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==DIF for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended==
 
==DIF for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended==
 
The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. The attributes in the spiral below are highly recommended by the DIF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:
 
The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. The attributes in the spiral below are highly recommended by the DIF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:
<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/WRITEADIF.pdf Interactive Write a DIF Guide] [https://earthdata.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/field/document/ESDS-RFC-012v1.pdf DIF standard specification]<table xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="DIF_Discovery-HighlyRecommended"><tr><th width="15%">Concept</th><th width="25%">Description</th><th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Complete_Citation|Complete Citation]]</td><td>Complete citation for the resource as a text blob.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:CitationForExternalPublication<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:CitationforExternalPublication<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='CitationforExternalPublication']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Contact|Resource Contact]]</td><td>The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ptcontac/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credorg/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credper/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>DIF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel[serf:Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:contactPoint<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/ArchiveCenter<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'TECHNICAL CONTACT')]<br><b>ECS</b> /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User Services']<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:contact<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactPerson']<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactOrganization']/hdf5:Group[@Name='Data_Originator']<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:pointOfContact<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_name]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Online_Resource|Online Resource]]</td><td>Online Resource for the cited resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:onlink<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Online_Resource<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Online_Resource<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:OnlineResources/echo:OnlineResource/echo:URL<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation/@xlink:href<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Instrument|Instrument]]</td><td>Information about the instrument used to make the observations.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name<br><b>ECHO</b> //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Instrument<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:instrument/*<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*/gmi:instrument/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:instrument/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*/mac:instrument/*<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:Platform/umm:Instrument<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Sensor_Name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Platform|Platform]]</td><td>The platform used to collect the observations.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Platform<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:Platform<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Source_Name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Temporal_Extent|Temporal Extent]]</td><td>The temporal extent of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:TemporalCoverage<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:temporal<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/Temporal/RangeDateTime<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:RangeBeginningDate<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:RangeEndingDate<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:temporalCoverage<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:timeperd/fgdc:timeinfo/fgdc:rngdates<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_duration]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Paleo-Temporal_Coverage|Paleo-Temporal Coverage]]</td><td>The temporal extent for paleoclimate or geologic data.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Paleo_Temporal_Coverage<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Bounding_Box|Bounding Box]]</td><td>A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest<br><br><i>Note: This concept is called "Coverage" in the CSW Specification</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:spatial<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Place_Keyword|Place Keyword]]</td><td>A comma separated list of key words and phrases that give the location of the resource.<br><br><i>Note: Some dialects include keywords, but they do not include mechanisms for identifying the type. In those cases it is difficult to unambiguously identify place keywords.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SpatialKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicDescription/gmd:geographicIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Spatial_Resolution|Spatial Resolution]]</td><td>The nominal scale and/or spatial resolution of the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:Data_Resolution<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LatitudeResolution<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LongitudeResolution<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:spatialResolution<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Temporal_Resolution|Temporal Resolution]]</td><td>The smallest time step included in the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:Data_Resolution/dif:Temporal_Resolution<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:temporalResolution/gts:TM_PeriodDuration<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution]<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_resolution]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Title|Resource Title]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:title<br><b>Dryad</b> dcterms:title<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ShortName&gt;/*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ShortName &gt; /*/ecs:LongName<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:title<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:title<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='title']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='LongName']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_Title<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@name<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:metadata/dc:title<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset[1]/@name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=title]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Quality_Statement|Quality Statement]]</td><td>Information about the quality of the data or any quality assurance procedures followed in producing the data.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Quality<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:standaloneQualityReport/mdq:DQ_StandaloneQualityReportInformation/mdq:abstract<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Access_Constraints|Resource Access Constraints]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:accessLevel<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:accessLevelComment<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionFlag<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionComment<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Visible<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:AccessConstraints<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/dataset/eml:access<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:accconst<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Access_Constraints<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/nc:attribute[@nc:name=license]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Use_Constraints|Resource Use Constraints]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:dataQuality<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionFlag<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionComment<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:intellectualRights<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:useconst<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:useConstraints/mco:MD_RestrictionCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Use_Constraints<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/nc:attribute[@nc:name=license]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Media|Media]]</td><td>Media on which the resource is available</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Media<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:sinfo/fgdc:type<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:offLine/mrd:MD_Medium/mrd:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Media<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Transfer_Size|Transfer Size]]</td><td>The size of the digital resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Size<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Granule/echo:DataGranule/echo:SizeMBDataGranule<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:SizeMBECSDataGranule<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:stdorder/fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:transize<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:formatDistributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatDistributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Format|Resource Format]]</td><td>The physical or digital manifestation of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:format<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:DataFormat<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/CSDTDescriptions/CSDTDescription/Implementation<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/AdditionalAttributes/AdditionalAttribute[Name='FileFormat']/Value<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:PrimaryCSDT<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/dataset/eml:dataTable/eml:physical<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distInfo/fgdc:distributor/fgdc:distorFormat/fgdc:formatName<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:stdorder/fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:formname<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /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<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Format<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Language|Resource Language]]</td><td>The language of the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:Language<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:otherLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Status|Resource Status]]</td><td>The status of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Progress<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:status<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:status/gmd:MD_ProgressCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:status/mcc:MD_ProgressCode<br></td></tr></table></div>
