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==Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended==
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===Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended===
 
These attributes are highly recommended by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery
 
These attributes are highly recommended by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery
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==Crosswalks==
 
 
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''xPath Note:'' The xPaths included in this table use several wildcards. // means
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===Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Recommended===
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any path, so //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty indicates a gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty anywhere
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These attributes are recommended by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery
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in an XML file. /*/ indicates a single level with several possible elements. This
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<table xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:cw="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/crosswalk.xsd" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;">
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usually indicates one of several concrete realizations of an abstract object. For
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  <tr>
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example /*/gmd:identificationInfo could be gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo
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      <th width="15%">Concept</th>
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or gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo and gmd:identificationInfo//*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords
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      <th width="25%">Description</th>
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could be gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords
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      <th width="60%">Dialect (Fit) Paths</th>
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or gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords.
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  </tr>
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''Fit:'' The fit of the dialect path with the concept is estimated on a scale of 1
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  <tr>
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= excellent two-way fit, 2 = one-way fit or some other problem, 3 - extension required.
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Resource Identifier</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Identifier for the resource described by the metadata</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:DOI<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:DataSetId<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Naming Authority</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The organization responsible for the maintenance of the identifier (namespace)</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:authority<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:codeSpace
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        (19115-1)<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title=ISO_Keywords Keyword Vocabulary]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">If you are following a guideline or using a shared vocabulary for the words/phrases
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        in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here.<br><br><i>Note: DIF, ECHO and ECS require that theme keywords come from the Global Change Master
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            Directory list.</i></td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/catalog/InvCatalogSpec.html#dataType Common Data Model Datatype]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The THREDDS data type for this resource.<br><br><i>Note: Current values: vector, grid, textTable, tin, stereoModel, video.</i></td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:spatialRepresentationType/gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#history_Attribute Lineage Statement]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Information and references for sources and processes that were used to create the
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        dataset and an audit trail for modifications to the original data.
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      </td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:statement/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#comment_Attribute Other Information]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Miscellaneous information about the data.</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:otherCitationDetails/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#date_created_Attribute Creation Date]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The date the resource was created</td>
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      <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></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Resource Contact</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource.</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR']<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ArchiveCenter<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact<br><b>ECS</b> /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User
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        Services']<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#creator_url_Attribute Author / Originator World Wide Web Address]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the resource</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
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        =
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        'author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#creator_email_Attribute Author / Originator Email Address]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The electronic mail address of the principal author of the resource</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode
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        =
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        'author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Originating Organization</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The organization responsible for creating the resource</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Center<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ProcessingCenter<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#project_Attribute Project Name]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The name of the project that the resource was associated with.</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Project/dif:Long_Name<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName and /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString
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        DS_AssociationTypeCode="largerWorkCitation"
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        and DS_InitiativeTypeCode="project"<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
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        with gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode="project"<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-processing-levels-for-eosdis-data-products/ Processing Level]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">A code that indicates the extent of processing done in the creation of a dataset.</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:ProcessingLevelId<br><b>ISO</b> /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_ImageDescription/gmd:processingLevelCode/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#acknowledgement_Attribute Acknowledgement]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"></td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:credit/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Southernmost Latitude</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The southernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle.<br><br><i>Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute
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            can be used to identify the bounding offering.</i></td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Southernmost_Latitude<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:SouthBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:SouthBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:SouthBoundingCoordinate<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Northernmost Latitude</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The northernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle.<br><br><i>Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute
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            (e.g. gml:id="network-all") can be used to identify the bounding offering.</i></td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Northernmost_Latitude<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:NorthBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:NorthBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:NorthBoundingCoordinate<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Westernmost Longitude</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle.<br><br><i>Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute
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            can be used to identify the bounding offering.</i></td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Westernmost_Longitude<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:WestBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:WestBoundingCoordinate<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Easternmost Longitude</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The easternmost longitude of the bounding rectangle.<br><br><i>Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute
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            can be used to identify the bounding offering.</i></td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> (1)  /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Easternmost_Longitude<br><b>ECHO</b> (1)  /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ECS</b> (1)  /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:EastBoundingCoordinate<br><b>ISO</b> (1)  /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal<br><b>UMM</b> (1)  /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:EastBoundingCoordinate<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Start Time</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The start of the bounding time period</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Start_Date<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:BeginningDateTime<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">End Time</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The end of the bounding time period</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Stop_Date<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:EndingDateTime<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:Temporal/echo:EndsAtPresentFlag<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeBeginningDate<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeBeginningTime<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingDate<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingTime<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Vertical Minimum</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The minimum height of the bounding rectangle</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Altitude<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Depth<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:minimumValue/gco:Real<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Resource Duration</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The temporal duration of a resource.</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Temporal Resolution</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The smallest time step included in the resource.</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">[http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/DataDiscoveryAttConvention.html#standard_name_vocabulary_Attribute Standard Name Vocabulary]</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The name of the shared vocabulary from which variable standard names are taken.</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Vertical Maximum</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">The maximum height of the bounding rectangle</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Altitude<br><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Depth<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:maximumValue/gco:Real<br></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Resource Access Constraints</td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;">Information about any constraints for accessing the data set. This includes any special
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        restrictions, legal prerequisites, limitations and/or warnings on obtaining the data
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        set. Some words that may be used in this field include: Public, In-house, Limited,
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        Additional detailed instructions on how to access the data can be entered in this
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        field.
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      </td>
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      <td style="word-break:break-all;"><b>DIF</b> /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionFlag<br><b>ECHO</b> /*/echo:RestrictionComment<br><b>ECS</b> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:AccessConstraints<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:restrictions/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br><b>ISO</b> /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:restrictions/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString<br></td>
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  </tr>
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</table>

