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==Contact Person==
 
==Contact Person==
DIF Metadata Contact:
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[http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/staff.html GCMD Staff]
  
Jianping Mao
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DIF Metadata Contact:<br>
 
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Scott Ritz
301-614-6079
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Jianping.Mao@nasa.gov
 
 
 
 
 
SERF Metadata Contact:
 
  
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SERF Metadata Contact:<br>
 
Tyler Stevens
 
Tyler Stevens
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* 301-352-4619
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301-352-4619
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Software Contact:<br>
 
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Thomas Cherry
Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov
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==Types of Metadata==
 
==Types of Metadata==

Revision as of 15:28, March 16, 2013

NASA’s Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

The Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) enables users to locate and obtain access to Earth science data sets and services relevant to global change and Earth science research.

http://globalchange.nasa.gov/


Contact Person

GCMD Staff

DIF Metadata Contact:
Scott Ritz

SERF Metadata Contact:
Tyler Stevens

Software Contact:
Thomas Cherry

Types of Metadata

  • Directory Interchange Format (DIF)
  • Service Entry Resource Format (SERF)
  • Ancillary Description-Instrument (AD-I)
  • Ancillary Description-Platform (AD-Pl)
  • Ancillary Description-Project (AD-Pr)
  • Ancillary Description-Data Center (AD-DC)
  • Import/Export FGDC metadata
  • Import ISO 19115 metadata


Approximate number of Metadata Records

  • 19,000 (DIFs and SERFs combined)

Rate at which Metadata are being created/added

  • For DIFs on average, 173 new and 585 updates per month.
  • For SERFs on average, 22 new and 61 updates per month.


Locally hosted metadata services

  • Z39.50
  • OAI PMH


External Metadata Registries

  • FGDC Clearinghouse
  • Geospatial One-Stop
  • GeoConnections