Extended elements are documented in the Metadata Reference Information section at XPath /metadata/metainfo/metextns. If the local extensions are utilized, please provide the information below (red text) in the metadata content.

Metadata Extensions:

Online Linkage:

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/extensions/local_extensions.html

Profile Name:

NGDC Extensions to FGDC Metadata

List of Extensions

The following are the extended elements added to the hierarchical structure of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata. They are an option in the NMMR metadata template for metadata managers and may or may not be present in the metadata content.

• CI_OnlineResource
• Citation Identifier
• Instrument Name in Instrument Information
• Mission Name in Mission Information
• Platform Full Name in Platform Information
• Resource Description in Standard Order Process

Extension_Information =

Name:CI_OnlineResource
Short_Name:CI_OnlineResource
Type: compound
Child: Linkage
Child: Protocol
Child: Application Profile
Child: Name
Child: Description
Child: Function
Parent: Citation_Information
Parent: Network_Address
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: >=1
Definition: Information about online sources from which the dataset, specification, or community profile name and extended metadata elements can be contained.
Rationale: To take advantage of ISO 19115 standard and to provide more information about a URL.
Source: Adopted from ISO19115. For more information email: ngdc.metadata-support@noaa.gov.
XPath: */citeinfo/CI_OnlineResource
XPath: /metadata/distinfo/stdorder/digform/digtopt/onlinopt/computer/networka/CI_OnlineResource

Extension_Information =

Name: Linkage
Short_Name: linkage
Type: Free Text
Parent: CI_OnlineResource
Optionality: Mandatory
Repeatability: =1
Definition: Location (address) for online access using a Uniform Resource. For example: http://www.statkart.no/isotc211.

Extension_Information =

Name: Protocol
Short_Name: protocol
Type: Free_Text
Parent: CI_OnlineResource
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: Connection protocol to be used, such as http or ftp.

Extension Information =

Name: Application_Profile
Short_Name: applicationProfile
Type: Free_Text
Parent: CI_OnlineResource
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: Name of an application profile that can be used with the online resource. For example: web browser or PDF reader.

Extension Information =

Name: Name
Short_Name: name
Type: Free_Text
Parent: CI_OnlineResource
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: Name of the online resource.

Extension Information =

Name: Description
Short_Name: description
Type: Free_Text
Parent: CI_OnlineResource
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: Detailed text description of what the online resource is/does.

Extension Information =

Name: Function
Short_Name: function
Type: text
Domain: "download" "information" "offlineAccess" "order" "search"
Parent: CI_OnlineResource
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: Code for function performed by the online resource.

Extension_Information =

Name: identifier
Short_Name: citId
Type: Free_Text
Parent: Citation_Information
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: Value uniquely identifying an object within a namespace.
Rationale: To provide unique identification within a Citation_Information component record.
Source: For more information email: ngdc.metadata-support@noaa.gov.
XPath: */citeinfo/citId

Extension_Information =

Name: Instrument Full Name
Short_Name: instflnm
Type: text
Domain: free text
Parent: Instrument Information
Optionality: Optional
Definition: The full name by which an instrument is known.
Rationale: To identify the instrument described. It is helpful when there is more than one Instrument Information section included in a metadata record.
Source: For more information email: ngdc.metadata-support@noaa.gov.
XPath: /metadata/instinfo/instflnm

Extension_Information =

Name: Mission_Name
Short Name: missname
Type: text
Domain: free text
Parent: Mission_Information
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: The full name by which a mission is known.
Rationale: To identify the Mission described. It is helpful when there is more than one Mission_Information section included in a metadata record.
Source: For more information email: ngdc.metadata-support@noaa.gov.
XPath: /metadata/plamiinfo/missinfo/missname

Extension_Information =

Name: Platform Full Name
Short_Name: platflnm
Type: text
Domain: free text
Parent: Platform_Information
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: =1
Definition: The name by which the platform is known.
Rationale: To identify the Platform described. It is helpful when there is more than one Platform_Information section included in a metadata record.
Source: For more information email: ngdc.metadata-support@noaa.gov.
XPath: /metadata/plamiinfo/platinfo/platflnm

Extension_Information =

Name: Resource Description
Short_Name: resdesc
Type: text
Domain: free text
Parent: stdorder
Optionality: Optional
Repeatability: = 1
Definition: The identifier by which the distributor knows the data set. For example, a label by which a data set can be requested from a distributor such as a catalog number.
Rationale: To take full advantage of identifying different products related to a dataset.
Source: For more information email: ngdc.metadata-support@noaa.gov.
XPath: /metadata/distinfo/stdorder/resdesc