Data Discovery (ACDD)
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The netCDF Group at Unidata recommended a set of netCDF attributes (the NetCDF Attribute Convention for Dataset Discovery) to enable data discovery nearly a decade ago. This convention was designed to augment the Climate-Forecast conventions that were already being used to ease access to data in netCDF by tools. The ACDD was adopted as the basis for the ncISO tool developed at NGDC and incorporated into THREDDS with the goal of providing ISO 19115-compliant discovery metadata for datasets in THREDDS that supported the ACDD. The governance of these conventions has since been taken over by the ESIP Documentation Cluster.
This page includes ACDD recommendations at three levels: highly recommended, recommended, and suggested.
Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended
These attributes are highly recommended by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery
Source: ACDD Home Page
| Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title DCAT dct:title Dryad dcterms:title ECHO /*/echo:ShortName>/*/echo:LongName ECS /*/ecs:ShortName > /*/ecs:LongName EML /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc: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/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString UMM /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows: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 netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=title]/@nc:value |
| 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 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract DCAT dct:description Dryad dcterms:description ECHO /*/echo:Description ECS /*/ecs:CollectionDescription ECS /*/ecs:LongName EML /eml:dataset/eml:abstract/eml:descendant FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract 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/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString UMM /umm:UMM/umm:Summary OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type='abstract'] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name='summary']/@nc:value |
| 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 refered 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. | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekey 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 Dryad dcterms:subject 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:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword ECS (1) /*/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword EML (1) /eml:dataset/eml:keywordSet/eml:keyword/eml:text FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey 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 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:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString 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 OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='theme']/ows:Keyword SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword THREDDS (1) //thredds:metadata/thredds:keyword THREDDS (1) //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword netCDF (1) /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=keywords]/@nc:value |
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.
Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Recommended
These attributes are recommended by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery
Source: ACDD Home Page
| Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
|---|---|---|
| Resource Identifier | Identifier for the resource described by the metadata | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ids/adiwg:projguid DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId ECHO (1) /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName 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/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@ID netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=id]/@nc:value |
| Naming Authority | The organization responsible for the maintenance of the identifier (namespace) Note: DIF and ECHO use the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) keywords. | HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='naming_authority']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:authority ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:codeSpace/gco:CharacterString THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@authority netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=naming_authority]/@nc:value |
| 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. Note: DIF, ECHO and ECS require that theme keywords come from the Global Change Master Directory list. | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:theme/adiwg:themekt HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='keywords_vocabulary']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Type='theme']/ows:Type/@codespace THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:keyword/@vocabulary THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name/@thredds:vocabulary netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=keyword_vocabulary]/@nc:value |
| Common Data Model Datatype | The THREDDS data type for this resource. Note: Current values: vector, grid, textTable, tin, stereoModel, video. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:spatialRepresentationType/gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:spatialRepresentationType/mcc:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:dataType THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:dataType netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=cdm_data_type]/@nc:value |
| 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. | HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='history']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:statement/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:statement/gco:CharacterString THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type='history] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=history]/@nc:value |
| Resource Creation/Revision Date | The date the resource was created | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date DCAT dct:modified ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='date_created']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile 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[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:date[@type='created'] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=date_created]/@nc:value |
| 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 DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR'] DCAT dct:person ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact ECS /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User Services'] 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/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='pointOfContact'] OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_name]/@nc:value |
| Author / Originator World Wide Web Address | The World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:Role/cit:CI_RoleCode='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource/cit:linkage THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:contact/@url netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_url]/@nc:value |
| Author / Originator Email Address | The electronic mail address of the principal author of the resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_email']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactOrganization']/hdf5:Group[@Name='Data_Originator']/hdf5:Attribut[@Name='ElectronicMailAddress']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Individual/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:address/cit:CI_Address/cit:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:contact/@email netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_email]/@nc:value |
| Originating Organization | The organization responsible for creating the resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Center ECHO /*/echo:ProcessingCenter EML /eml:dataset/eml:creator/eml:organizationName/eml:text FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo/fgdc:cntperp/fgdc:cntorg FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='institution']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile 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:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/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 netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=institution]/@nc:value |
| Project Name | The name of the project that the resource was associated with. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Project/dif:Long_Name ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName and /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString DS_AssociationTypeCode="largerWorkCitation" and DS_InitiativeTypeCode="project" ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString with gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode="project" ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource[mri:initiativeType/mri:DS_InitiativeTypeCode='project']/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='project']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='project']/ows:Keyword THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:project netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=project]/@nc:value |
| Processing Level | A code that indicates the extent of processing done in the creation of a dataset. | ECHO /*/echo:ProcessingLevelId ECS /*/ecs:ProcessingLevelId ISO /*/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_ImageDescription/gmd:processingLevelCode/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:processingLevel/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=processing_level]/@nc:value |
| Acknowledgement | Provides a place to acknowledge various types of support for the project that produced the data. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:credit/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:credit/gco:CharacterString> THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:datset/thredds:documentation[@type="funding"] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="funding"] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=acknowledgement]/@nc:value |
| Bounding Box | A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest Note: This concept is called "Coverage" in the CSW Specification | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding 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:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox |
