Data Discovery (FGDC)
These attributes are mandatory for the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Where compatible the spirals below provide like xpath references for DIF, ECHO, ECS, SERF, ISO and ISO-1.
FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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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. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString ECHO /*/echo:ShortName>/*/echo:LongName ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:ShortName > /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:LongName DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title |
Originating Organization | The organization responsible for creating the resource | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='author']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString ECHO /*/echo:ProcessingCenter DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Center |
Publication Date | Date of publication of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/cit:date/gco:Date DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Date |
Metadata Contact | The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata. | ISO /*/gmd:contact ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contact/cit:CI_Responsibility ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter ECS /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='Archive'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='DIF AUTHOR'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Metadata_Node |
Bounding Box | A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest Note: This concept is called "Coverage" in the CSW Specification |
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/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:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage |
Easternmost Longitude | The easternmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering. |
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:EastBoundingCoordinate DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Easternmost_Longitude |
Westernmost Longitude | The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering. |
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:WestBoundingCoordinate DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Westernmost_Longitude |
Northernmost Latitude | The northernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute (e.g. gml:id="network-all") can be used to identify the bounding offering. |
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:NorthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:NorthBoundingCoordinate DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Northernmost_Latitude |
Southernmost Latitude | The southernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering. |
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:SouthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:SouthBoundingCoordinate DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Southernmost_Latitude |
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.