Revision as of 16:30, August 25, 2014

Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Highly Recommended

These attributes are highly recommended by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery

Concept Description Dialect (Fit) Paths
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. DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Entry_Title
ECHO /*/echo:ShortName>/*/echo:LongName
ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:ShortName> /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:LongName
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString
UMM /umm:UMM/umm:CollectionCitation/umm:Title
Abstract A paragraph describing the resource. DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Summary/dif:Abstract
ECHO /*/echo:Description
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString
UMM /umm:UMM/umm:Summary
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 refered to as "theme keywords". Other types and vocabularies are used for other information.		 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
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
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode='theme']/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Category
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Topic
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:Term
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:Value
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:Value
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:VariableLevel1/umm:VariableLevel2/umm:VariableLevel3/umm:Value
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:ScienceKeywords/umm:DetailedVariable

Attribute Convention for Data Discovery - Recommended

These attributes are recommended by the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery

Concept Description Dialect (Fit) Paths
Resource Identifier Identifier for the resource described by the metadata DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:DOI
ECHO /*/echo:DataSetId
ECHO (1) /*/echo:ShortName | /*/echo:LongName
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
Naming Authority The organization responsible for the maintenance of the identifier (namespace) ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:authority
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:codeSpace (19115-1)
Keyword Vocabulary If you are following a guideline or using a shared vocabulary for the words/phrases 
        in your "keywords" attribute, put the name of that guideline here.

Note: DIF, ECHO and ECS require that theme keywords come from the Global Change Master
Directory list.		 ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString
Common Data Model Datatype The THREDDS data type for this resource.

