NAMES OF
DIF FIELDS |
number |
LONG NAMES OF
ISO FIELDS |
DEFINITION |
DOMAIN |
COMMENTS |
NOTE:
required fields in bold
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MD_Metadata |
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Entry_ID |
2 |
fileIdentifier |
Unique identifier for
this metadata file |
Free Text |
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*no DIF field-can
go in summary |
3 |
language |
Language used for
documenting metadata |
LanguageCode = ISO
639 |
These fields can be
mapped |
*no DIF field-can
go in summary |
4 |
characterSet |
Full name of the
character coding standard |
CharacterSetCode
= ISO 10646-2 |
automatically by software
tools. |
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Parent DIF |
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parentIdentifier |
Unique identifier of
the parent metadata |
Free Text |
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super |
Aggregate dataset that
is a superset |
DS_Aggregate |
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*no DIF field-can
go in summary |
6 |
hierarchyLevel |
Scope to which the
metadata applies |
MD_MetadataScope
= "dataset" |
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*no DIF field-can
go in summary |
7 |
hierarchyLevelname |
Name of the hierarchy
level |
Free Text |
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Group:Personnel (DIF
Author) |
8 |
contact (optional) |
Party responsible for
the metadata |
CI_ResponsibleParty |
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CI_Responsible Party |
ID of and means of commun
with persons |
Class |
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associated with the
dataset. |
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284 |
mandatoryPartyInfo |
Individual, organization
or position that is |
Class |
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knowledgeable about
the dataset. |
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First, Middle_ and Last
_Names |
285 |
individualName |
Name of the responsible
person, surname |
Free Text |
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286 |
organisationName |
Name of the responsible
organization |
Free Text |
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Role |
287 |
positionName |
Role or position
of the responsible person |
Free Text |
*ISO has position
and function fields - |
Role |
288 |
responsibility |
Function performed
by the responsible party |
CI_ResponsibilityCode |
Both appear to be
mandatory |
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contentProvider,custodian/steward |
See B.17.3 of ISO 19115.3 |
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owner, user, distributor,
etc. |
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289 |
contactInfo (optional) |
Address of the responsible
party |
Class |
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Address |
290 |
CI_Address |
Location of the responsible
individual or org. |
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"" |
291 |
deliveryPoint |
Address line for the
physical address |
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"" |
292 |
city |
City of the physical
address |
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"" |
293 |
administrativeArea |
State, province of the
physical address |
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"" |
294 |
postalCode |
ZIP or other postal
code |
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295 |
country |
Country of the Physical
address |
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Email |
296 |
electronicMailAddress |
Address of the electronic
mailbox of the resp |
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297 |
CI_Contact |
Information required
enabling contact with the |
Class |
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Phone |
300 |
phone |
Telephone numbers for
the organization/ind |
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Looks like ISO does
not differentiate |
Fax |
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Telephone numbers for
the organization/ind |
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between Phone and Fax
(like our old..) |
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DIF Creation Date |
9 |
date |
Date that the metadata
were created |
ISO 19108 |
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Last DIF Revision Date |
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These 3 don't appear
to be in ISO. |
DIF Revision History |
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Future DIF Review Date |
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NAMES OF |
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LONG NAMES OF |
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DIF FIELDS |
number |
ISO FIELDS |
DEFINITION |
DOMAIN |
COMMENTS |
required in bold |
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required in bold |
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distInfo |
Provides info about
the distributor and |
MD_Distribution (class) |
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options for obtaining
the dataset |
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Group: Data Center |
182 |
MD_Distribution |
Information about the
distributor and options |
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Data_Center_Name |
193 |
distributorContact |
Party from whom the
dataset may be obtained |
CI_responsibleParty<<Data
Type>> |
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Data_Center_URL |
189 |
onLine |
Information about online
sources |
CI_OlineResource<<Data
Type>> |
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Data_Set_ID |
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not in ISO? |
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184 |
distributor |
Provides information
about distributor |
MD_distributor |
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Group: Personnel |
193 |
distributorContact |
Party from whom the
dataset may be obtained |
CI_responsibleParty<<Data
Type>> |
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Data_Center_Contact |
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Quality |
19 |
dataQualInfo |
Provides overall assessment
of quality of da |
to FGDC |
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Project |
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not in ISO |
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MD_Identification |
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Data Set Language |
30 |
language |
Languages used within
the dataset |
LanguageCode = ISO
639) |
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*no DIF field-can
go in summary |
31 |
characterSet |
Full name of the
character coding standard |
C/ISO 10646-2 not
used |
Such as Cyrillic, etc? |
Summary |
32 |
abstract |
Brief narrative summary
of the content |
Free Text |
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"" "" |
33 |
