Data Discovery (LTER)
This document describes best practices for EML metadata implementation by LTER sites, as defined by two working groups comprised of LTER information managers and LNO representatives that convened in 2003 and 2004 (see section V). These recommendations are directed towards achieving the following goals:
a) Identify useful subsets of the EML schema to support specific functionality tiers targeted by the LTER NIS Advisory Committee (NISAC)
b) Maximize interoperability of LTER EML documents to facilitate data synthesis
c) Minimize heterogeneity of LTER EML documents to simplify development and re-use of software tools and style sheets
d) Provide guidance to sites in their initial implementation of EML, and a roadmap for improving their implementation to achieve higher functionality
This document is also intended to augment the EML schema documentation and other resources listed below:
EML Handbook: http://intranet.lternet.edu/modules.php?name=UpDownload&req=getit&lid=696
EML FAQ: http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.0.1/eml-faq.html
Report from the 2003 EML implementation workshop at SEV: http://intranet.lternet.edu/modules.php?name=UpDownload&req=getit&lid=695
EML 2.0.1 schema and documentation: http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/
LTER Completeness-Identification
Minimum content for adequate data set discovery in a general cataloging system or repository (functionally equivalent to LTER DTOC)
Source: Completeness LevelsConcept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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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 |
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 |
Metadata Contact | The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata. | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:metainfo/adiwg:metc BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:metainfo/bdp:metc/bdp:cntinfo CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:metainfo/csdgm:metc/csdgm:cntinfo DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='DIF AUTHOR'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Metadata_Node DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='DIF AUTHOR'] DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Metadata_Node ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'DIF AUTHOR')] ECS /*/ecs:Contact[Role='Archive'] EML /eml:eml/*/metadataProvider 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:contact ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contact/cit:CI_Responsibility Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:metainfo/mercury:metc/mercury:cntinfo Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:metainfo/mercury:metc/mercury:cntinfo/mercury:cntorgp/mercury:cntper Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:metainfo/mercury:metc/mercury:cntinfo/mercury:cntperp/mercury:cntper OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel[serf:Role='SERF AUTHOR'] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/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 /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='contributor']//*[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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Abstract | A paragraph describing the resource. Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web. | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:descript/adiwg:abstract BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:descript/bdp:abstract CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:descript/csdgm:abstract DCAT /dct:description DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:descriptions/dcite:description[@descriptionType='Abstract'] DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract Dryad /*/dcterms:description ECHO /*/echo:Description ECS /*/ecs:CollectionDescription EML /eml:eml/*/abstract HCLS dct:description HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='summary']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='CollectionDescription']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:abstract Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:descript/mercury:abstract OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:description Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:abstract RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:summary SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] UMM /umm:UMM/umm:Summary |
Keyword | A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types. | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekey ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:theme/bdp:themekey BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:keywords/bdp:place/bdp:placekey CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:theme/csdgm:themekey CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:keywords/csdgm:place/csdgm:placekey DCAT /dct:keyword DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:subjects/dcite:subject DIF /*/dif:Keyword DIF /*/dif:AncillaryKeyword DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Source_Name/dif:Long_Name DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF /*/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Category DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Topic DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Term DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_1 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_2 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Variable_Level_3 DIF-10 /*/dif:Science_Keywords/dif:Detailed_Variable DIF-10 /*/dif:Ancillary_Keyword DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3 DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Platform/dif:Instrument/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Short_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Platform/dif:Long_Name DIF-10 /*/dif:Project/dif:Campaign Dryad /*/dcterms:subject ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword ECHO /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword//* ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:GranuleLocality/echo:LocalityValue ECHO /*/SpatialKeywords/Keyword ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument/echo:LongName ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:ShortName ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:LongName ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformShortName ECS /*/ecs:Platform/ecs:PlatformLongName EML /eml:eml/*/keywordSet/keyword HCLS dcat:keyword HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='keywords']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSDisciplineKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSTermKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSTopicKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSVariableKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='DisciplineTopicParameters']/hdf5:Group/hdf5:Group[@Name='ECSParameter']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='ECSParameterKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SpatialKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/gmd:keyword//* ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/gmd:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='theme']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='instrument']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='platform']/mri:keyword//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='project']/mri:keyword//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/mods:topic MODS //mods:mods/mods:genre Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:theme/mercury:themekey Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Sensor Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Source Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Term Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Topic Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:keywords/mercury:place/mercury:placekey Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Site_Information/mercury:Site Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Keywords Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Parameter_Description/mercury:Parameter Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Navpath OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='theme']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='instrument']/ows:Keyword OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='platform']/ows:Keyword Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:subject RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:variable RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Sensor_Name/serf:Long_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Source_Name/serf:Long_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Short_Name SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Project/serf:Long_Name THREDDS (1) //thredds:metadata/thredds:keyword THREDDS (1) //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Category UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Topic UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Term UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:Value UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:Value UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:VariableLevel3/umm:Value UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:DetailedVariable |
Resource Distribution | Information about how the resource is available, online, offline, inline. | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:distinfo CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:distinfo EML /eml:eml/*/distribution MODS //mods:mods/mods:location Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:distinfo |
LTER Completeness-Discovery
Discovery level metadata should provide as much information as possible to support locating datasets by time, taxa, and/or geographic location in addition to basic identification information. Discovery level EML should include the coverage elements of temporalCoverage (when), taxonomicCoverage (what), and geographicCoverage (where) for the dataset as well as the change history in the maintenance element.
