Data Discovery (ISO-19115-1)
The spirals below provide guidance for ISO 19115-1 data discovery spirals. Where compatible the spirals below provide like xpath references for DIF, ECHO, ECS, SERF, ISO and ISO-1.
ISO-1 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 |
Abstract | A paragraph describing the resource. Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web. |
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/rmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString ECHO /*/echo:Description ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:CollectionDescription DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract |
Resource Creation/Revision Date | The date the resource was created | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime 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 //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='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:RevisionDate DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_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 |
ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Conditional
Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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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 |
Resource Language | The language of the resource. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language |
Topic Category | High level category enumeration used in ISO | ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:ISO_Topic_Category |
Resource Type | A resource code identifying the type of resource e.g. dataset, a collection, an application
(see MD_ScopeCode) which the metadata describes. |
ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode |
ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Optional
Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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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 SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_ID |
Keyword | A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types. Note: The general identification keywords usually have a type of "theme" and are referred to as "theme keywords". Other types and vocabularies are used for other information. Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) requires a Science and a Service GCMD Keyword. This concept is called "Subject" in the CSW Specification. |
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Topic DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Term DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Detailed_Variable SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword |
Resource Creation/Revision Date | The date the resource was created | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime 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 //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='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:RevisionDate DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date |
Resource Identifier | Identifier for the resource described by the metadata | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/cit:MD_Identifier/cit:code ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId ECHO (1) /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:DOI |
Resource Contact | The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:pointOfContact/cit:CI_Responsibility ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact ECS /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='UserServices'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR'] SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel |
Spatial Resolution | The nominal scale and/or spatial resolution of the resource. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution ISO-1 /*/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:spatialResolution |
Temporal Extent | The temporal extent of the resource | ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent |
Vertical Extent | The vertical extent of the resource | ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:verticalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent |
Resource Lineage | A description of the source(s) and production process(es) used in producing the resource. | ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage ISO-1 /*/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage |
Resource on-line Link | Link (URL) in the metadata for the resource. | ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource |
Metadata 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. | ISO /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString ISO /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode ISO /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString |
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.