| 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. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Southernmost_Latitude DCAT dct:spatial ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:SouthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:SouthBoundingCoordinate EML (1) /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:southBoundingCoordinate/eml:text FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:southbc HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lat_min']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:SouthBoundingCoordinate OGC-SOS (2) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:lowerCorner THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:northsouth/thredds:start THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:northsouth/thredds:start netCDF (1) /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=geospatial_lat_min]/@nc:value |
| 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. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Northernmost_Latitude DCAT dct:spatial ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:NorthBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:NorthBoundingCoordinate EML (1) /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:northBoundingCoordinate/eml:text FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:northbc HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lat_max']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:NorthBoundingCoordinate OGC-SOS (1) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:upperCorner netCDF (1) /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=geospatial_lat_max]/@nc:value |
| 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. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Westernmost_Longitude DCAT dct:spatial ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:WestBoundingCoordinate EML (1) /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:westBoundingCoordinate/eml:text FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:westbc HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lon_min']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:WestBoundingCoordinate OGC-SOS (2) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:lowerCorner THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:eastwest/thredds:start THREDDS (1) /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:eastwest/thredds:start netCDF (1) /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=geospatial_lon_min]/@nc:value |
| 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. | DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Easternmost_Longitude DCAT dct:spatial ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate ECS (1) /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:EastBoundingCoordinate EML (1) /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:geographicCoverage/eml:boundingCoordinates/eml:eastBoundingCoordinate/eml:text FGDC (1) /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding/fgdc:eastbc HDF5.1 (1) /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='geospatial_lon_max']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gex:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:EastBoundingCoordinate OGC-SOS (2) /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/gml:boundedBy/gml:Envelope/gml:upperCorner netCDF (1) /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=geospatial_lon_max]/@nc:value |
| Start Time | The start of the bounding time period | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:timeperd/adiwg:timeinfo/adiwg:rngdates/adiwg:begdate DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Start_Date DCAT dct:temporal ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:BeginningDateTime EML /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:temporalCoverage/eml:rangeOfDates/eml:beginDate/eml:calendarDate/eml:text HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='time_coverage_start']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeBeginningTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:begin/gml:TimeInstant/gml:timePosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/sos:time/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:start THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:start netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_start]/@nc:value |
| End Time | The end of the bounding time period | ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:timeperd/adiwg:timeinfo/adiwg:rngdates/adiwg:enddate DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Stop_Date DCAT dct:temporal ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:EndingDateTime ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:EndsAtPresentFlag ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeBeginningDate ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeBeginningTime ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingDate ECS /*/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingTime EML /eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:temporalCoverage/eml:rangeOfDates/eml:endDate/eml:calendarDate/eml:text HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='time_coverage_end']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingDate']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='INVENTORYMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='RangeEndingTime']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:end/gml:TimeInstant/gml:timePosition ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent/gex:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/sos:Contents/sos:ObservationOfferingList/sos:ObservationOffering/sos:time/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:end THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:end netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_end]/@nc:value |
| Vertical Minimum | The minimum height of the bounding rectangle | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Altitude DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Depth ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:minimumValue/gco:Real ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:verticalElement/gex:EX_VerticalExtent/gex:minimumValue/gco:Real THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:updown/thredds:start THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:updown/thredds:start netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=geospatial_vertical_min]/@nc:value |
| Resource Duration | The temporal duration of a resource. | THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_duration]/@nc:value |
| Temporal Resolution | The smallest time step included in the resource. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:temporalResolution/gts:TM_PeriodDuration THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution] THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_resolution]/@nc:value |
| Standard Name Vocabulary | The name of the shared vocabulary from which variable standard names are taken. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:dataset/thredds:variables/@vocabulary netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/attribute[@nc:name=standard_name_vocabulary]/@nc:value |
| Vertical Maximum | The maximum height of the bounding rectangle | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Altitude DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Depth ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:maximumValue/gco:Real ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:verticalElement/gex:EX_VerticalExtent/gex:maximumValue/gco:Real netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=geospatial_vertical_max]/@nc:value |
| 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. | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionFlag ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionComment ECHO /*/echo:Visible ECS /*/ecs:AccessConstraints FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:accconst ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:restrictions/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gco:CharacterString ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:restrictions/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_SecurityConstraints SERF /serf:DIF/serf:Access_Constraints THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"] netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/nc:attribute[@nc:name=license]/@nc:value |
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.
Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Suggested
These attributes are suggested by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery
Source: ACDD Home Page
| Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Name | Contributor to the resource | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'author'] ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'originator'] ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='manyOptions'] THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:contributor THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:contributor netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_name]/@nc:value netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=contributor_name]/@nc:value |
| Contributor Role | The role of any individuals or institutions that contributed to the creation of the data. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:contributor/@role THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:contributor/@role netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=contributor_role]/@nc:value |
| Publisher | Publisher of the cited resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher DCAT dct:publisher HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='publisher']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'publisher'] ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:publisher/thredds:name THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:publisher/thredds:name netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=publisher_name]/@nc:value |
| Publisher URL | World Wide Web address associated with the publisher of the cited resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Place HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='publisher_url']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/gmd:contactInfo ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:publisher/thredds:contact/@url THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:publisher/thredds:contact/@url netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=publisher_url]/@nc:value |
| Publisher E-Mail | Email associated with the publisher of the cited resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Place HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='publisher_email']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/gmd:contactInfo ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo THREDDS //thredds:metadata/thredds:publisher/thredds:contact/@email THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:publisher/thredds:contact/@email netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=publisher_email]/@nc:value |
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.
