Xwalk between Metadata Standards
A crosswalks of citation elements between the between various metadata standards including: the GCMD Directory Interchange (DIF), Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC) and International Standards Organization (ISO) standards and Ecological Metadata Language (EML) profiles. The xwalk includes both a primary source as well as a secondary source, should the primary source be blank. Use this documents to understand where citation elements come from.
General Form ...
Creator, Title, Series Name, Publisher, Release Place, Release Date: Version, Data Presentation Form
Example ....
Van Guelpen, L. Atlantic Reference Centre Museum of Canadian Atlantic Organisms - Invertebrates and Fishes Data. In: Atlantic Reference Centre Digital Collections . OBIS Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2006, Version 2, Digital.
Cross walk between general form and available metadata standards ...
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General Form |
Req'd
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GCMD/DIF - Docbuilder |
FGDC - Geoconnections |
ISO19115 |
EML – Morpho
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Primary Source |
Alternative |
Primary Source |
Alternative |
Primary Source |
Alternative |
Primary Source |
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Creator |
y |
Data_Set Citation: Dataset_Creator |
Personnel: First_Name, Last_Name or Data_Center: Personnel: First_Name, Last Name |
8.1 Originator |
10.1.1 Contact Person or 10.1.1 Contact Person |
265-CI_Citation: 278-citedResponsibleParty |
44- datasetPointofContact: 278-citedResponsibleParty |
Dataset: Creator: GivenName, SurName |
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2 |
Title |
y |
Data_Set Citation: Dataset_Title |
Entry_Title or Entry_ID |
8.4 Title |
<== |
265-CI_Citation: 266-Title |
<== |
Dataset: Title |
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3 |
Series |
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Data_Set Citation: Dataset_Series_Name |
“Ocean Tracking Network” |
8.7.1 Series Name |
“Ocean Tracking Network” |
322-super |
“Ocean Tracking Network” |
“Ocean Tracking Network” |
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4 |
Publisher |
y |
Data_Set Citation: Dataset_Publisher |
Data_Center: Data_Center_Name |
8.8.2 Publisher |
10.2.1 Contact Organization |
8-contact: 286- organisationName |
44-datasetPointofContact: 286- organisationName |
Dataset: Creator: Address: DeliveryPoint |
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5 |
Place |
y |
Data_Set Citation: Dataset_Release_Place |
Data_Center: Personnel: City, Province or State, Country |
8.8.1 Publication Place |
10.4.3 City , 10.4.4 State or Province , 10.4.6 Country |
8-contact: 292-city, 293- administrativeArea, 295-country |
44-datasetPointofContact: 292-city, 293- administrativeArea, 295-country |
Dataset: Address: city, administrativeArea, country |
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Date |
y |
Data_Set Citation: Dataset_Release_Date |
Temporal_Coverage: Stop_Date |
8.2 Publication Date |
9.3.3 Ending Date |
265-CI_Citation: 268-date |
257- EX_TemporalExtent |
Dataset: Title “YYYY” |
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7 |
Version |
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Data_Set Citation: Version |
Data_Set Citation: Dataset_Title “V?” |
8.5 Edition |
8.4 Title “V?” |
265-CI_Citation: 270-edition |
265-CI_Citation: 266-Title “V?” |
Dataset: Title “V?” |
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8 |
Form |
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Data_Set Citation: Data_Presentation_Form |
“Digital” |
8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form |
“Digital” |
274-presentationForm |
“Digital” |
“Digital” |
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