Data Discovery (CSW)

Catalogue Services for the Web (CSW) is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standard designed to support interfaces that discover, browse, and query metadata about data, services, and other related resources. CSW defines Core Queryables, Core Returnables, and Other Queryables that cab be supported in any compliant implementation. Profiles of CSW map these fields to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects.

Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables

The Open Geospatial Consortium Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) standard defines 11 Core Queryables that must be supported in any compliant implementation. Profiles of CSW map these queryables to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects. For additional reference information see the ISO Profile of CSW (Table 6).

Source: ISO Profile of CSW

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
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
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
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
Resource Format	The physical or digital manifestation of the resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distInfo/bdp:distributor/bdp:distorFormat/bdp:formatName BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:stdorder/bdp:digform/bdp:digtinfo/bdp:formname CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:distributor/csdgm:distorFormat/csdgm:formatName CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:stdorder/csdgm:digform/csdgm:digtinfo/csdgm:formname DCAT /dct:format DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:formats/dcite:format DIF /*/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format DIF-10 /*/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format Dryad /dryad:DryadDataFile/dcterms:format ECHO /*/echo:DataFormat ECHO /*/CSDTDescriptions/CSDTDescription/Implementation ECHO /*/AdditionalAttributes/AdditionalAttribute[Name='FileFormat']/Value ECS /ecs:PrimaryCSDT EML /eml:eml/*/dataTable/physical/dataFormat HCLS dct:format 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:resourceFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatSpecificationCitation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code MODS //mods:mods/dataset/mods:dataTable/mods:physical Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:distributor/mercury:distorFormat/mercury:formatName | /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:stdorder/mercury:digform/mercury:digtinfo/mercury:formname Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:format Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:medium RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/contentMetadata/format SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Format
Metadata Identifier	A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID EML /eml/@id ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier MODS //mods:mods/mods:recordInfo/mods:recordIdentifier Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:MD_Entry_id SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_ID
Metadata Modified Date	Date on which the metadata record (not the resource) was created or updated within the catalogue.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metd CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:metainfo/csdgm:metd DCAT /dct:modified DIF /*/dif:DIF_Creation_Date DIF /*/dif:Last_DIF_Revision_Date DIF-10 /*/dif:Metadata_Dates/dif:Metadata_Creation DIF-10 /*/dif:Metadata_Dates/dif:Metadata_Last_Revision ECHO /*/echo:RevisionDate ECHO /*/echo:DataGranule/echo:ProductionDateTime ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate EML /eml:eml/*/maintenance/changeHistory/changeDate ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:DateTime ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='lastUpdate']/cit:date/gco:DateTime MODS //mods:mods/mods:recordInfo/mods:recordChangeDate 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:metainfo/mercury:metd
Resource Type	A resource code identifying the type of resource; e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (See MD_ScopeCode) for which the metadata describes.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:resdesc CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:resdesc DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:resourceType/@resourceTypeGeneral Dryad /*/dcterms:type EML /eml:eml/*/physical/dataFormat HCLS dct:Dataset | void:Dataset ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode MODS //mods:mods/mods:typeOfResource Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:resdesc Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:type RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:dataType
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
Coordinate Reference System (CRS)	Geographic Coordinate Reference System (Authority and ID) for the BoundingBox	BDP /metadata/spref/horizsys/planar/gridsys/gridsysn CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:spref/csdgm:horizsys/csdgm:planar/csdgm:gridsys/csdgm:gridsysn ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:CoordinateSystem ECS /*/ecs:LocalCoordinateSystemDescription/ecs:LocalCoordinateSystem EML /eml:eml/*/horizCoordSysName ISO /*/gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:code ISO /*/gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:codeSpace ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:referenceSystemInfo/mrs:MD_ReferenceSystem/mrs:referenceSystemIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:referenceSystemInfo/mrs:MD_ReferenceSystem/mrs:referenceSystemIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:codeSpace//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:spref/mercury:horizsys/mercury:planar/mercury:gridsys/mercury:gridsysn
Association	Complete statement of a one-to-one relationship	ECHO /*/echo:CollectionAssociations/echo:CollectionAssociation ECS /*/ecs:CollectionAssociation ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmi:LE_Lineage/gmd:source ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource ISO-1 /*/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:source

Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Returnable Properties

The Open Geospatial Consortium Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) standard defines 15 Core Returnables that must be supported in any compliant implementation. Profiles of CSW map these queryables to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects. For additional reference information see the ISO Profile of CSW (Table 9).