purpose |
Summary of the intentions
with which ds |
Free Text |
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was developped |
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"" "" |
34 |
supplementalInformatio |
Other descriptive info
about dataset |
Free Text |
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Example: Data Model |
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35 |
credit |
Recognition of those
who contributed to ds. |
Free Text |
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Data Set Progress |
36 |
status |
Status of Data Set |
MD_ProgressCode <<Code
List>> |
B.17.14 |
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completed, historicalArchive,
obsolete, |
We may want to add some
of these. |
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onGoing, planned, required,
inWork |
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Group: Spatial Coverage |
38 |
geographicBox |
Geographic Areal Domain
of the dataset |
EX_GeographicBoundingBox |
Class |
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250 |
EX_GeographicBoundingBox |
Geographic area of the
entire dataset |
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Class |
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referenced to WGS 84 |
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Westernmost_Longitude: |
251 |
WestBoundLongitude |
Western-most coordinate
of the limit ^? |
"-180 <=
West Bounding ' Latitude' |
Only required once
you |
Easternmost_Longitude: |
252 |
eastBoundLongitude |
Eastern-most coordinate
of the limit ^? |
"-190 <=
East Bounding ' Latitude' |
start filling in
the limits. |
Southernmost_Latitude: |
253 |
southBoundLatitude |
Southern-most coordinate
of the limit |
"-90 <= South
Bounding ' Latitude' |
Some biological datasets
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Northernmost_Latitude: |
254 |
northBoundLatitude |
Northern-most coordinate
of the limit |
"-90 <= North
Bounding ' Latitude' |
don't have any spatial
info. |
Location |
39 |
geographicDescription |
Documented in ISO19112
- Location |
SI_LocationInstance |
38 and/or 39 required |
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SI_LocationInstance |
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geographicIdentifier |
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spatialResolution (optional) |
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256 |
elements |
by identifier |
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LONG NAMES OF |
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DIF FIELDS |
number |
ISO FIELDS |
DEFINITION |
DOMAIN |
COMMENTS |
required in bold |
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required in bold |
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Discipline |
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not in ISO, could use
for #41 |
Parameters |
41 |
category |
Keywords describing
dataset |
MD_category |
Look over B17.7 codelist |
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42 |
datasetCitation |
Recommended reference
to be used |
CI_Citation |
class |
Group: Data Set Citation |
265 |
CI_Citation |
Standardized resource
reference |
CI_Citation |
class |
Originator |
278 |
citedResponsibleParty |
Name and position info
for an individual |
CI_ResponsibleParty
<<Data Type>> |
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Entry_Title |
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not repeated in ISO |
Title |
266 |
Title |
Name by which the
cited info is known |
Free Text |
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Publication |
278? |
citedResponsibleParty |
Name and position info
for an individual |
CI_ResponsibleParty
<<Data Type>> |
not in ISO |
Issue_Identification |
276 |
issueIdentification |
Issue of the series
publication |
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Publication_Date |
268 |
date |
Reference date for
the cited information |
ISO 19108 |
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Publication_Place |
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not in ISO |
Publisher |
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not in ISO |
Edition |
270 |
edition |
Version of the dataset |
Free Text |
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Data Presentation Form |
274 |
presentationForm |
Mode in which the data
is represented |
CI_PresentationFormCode |
B.17.2 |
URL |
302 |
onlineResourc |
Online information that
can be used |
CI_OnlineResource <<Data
Type>> |
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43 |
datasetExtent (optional) |
Additional information
about the bounding, |
EX_Extent (Class) |
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polygon, vertical and
temporal extent |
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260 |
EX_VerticalExtent |
Vertical domain of dataset |
Class |
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Minimum_Altitude/Depth |
261 |
Minimum Value |
Lowest vertical extent
contained in dataset. |
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Maximum_Altitude/Depth |
262 |
Maximum Value |
Highest vertical extent
contained in dataset |
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Vertical units used
for vertical extent info |
UomLength = metres,
feet, millimetres |
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polygon, vertical, and
temporal extent |
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Group: Data Resolution |
40 |
spatialResolution |
Provides info about
spatial resolution |
Free Text |
Data Resolution may
map to #40 & |
Group: Data Resolution |
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#263. |
Latitude |
263 |
unitOfMeasure |
Vertical units used
for vertical extent |
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ISO doesn't appear to
differentiate |
Longitude |
263 |
unitOfMeasure |
information |
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between Altitude and
Depth |
Altitude |
263 |
unitOfMeasure |
Vertical units used
for vertical extent |
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Depth |
263 |
unitOfMeasure |
information |
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Temporal |
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Group: Temporal Coverage |
257 |
EX_TemporalExtent |
Time Period covered
by the content |
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Start_Date |
258 |
extent |
Date and Time for content
of dataset |
TM_Primitive (ISO 19108) |
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Stop_Date |
258 |
extent |
Date and Time for content
of dataset |
TM_Primitive (ISO 19108) |
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Paleo Temporal Coverage |
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not in ISO |
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This is in the biological
extension |
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NAMES OF |
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LONG NAMES OF |
