Mandatory Concepts for Discovery

Recommendation Spirals:

• Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended
• Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
• ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory
• DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory
• DIF for Data Discovery - Required
• ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory
• FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory

Name	Description	Recommendations
Abstract	A paragraph describing the resource.	Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory DIF for Data Discovery - Required ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Association	Complete statement of a one-to-one relationship	Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
Bounding Box	A bounding box for identifying a geographic area of interest	Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Coordinate Reference System (CRS)	Geographic Coordinate Reference System (Authority and ID) for the BoundingBox	Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
Distribution Contact	Contact information for the organization or individual that distributes the resource.	DIF for Data Discovery - Required FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Distribution Liability	Statement of the liability assumed by the distributor.	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Keyword	A word or phrase that describes some aspect of a resource. Can be one of several types.	Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory DIF for Data Discovery - Required FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Metadata Contact	The organization or person currently responsible for the metadata.	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Metadata Identifier	A phrase or string which uniquely identifies the metadata file/record.	Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory DIF for Data Discovery - Required
Metadata Standard Citation	The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms	DIF for Data Discovery - Required FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Metadata Standard Version	The name of the standard to which the metadata conforms	DIF for Data Discovery - Required FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Modified Date	Date on which the record was created or updated within the catalogue	Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Ordering Instructions	General instructions, terms and services provided by the distributor	ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Originating Organization	The organization responsible for creating the resource	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Publication Date	Date of publication of the cited resource	ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Publisher	Publisher of the cited resource	DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Purpose	A paragraph describing the original purpose for collecting the dataset.	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Access Constraints	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.	DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Contact	The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource.	DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Cost or Fees	Cost associated with access to the resource	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Format	The physical or digital manifestation of the resource	Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
Resource Identifier	Identifier for the resource described by the metadata	ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Long Name	The reference name used in describing the scientific contents of the data collection.	ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Status	The status of the resource	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Title	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.	Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables DCAT for Data Discovery - Mandatory DIF for Data Discovery - Required ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory ISO-1 for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource Type	A resource code identifying the type of resource e.g. dataset, a collection, an application (see MD_ScopeCode) which the metadata describes.	Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) Core Queryables
Resource Update Frequency	The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Resource 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.	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Temporal Extent	The temporal extent of the resource	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Topic Category	High level category enumeration used in ISO	DIF for Data Discovery - Required
Turnaround	Typical turnaround time for the filling of an order.	FGDC for Data Discovery - Mandatory
Version	Version of the cited resource	ECHO for Data Discovery - Mandatory