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Element Description

The Abstract provides a brief description of the resource the metadata represents. The abstract is meant to concisely provide a user with the information needed to quickly understand the relevance and usefulness of the described resource.

Best Practices

The abstract should summarize the dataset and mimic a journal abstract that is useful to the science community but also approachable for a first time user of the data. The following information should be included (when applicable):

The temporal range of the dataset
The names of platforms, instruments, and/or methods used to collect data
The spatial coverage of the data (including any gaps in coverage)
A brief explanation of processing applied to the data
The format the data is provided in and whether proprietary software is required to use it
Units the data is provided in
Spatial and temporal resolution of the data
Similarities and differences of these data to other closely related datasets
The purpose and/or intended use of the data (especially if the <Purpose> element is not populated)
If the data were collected as part of a campaign, a brief description of the campaign and how the dataset fits into the picture of the campaign
Any other pertinent information a user might find helpful

In addition, the abstract should utilize a standard mixed case capitalization scheme. All acronyms should be defined. All sentences should be complete sentences and proper grammar should be used.

Examples:

"The GPM Ground Validation Iowa X-band Polarimetric Mobile Doppler Weather Radars IFloodS dataset was gathered during the IFloodS campaign from April to June 2013 throughout central and northeastern Iowa. The Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) was a ground measurement campaign that took place throughout Iowa from May 1 to June 15, 2013. The main goal of IFloodS was to evaluate how well the GPM satellite rainfall data can be used for flood forecasting. Four X-band Polarimetric (XPOL) Mobile Doppler Weather Radars were used to collect high-resolution observations of precipitation. The data consists of reflectivity, Doppler velocity, spectrum width, differential reflectivity, differential phase, copolar correlation coefficient, and sound-to-noise ratios. These data are available in netCDF, and browse image files are available in .png format."

"This dataset, LBA-ECO LC-39 MODIS Active Fire and Frequency Data for South America: 2000-2007, provides active fire locations and estimates of annual fire frequencies for South America from 2000-2007. Data from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors aboard the Terra (2000-2007) and Aqua (2003-2007) satellite platforms were analyzed to determine spatial and temporal patterns in satellite fire detections. The analysis considered a high-confidence subset of all MODIS fire detections to reduce the influence of false fire detections over small forest clearings in Amazonia (Schroeder et al., 2008). The number of unique days on which the active fire detections were recorded within a 1 km radius was estimated from the subset of active fire detections and the ArcGIS neighborhood variety algorithm. There are 14 data files with this dataset: 7 GeoTIFF (.tif) files of fire frequency at MODIS 250 m resolution, where each grid cell value represents the number of days in that year on which active fires were detected, and 7 shape files of active fire locations for the years 2001-2007."

Element Specification

Abstract is required. Only one Abstract may be provided (Cardinality: 1)

Model	Element	Type	Constraints	Required?	Cardinality	Notes
UMM-C	Abstract	String	1 - 40000 characters	Yes	1	This element allows lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax. Line breaks within the text are preserved. Additional information on markdown can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown.

Metadata Validation and QA/QC

All metadata entering the CMR goes through the below process to ensure metadata quality requirements are met. All records undergo CMR validation before entering the system. The process of QA/QC is slightly different for NASA and non-NASA data providers. Non-NASA providers include interagency and international data providers and are referred to as the International Directory Network (IDN).

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title	GCMD Metadata QA/QC

Manual Review
- Check that there is at least a brief summary of the data.
- Confirm that other URLs link to the appropriate web pages.
- Identify errors, discrepancies or omissions.
- Proof all content for conciseness and readability.
Automated Review
- Check that the field length is not greater than 40,000 characters.
- Check that the field length is at least 50 characters.
- Check that the field has been populated.
- Check for potential broken links.