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<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/WRITEADIF.pdf Interactive Write a DIF Guide] [https://earthdata.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/field/document/ESDS-RFC-012v1.pdf DIF standard specification]<table xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="DIF_Discovery-HighlyRecommended"><tr><th width="15%">Concept</th><th width="25%">Description</th><th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Complete_Citation|Complete Citation]]</td><td>Complete citation for the resource as a text blob.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:CitationForExternalPublication<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:CitationforExternalPublication<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='CitationforExternalPublication']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Contact|Resource Contact]]</td><td>The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:ptcontac/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credorg/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:datacred/adiwg:credper/adiwg:cntinfo<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>DIF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel[serf:Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:contactPoint<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/ArchiveCenter<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'TECHNICAL CONTACT')]<br><b>ECS</b> /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User Services']<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:contact<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactPerson']<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactOrganization']/hdf5:Group[@Name='Data_Originator']<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:pointOfContact<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=creator_name]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Online_Resource|Online Resource]]</td><td>Online Resource for the cited resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:onlink<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Online_Resource<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Online_Resource<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:OnlineResources/echo:OnlineResource/echo:URL<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation/@xlink:href<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Instrument|Instrument]]</td><td>Information about the instrument used to make the observations.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name<br><b>ECHO</b> //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Instrument<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:instrument/*<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*/gmi:instrument/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:instrument/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*/mac:instrument/*<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:Platform/umm:Instrument<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Sensor_Name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Platform|Platform]]</td><td>The platform used to collect the observations.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:Platform<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:Platform<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Source_Name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Temporal_Extent|Temporal Extent]]</td><td>The temporal extent of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:TemporalCoverage<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:temporal<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/Temporal/RangeDateTime<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:RangeBeginningDate<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:RangeEndingDate<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:temporalCoverage<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:timeperd/fgdc:timeinfo/fgdc:rngdates<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:duration]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_duration]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Paleo-Temporal_Coverage|Paleo-Temporal Coverage]]</td><td>The temporal extent for paleoclimate or geologic data.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Paleo_Temporal_Coverage<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Bounding_Box|Bounding Box]]</td><td>A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest<br><br><i>Note: This concept is called "Coverage" in the CSW Specification</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:spatial<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:spdom/fgdc:bounding<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Place_Keyword|Place Keyword]]</td><td>A comma separated list of key words and phrases that give the location of the resource.<br><br><i>Note: Some dialects include keywords, but they do not include mechanisms for identifying the type. In those cases it is difficult to unambiguously identify place keywords.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Category<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Type<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion1<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion2<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Location_Subregion3<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Location/dif:Detailed_Location<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='SpatialKeyword']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicDescription/gmd:geographicIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Spatial_Resolution|Spatial Resolution]]</td><td>The nominal scale and/or spatial resolution of the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:Data_Resolution<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LatitudeResolution<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:LongitudeResolution<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:spatialResolution<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Temporal_Resolution|Temporal Resolution]]</td><td>The smallest time step included in the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:Data_Resolution/dif:Temporal_Resolution<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:temporalResolution/gts:TM_PeriodDuration<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution]<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:metadata/thredds:timeCoverage/thredds:resolution]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:CFMetadata/nc:attribute[@nc:name=time_coverage_resolution]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Title|Resource Title]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ADIwg</b> /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:title<br><b>Dryad</b> dcterms:title<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ShortName&gt;/*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ShortName &gt; /*/ecs:LongName<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:title<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='title']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='LongName']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>UMM</b> /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title<br><b>OGC-SOS</b> /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_Title<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/@name<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:metadata/dc:title<br><b>THREDDS</b> //thredds:dataset[1]/@name<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@nc:name=title]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Quality_Statement|Quality Statement]]</td><td>Information about the quality of the data or any quality assurance procedures followed in producing the data.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Quality<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:standaloneQualityReport/mdq:DQ_StandaloneQualityReportInformation/mdq:abstract<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Access_Constraints|Resource Access Constraints]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:accessLevel<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:accessLevelComment<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionFlag<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionComment<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Visible<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:AccessConstraints<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:access<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:accconst<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Access_Constraints<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/nc:attribute[@nc:name=license]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Use_Constraints|Resource Use Constraints]]</td><td>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.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:dataQuality<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionFlag<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionComment<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:intellectualRights<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:useconst<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:useConstraints/mco:MD_RestrictionCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:DIF/serf:Use_Constraints<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>THREDDS</b> /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type="rights"]<br><b>netCDF</b> /nc:netcdf/nc:variable/nc:attribute[@nc:name=license]/@nc:value<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Media|Media]]</td><td>Media on which the resource is available</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Media<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:sinfo/fgdc:type<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:offLine/mrd:MD_Medium/mrd:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Media<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Transfer_Size|Transfer Size]]</td><td>The size of the digital resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Size<br><b>ECHO</b> /echo:Granule/echo:DataGranule/echo:SizeMBDataGranule<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:SizeMBECSDataGranule<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:stdorder/fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:transize<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:formatDistributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatDistributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Format|Resource Format]]</td><td>The physical or digital manifestation of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:format<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:DataFormat<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/CSDTDescriptions/CSDTDescription/Implementation<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/AdditionalAttributes/AdditionalAttribute[Name='FileFormat']/Value<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:PrimaryCSDT<br><b>EML</b> /eml:eml/dataset/eml:dataTable/eml:physical<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distInfo/fgdc:distributor/fgdc:distorFormat/fgdc:formatName<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:stdorder/fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:formname<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>HDF5.1</b> /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='HDFVersion']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /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<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Format<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Language|Resource Language]]</td><td>The language of the resource.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language<br><b>DCAT</b> /dct:Language<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:otherLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Resource_Status|Resource Status]]</td><td>The status of the resource</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Progress<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:status<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:status/gmd:MD_ProgressCode<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:status/mcc:MD_ProgressCode<br></td></tr></table></div>
 
