Service Discovery (SERF)

The Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) is a NASA documentation dialect for service discovery, selection and usage.

SERF for Service Discovery - Required

The Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) is the de-facto GCMD standard for describing data services and applications. This spiral includes the fields that are required by the SERF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:

Source: Interactive SERF Guide Write a SERF Guide

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
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
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
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
Distribution Contact	Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:distrib/bdp:cntinfo CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:distrib/csdgm:cntinfo DCAT /dct:contactPoint DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Data Manager')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'DATA CENTER CONTACT')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Archive')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Distributor')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'GHRC USER SERVICES')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'User Services')] ECS /*/ecs:ArchiveCenter EML /eml:eml/*/associatedParty/role[RoleType='distributor'] ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty ISO //gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorContact/cit:CI_Responsibility Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:distrib/mercury:cntinfo Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Contact_Person Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:distrib/mercury:cntinfo/mercury:cntperp/mercury:cntper SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Provider
Abstract	A paragraph describing the resource. Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:descript/adiwg:abstract 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
Purpose	A paragraph describing the original purpose for collecting the dataset.	BDP /metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:descript/bdp:purpose CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:descript/csdgm:purpose DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Purpose DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Purpose ECHO /*/SuggestedUsage ECS (1) /*/ecs:SuggestedUsage1 EML /eml:eml/*/purpose HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ECSCollection']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SuggestedUsage']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:purpose//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:purpose//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:descript/mercury:purpose SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Purpose UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:Summary/umm:Purpose

SERF for Service Discovery - Highly Recommended

The Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) is the de-facto GCMD standard for describing data services and applications. This spiral includes the fields that are highly recommended by the SERF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:

