Documenting Projects

The Arctic Research Mapping Application (ARMAP) brings together a multi-disciplinary collection of nearly three thousand NSF funded projects focused on characterizing and understanding the Arctic environment. These projects are described in a standard and structured way using a metadata profile developed during 2011 by the Alaska Data Integration working group (ADIwg). This profile was originally derived from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (documentation from the original ADIwg wiki will be available at https://github.com/adiwg/project-metadata-fgdc). It includes a number of fundamental documentation concepts that, taken together, have been proven to make up a successful framework for providing access to information about NSF funded projects in the Arctic region and their geographic distribution. The fundamental project documentation concepts and how these concepts might be shared across a broader community using other metadata dialects are described here.

Project Identification

Identifying projects unambiguously requires titles and identifiers.

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
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 BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:title CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:title DCAT /dct:title DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:titles/dcite:title DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title Dryad /*/dcterms:title ECHO /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId ECS /*/ecs:ShortName | /*/ecs:LongName EML /eml:eml/*/title HCLS dct: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//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:titleInfo/mods:title Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:title OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:title RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda: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 UMM /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title
Online Resource	Online Resource for the cited resource	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:onlink BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:stdorder/bdp:digform/bdp:onlinopt/bdp:networka CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:stdorder/csdgm:digform/csdgm:onlinopt/csdgm:networka DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Online_Resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Online_Resource DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Online_Resource DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Online_Resource ECHO /echo:OnlineResources/echo:OnlineResource/echo:URL EML /eml:eml/*/physical/distribution/online HCLS foaf:page ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:stdorder/mercury:digform/mercury:digtopt/mercury:onlinopt/mercury:computer THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation/@xlink:href
Project Sponsor	The organization responsible for funding the project.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:primorgcode
Sponsor Project Identifier	An identifier for the project used by the organization responsible for funding the project.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:primorgproj
Project Host	The organization responsible for hosting a project website or including it in a portal.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:hostorgcode
Host Project Identifier	An identifier for the project used by the organization responsible for hosting a project website or including it in a portal.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:primorgproj
Resource Identifier	Identifier for the resource described by the metadata	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:projguid DCAT /dct:identifier DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:identifier | /dcite:resource/dcite:alternateIdentifiers/dcite:alternateIdentifier DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation[dif:Persistent_Identifier/dif:Type='DOI']/dif:Persistent_Identifier/dif:Identifier Dryad /*/dcterms:identifier ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId ECHO /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName ECHO /*/echo:GranuleUR ECS /ecs:LocalGranuleID EML /eml:eml/@packageId 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//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:identifier Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:File_ID Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:Local-Control-Number Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:identifier RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/@ID RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/@ID RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:doi THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@ID
Project Keyword	Keywords that describe the Project used to collect the resource.	DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Project/dif:Campaign ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/gmd:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/mri:keyword//* SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Long_Name
Project Contact	The project point of contact.	ISO /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact[normalize-space(gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode)='initiative'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:pointOfContact[normalize-space(//mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode)='initiative']

Project Description

Descriptive information supports full-text and facet searches

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
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 BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:descript/bdp:abstract CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:descript/csdgm:abstract DCAT /dct:description DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:descriptions/dcite:description[@descriptionType='Abstract'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract Dryad /*/dcterms:description ECHO /*/echo:Description ECS /*/ecs:CollectionDescription EML /eml:eml/*/abstract HCLS dct:description 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//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:abstract Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:descript/mercury:abstract OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:description Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:abstract RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:summary SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] UMM /umm:UMM/umm:Summary
Keyword	A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekey ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:theme/bdp:themekey BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:place/bdp:placekey CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:theme/csdgm:themekey CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:place/csdgm:placekey DCAT /dct:keyword DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:subjects/dcite:subject DIF /*/dif:Keyword DIF /*/dif:AncillaryKeyword DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Category DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Topic DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Term DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_1 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_2 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_3 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Detailed_Variable DIF-10 /*/dif:Ancillary_Keyword DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Project/dif:Campaign Dryad /*/dcterms:subject ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword//* ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:GranuleLocality/echo:LocalityValue ECHO /*/SpatialKeywords/Keyword ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:LongName ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:ShortName ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:LongName ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformShortName ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformLongName EML /eml:eml/*/keywordSet/keyword HCLS dcat:keyword 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 HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SpatialKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/gmd:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='theme']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/mri:keyword//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/mods:topic MODS //mods:mods/mods:genre Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:theme/mercury:themekey Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Sensor Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Source Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Term Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Topic Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:place/mercury:placekey Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Site Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Keywords Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Parameter Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Navpath OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='theme']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='instrument']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='platform']/ows:Keyword Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:subject RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:variable RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Long_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Long_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Long_Name THREDDS (1) //thredds:metadata/thredds:keyword THREDDS (1) //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name 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
Keyword Vocabulary	If you are following a guideline or using a shared vocabulary for the words/phrases in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here. Note: DIF, ECHO and ECS require that theme keywords come from the Global Change Master Directory list.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekt BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:theme/bdp:themekt CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:theme/csdgm:themekt DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:subjects/dcite:subject/@subjectScheme EML /eml:eml/*/keywordSet/keywordThesaurus HCLS void:vocabulary HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='keywords_vocabulary']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='theme']/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/@authority Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:theme/mercury:themekt OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Type='theme']/ows:Type/@codespace RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:variable/@vocabulary THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword/@vocabulary THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name/@thredds:vocabulary