''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.
 
''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.
 
''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.

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The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. he spirals below provide required and highly recommended attributes for NASA's Directory Interchange Format (DIF). Where compatible the spirals provide xpath references for DIF, ECHO, ECS, DCAT, ISO, ISO-1 and FGDC documentation dialects.

DIF for Data Discovery - Required

The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. The attributes in the spiral below are required by the DIF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:

Source: Interactive Write a DIF Guide DIF standard specification
ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) Paths
Metadata IdentifierA phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_ID
ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_ID
Resource TitleA 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:eml/eml:dataset/eml:title
EML /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:title
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
Theme KeywordA 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
DCAT /dct:keyword
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 /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:keywordSet/eml:keyword/eml:text
EML /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:keywordSet/eml:keyword
FGDC /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[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(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
Topic CategoryHigh level category enumeration used in ISODIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:ISO_Topic_Category
DCAT /dct:theme
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:topicCategory/mri:MD_TopicCategoryCode
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ISOTopicCategory
SERF /serf:ISO_Topic_Category
Distribution ContactContact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Center/dif:Personnel/dif:Role
DCAT /dct:contactPoint
ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter
ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Data Manager')]
ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'DATA CENTER CONTACT')]
ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Archive')]
ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'Distributor')]
ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'GHRC USER SERVICES')]
ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'User Services')]
ECS /*/ecs:ArchiveCenter
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:distrib/fgdc:cntinfo
ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorContact/cit:CI_Responsibility
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Provider
AbstractA 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
EML /eml:dataset/eml:abstract
EML /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:abstract
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
Metadata Standard CitationThe name of the standard to which the metadata conformsDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Name
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn
ISO /*/gmd:metadataStandardName
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Metadata_Name
Metadata Standard VersionThe name of the standard to which the metadata conformsDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Metadata_Version
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdv
ISO /*/gmd:metadataStandardVersion
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard/cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:version
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Metadata_Version


DIF for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended

The Directory Interchange Format (DIF) is a NASA metadata format used to create directory entries that describe scientific data sets. The attributes in the spiral below are highly recommended by the DIF standard. Additonal documentation is available via the following online references:

