Concepts Glossary
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Spirals:
- Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended
- Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Recommended
- Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Suggested
- Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
- Catalog Service for the Web (CSW) Additional Queryable Properties
- Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Returnable Properties
- DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory
- DIF for Data Discovery - Required
- DIF for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended
- ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory
- ECHO for Data Discovery - Recommended
- ECS for Data Discovery - Mandatory
- FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
- ISO-1 for Service Discovery - Mandatory
- ISO-1 for Service Discovery - Conditional
- ISO-1 for Service Discovery - Optional
- ACDD Variable Attributes for Usability - Highly Recommended
- SERF for Service Discovery - Required
- SERF for Service Discovery - Highly Recommended
- WSDL for Web Service Description
- ISO Lineage
- ISO Quality
- ISO External References
| Name | Description | Spirals |
| Abstract | A paragraph describing the resource. |
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| Acknowledgement | Provides a place to acknowledge various types of support for the project that produced the data. |
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| Additional Attributes | Attributes used to describe unique characteristics of the collection which extend beyond those defined in the model. |
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| Additional Lineage Documentation | Additional descriptive information, such as a publication that describes the process for generating the resource. |
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| Additional Resource Documentation | Other documentation associated with the resource. |
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| Additional Usage Documentation | Publications that describe usage of data. |
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| Algorithm Citation | Information identifying the algorithm and version or date. |
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| Alternate Metadata Citation | Reference to alternative metadata or metadata in a non-ISO standard for the same resource. |
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| Application Schema Information | Name of the application schema used. |
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| AssociatedDIFs | Specifies the Directory Interchange Format (DIF) identifier for the collection. |
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| Association | Complete statement of a one-to-one relationship |
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| Author / Originator | The principal author of the resource |
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| Author / Originator Email Address | The electronic mail address of the principal author of the resource |
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| Author / Originator World Wide Web Address | The World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the cited resource |
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| Binding | A protocol and data format specification for a particular interface. |
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| Bounding Box | A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest |
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| Browse File Name | Name of the file holding the browse graphic. |
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| Common Data Model Datatype | The THREDDS data type for this resource. |
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| Complete Citation | Complete citation for the resource as a text blob. |
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| Completeness Report | The presence and absence of features, their attributes and relationships. |
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| Confidence | Trustworthiness of a data quality result. |
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| Conformance Result | Information about the outcome of evaluating the obtained value (or set of values) against a specified acceptable conformance quality level. |
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| Constraint Reference | Citation for the limitation or constraint. |
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| Contributor Name | Contributor to the resource |
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| Contributor Role | The role of any individuals or institutions that contributed to the creation of the data. |
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| Coordinate Reference System (CRS) | Geographic Coordinate Reference System (Authority and ID) for the BoundingBox |
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| Coupled Resource | Identifier and name of the dataset to which the service is coupled. |
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| Coupled Type | Describes the tightness of the coupling to the coupled resource. |
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| Coverage Content Type | An item from a shared vocabulary of content types: image, thematicClassification, physicalMeasurement, auxiliaryInformation, qualityInformation, referenceInformation, modelResult |
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| Coverage Result | Result organising the measured values as a coverage. |
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| Creation Date | Date of creation of the cited resource |
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| Data Link | A link to data produced by the project. |
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| Data Quality Scope | The specific data to which the data quality information applies. |
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| Date | The date of a creation or update event of the catalogue record. |
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| Descriptive Result | Data quality descriptive result. |
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| Distribution Contact | Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource. |
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| Distribution Liability | Statement of the liability assumed by the distributor. |
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| Easternmost Longitude | The easternmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. |
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| End Time | The end of the bounding time period |
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| Evaluation Method Description | Description of the evaluation method. |
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| Evaluation Procedure | Reference to the procedure information. |
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| Evaluation Reference | Information on documents which are referenced in developing and applying a data quality evaluation method. |
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| Evaluation Reference Document | Information on documents which are referenced in developing and applying a data quality evaluation method. |
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| Evaluation Specification | Citation of data product specification or user requirement against which data is being evaluated. |
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| Evalulation Method | The procedure used to evaluate the measure. |
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| Evalulation Method Type | Type of method used to evaluate quality of the data. |
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| Feature Catalogue Citation | Information identifying the feature catalogue or the conceptual schema. |
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| Format Citation | Citation/URL of the specification for the format. |
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| Has Security Constraints | Are there any security constraints? |
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| Homogeneity | Expected or tested uniformity of the results obtained for a data quality evaluation. |
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| Identified Issues Citation | Citation of a description of known issues associated with the resource along with proposed solutions if available. |
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| Instrument | Information about the instrument used to make the observations. |