Source: Interactive SERF Guide Write a SERF Guide

Concept	Description	Dialect (Fit) Paths
Resource Citation	Citation for the resource.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo DIF /*/dif:Data_Set_Citation DIF-10 /*/dif:Dataset_Citation ECHO /*/echo:CitationForExternalPublication ECHO /*/echo:LongName EML /eml:eml/eml:citation ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:otherCitationDetails//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:DcTerms/dcterms:bibliographicCitation SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation
Media	Media on which the resource is available	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:dataqual/bdp:lineage/bdp:sinfo/bdp:type CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:dataqual/csdgm:lineage/csdgm:sinfo/csdgm:type DIF /*/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Media DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Media EML /eml:eml/*/physical/dataName ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:offLine/mrd:MD_Medium/mrd:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:dataqual/mercury:lineage/mercury:sinfo/mercury:type SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Media
Resource Contact	The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource.	ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ptcontac/adiwg:cntinfo ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credorg/adiwg:cntinfo ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credper/adiwg:cntinfo BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:ptcontac CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:ptcontac DCAT /dct:contactPoint DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR'] DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR'] ECHO /*/ArchiveCenter ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[Role='TECHNICAL CONTACT'] ECS /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User Services'] EML /eml:eml/*/contact HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactPerson'] HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactOrganization']/hdf5:Group[@Name='Data_Originator'] ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:pointOfContact Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:ptcontac Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:ptcontac/mercury:cntinfo/mercury:cntperp/mercury:cntper Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Contact_Person/mercury:Name OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contact SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name
Resource Cost or Fees	Cost associated with access to the resource	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:storder/bdp:fees CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:storder/csdgm:fees DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Fees DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Fees ECHO /*/echo:Price ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionOrderProcess/gmd:MD_StandardOrderProcess/gmd:fees//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatDistributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributionOrderProcess/mrd:MD_StandardOrderProcess/mrd:fees//* Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:storder/mercury:fees OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Fees SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Fees
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 /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
Instrument Keyword	Keywords that describe the instrument used to collect the resource.	DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Long_Name ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:LongName ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/gmd:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/mri:keyword//* OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='instrument']/ows:Keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Long_Name
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
Platform Keyword	Keywords that describe the platform used to collect the resource.	DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Long_Name ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:ShortName ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:LongName ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformShortName ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformLongName ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/gmd:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/mri:keyword//* OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='platform']/ows:Keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Long_Name
Resource Quality Description	Description of the quality of the resource or any quality assurance procedures followed in producing the resource. Note: ISO-1 provides free text fields for describing quality information in the DQ_MeasureReference, DQ_EvaluationMethod, and DQ_DescriptiveResult objects.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:dataqual CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:dataqual DIF /dif:DIF/Quality DIF-10 /dif:DIF/Quality EML //methods/qualityControl MODS //mods:methods/mods:physicalDescription SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Quality
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
Resource Access Constraints	Information about any constraints for accessing the data set. This includes any special restrictions, legal prerequisites, limitations and/or warnings on obtaining the data set. Some words that may be used in this field include: Public, In-house, Limited, Additional detailed instructions on how to access the data can be entered in this field.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:accconst CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:accconst DCAT /dct:accessLevel DCAT dct:accessLevelComment DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionFlag ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionComment ECHO /*/echo:Visible ECS /*/ecs:AccessConstraints EML /eml:eml/access ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:accessConstraints//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:access Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:accconst Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:accessRights SERF /serf:DIF/serf:Access_Constraints THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]
Resource Use Constraints	Information about how the data may or may not be used after access is granted to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property. This includes any special restrictions, legal prerequisites, terms and conditions, and/or limitations on using the data set. Data providers may request acknowledgement of the data from users and claim no responsibility for quality and completeness of data.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:useconst CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:useconst DCAT /dct:dataQuality DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionFlag ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionComment EML /eml:eml/*/intellectualRights ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:useLimitation//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:useConstraints/mco:MD_RestrictionCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:dataset/mods:intellectualRights Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:useconst Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:license SERF /serf:DIF/serf:Use_Constraints THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]
Distribution Contact	Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource.	BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo/bdp:distrib/bdp:cntinfo CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo/csdgm:distrib/csdgm:cntinfo DCAT /dct:contactPoint DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Data Manager')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'DATA CENTER CONTACT')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Archive')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Distributor')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'GHRC USER SERVICES')] ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'User Services')] ECS /*/ecs:ArchiveCenter EML /eml:eml/*/associatedParty/role[RoleType='distributor'] ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty ISO //gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorContact/cit:CI_Responsibility Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:distrib/mercury:cntinfo Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Contact_Person Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo/mercury:distrib/mercury:cntinfo/mercury:cntperp/mercury:cntper SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Provider
Service Location	Endpoint for accessing the service.	DCAT /dct:webService ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:containsOperations/srv:SV_OperationMetadata/srv:connectPoint/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:containsOperations/srv:SV_OperationMetadata/srv:connectPoint/cit:CI_OnlineResource/cit:linkage//* OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:OperationsMetadata/ows:Operation/ows:DCP/ows:HTTP/ows:Get/@xlink:href OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:OperationsMetadata/ows:Operation/ows:DCP/ows:HTTP/ows:Post/@xlink:href SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation/serf:URL WSDL /wsdl:definitions/wsdl:service/wsdl:endpoint
Resource Language	The language of the resource.	DCAT /dct:Language DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:language DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Language EML /eml:eml/@xml:lang | /eml:eml/*/language HCLS dct:language ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:language//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:language/gmd:LanguageCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:otherLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode MODS //mods:mods/mods:language Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:language SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language

xPath Note: The xPaths included in this table use several wildcards. // means any path, so //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty indicates a gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty anywhere in an XML file. /*/ indicates a single level with several possible elements. This usually indicates one of several concrete realizations of an abstract object. For example /*/gmd:identificationInfo could be gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo or gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo and gmd:identificationInfo//*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords could be gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords or gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords. Fit: The fit of the dialect path with the concept is estimated on a scale of 1 = excellent two-way fit, 2 = one-way fit or some other problem, 3 - extension required.

Data Accessibility/Usability