Note: Current values: vector, grid, textTable, tin, stereoModel, video.		 ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:spatialRepresentationType/gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode
Lineage Statement Information and references for sources and processes that were used to create the 
        dataset and an audit trail for modifications to the original data.
ISO /*/gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:statement/gco:CharacterString
Other Information Miscellaneous information about the data. ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:otherCitationDetails/gco:CharacterString
Creation 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
Resource Contact The organization or person responsible for answering questions about the resource. DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Personnel[dif:Role='INVESTIGATOR']
ECHO /*/echo:ArchiveCenter
ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact
ECS /CollectionMetaDataFile/CollectionMetaDataSets/Collections/CollectionMetaData/Contact[Role='User Services']
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:pointOfContact
Author / Originator World Wide Web Address The World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the resource ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode 
        =
'author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL
Author / Originator Email Address The electronic mail address of the principal author 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']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/gco:CharacterString
Originating Organization The organization responsible for creating the resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Center
ECHO /*/echo:ProcessingCenter
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString
Project Name The name of the project that the resource was associated with. DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Project/dif:Short_Name
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Project/dif:Long_Name
ECHO /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:ShortName and /*/echo:Campaigns/echo:Campaign/echo:LongName
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString 
        DS_AssociationTypeCode="largerWorkCitation"
        and DS_InitiativeTypeCode="project"
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString
with gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode="project"
Processing Level A code that indicates the extent of processing done in the creation of a dataset. ECHO /*/echo:ProcessingLevelId
ISO /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_ImageDescription/gmd:processingLevelCode/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString
Acknowledgement ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:credit/gco:CharacterString
Southernmost Latitude The southernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle.

Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering.		 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Southernmost_Latitude
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:SouthBoundingCoordinate
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:SouthBoundingCoordinate
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:SouthBoundingCoordinate
Northernmost Latitude The northernmost latitude of the bounding rectangle.

Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute (e.g. gml:id="network-all") can be used to identify the bounding offering.		 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Northernmost_Latitude
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:NorthBoundingCoordinate
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:NorthBoundingCoordinate
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:NorthBoundingCoordinate
Westernmost Longitude The westernmost longitude of the bounding rectangle.

Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering.		 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Westernmost_Longitude
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:WestBoundingCoordinate
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:WestBoundingCoordinate
Easternmost Longitude The easternmost longitude of the bounding rectangle.

Note: OGC-SOS offering lists may not include the entire dataset. A gml:id attribute can be used to identify the bounding offering.		 DIF (1) /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Easternmost_Longitude
ECHO (1) /*/echo:Spatial/echo:HorizontalSpatialDomain/echo:Geometry/echo:BoundingRectangle/echo:WestBoundingCoordinate
ECS (1) /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Spatial/ecs:HorizontalSpatialDomain/ecs:BoundingRectangle/ecs:EastBoundingCoordinate
ISO (1) /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal
UMM (1) /umm:UMM/umm:SpatialCoverage/umm:HorizontalSpatialDomain/umm:BoundingRectangle/umm:EastBoundingCoordinate
Start Time The start of the bounding time period DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Start_Date
ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:BeginningDateTime
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition
End Time The end of the bounding time period DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Temporal_Coverage/dif:Stop_Date
ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:RangeDateTime/echo:EndingDateTime
ECHO /*/echo:Temporal/echo:EndsAtPresentFlag
ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeBeginningDate
ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeBeginningTime
ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingDate
ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:Temporal/ecs:RangeDateTime/ecs:RangeEndingTime
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition
Vertical Minimum The minimum height of the bounding rectangle DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Altitude
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Minimum_Depth
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:minimumValue/gco:Real
Resource Duration The temporal duration of a resource.
Temporal Resolution The smallest time step included in the resource.
Standard Name Vocabulary The name of the shared vocabulary from which variable standard names are taken. ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString
Vertical Maximum The maximum height of the bounding rectangle DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Altitude
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Spatial_Coverage/dif:Maximum_Depth
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent/gmd:maximumValue/gco:Real
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.
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Access_Constraints
ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionFlag
ECHO /*/echo:RestrictionComment
ECS /ecs:CollectionMetaDataFile/ecs:CollectionMetaDataSets/ecs:Collections/ecs:CollectionMetaData/ecs:AccessConstraints
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:restrictions/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:legalConstraints/gco:CharacterString
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:restrictions/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString
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