Project Description

Descriptive information supports full-text and facet searches

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
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 BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:descript/bdp:abstract CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:descript/csdgm:abstract DCAT /dct:description DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:descriptions/dcite:description[@descriptionType='Abstract'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract Dryad /*/dcterms:description ECHO /*/echo:Description ECS /*/ecs:CollectionDescription EML /eml:eml/*/abstract HCLS dct:description 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//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:abstract Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:descript/mercury:abstract OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:description Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:abstract RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:summary SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] UMM /umm:UMM/umm:Summary
Keyword	A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekey ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:theme/bdp:themekey BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:place/bdp:placekey CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:theme/csdgm:themekey CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:place/csdgm:placekey DCAT /dct:keyword DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:subjects/dcite:subject DIF /*/dif:Keyword DIF /*/dif:AncillaryKeyword DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Category DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Topic DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Term DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_1 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_2 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_3 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Detailed_Variable DIF-10 /*/dif:Ancillary_Keyword DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Project/dif:Campaign Dryad /*/dcterms:subject ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword//* ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:GranuleLocality/echo:LocalityValue ECHO /*/SpatialKeywords/Keyword ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:LongName ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:ShortName ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:LongName ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformShortName ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformLongName EML /eml:eml/*/keywordSet/keyword HCLS dcat:keyword 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 HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SpatialKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/gmd:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='theme']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/mri:keyword//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/mods:topic MODS //mods:mods/mods:genre Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:theme/mercury:themekey Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Sensor Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Source Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Term Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Topic Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:place/mercury:placekey Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Site Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Keywords Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Parameter Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Navpath OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='theme']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='instrument']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='platform']/ows:Keyword Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:subject RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:variable RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Long_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Long_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Long_Name THREDDS (1) //thredds:metadata/thredds:keyword THREDDS (1) //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name 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
Keyword Vocabulary	If you are following a guideline or using a shared vocabulary for the words/phrases in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here. Note: DIF, ECHO and ECS require that theme keywords come from the Global Change Master Directory list.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekt BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:theme/bdp:themekt CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:theme/csdgm:themekt DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:subjects/dcite:subject/@subjectScheme EML /eml:eml/*/keywordSet/keywordThesaurus HCLS void:vocabulary HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='keywords_vocabulary']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='theme']/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/@authority Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:theme/mercury:themekt OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Type='theme']/ows:Type/@codespace RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:variable/@vocabulary THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword/@vocabulary THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name/@thredds:vocabulary

Project Extent

Describing the temporal and spatial extent of a project is critical for logistics and planning.