Source: ISO Profile of CSW

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
Author / Originator	The principal author of the resource Note: In CSW this concept is called Creator	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:origin CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:origin DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:creators/dcite:creator/dcite:affiliation DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator Dryad /*/dcterms:creator ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Data Originator'] ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Producer'] ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Investigator'] ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='investigator'] ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='INVESTIGATOR'] ECS /ecs:Author EML /eml:eml/*/creator HCLS dct:creator 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[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='author'] ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='originator'] ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='principalInvestigator'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[normalize-space(cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode)='author'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[normalize-space(cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode)='originator'] MODS //mods:mods/mods:name/mods:role[roleTerm='author'] MODS //mods:mods/mods:name/mods:role[roleTerm='creator'] MODS //mods:mods/mods:name/mods:role[roleTerm='originator'] Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:Principal_Investigator/mercury:Name Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:origin Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Principal_Investigator/mercury:Name Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:creator RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:author THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name
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
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
Publisher	Publisher of the cited resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:pubinfo/bdp:publish CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:pubinfo/csdgm:publish DCAT /dct:publisher DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:publisher DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher EML /eml:eml/*/publisher HCLS dct:publisher HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='publisher']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='publisher']/gmd:organisationName//* ISO-1 //cit:CI_Responsibility[normalize-space(cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode)='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:originInfo/mods:publisher Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:pubinfo/mercury:publish Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:publisher RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:creator THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:publisher/thredds:name THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:publisher/thredds:name
Contributor Name	Contributor to the resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:origin BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:datacred BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metc/bdp:cntinfo CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:datacred DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:contributors/dcite:contributor/dcite:contributorName EML /eml:eml/*/associatedParty HCLS dct:contributor ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[not(normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[.='author' or .='principalInvestigator' or .='originator']))]//*[contains(name(),'Name')]//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[not(normalize-space(cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode)[.='author' or .='principalInvestigator' or .='originator'])]//*[contains(name(),'Name')]//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:name/mods:namePart Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:contributor RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contributor THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:contributor THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:contributor
Metadata Modified Date	Date on which the metadata record (not the resource) was created or updated within the catalogue.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metd CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:metainfo/csdgm:metd DCAT /dct:modified DIF /*/dif:DIF_Creation_Date DIF /*/dif:Last_DIF_Revision_Date DIF-10 /*/dif:Metadata_Dates/dif:Metadata_Creation DIF-10 /*/dif:Metadata_Dates/dif:Metadata_Last_Revision ECHO /*/echo:RevisionDate ECHO /*/echo:DataGranule/echo:ProductionDateTime ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate EML /eml:eml/*/maintenance/changeHistory/changeDate ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:DateTime ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='lastUpdate']/cit:date/gco:DateTime MODS //mods:mods/mods:recordInfo/mods:recordChangeDate 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:metainfo/mercury:metd
Resource Type	A resource code identifying the type of resource; e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (See MD_ScopeCode) for which the metadata describes.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:resdesc CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:resdesc DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:resourceType/@resourceTypeGeneral Dryad /*/dcterms:type EML /eml:eml/*/physical/dataFormat HCLS dct:Dataset | void:Dataset ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode MODS //mods:mods/mods:typeOfResource Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:resdesc Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:type RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:dataType
Resource Format	The physical or digital manifestation of the resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distInfo/bdp:distributor/bdp:distorFormat/bdp:formatName BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:stdorder/bdp:digform/bdp:digtinfo/bdp:formname CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:distributor/csdgm:distorFormat/csdgm:formatName CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:stdorder/csdgm:digform/csdgm:digtinfo/csdgm:formname DCAT /dct:format DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:formats/dcite:format DIF /*/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format DIF-10 /*/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format Dryad /dryad:DryadDataFile/dcterms:format ECHO /*/echo:DataFormat ECHO /*/CSDTDescriptions/CSDTDescription/Implementation ECHO /*/AdditionalAttributes/AdditionalAttribute[Name='FileFormat']/Value ECS /ecs:PrimaryCSDT EML /eml:eml/*/dataTable/physical/dataFormat HCLS dct:format 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:resourceFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatSpecificationCitation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code MODS //mods:mods/dataset/mods:dataTable/mods:physical Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:distributor/mercury:distorFormat/mercury:formatName | /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:stdorder/mercury:digform/mercury:digtinfo/mercury:formname Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:format Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:medium RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/contentMetadata/format SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Format
Metadata Identifier	A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID EML /eml/@id ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier MODS //mods:mods/mods:recordInfo/mods:recordIdentifier Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:MD_Entry_id SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_ID
Source Citation	Reference to the processing input source.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:dataqual/bdp:lineage/bdp:srcinfo/bdp:srccite CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:dataqual/csdgm:lineage/csdgm:srcinfo/csdgm:srccite ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation
Metadata Language	Language of the metadata	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metstdn CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:metainfo/csdgm:metstdn ISO /*/gmd:language//* ISO /*/gmd:language/gmd:LanguageCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:metainfo/mercury:metstdn
Related Resource Citation	Citation information about the associated resource.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:lworkcit CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:lworkcit DCAT /dct:references ECHO /*/CollectionAssociations/CollectionAssociation[CollectionType!='Input'] EML /eml:eml/*/project ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:lworkcit
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
Rights	Information about rights held in and over the resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:accconst BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:useconst BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metac BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metuc CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:accconst CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:useconst CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:metainfo/csdgm:metac CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:metainfo/csdgm:metuc DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:rightsList/dcite:rights Dryad /*/dcterms:rights EML /eml:eml/*/intellectualRights ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints MODS //mods:mods/mods:accessCondition Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:rights RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:access RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:usage