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| Instrument Citation | A citation to reference material that provides details about the instrument. |
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| Instrument Keyword | Keywords that describe the instrument used to collect the resource. |
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| Instrument Type | The type of instrument. |
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| Interface | A set of operations supported by one or more service endpoints. |
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| Keyword | A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types. |
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| Keyword Ontology Citation | Reference that binds the keyword class to a formal conceptualization of a knowledge domain for use in semantic processing. |
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| Keyword Type | Methods used to group similar keywords |
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| Keyword Vocabulary | If you are following a guideline or using a shared vocabulary for the words/phrases in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here. |
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| Keyword Vocabulary Citation | Name of the formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of keywords. |
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| Lineage Scope | Type of resource and/or extent to which the lineage information applies. |
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| Lineage Statement | Information and references for sources and processes that were used to create the dataset and an audit trail for modifications to the original data. |
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| Logical Consistency | The degree of adherence to logical rules of data structure, attribution and relationships (data structure can be conceptual, logical or physical). |
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| Measure | The type of evaluation |
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| Measure Description | Description of the measure. |
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| Measure Identifier | Identifier of the measure, value uniquely identifying the measure within a namespace. |
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| Measure Name | Name of the test applied to the data. |
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| Measure Source Citation | Reference to the source. |
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| Measure Time | Date or range of dates on which a data quality measure was applied. |
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| Media | Media on which the resource is available |
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| Medium Reference | Name of the medium on which the resource can be stored (resourceFormat) or distributed. |
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| Metadata Contact | The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata. |
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| Metadata Identifier | A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record. |
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| Metadata Language | Language of the metadata |
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| Metadata Profile Citation | Citation for the profile(s) of the metadata standard to which the metadata conforms. |
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| Metadata Standard Citation | The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms |
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| Metadata Standard Version | The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms |
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| Modified Date | Date on which the record was created or updated within the catalogue |
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| Naming Authority | The organization responsible for the maintenance of the identifier (namespace) |
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| Northernmost Latitude | The northernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. |
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| Online Resource | Online Resource for the cited resource |
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| Operation Citation | Identification of the mission. |
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| Ordering Instructions | General instructions, terms and services provided by the distributor |
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| Organization Name | Name of the organization |
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| Originating Organization | The organization responsible for creating the resource |
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| Paleo-Temporal Coverage | For paleoclimate or geologic data, “Paleo_Temporal_Coverage” is the period of time covered by the data collected. |
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| Parameters Citation | Reference providing description of the parameters. |
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| Parent Identifier | A unique identifier for a parent dataset or collection |
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| Parent Metadata Reference | Identification of the parent metadata record. |
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| Place Keyword | A comma separated list of key words and phrases that give the location of the resource. |
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| Plan Citation | Identification of authority requesting target collection. |
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| Platform | The platform used to collect the observations. |
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| Platform Citation | Source where information about the platform is described. |
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| Platform Keyword | Keywords that describe the platform used to collect the resource. |
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| Portrayal Catalogue Citation | Information identifying the portrayal catalogue used. |
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| Positional Accuracy Report | Accuracy of the position of features within a spatial reference system. |
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| Process Step | A step in the processing that produced a resource |
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| Process Step Description | Description of the event, including related parameters or tolerances. |
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| Process Step Purpose | Requirement or purpose for the process step. |
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| Process Step Reference | Process step documentation. |
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| Process Step Scope | Type of resource and/or extent to which the process step applies. |
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| Process Step Time | Date, time, range or period of process step. |
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| Processing Citation | Reference to documentation describing the processing. |
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| Processing Level | A code that indicates the extent of processing done in the creation of a dataset. |
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| Processing Software Reference | Reference to document describing processing software. |
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| Processor | Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organisation(s) associated with the process step. |
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| Project Keyword | Keywords that describe the Project used to collect the resource. |
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| Project Name | The name of the project that the resource was associated with. |
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| Publication Date | Date of publication of the cited resource |
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| Publisher | Publisher of the cited resource |
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| Publisher E-Mail | Email associated with the publisher of the cited resource |
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| Publisher URL | World Wide Web address associated with the publisher of the cited resource |
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| Purpose | A paragraph describing the original purpose for collecting the dataset. |
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| Quantitative Result | The values or information about the value(s) (or set of values) obtained from applying a data quality measure. |
