Identification Information
Functional Diagram
Citation
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A:The abstract briefly describes the “what” aspects of the data set (For example, what information is in the data set? What area is covered?). The “Purpose” describes the “why” aspects of the data set (For example, why was the data set created?).
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Time Period of Content
The data producer is only required to complete one of the three sections; Single Data/Time or Multiple Dates/Times or Range of Dates/Times.
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Status
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Spatial Domain
A:The Purpose of the “Spatial Domain“ element is to describe the “footprint” of the data set. This footprint can be used for spatial searches in data catalogs and other purposes. Comments received during the development of the standards recommended requiring the “Bounding Coordinates“ instead of the more demanding (but more exact) “Data Set G-Polygons“. To provide a common means of conducting spatial searches on all metadata, “Bounding Coordinates“ were made mandatory. Many users indicated a desire to provide the “Data Set G-Polygons“ to allow the results of spatial searches to be more exact, and so the “Data Set G-Polygon“ elements were added as an option.
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Keywords
A:A keyword is a word or phrase that signifies the meaning or main ideas of the data set. They often are used as an index to the contents of a data set. The standards provide for four types of keywords: theme (the subject of the data set, such as wetlands, vegetation, etc.), place (the geographic location of the data set, such as Montgomery County, Yellowstone National Park), stratum (the vertical location of the data set, such as seafloor, seabed, troposphere, stratosphere) and temporal (time references for a data set, such as pre-Columbian, World War II).
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Access Constraints
A:The types of constraints intended are those applied to ensure rights of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions, limitations, or warranties on obtaining or using the information resources, or its component products. Recommendations on the types of uses to which the data set may or may not be applied should be described in the “Purpose” data element (1.2.2). Descriptions of data quality should be provided using the elements of Section 2.
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Use Constraints
A:The types of constraints intended are those applied to ensure rights of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions, limitations, or warranties on obtaining or using the information resources, or its component products. Recommendations on the types of uses to which the data set may or may not be applied should be described in the “Purpose” data element
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Point of Contact
A:Because the “Point of Contact” elements are required by another section, the elements were grouped in Section 10.
Q: What is the difference between the “Originator” in compound element “Citation” (1.1) and the “Point of Contact” (1.9) element?
A: The “Originator” is the person(s) and organization(s) that developed the data set. The “Point of Contact” is the person(s) and organization(s) that can be contacted if questions arise about the data set. The “Originator” and the “Point of Contact” may be the same.
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Browse Graphic
A:A browse graphic is an image of the data set. The image allows prospective users to move beyond textual descriptions and see what the data set looks like. The image might show a simple display of the data set, the results of an application that used the data set, different aspects of the quality of the data sets, or other information.
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Data Set Credit
A:The “Data Set Credit” data element was provided to allow the originator to recognize other person(s), organization(s), or events that made the data set possible. These might include sponsors, sources of funds, reviewers, dedications, etc.
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Security Information
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Native Data Set Environment
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Cross Reference
A:Because the “Cross Reference” elements are required by another section, the elements were grouped in Section 8.
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