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Site	The name or description of the physical location where the data were collected	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:descgeog CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:spdom/csdgm:descgeog
Site Location	The latitude/longitude/elevation of the physical location where the data were collected	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:spdom/adiwg:Point/adiwg:coordinates
Bounding Box	A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest Note: This concept is called "Coverage" in the CSW Specification	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:bounding CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:spdom/csdgm:bounding DCAT /dct:spatial DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:geoLocations/dcite:geoLocation/dcite:geoLocationPlace DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage//* DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage//* ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle//* ECS /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle//* EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage/boundingCoordinates ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/mods:geographic/cartographics/coordinates Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:spdom/mercury:bounding Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:spatial[@xsi:type="dcterms:Box"] RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:geospatialCoverage/rda:grid
Southernmost Latitude	The southernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:bounding/bdp:southbc CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:spdom/csdgm:bounding/csdgm:southbc DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Southernmost_Latitude DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Southernmost_Latitude ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:SouthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:SouthBoundingCoordinate EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage/boundingCoordinates/southBoundingCoordinate HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lat_min']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:spdom/mercury:bounding/mercury:southbc Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Southernmost_Latitude Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Granule_Details/mercury:Granule/mercury:Southernmost_Latitude OGC-SOS (2) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:lowerCorner THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:northsouth/thredds:start THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:northsouth/thredds:start UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:SouthBoundingCoordinate
Northernmost Latitude	The northernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute (e.g. gml:id="network-all") can be used to identify the bounding offering.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:bounding/bdp:northbc CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:spdom/csdgm:bounding/csdgm:northbc DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Northernmost_Latitude DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Northernmost_Latitude ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:NorthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:NorthBoundingCoordinate EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage/boundingCoordinates/northBoundingCoordinate HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lat_max']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:spdom/mercury:bounding/mercury:northbc Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Northernmost_Latitude Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Granule_Details/mercury:Granule/mercury:Northernmost_Latitude OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:upperCorner UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:NorthBoundingCoordinate
Westernmost Longitude	The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:bounding/bdp:westbc CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:spdom/csdgm:bounding/csdgm:westbc DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Westernmost_Longitude DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Westernmost_Longitude ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:WestBoundingCoordinate EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage/boundingCoordinates/westBoundingCoordinate HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lon_min']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:spdom/mercury:bounding/mercury:westbc Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Westernmost_Longitude Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Granule_Details/mercury:Granule/mercury:Westernmost_Longitude OGC-SOS (2) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:lowerCorner THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:eastwest/thredds:start THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:eastwest/thredds:start UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:WestBoundingCoordinate
Easternmost Longitude	The easternmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:bounding/bdp:eastbc CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:spdom/csdgm:bounding/csdgm:eastbc DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Easternmost_Longitude DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Easternmost_Longitude ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:EastBoundingCoordinate EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage/boundingCoordinates/eastBoundingCoordinate HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lon_max']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:spdom/mercury:bounding/mercury:eastbc Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Easternmost_Longitude Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Granule_Details/mercury:Granule/mercury:Easternmost_Longitude OGC-SOS (2) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:upperCorner UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:EastBoundingCoordinate
Temporal Extent	The temporal extent of the resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:timeperd/bdp:timeinfo/bdp:rngdates CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:timeperd/csdgm:timeinfo/csdgm:rngdates DCAT /dct:temporal DIF /*/dif:Temporal_Coverage//* DIF-10 /*/dif:Temporal_Coverage//* Dryad /*/dcterms:temporal ECHO /*/Temporal//* ECS /ecs:RangeBeginningDate ECS /ecs:RangeEndingDate EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/temporalCoverage ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent//* ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/mods:temporal Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:timeperd/mercury:timeinfo/mercury:rngdates Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:begdate and /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:enddate Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:temporal RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:temporal THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration]
Start Time	The start of the bounding time period	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:timeperd/adiwg:timeinfo/adiwg:rngdates/adiwg:begdate BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:timeperd/bdp:begdate | /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:timeperd/bdp:begtime CSDGM /metadata/idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate | /metadata/idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begtime DCAT dct:temporal DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Start_Date DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Start_Date ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:BeginningDateTime ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingDate ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingTime EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/temporalCoverage/rangeOfDates/beginDate/calendarDate HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='time_coverage_start']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:begin/gml:TimeInstant/gml:timePosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:timeperd/mercury:timeinfo/mercury:rngdates/mercury:begdate Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:begdate Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Granule_Details/mercury:Granule/mercury:Start_Date OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/sos:time/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:start THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:start
End Time	The end of the bounding time period	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:timeperd/adiwg:timeinfo/adiwg:rngdates/adiwg:enddate BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:timeperd/bdp:enddate | /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:timeperd/bdp:endtime CSDGM /metadata/idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/enddate | /metadata/idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/endtime DCAT dct:temporal DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Stop_Date DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Stop_Date ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:EndingDateTime ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:EndsAtPresentFlag ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingDate ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingTime EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/temporalCoverage/rangeOfDates/endDate HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='time_coverage_end']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:end/gml:TimeInstant/gml:timePosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:timeperd/mercury:timeinfo/mercury:rngdates/mercury:enddate | /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:timeperd/mercury:timeinfo/mercury:rngdates/mercury:endtime Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:enddate Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Granule_Details/mercury:Granule/mercury:End_Date OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/sos:time/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:end THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:end
Vertical Extent	The vertical extent of the resource	DIF /dif:SpatialCoverage DIF-10 /dif:SpatialCoverage ECS /ecs:VerticalSpatialDomainValue EML /eml:eml/*/vertCoordSys ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:verticalElement/gex:EX_VerticalExtent RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:levels
Vertical Minimum	The minimum height of the bounding rectangle	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:boundalt/bdp:altmin DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Altitude DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Depth DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Altitude DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Depth EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage/boundingCoordinates/boundingAltitudes/altitudeMinimum ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:minimumValue/gco:Real ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:verticalElement/gex:EX_VerticalExtent/gex:minimumValue/gco:Real THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:updown/thredds:start THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:updown/thredds:start
Vertical Maximum	The maximum height of the bounding rectangle	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:boundalt/bdp:altmax DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Altitude DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Depth DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Altitude DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Depth EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage/boundingCoordinates/boundingAltitudes/altitudeMaximum ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:maximumValue/gco:Real ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:verticalElement/gex:EX_VerticalExtent/gex:maximumValue/gco:Real
Place Keyword	A comma separated list of key words and phrases that give the location of the resource. 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.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:place/bdp:placekey CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:place/csdgm:placekey DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:GranuleLocality/echo:LocalityValue ECHO /*/SpatialKeywords/Keyword EML /eml:eml/*/keywordSet/keyword[@keywordType="place"] HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SpatialKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:place/mercury:placekey Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Site OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:spatial THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name
Place Keyword Vocabulary	If you are following a guideline for the place words/phrases in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekt BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:place/bdp:placekt CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:place/csdgm:placekt ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:authority/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:place/mercury:placekt OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Type/@ows:codespace THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name/@thredds:vocabulary

