Recommendations Index

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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:CharacterStringDS_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