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<div id="DataCite3.1Mandatory">The DataCite Metadata Schema is a list of metadata elements chosen for the accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions. The resource that is being identified can be of any kind, but it is typically a dataset. We use the term "dataset" in its broadest sense. We mean it to include not only numerical data, but any other research data outputs.
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<div id="DataCite3.1Mandatory">==DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data - Mandatory==
==DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data - Mandatory==
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The DataCite Metadata Schema is a list of core metadata properties chosen for the accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions. The resource that is being identified can be of any kind, but it is typically a dataset. We use the term ‘dataset’ in its broadest sense. We mean it to include not only numerical data, but any other research data outputs.
<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-3.1/doc/DataCite-MetadataKernel_v3.1.pdf The DataCite Metadata Schema]<table id="DataCite3.1Mandatory" 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#Resource_Identifier|Resource Identifier]]</td><td>Identifier for the resource described by the metadata</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:projguid<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:identifier<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:DataSetId<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LocalGranuleID<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ProductSpecificMetadata']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@ID<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=id]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Author_/_Originator|Author / Originator]]</td><td>The principal author of the resource<br><br><i>Note: In CSW this concept is called Creator</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Data Originator']<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Author<br><b>EML</b> concat (//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:givenName/eml:text,//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:surName/eml:text)<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'author']<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'originator']<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='author']<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='originator']<br><b>THREDDS</b> //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#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#Publisher|Publisher]]</td><td>Publisher of the cited resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:publisher<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='publisher']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'publisher']/gmd:CI_Organisation/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:publisher/thredds:name<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:metadata/thredds:publisher/thredds:name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=publisher_name]/@nc:value<br></td></tr></table>
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<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-3.1/doc/DataCite-MetadataKernel_v3.1.pdf The DataCite Metadata Schema]<table xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="DataCite3.1Mandatory"><tr><th width="15%">Concept</th><th width="25%">Description</th><th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Identifier|Resource Identifier]]</td><td>Identifier for the resource described by the metadata</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:projguid<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:identifier<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:DataSetId<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LocalGranuleID<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ProductSpecificMetadata']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@ID<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=id]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Naming_Authority|Naming Authority]]</td><td>The organization responsible for the maintenance of the identifier (namespace)<br><br><i>Note: DIF and ECHO use the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) keywords. In DCAT this is a controlled vocabulary with only one value (DOI)</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='naming_authority']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:authority<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:codeSpace/gco:CharacterString<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@authority<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=naming_authority]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Author_/_Originator|Author / Originator]]</td><td>The principal author of the resource<br><br><i>Note: In CSW this concept is called Creator</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Data Originator']<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Investigator']<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Producer']<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Author<br><b>EML</b> concat(//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:givenName/eml:text,//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:surName/eml:text)<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="author"]]<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="originator"]]<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="author"]]<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="originator"]]<br><b>THREDDS</b> //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#Responsible_Party_Identifier|Responsible Party Identifier]]</td><td>A unique identifier for a person or an organization</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Responsible_Party_Identifier_Type|Responsible Party Identifier Type]]</td><td>The type of a unique identifier for a person or an organization</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"></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#Publisher|Publisher]]</td><td>Publisher of the cited resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:publisher<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubinfo/fgdc:publish<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='publisher']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="publisher"]]/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="publisher"]]/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:publisher/thredds:name<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:metadata/thredds:publisher/thredds:name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=publisher_name]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Creation/Revision_Date|Resource Creation/Revision Date]]</td><td>The date the resource was created</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:issued<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:InsertTime<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:LastUpdate<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:RevisionDate<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubdate<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='date_created']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="creation"]]/gmd:date/gco:Date<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="creation"]]/gmd:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="revision"]]/gmd:date/gco:Date<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="revision"]]/gmd:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="publication"]]/gmd:date/gco:Date<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="publication"]]/gmd:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="creation"]]/cit:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="revision"]]/cit:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="publication"]]/cit:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation/serf:Release_Date<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:date[@type='created']<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=date_created]/@nc:value<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.</div>
 
  
 
<div id="DataCite3.1Recommended"> ==DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data - Recommended==
 
<div id="DataCite3.1Recommended"> ==DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data - Recommended==

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==DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data - Mandatory==

The DataCite Metadata Schema is a list of core metadata properties chosen for the accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions. The resource that is being identified can be of any kind, but it is typically a dataset. We use the term ‘dataset’ in its broadest sense. We mean it to include not only numerical data, but any other research data outputs.

