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| Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
|---|---|---|
| Parent Metadata Reference | Identification of the parent metadata record. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:parentMetadata/cit:CI_Citation |
| Metadata Standard Citation | The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms | ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:metadataStandardName ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataStandard DIF /serf:DIF/serf:Metadata_Name FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:metainfo/fgdc:metstdn |
| Metadata Profile Citation | Citation for the profile(s) of the metadata standard to which the metadata conforms. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataProfile/cit:CI_Citation |
| Alternate Metadata Citation | Reference to alternative metadata or metadata in a non-ISO standard for the same resource. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:alternativeMetadataReference/cit:CI_Citation |
| Resource Citation | Citation for the resource. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo |
| Additional Resource Documentation | Other documentation associated with the resource. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Keyword Vocabulary Citation | Name of the formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of keywords. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:thesaurusName/cit:CI_Citation |
| Keyword Ontology Citation | Reference that binds the keyword class to a formal conceptualization of a knowledge domain for use in semantic processing. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:keywordClass/mri:MD_KeywordClass/mri:ontology/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/mri:keywordClass/mri:MD_KeywordClass/mri:ontology/cit:CI_Citation |
| Additional Usage Documentation | Publications that describe usage of data. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:additionalDocumentation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Identified Issues Citation | Citation of a description of known issues associated with the resource along with proposed solutions if available. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:identifiedIssues/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:resourceSpecificUsage/mri:MD_Usage/mri:identifiedIssues/cit:CI_Citation |
| Related Resource Citation | Citation information about the associated resource. | ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:name/cit:CI_Citation |
| Related Metadata Citation | Reference to the metadata of the associated resource. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:associatedResource/mri:MD_AssociatedResource/mri:metadataReference |
| Constraint Reference | Citation for the limitation or constraint. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:reference/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/mri:resourceConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:reference/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:metadataConstraints/mco:MD_Constraints/mco:reference/cit:CI_Citation |
| Additional Lineage Documentation | Additional descriptive information, such as a publication that describes the process for generating the resource. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:additionalDocumentation |
| Process Step Reference | Process step documentation. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:reference/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:reference/cit:CI_Citation |
| Source Citation | Recommended reference to be used for the source. | ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:processStep/gmd:LI_ProcessStep/gmd:source/gmd:LI_Source/gmd:sourceCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:source/mrl:LE_Source/mrl:sourceCitation/cit:CI_Citation FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:dataqual/fgdc:lineage/fgdc:srcinfo/fgdc:srccite |
| Parameters Citation | Reference providing description of the parameters. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:spatialRepresentationInfo/msr:MD_Georeferenceable/msr:parameterCitation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Feature Catalogue Citation | Information identifying the feature catalogue or the conceptual schema. | ISO /*/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:contentInfo/mrc:MD_FeatureCatalogue/mrc:featureCatalogueCitation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Portrayal Catalogue Citation | Information identifying the portrayal catalogue used. | ISO /*/gmd:portrayalCatalogueInfo/gmd:MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference/gmd:portrayalCatalogueCitation/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:portrayalCatalogueInfo/mpc:MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference/mpc:portrayalCatalogueCitation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Format Citation | Citation/URL of the specification for the format. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributionFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatSpecificationCitation/cit:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:distributionInfo/mrd:MD_Distribution/mrd:distributor/mrd:MD_Distributor/mrd:distributorFormat/mrd:MD_Format/mrd:formatSpecificationCitation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Medium Reference | Name of the medium on which the resource can be stored (resourceFormat) or distributed. | 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 |
| Application Schema Information | Name of the application schema used. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:applicationSchemaInfo/mas:MD_ApplicationSchemaInformation/mas:name/cit:CI_Citation |
| Service Operation Reference | Provides a reference to the resource on which the service operates. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:operatedDataset/cit:CI_Citation |
| Service Profile Reference | Profile to which the service adheres. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:profile/cit:CI_Citation |
| Service Standard Citation | Standard to which the service adheres. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:serviceStandard/cit:CI_Citation |
| Service Resource Reference | Reference to the resource on which the service operates. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:coupledResource/srv:SV_CoupledResource/srv:resourceReference/cit:CI_Citation |
| Evaluation Procedure | Reference to the procedure information. | ISO /gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report/gmd:DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy/gmd:evaluationProcedure/gmd:CI_Citation ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report/mdq:DQ_Element/mdq:evaluationMethod/mdq:DQ_EvaluationMethod/mdq:evaluationProcedure/cit:CI_Citation |
| Evaluation Reference Document | Information on documents which are referenced in developing and applying a data quality evaluation method. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report/mdq:DQ_Element/mdq:evaluationMethod/mdq:DQ_EvaluationMethod/mdq:referenceDoc/cit:CI_Citation |
| Evaluation Specification | Citation of data product specification or user requirement against which data is being evaluated. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:report/mdq:DQ_Element/mdq:result/mdq:DQ_ConformanceResult/mdq:specification/cit:CI_Citation |
| Standalone Report Citation | Reference to external standalone quality report. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:dataQualityInfo/mdq:DQ_DataQuality/mdq:standaloneQualityReport |
| Measure Source Citation | Reference to the source. | ISO-1 |
| Algorithm Citation | Information identifying the algorithm and version or date. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:processingInformation/mrl:LE_Processing/mrl:algorithm/mrl:LE_Algorithm/mrl:citation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Processing Software Reference | Reference to document describing processing software. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:processingInformation/mrl:LE_Processing/mrl:softwareReference/cit:CI_Citation |
| Processing Citation | Reference to documentation describing the processing. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:resourceLineage/mrl:LI_Lineage/mrl:processStep/mrl:LE_ProcessStep/mrl:processingInformation/mrl:LE_Processing/mrl:documentation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Instrument Citation | A citation to reference material that provides details about the instrument. | ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:Instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:citation/gmi:CI_Citation |
| Operation Citation | Identification of the mission. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:operation/mac:MI_Operation/mac:citation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Plan Citation | Identification of authority requesting target collection. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:acquisitionPlan/mac:MI_Plan/mac:citation/cit:CI_Citation |
| Platform Citation | Source where information about the platform is described. | ISO (1) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:citation/gmi:CI_Citation |
| Requirement Citation | Identification of reference or guidance material for the requirement. | ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:acquisitionInformation/mac:MI_AcquisitionInformation/mac:acquisitionRequirement/mac:MI_Requirement/mac:citation/cit:CI_Citation |
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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