Catalog Service for the Web (CSW) Additional Queryable Properties

The Open Geospatial Consortium Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) standard supports 10 Additional Queryable search parameters. Profiles of CSW map these queryables to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects. For additional reference information see the ISO Profile of CSW (Table 10).

Source: ISO Profile of CSW

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Resource Revision Date	Date of revision of the cited resource	DIF-10 /*/dif:Metadata_Dates/dif:Data_Last_Revision ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate EML /eml:eml/*/maintenance/changeHistory/changeDate ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
Resource Creation/Revision Date	The date the resource was created	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:pubdate CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:pubdate DCAT /dct:issued DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:dates/dcite:date DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date Dryad /*/dcterms:dateSubmitted ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate EML /eml:eml/*/maintenance/changeHistory/changeDate | /eml:eml/*/pubDate HCLS dct:created HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='date_created']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='creation']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime MODS //mods:mods/mods:originInfo/mods:dateCreated MODS //mods:mods/mods:originInfo/mods:dateModified Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:pubdate Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:modified RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:temporal SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation/serf:Release_Date THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:date[@type='created']
Publication Date	Date of publication of the cited resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:pubdate CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:pubdate DCAT /dct:issued DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:publicationYear DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Date DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Date Dryad /*/dcterms:available ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime ECS /*ecs:CitationforExternalPublication EML /eml:eml/*/pubDate ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime MODS //mods:mods/mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:dateSubmitted RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:publicationDate
Organization Name	Name of the organization	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:origin CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:origin DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:creators/dcite:creator/dcite:affiliation DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Data_Center_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Data_Center_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Data_Center_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Data_Center_Name/dif:Long_Name ECHO /*/ArchiveCenter ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationName ECS (1) /*/ecs:Contact/ecs:ContactOrganizationName EML /eml:eml/*/*/organizationName ISO //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName//* ISO-1 (1) //cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:origin Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:distrib/mercury:cntinfo/mercury:cntperp/mercury:cntorg OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider/ows:ProviderName UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:Personnel/umm:ContactPerson/umm:OrganizationName
Security Constraints	Handling restrictions imposed on the resource or metadata for national security or similar security concerns.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:secinfo CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:secinfo DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints EML /eml:eml/access ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo//*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_SecurityConstraints ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_SecurityConstraints
Metadata Language	Language of the metadata	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metstdn CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:metainfo/csdgm:metstdn ISO /*/gmd:language//* ISO /*/gmd:language/gmd:LanguageCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:metainfo/mercury:metstdn
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
Parent Identifier	A unique identifier for a parent dataset or collection	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Parent_DIF DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Parent_DIF Dryad /dryad:DryadDataPackage/dcterms:references Dryad /dryad:DryadDataFile/dcterms:isPartOf ECHO /*/echo:Collection/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Collection/echo:VersionId ECHO /*/echo:Collection/echo:DataSetId ECHO /*/echo:Collection/echo:EntryId EML /eml:eml/*/project/@id HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_product_doi']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ProductSpecificMetadata']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='identifier_product_doi']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation[gmd:associationType/gmd:DS_AssociationTypeCode='LargerWorkCitation']/gmd:aggregateDataSetIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code//*
Keyword Type	Methods used to group similar keywords	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:theme/bdp:themekt CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:theme/csdgm:themekt EML /eml:eml/*/keywordSet/keyword/@keywordType ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:theme/mercury:themekt OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Type

Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) and Directory Interchange Format (DIF)

CSW Core Queryable Concepts Missing from DIF

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Resource Type	A resource code identifying the type of resource; e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (See MD_ScopeCode) for which the metadata describes.	ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:resdesc
Coordinate Reference System (CRS)	Geographic Coordinate Reference System (Authority and ID) for the BoundingBox	ISO /*/gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:code ISO /*/gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:codeSpace ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:referenceSystemInfo/mrs:MD_ReferenceSystem/mrs:referenceSystemIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:referenceSystemInfo/mrs:MD_ReferenceSystem/mrs:referenceSystemIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:codeSpace/gco:CharacterString ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:CoordinateSystem
Association	Complete statement of a one-to-one relationship	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource ECHO /*/echo:AssociatedDIFs

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CSW Core Returnable Concepts Missing from DIF

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Contributor Name	Contributor to the resource	ISO /*/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 FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:datacred FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metc/fgdc:cntinfo
Resource Type	A resource code identifying the type of resource; e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (See MD_ScopeCode) for which the metadata describes.	ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:resdesc
Source Citation	Reference to the processing input source.	ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:srcinfo/fgdc:srccite
Metadata Language	Language of the metadata	ISO /*/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn
Related Resource Citation	Citation information about the associated resource.	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:lworkcit
Rights	Information about rights held in and over the resource	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:accconst FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:useconst FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metac FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metuc

CSW Additional Queryable Concepts Missing From DIF

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Revision Date	Date of revision of the cited resource	ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:Date ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
Metadata Language	Language of the metadata	ISO /*/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn
Keyword Type	Methods used to group similar keywords	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekt

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Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) and EOS Clearinghouse (ECHO)

CSW Core Queryables Missing From ECHO

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Metadata Identifier	A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.	ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID
Resource Type	A resource code identifying the type of resource; e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (See MD_ScopeCode) for which the metadata describes.	ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:resdesc

CSW Core Returnable Concepts Missing From ECHO

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Publisher	Publisher of the cited resource	ISO //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode='publisher']/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubinfo/fgdc:publish
Contributor Name	Contributor to the resource	ISO /*/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 FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:datacred FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metc/fgdc:cntinfo
Resource Type	A resource code identifying the type of resource; e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (See MD_ScopeCode) for which the metadata describes.	ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:resdesc
Metadata Identifier	A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.	ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID
Source Citation	Reference to the processing input source.	ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:srcinfo/fgdc:srccite
Metadata Language	Language of the metadata	ISO /*/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn
Related Resource Citation	Citation information about the associated resource.	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:lworkcit
Rights	Information about rights held in and over the resource	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:accconst FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:useconst FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metac FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metuc

CSW Additional Queryable Concepts Missing From ECHO

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Revision Date	Date of revision of the cited resource	ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:Date ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
Security Constraints	Handling restrictions imposed on the resource or metadata for national security or similar security concerns.	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo//*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_SecurityConstraints ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_SecurityConstraints DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:secinfo
Metadata Language	Language of the metadata	ISO /*/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn
Parent Identifier	A unique identifier for a parent dataset or collection	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd: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 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Parent_DIF
Keyword Type	Methods used to group similar keywords	ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekt

xPath Note: The xPaths included in these tables 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