords, but they do not include mechanisms for identifying the type. In those cases it is difficult to unambiguously identify place keywords.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SpatialKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode=[normalize-space()="place"]]/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicDescription/gmd:geographicIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode=[normalize-space()="place"]]/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Spatial_Resolution|Spatial Resolution]]</td><td>The nominal scale and/or spatial resolution of the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:Data_Resolution<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LatitudeResolution<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LongitudeResolution<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:spatialResolution<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Temporal_Resolution|Temporal Resolution]]</td><td>The smallest time step included in the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:Data_Resolution/dif:Temporal_Resolution<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:temporalResolution/gts:TM_PeriodDuration<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution]<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_resolution]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Title|Resource Title]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:title<br><b>Dryad</b> dcterms:title<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ShortName&gt;/*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ShortName &gt; /*/ecs:LongName<br><b>EML</b> /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='title']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='LongName']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_Title<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@name<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:metadata/dc:title<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset[1]/@name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=title]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Quality_Statement|Quality Statement]]</td><td>Information about the quality of the data or any quality assurance procedures followed in producing the data.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Quality<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:standaloneQualityReport/mdq:DQ_StandaloneQualityReportInformation/mdq:abstract<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Access_Constraints|Resource Access Constraints]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:accessLevel<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:accessLevelComment<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionFlag<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionComment<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Visible<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:AccessConstraints<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:accconst<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Access_Constraints<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/nc:attribute[@nc:name=license]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Use_Constraints|Resource Use Constraints]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:dataQuality<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionFlag<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionComment<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:useconst<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:useConstraints/mco:MD_RestrictionCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Use_Constraints<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/nc:attribute[@nc:name=license]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Media|Media]]</td><td>Media on which the resource is available</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Media<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:sinfo/fgdc:type<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:offLine/mrd:MD_Medium/mrd:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Media<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Transfer_Size|Transfer Size]]</td><td>The size of the digital resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Size<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Granule/echo:DataGranule/echo:SizeMBDataGranule<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:SizeMBECSDataGranule<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:stdorder/fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:transize<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:formatDistributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatDistributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Format|Resource Format]]</td><td>The physical or digital manifestation of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DCAT</b> /dct:format<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:DataFormat<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:PrimaryCSDT<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distInfo/fgdc:distributor/fgdc:distorFormat/fgdc:formatName<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatSpecificationCitation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Format<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Language|Resource Language]]</td><td>The language of the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:Language<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:otherLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Status|Resource Status]]</td><td>The status of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Progress<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:status<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:status/gmd:MD_ProgressCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:status/mcc:MD_ProgressCode<br></td></tr></table></div>
 ''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.