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DIF FIELDS |
number |
ISO FIELDS |
DEFINITION |
DOMAIN |
COMMENTS |
required in bold |
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required in bold |
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Personnel (Technical
Contact) |
44 |
datasetPointofContact |
Point of Contact |
CI_Responsible Party
<<Data Type>> |
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283 |
CI_Responsible Party |
ID of and means of commun
with persons |
Class |
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associated with the
dataset. |
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284 |
mandatoryPartyInfo |
Individual, organization
or position that is |
Class |
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knowledgeable about
the dataset. |
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First, Middle_ and Last
_Names |
285 |
individualName |
Name of the responsible
person, surname |
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286 |
organisationName |
Name of the responsible
organization |
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*not in DIF |
287 |
positionName |
Role or position
of the responsible person |
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Role |
288 |
responsibility |
Function performed
by the responsible party |
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289 |
contactInfo optional) |
Address of the responsible
party |
Class |
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Address |
290 |
CI_Address |
Location of the responsible
individual or org. |
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291 |
deliveryPoint |
Address line for the
physical address |
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292 |
city |
City of the physical
address |
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293 |
administrativeArea |
State, province of the
physical address |
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294 |
postalCode |
ZIP or other postal
code |
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295 |
country |
Country of the Physical
address |
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Email |
296 |
electronicMailAddress |
Address of the electronic
mailbox of the resp |
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297 |
CI_Contact |
Information required
enabling contact with the |
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Phone |
300 |
phone |
Telephone numbers for
the org/ind |
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Fax |
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Group: Multimedia Sample |
55 |
MD_BrowseGraphic |
Graphic that provides
an illustration |
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File |
56 |
fileName |
Name of the file that
contains a graphic |
Free Text |
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URL |
"" |
"" "" |
"" "" |
"" "" |
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Format |
58 |
fileType |
Graphic file type of
a related graphic file |
Free Text |
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Caption |
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no separate caption
in ISO |
Description |
57 |
fileDescription |
Text description of
the illustration |
Free Text |
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Keyword |
60 |
keyword |
Common-use word(s) or
phrase(s) used |
Free Text |
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Keyword (no exact DIF
field |
61 |
type |
Method used to group
similar keywords |
MD_Keyword Type <<Code
List>> |
B.17.11 |
Access Constraints |
71 |
accessConstraints |
Access constraints applied
to assure priv |
MD_restrictions (list
of valids) |
B.17.16 |
Use Constraints |
72 |
useConstraints |
Use constraints to assure
privacy, |
MD_restrictions (list
of valids) |
B.17.16 |
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intellectual property |
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NAMES OF |
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LONG NAMES OF |
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DIF FIELDS |
number |
ISO FIELDS |
DEFINITION |
DOMAIN |
COMMENTS |
required in bold |
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required in bold |
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Group: Distribution |
186 |
MD_DigitalTransferOptions |
Means and media by which
dataset is obtained |
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Distribution_Media |
203 |
name |
Name of the media on
which the dataset |
Free Text |
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can be received |
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Distribution_Size |
188 |
transferSize |
Estimated size of the
transferred dataset |
> 0.0 |
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47 |
datasetFormat |
Description of form
of the dataset |
MD_format |
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Distribution_Format |
194 |
distributorFormat |
Provides informatin
about the Format in |
MD_Format |
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which the dataset may
be obtained |
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196? |
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name of the data transfer
format |
Free Text |
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201 |
distributorFormat |
Provides information
about the distri format |
MD_distributor |
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Fees |
210 |
fees |
Fees and terms for retrieving
the dataset |
Free Text |
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Group: Related URL |
307 |
Cl_OnlineResource |
Information about online
sources |
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URL_Content_Type |
309 |
functCode |
Function performed by
the resource |
Cl_Online Function <<CodeList>> |
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URL |
308 |
linkage |
Method, source or location
for online access |
URL (IETF RFC1738 IETF
RFC 2056) |
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Description |
313 |
description |
Description of what
the resource is/does |
Free Text |
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Source Name |
329 |
DS_Platform |
Vehicle/other support
base holding sensor |
Specified Class (DS_series) |
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Sensor Name |
331 |
DS_Sensor |
Device or piece of equipment
which |
Specified Class (DS_series) |
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detects and records
information |
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Originating Center |
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not in ISO |
Reference |
265 |
DataSet Citation |
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not in ISO |
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IDN Node |
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not in ISO |
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