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The spirals below provide guidance for ISO 19115-1 data discovery spirals. Where compatible the spirals below provide like xpath references for DIF, ECHO, ECS, SERF, ISO and ISO-1.
 
The spirals below provide guidance for ISO 19115-1 data discovery spirals. Where compatible the spirals below provide like xpath references for DIF, ECHO, ECS, SERF, ISO and ISO-1.
 
==ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory==
 
==ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory==
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This spiral includes mandatory ISO 19115-1 attributes for data discovery.  This list of attributes was obtained from table F.1 of the ISO 19115-1 Specification.
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<i xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">Source: </i> [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Documenting_ISO-1_Metadata_for_Data_Discovery ISO-1 Metadata for Data Discovery]<table xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tr><th width="15%">Concept</th><th width="25%">Description</th><th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th></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>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>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ShortName&gt;/*/echo:LongName<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:ShortName &gt; /*/ecs:LongName<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:title<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Abstract|Abstract]]</td><td>A paragraph describing the resource.<br><br><i>Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web.</i></td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Description<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:CollectionDescription<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:LongName<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract<br><b>DCAT</b> dct:description<br></td></tr><tr><td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Modified_Date|Modified Date]]</td><td>Date on which the record was created or updated within the catalogue</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode="lastUpdate"]/cit:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:LastUpdate<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:DIF_Creation_Date<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:RevisionDate<br></td></tr><tr><td>[http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Concepts_Glossary#Metadata%20Contact Metadata Contact]</td><td>The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata.</td><td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:contact<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contact/cit:CI_Responsibility<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ArchiveCenter<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='DIF AUTHOR']<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Metadata_Node<br><b>ECS</b> /*/ecs:Contact[Role='Archive']<br><b>FGDC</b> /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metc/fgdc:cntinfo<br></td></tr></table><br/>
      <th width="15%">Concept</th>
 
      <th width="25%">Description</th>
 
      <th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th>
 
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      <td>[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#title_Attribute Resource Title]</td>
 
      <td style="word-break:break-all;">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>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ShortName&gt;/*/echo:LongName<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:ShortName
 
        &gt; /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:LongName<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title<br></td>
 
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      <td>[[Concepts_Glossary#Abstract|Abstract]]</td>
 
      <td style="word-break:break-all;">A paragraph describing the resource.<br><br><i>Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web.</i></td>
 
      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO-1</b> /*/mdb:identificationInfo/*/rmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Description<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:CollectionDescription<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract<br><b>SERF</b> /serf:SERF/serf:Summary/serf:Abstract<br></td>
 
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      <td>[https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title=ISO_Dates Resource Creation/Revision Date]</td>
 
      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The date the resource was created</td>
 
      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date<br><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ISO-1</b> //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:InsertTime<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:LastUpdate<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:RevisionDate<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date<br></td>
 
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      <td>[http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Concepts_Glossary#Metadata%20Contact Metadata Contact]</td>
 
      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata.</td>
 
      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:contact<br><b>ISO-1</b> /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contact/cit:CI_Responsibility<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ArchiveCenter<br><b>ECS</b> /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='Archive']<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='DIF AUTHOR']<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Metadata_Node<br></td>
 
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==ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Conditional==
 
==ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Conditional==

Revision as of 18:26, November 20, 2014

The spirals below provide guidance for ISO 19115-1 data discovery spirals. Where compatible the spirals below provide like xpath references for DIF, ECHO, ECS, SERF, ISO and ISO-1.

ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory

This spiral includes mandatory ISO 19115-1 attributes for data discovery. This list of attributes was obtained from table F.1 of the ISO 19115-1 Specification.

Source: ISO-1 Metadata for Data Discovery

ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) Paths
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.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
ECHO /*/echo:ShortName>/*/echo:LongName
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Title
ECS /*/ecs:ShortName > /*/ecs:LongName
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title
DCAT dct:title
AbstractA paragraph describing the resource.

Note: This concept is called "Desciption" in Catalog Services for the Web.
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString
ECHO /*/echo:Description
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract
ECS /*/ecs:CollectionDescription
ECS /*/ecs:LongName
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract
DCAT dct:description
Modified DateDate on which the record was created or updated within the catalogueISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date
ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dateInfo/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode="lastUpdate"]/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:DIF_Creation_Date
ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate
Metadata ContactThe organization or person currently responsible for the metadata.ISO /*/gmd:contact
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contact/cit:CI_Responsibility
ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='DIF AUTHOR']
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Metadata_Node
ECS /*/ecs:Contact[Role='Archive']
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metc/fgdc:cntinfo


ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Conditional

Concept Description Dialect (Fit) Paths
Bounding Box A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest

Note: This concept is called "Coverage" in the CSW Specification
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:geographicElement/gex:EX_GeographicBoundingBox
ECHO /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage
Resource Language The language of the resource. ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Language
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Language
Topic Category High level category enumeration used in ISO ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:ISO_Topic_Category
Resource Type A resource code identifying the type of resource e.g. dataset, a collection, an application

(see MD_ScopeCode) which the metadata describes.

ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataScope/mdb:MD_MetadataScope/mdb:resourceScope/mcc:MD_ScopeCode


ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Optional

Concept Description Dialect (Fit) Paths
Metadata Identifier A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record. ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataIdentifier/mcc:MD_Identifier
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Id
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_ID
Keyword A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types.

Note: The general identification keywords usually have a type of "theme" and are referred to as "theme keywords". Other types and vocabularies are used for other information. Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) requires a Science and a Service GCMD Keyword. This concept is called "Subject" in the CSW Specification.
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords[mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TopicKeyword
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:TermKeyword
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:VariableLevel3Keyword
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:DetailedVariableKeyword
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:DisciplineKeyword
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TopicKeyword
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:TermKeyword
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:DisciplineTopicParameters/ecs:VariableKeyword
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Topic
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Term
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3
DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Detailed_Variable
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Keyword
Resource Creation/Revision Date The date the resource was created ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime
ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate
ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:RevisionDate
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date
Resource Identifier Identifier for the resource described by the metadata ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/cit:MD_Identifier/cit:code
ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:DOI
Resource Contact The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource. ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:pointOfContact/cit:CI_Responsibility
ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter
ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact
ECS /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='UserServices']
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR']
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Personnel
Spatial Resolution The nominal scale and/or spatial resolution of the resource. ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution
ISO-1 /*/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:spatialResolution
Temporal Extent The temporal extent of the resource ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent
ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:temporalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent
Vertical Extent The vertical extent of the resource ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent
ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:extent/gex:EX_Extent/gex:verticalElement/gex:EX_TemporalExtent
Resource Lineage A description of the source(s) and production process(es) used in producing the resource. ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage
ISO-1 /*/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage
Resource on-line Link Link (URL) in the metadata for the resource. ISO /*/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource
ISO-1 /*/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource
Metadata Use Constraints Information about how the data may or may not be used after access is granted to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property. This includes any special restrictions, legal prerequisites, terms and conditions, and/or limitations on using the data set. Data providers may request acknowledgement of the data from users and claim no responsibility for quality and completeness of data. ISO /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode
ISO /*/gmd:metadataConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString

xPath Note: The xPaths included in this table use several wildcards. // means any path, so //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty indicates a gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty anywhere in an XML file. /*/ indicates a single level with several possible elements. This usually indicates one of several concrete realizations of an abstract object. For example /*/gmd:identificationInfo could be gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo or gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo and gmd:identificationInfo//*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords could be gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords or gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords. Fit: The fit of the dialect path with the concept is estimated on a scale of 1 = excellent two-way fit, 2 = one-way fit or some other problem, 3 - extension required.