Source: Completeness LevelsConcept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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Taxonomic Extent | The extent of the taxonomies coverage. | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:taxonomy Dryad /*/dwc:scientificName EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/taxonomicCoverage |
Spatial Extent | The spatial extent of the resource. | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:spdom/bdp:bounding CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:spdom/csdgm:bounding DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:geoLocations/dcite:geoLocation DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage//* DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Geometry//* DIF-10 /dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Orbit_Parameters//* DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Vertical_Spatial_Info//* Dryad /*/dcterms:spatial ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain//* ECHO /*/echo:VerticalSpatialDomain//* ECHO /*/echo:Spatial[SpatialCoverageType='Orbit'] | /*/echo:Spatial[GranuleSpatialRepresentation='ORBIT'] ECHO /*/echo:OrbitCalculatedSpatialDomains/echo:OrbitCalculatedSpatialDomain//* EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/geographicCoverage ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/mods:geographic Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury:Spatial_Extent Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:spdom/mercury:bounding Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Spatial_Extent Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:spatial RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:geospatialCoverage |
Temporal Extent | The temporal extent of the resource | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:timeperd/bdp:timeinfo/bdp:rngdates CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:timeperd/csdgm:timeinfo/csdgm:rngdates DCAT /dct:temporal DIF /*/dif:Temporal_Coverage//* DIF-10 /*/dif:Temporal_Coverage//* Dryad /*/dcterms:temporal ECHO /*/Temporal//* ECS /ecs:RangeBeginningDate ECS /ecs:RangeEndingDate EML /eml:eml/*/coverage/temporalCoverage ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent//* ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent//* MODS //mods:mods/mods:subject/mods:temporal Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:timeperd/mercury:timeinfo/mercury:rngdates Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:begdate and /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:enddate Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:temporal RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:temporal THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration] |
Maintenance | Describes changes to the data tables or metadata, including update frequency. | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:status/bdp:update CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:status/csdgm:update EML /eml:eml/*/maintenance Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:status/mercury:update |
LTER Completeness-Evaluation
Evaluation level metadata should include detailed descriptions of the project, methods, protocols, and intellectual rights in order for a potential user to evaluate the relevance of the data package for their research study or synthesis project.
Source: Completeness LevelsConcept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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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"] |
Process Step | A step in the processing that produced a resource | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:lineage/bdp:dataqual/bdp:procstep CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:lineage/csdgm:dataqual/csdgm:procstep EML /eml:eml/*/methods ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LE_ProcessStep ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source/gmd:LE_Source/gmd:sourceStep/gmd:LE_ProcessStep ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LI_ProcessStep PROV //prov:activity |
Project Description | Description of the project. | EML /eml:eml/*/project |
Entity Type Definition | The description of the entity type | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:eainfo/bdp:detailed/bdp:enttyp/bdp:enttypd CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:eainfo/csdgm:detailed/csdgm:enttyp/csdgm:enttypd EML /eml:eml/*/dataTable/entityDescription |
Attribute Definition | The description of the attribute | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:eainfo/bdp:detailed/bdp:attr/bdp:attrdef CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:eainfo/csdgm:detailed/csdgm:attr/csdgm:attrdef EML /eml:eml/*/dataTable/attributeList/attribute/attributeDefinition ISO /*/gmd:contentInfo/*/gmd:dimension/gmd:MD_Band/gmd:descriptor//* ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contentInfo/mrc:MD_CoverageDescription/mrc:attributeGroup/mrc:MD_AttributeGroup/mrc:attribute/*/mrc:description//* |
LTER Completeness-Access
Access-level metadata should provide a user with all the information needed to access and download the data tables, even if the tables' attributes are not thoroughly described. The tags required at this level specify access control and the physical description of the table.
Source: Completeness LevelsConcept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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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 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 |
LTER Completeness-Integration
Integration-level metadata should support computer-mediated access and processing of data, and therefore requires that all aspects of the data package be fully described.
Source: Completeness LevelsConcept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
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Attribute List | A description of the attributes a data table's entities have. | BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:eainfo/bdp:detailed/bdp:attr/bdp:attrdef CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:eainfo/csdgm:detailed/csdgm:attr/csdgm:attrdef EML /eml:eml/*/dataTable/attributeList |
Attribute Constraints | Describes constraints on attributes such as a foriegn key in a database. | EML /eml:eml/*/dataTable/constraint |
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 |