Documenting Catalog Services For the Web (CSW)

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Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables

The Open Geospatial Consortium Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) standard defines eleven "Core Queryables" that must be supported in any compliant implementation. Profiles of CSW map these queryables to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects.

Concept Description Paths
Subject The topic of the content of the resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category > //dif:Parameters/dif:Topic > //dif:Parameters/dif:Term

> //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1 > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2 > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3 > //dif:Parameters/dif: > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3
ECHO / echo:Collection/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword>//echo:TopicKeyword>//echo:TermKeyword>//echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel3Keyword>//echo:DetailedVariableKeyword
ECS METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > DisciplineTopicParameters > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSDisciplineKeyword > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSParameterKeyword > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTermKeyword

> DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTopicKeyword
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey |/fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:keywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Keyword
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keywords]
Title A short description of the dataset. DIF /DIF/Entry_Title
Dryad dcterms:title
ECHO /Collection/ShortName>/Collection/LongName
EML /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title
THREDDS /catalog/dataset/@name
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=title]
Abstract A paragraph describing the dataset. DIF /DIF/Summary/Abstract
Dryad dcterms:description
ECHO /Collection/Description
EML /eml:dataset/eml:abstract/eml:descendant
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:descript/fgdc:abstract
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Abstract
THREDDS metadata/documentation[@type=summary]
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=summary]
Any Text A target for full-text search of character data types in a catalogue ISO Whole resource text
Resource Format The physical or digital manifestation of the resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format
ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:DataFormat
ISO //gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name
ISO //gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString
Metadata Identifier A unique reference to the record within the catalogue (Metadata Identifier) DIF /dif:Entry_Id
ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString
Modified Date on which the record was created or updated within the catalogue DIF /dif:DIF/dif:DIF_Creation_Date
ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date
ISO /*/gmd:dateStamp/gco:DateTime
Type The nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type can include general categories,

genres or aggregation levels of content.

ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode
Bounding Box A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage
ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle
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
Coordinate Reference System (CRS) Geographic Coordinate Reference System (Authority and ID) for the BoundingBox ISO //gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:code
ISO //gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:codeSpace
ISO //gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:version
Association Complete statement of a one-to-one relationship ISO //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString

Catalog Service for the Web (CSW) Additional Queryable Properties

Additional queryable properties defined in the ISO Profile of CSW (Table 10)

Concept Description Paths
Revision Date Date of revision of the cited resource ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date
Alternate Title Alternate title of the cited resource ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:alternateTitle/gco:CharacterString
Creation Date The date the resource was created ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/gco:Date
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=date_created]
Publication Date Date of publication of the cited resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Date
Dryad dcterms:dateSubmitted
EML /eml:dataset/eml:pubDate/eml:text
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubdate
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date
Organization Name Name of the organization ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact/echo:OrganizationName
ISO //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceProvider/ows:ProviderName
Has Security Constraints Are there any security constraints? ISO //gmd:identificationInfo///gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_SecurityConstraints
Metadata Language Language of the metadata ISO /*/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString
Resource Identifier Identifier for the cited resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:DOI
ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:DataSetId
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
THREDDS /catalog/dataset/@ID
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=id]
Parent Identifier A unique identifier for a parent dataset or collection ISO /*/gmd:parentIdentifier/gco:CharacterString
Keyword Type Methods used to group similar keywords DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/dif:URL_Content_Type/dif:Type > /dif:DIF/dif:Related_URL/dif:URL_Content_Type/dif:Subtype
ISO //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Type

Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Returnable Properties

The Open Geospatial Consortium Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) standard defines eleven "Core Queryables" that must be supported in any compliant implementation. Profiles of CSW map these queryables to concepts and xPaths for particular metadata dialects.

Concept Description Paths
Title A short description of the dataset. DIF /DIF/Entry_Title
Dryad dcterms:title
ECHO /Collection/ShortName>/Collection/LongName
EML /eml:dataset/eml:title/eml:text
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:title
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Title
THREDDS /catalog/dataset/@name
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=title]
Creator Creator of the resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator
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']
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_name]
Subject The topic of the content of the resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Parameters/dif:Category > //dif:Parameters/dif:Topic > //dif:Parameters/dif:Term

> //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_1 > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_2 > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3 > //dif:Parameters/dif: > //dif:Parameters/dif:Variable_Level_3
ECHO / echo:Collection/echo:ScienceKeywords/echo:ScienceKeyword/echo:CategoryKeyword>//echo:TopicKeyword>//echo:TermKeyword>//echo:VariableLevel1Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel2Keyword/echo:Value>//echo:VariableLevel3Keyword>//echo:DetailedVariableKeyword
ECS METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > DisciplineTopicParameters > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSDisciplineKeyword > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSParameterKeyword > DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTermKeyword

> DisciplineTopicParametersContainer.ECSTopicKeyword
FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:theme/fgdc:themekey |/fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:keywords/fgdc:place/fgdc:placekey
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:keywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
OGC-SOS /sos:Capabilities/ows:ServiceIdentification/ows:Keywords/ows:Keyword
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=keywords]
Description A summary of the content of the resource. DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract
ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:Description
ISO //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString
THREDDS thredds:metadata/thredds:documentation[@type=summary]
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=summary]
Publisher Publisher of the cited resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'publisher']
Contributor 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']
netCDF /nc:netcdf/nc:attribute[@name=creator_name]
Date The date of a creation or update event of the catalogue record. DIF /dif:DIF/dif:DIF_Creation_Date
ISO //gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date
ISO //gmd:dateStamp/gco:DateTime
Type The nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type can include general categories,

genres or aggregation levels of content.

ISO /*/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode
Resource Format The physical or digital manifestation of the resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Distribution/dif:Distribution_Format
ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:DataFormat
ISO //gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name
ISO //gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString
Metadata Identifier A unique reference to the record within the catalogue (Metadata Identifier) DIF /dif:Entry_Id
ISO /*/gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString
Source A reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived. ISO //gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source//gmd:description
Metadata Language Language of the metadata ISO /*/gmd:language/gco:CharacterString
Relation A reference to a related resource. ISO //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation
Coverage The spatial extent or scope of the content of the resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage
ECHO /echo:Collection/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle
ISO //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox
Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource ISO //gmd:identificationInfo//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode

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.