Source: Interactive Write a DIF Guide DIF standard specification
ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) Paths
Complete CitationComplete citation for the resource as a text blob.ECHO /*/echo:CitationForExternalPublication
ECS /*/ecs:CitationforExternalPublication
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='CitationforExternalPublication']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
Resource ContactThe 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']
DIF /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel[serf:Role='INVESTIGATOR']
DCAT /dct:contactPoint
ECHO /*/ArchiveCenter
ECHO /*/Contacts/Contact[contains(Role,'TECHNICAL CONTACT')]
ECS /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User Services']
EML /eml:eml/eml:dataset/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
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
Online ResourceOnline Resource for the cited resourceADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:citation/adiwg:citeinfo/adiwg:onlink
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Online_Resource
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Online_Resource
ECHO /echo:OnlineResources/echo:OnlineResource/echo:URL
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource
THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:documentation/@xlink:href
InstrumentInformation about the instrument used to make the observations.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Sensor_Name
ECHO //echo:Platforms/echo:Platform/echo:Instruments/echo:Instrument
ECS /ecs:Instrument
ISO /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:instrument/*
ISO /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*/gmi:instrument/*
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:instrument/*
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*/mac:instrument/*
UMM /umm:UMM/umm:Platform/umm:Instrument
SERF /serf:DIF/serf:Sensor_Name
PlatformThe platform used to collect the observations.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Source_Name
ECHO /*/echo:Platforms/echo:Platform
ECS /ecs:Platform
ISO /*/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/*
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:platform/*
UMM /umm:UMM/umm:Platform
SERF /serf:DIF/serf:Source_Name
Temporal ExtentThe temporal extent of the resourceDIF /dif:TemporalCoverage
DCAT /dct:temporal
ECHO /*/Temporal/RangeDateTime
ECS /ecs:RangeBeginningDate
ECS /ecs:RangeEndingDate
EML /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:coverage/eml:temporalCoverage
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:timeperd/fgdc:timeinfo/fgdc:rngdates
ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent
ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent
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
Paleo-Temporal CoverageThe temporal extent for paleoclimate or geologic data.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Paleo_Temporal_Coverage
Bounding BoxA 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
DCAT /dct:spatial
ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle
ECS /*/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs: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
Place KeywordA comma separated list of key words and phrases that give the location of the resource.

Note: Some dialects include keywords, but they do not include mechanisms for identifying the type. In those cases it is difficult to unambiguously identify place keywords.
ADIwg /adiwg:project/adiwg:idinfo/adiwg:keywords/adiwg:place/adiwg:placekey
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
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey
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[normalize-space(gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicDescription/gmd:geographicIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[normalize-space(mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode)='place']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicDescription/gex:geographicIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier/mcc:code/gco:CharacterString
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords[ows:Type='place']/ows:Keyword
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:dataset/thredds:geospatialCoverage/thredds:name
Spatial ResolutionThe nominal scale and/or spatial resolution of the resource.DIF /dif:Data_Resolution
ECHO /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution
ECS /ecs:LatitudeResolution
ECS /ecs:LongitudeResolution
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution
ISO-1 /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:spatialResolution
Temporal ResolutionThe smallest time step included in the resource.DIF /dif:Data_Resolution/dif:Temporal_Resolution
ECHO /*/eos:AdditionalAttributes/*/eos:MeasurementResolution
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
Resource TitleA 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:eml/eml:dataset/eml:title
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
Quality StatementInformation about the quality of the data or any quality assurance procedures followed in producing the data.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Quality
ISO /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:standaloneQualityReport/mdq:DQ_StandaloneQualityReportInformation/mdq:abstract
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report
Resource Access ConstraintsInformation 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
DCAT /dct:accessLevel
DCAT dct:accessLevelComment
ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionFlag
ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionComment
ECHO /*/echo:Visible
ECS /*/ecs:AccessConstraints
EML /eml:eml/eml:access
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:accconst
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:accessConstraints/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_LegalConstraints/mco:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString
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
Resource Use ConstraintsInformation 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.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Use_Constraints
DCAT /dct:dataQuality
ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionFlag
ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionComment
EML /eml:eml/eml:dataset/eml:intellectualRights
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:useconst
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString
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/gco:CharacterString
SERF /serf:DIF/serf:Use_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
MediaMedia on which the resource is availableDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Media
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:sinfo/fgdc:type
ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:transferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode
ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:offLine/gmd:MD_Medium/gmd:name/gmd:MD_MediumNameCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:transferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:offLine/mrd:MD_Medium/mrd:name/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Media
Transfer SizeThe size of the digital resourceDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Size
ECHO /echo:Granule/echo:DataGranule/echo:SizeMBDataGranule
ECS /ecs:SizeMBECSDataGranule
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:stdorder/fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:transize
ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:formatDistributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real
ISO /*/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorTransferOptions/gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:transferSize/gco:Real
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatDistributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorTransferOptions/mrd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/mrd:transferSize/gco:Real
Resource FormatThe physical or digital manifestation of the resourceDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format
DCAT /dct:format
ECHO /*/echo:DataFormat
ECHO /*/CSDTDescriptions/CSDTDescription/Implementation
ECHO /*/AdditionalAttributes/AdditionalAttribute[Name='FileFormat']/Value
ECS /ecs:PrimaryCSDT
EML /eml:eml/dataset/eml:dataTable/eml:physical
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distInfo/fgdc:distributor/fgdc:distorFormat/fgdc:formatName
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:distinfo/fgdc:stdorder/fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:formname
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:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString
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
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Distribution/serf:Distribution_Format
Resource LanguageThe language of the resource.DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language
DCAT /dct:Language
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:defaultLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:otherLocale/lan:PT_Locale/lan:language/lan:LanguageCode
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language
Resource StatusThe status of the resourceDIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Progress
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:status
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:status/gmd:MD_ProgressCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:status/mcc:MD_ProgressCode

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.


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