Source: The DataCite Metadata Schema
ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) Paths
Resource IdentifierIdentifier for the resource described by the metadataADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:projguid
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI
DCAT /dct:identifier
ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName
ECS /ecs:LocalGranuleID
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ProductSpecificMetadata']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@ID
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=id]/@nc:value
Naming AuthorityThe organization responsible for the maintenance of the identifier (namespace)

Note: DIF and ECHO use the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) keywords. In DCAT this is a controlled vocabulary with only one value (DOI)
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='naming_authority']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:authority
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:codeSpace/gco:CharacterString
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@authority
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=naming_authority]/@nc:value
Author / OriginatorThe principal author of the resource

Note: In CSW this concept is called Creator
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator
ECHO /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Data Originator']
ECHO /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Investigator']
ECHO /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Producer']
ECHO /echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='INVESTIGATOR']
ECS /ecs:Author
EML concat(//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:givenName/eml:text,//eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:individualName/eml:surName/eml:text)
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="author"]]
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="originator"]]
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="author"]]
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="originator"]]
THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_name]/@nc:value
Responsible Party IdentifierA unique identifier for a person or an organization
Responsible Party Identifier TypeThe type of a unique identifier for a person or an organization
Resource TitleA 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
PublisherPublisher of the cited resourceDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher
DCAT /dct:publisher
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubinfo/fgdc:publish
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='publisher']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="publisher"]]/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode[normalize-space()="publisher"]]/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString
THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:publisher/thredds:name
THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:publisher/thredds:name
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=publisher_name]/@nc:value
Resource Creation/Revision DateThe date the resource was createdDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date
DCAT /dct:issued
ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime
ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate
ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubdate
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='date_created']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="creation"]]/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="creation"]]/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="revision"]]/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="revision"]]/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="publication"]]/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="publication"]]/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="creation"]]/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="revision"]]/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode=[normalize-space()="publication"]]/cit:date/gco:DateTime
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation/serf:Release_Date
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:date[@type='created']
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=date_created]/@nc:value
==DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data - Recommended==

The DataCite Metadata Schema is a list of core metadata properties chosen for the accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions. The resource that is being identified can be of any kind, but it is typically a dataset. We use the term dataset in its broadest sense. We mean it to include not only numerical data, but any other research data outputs.

Source: The DataCite Metadata Schema<table="DataCite3.1Recommended" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;">ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) PathsKeywordA 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 (1) /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='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
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
Contributor NameContributor to the resourceISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'manyOptions']/gmd:CI_Individual/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='manyOptions']/cit:party/cit:CI_Individual/cit:name/gco:CharacterString
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:contributor
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:contributor
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_name]/@nc:value
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=contributor_name]/@nc:value
Contributor RoleThe role of any individuals or institutions that contributed to the creation of the data.ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:contributor/@role
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:contributor/@role
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=contributor_role]/@nc:value
Resource TypeA resource code identifying the type of resource e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (see MD_ScopeCode) which the metadata describes.ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode
Related Resource IdentifierIdentifier for a resource related to the resource being described.ECHO (1) /*/echo:ShortName
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:ZoneIdentifier
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ProcessingLevelId
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:LongName
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:ShortName | /echo:*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:LongName
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:Sensors/echo:Sensor/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:Sensors/echo:Sensor/echo:LongName
ECHO (1) /*/echo:AssociatedDIFs/echo:DIF/echo:EntryId
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicDescription/gmd:geographicIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:processingLevel/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO (1) /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report/gmd:DQ_AccuracyOfATimeMeasurement/gmd:measureIdentification/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/eos:EOS_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:operation/gmi:MI_Operation/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
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) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/eos:EOS_AcquisitionInformation/eos:sensor/eos:EOS_Sensor/eos:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString
AbstractA 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
Spatial ExtentThe spatial extent of the resource.ECHO /*/Spatial/HorizontalSpatialDomain/Geometry
ISO /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox

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.
==DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data - Optional==

The DataCite Metadata Schema is a list of core metadata properties chosen for the accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions. The resource that is being identified can be of any kind, but it is typically a dataset. We use the term ‘dataset’ in its broadest sense. We mean it to include not only numerical data, but any other research data outputs.

Source: The DataCite Metadata Schema
ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) Paths
Resource LanguageThe language of the resource.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language
DCAT /dct:Language
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:otherLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language
Resource IdentifierIdentifier for the resource described by the metadataADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:projguid
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI
DCAT /dct:identifier
ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName
ECS /ecs:LocalGranuleID
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ProductSpecificMetadata']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_file_uuid']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@ID
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=id]/@nc:value
Transfer SizeThe size of the digital resourceDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Size
ECHO /echo:Granule/echo:DataGranule/echo:SizeMBDataGranule
ECS /ecs:SizeMBECSDataGranule
ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:formatDistributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real
ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real
ISO-1 /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
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real
Resource FormatThe physical or digital manifestation of the resourceDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format
DCAT /dct:format
ECHO /*/echo:DataFormat
ECS /ecs:PrimaryCSDT
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorFormat/mrd:MD_Format
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Format
VersionVersion of the cited resourceDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Version
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Edition
ECHO /*/echo:VersionId
ECS /*/ecs:VersionId
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='VersionID']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
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
RightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints

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.


Data Discoverability /Accessibility