Project Links

Web resources of various kinds that are related to projects provide important information that supplements the standard and structured information included in the metadata.

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Award Link	A link to information about the award that provided support for the project.	ADIwg /adwig:project/adwig:idinfo/adwig:publication/adwig:citeinfo/adwig:onlink[adwig:linktype='awardInfo'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information']
Resource on-line Link	Online link referencing additional information about the resource.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:onlink CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:onlink DCAT /dct:accessURL DIF /*/dif:Related_URL/dif:URL DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL//* Dryad /dryad:DryadDataPackage/dcterms:relation ECHO /*/echo:OnlineAccessURLs/echo:OnlineAccessURL/echo:URL ECHO /*/echo:OnlineResources/echo:OnlineResource/echo:URL EML /eml:eml/*/distribution/online/url ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='download'] ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='download'] ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:onLine/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:onLine/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource MODS //mods:mods/mods:location/url Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Data_Set_Link/mercury:URL Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Documentation_Link/mercury:URL Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Search_Text_Link/mercury:URL Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:onlink Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Data_Set_Link/mercury:URL Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:alt_onlink Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:OGC_URL Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:THREDDS_URL RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:referenceURL SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation/serf:URL
Product Link	A link to a product produced by the project.	ADIwg /adwig:project/adwig:idinfo/adwig:publication/adwig:citeinfo/adwig:onlink[adwig:linktype='product'] BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:stdorder/bdp:digform/bdp:digtopt/bdp:onlinopt/bdp:computer/bdp:networka/bdp:networkr CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:stdorder/csdgm:digform/csdgm:digtopt/csdgm:onlinopt/csdgm:computer/csdgm:networka/csdgm:networkr DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL ECHO /*/echo:OnlineAccessURLs/echo:OnlineAccessURL ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='download'] ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='download'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:onLine/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='download'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:onLine/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='download']
Project Website Link	A link to a website with information about the project.	ADIwg /adwig:project/adwig:idinfo/adwig:publication/adwig:citeinfo/adwig:onlink[adwig:linktype='projectWebsite'] BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:onlink CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:onlink DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL ECHO /*/echo:OnlineResources/echo:OnlineResource ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:onLine/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:onLine/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource[normalize-space(cit:function/cit:CI_OnLineFunctionCode)='information']

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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