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| Related Metadata Citation | Reference to the metadata of the associated resource. |
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| Related Resource Citation | Citation information about the associated resource. |
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| Related Resource Identifier | Identifier for a resource related to the resource being described. |
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| Relation | A reference to a related resource. |
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| Report | Quantitative quality information for the data specified by the scope. |
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| Representativity | Degree to which the sample used has produced a result which is representative of the data within the data quality scope. |
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| Requirement Citation | Identification of reference or guidance material for the requirement. |
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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. |
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| Resource Citation | Citation for the resource. |
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| Resource Contact | The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource. |
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| Resource Cost or Fees | Cost associated with access to the resource |
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| Resource Creation/Revision Date | The date the resource was created |
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| Resource Duration | The temporal duration of a resource. |
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| Resource Format | The physical or digital manifestation of the resource |
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| Resource Identifier | Identifier for the resource described by the metadata |
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| Resource Language | The language of the resource. |
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| Resource Long Name | The reference name used in describing the scientific contents of the data collection. |
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| Resource Quality Description | Description of the quality of the resource or any quality assurance procedures followed in producing the resource. |
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| Resource Scope | The nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type can include general categories, genres or aggregation levels of content. |
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| Resource Status | The status of the resource |
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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. |
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| Resource Type | A resource code identifying the type of resource e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (see MD_ScopeCode) which the metadata describes. |
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| Resource Update Frequency | The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed |
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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. |
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| Resource on-line Link | Online link referencing additional information about the resource. |
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| Result | The output of the evaluation |
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| Revision Date | Date of revision of the cited resource |
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| Rights | Information about rights held in and over the resource |
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| Sensor Characteristics | Referential information for the collection source/sensor configuration. |
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| Service | The end points supported by the web service. |
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| Service Location | Endpoint for accessing the service. |
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| Service Operation Name | Name of an operation provided by the service. |
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| Service Operation Reference | Provides a reference to the resource on which the service operates. |
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| Service Profile Reference | Profile to which the service adheres. |
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| Service Resource Reference | Reference to the resource on which the service operates. |
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| Service Standard Citation | Standard to which the service adheres. |
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| Source | A reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived. |
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| Source Citation | Recommended reference to be used for the source. |
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| Source Description | Detailed description of the source. |
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| Source Metadata | Reference to metadata for the source. |
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| Source Reference System | Spatial reference system used by the source. |
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| Source Scope | Type and/or extent of the source. |
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| Source Step | Information about a process step in which this source was used. |
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| Southernmost Latitude | The southernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle. |
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| Spatial Extent | The spatial extent of the resource. |
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| Spatial Resolution | The nominal scale and/or spatial resolution of the resource. |
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| Standalone Report Citation | Reference to external standalone quality report. |
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| Standard Name Vocabulary | The name of the shared vocabulary from which variable standard names are taken. |
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| Start Time | The start of the bounding time period |
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| Temporal Extent | The temporal extent of the resource |
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| Temporal Keyword | Keyword identifies a time period related to the resource. |
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| Temporal Quality Report | Quality of the temporal attributes and temporal relationships of features. |
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| Temporal Resolution | The smallest time step included in the resource. |
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| Thematic Accuracy Report | Accuracy of quantitative attributes and the correctness of non-quantitative attributes and of the classifications of features and their relationships. |
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| Topic Category | High level category enumeration used in ISO |
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| TwoDCoordinateSystem | Bounding extent defined in two dimensions with min and max values. |
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| Types | Describes the data. The XML Schema language (also known as XSD) is used (inline or referenced) for this purpose. |
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| Units | The units of the variables data values. |
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| Usability Report | Specific quality information about a dataset’s suitability for a particular application or conformance to a set of requirements. |
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| Version | Version of the cited resource |
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| Version Description | A brief description of the differences between this collection version and another collection version. |
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| Vertical Maximum | The maximum height of the bounding rectangle |
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| Vertical Minimum | The minimum height of the bounding rectangle |
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| Westernmost Longitude | The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle. |
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