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title	CMR Validation

Must contain at least 1 character and be no longer than 4000 characters in length

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title	ARC Metadata QA/QC

ARC Priority Matrix

Priority Categorization	Justification
	This element is categorized as highest priority when: The element is not included at all. The element is included but is empty. The abstract contains a spelling or grammatical error. The abstract is a copy of the short name or dataset title. The abstract is comprised of a single incomplete sentence. The information provided in the abstract is inaccurate. The information provided in the abstract is unclear or difficult to understand. A broken link is contained in the abstract. The abstract provided is identical to that of another collection.
	An acronym needs to be defined in the abstract. Information that would make the abstract more robust is missing from the abstract.
	A link needs to be updated from 'http' to 'https' in the abstract. The title of the dataset is not included in the first sentence of the abstract.
	The element is provided, and follows all applicable criteria specified in the best practices section above.

ARC Automated Checks

Checks whether the abstract is provided in the metadata.
- If the abstract is not found; return is "Please provide an *abstract/description* for this dataset. This is a required field."
  - *Abstract/Description* are subject to change depending on the dialect.
- If the abstract is found:
  - Checks the length of the abstract.
    - If the abstract is not at least 300 characters long, the return is: "The abstract may be inadequate based on length. The abstract should mimic a journal abstract that is useful to the science community but also approachable for a first time user of the data."
  - Checks whether the DOI title is found in the abstract.
    - If the DOI title is not found in the abstract; return is "Recommend providing the DOI title in the abstract."
  - URL checker is implemented. <note: this will link to a separate wiki page for URL checker, once it is created>

*exact nomenclature will change depending on the native metadata format

Dialect Mappings

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title	DIF 9

DIF 9

DIF 9 ^{(Note: DIF-9 is being phased out and will no longer be supported after 2018)}

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title	DIF 10

DIF 10

Summary is required. Only one Summary may be provided (Cardinality: 1)

UMM-C Element	DIF 10 Path	Type	Constraints	Required in DIF 10?	Cardinality
Abstract	Summary/Abstract	String	1 - 40000 characters	Yes	1

Example Mapping

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DIF 10

No Format

<Summary>
  <Abstract>The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.</Abstract>
</Summary>

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UMM

No Format

"Abstract" : "The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.",

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title	ECHO 10

ECHO 10

Description is required. Only one Description may be provided (Cardinality: 1)

UMM-C Element	ECHO 10 Path	Type	Constraints	Required in ECHO10?	Cardinality
Abstract	Description	String	1 - 40000 characters	Yes	1

Example Mapping

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ECHO 10

No Format

<Description>
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.
</Description>

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UMM

No Format

"Abstract" : "The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.",

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title	ISO 19115-2 MENDS

ISO 19115-2 MENDS

Abstract is required is ISO. Only one Abstract may be provided (Cardinality: 1)

UMM-C Element	ISO Path	Type	Notes
Abstract	/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString	String	Maps to the UMM element "Abstract"

Example Mapping

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ISO 19115-2 MENDS

No Format

<gmi:MI_Metadata>
 ...
 <gmd:identificationInfo>
   <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
    ...
    <gmd:abstract>
      <gco:CharacterString>The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.
      </gco:CharacterString>
    </gmd:abstract>
    ...

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UMM

No Format

"Abstract" : "The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.",

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title	ISO 19115-2 SMAP

ISO 19115-2 SMAP

Abstract is required in ISO. Only one Abstract may be provided (Cardinality: 1)

UMM-C Element	ISO Path	Type	Notes
Abstract	/gmd:DS_Series/gmd:seriesMetadata/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/ gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString with /gmd:DS_Series/gmd:seriesMetadata/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification[gmd:citation/ gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:description/gco:CharacterString="The ECS Short Name"	String	Maps to the UMM element "Abstract"

Example Mapping

Section

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ISO 19115-2 SMAP

No Format

<gmd:DS_Series>
 <gmd:seriesMetadata>
   <gmi:MI_Metadata>
     ...
     <gmd:identificationInfo>
       <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
         <gmd:citation>
           <gmd:CI_Citation>
             ...
             <gmd:identifier>
               <gmd:MD_Identifier>
                 ...
                 <gmd:description>
                   <gco:CharacterString>The ECS Short Name</gco:CharacterString>
                 </gmd:description>
               </gmd:MD_Identifier>
             </gmd:identifier>
             ...
           </gmd:CI_Citation>
         </gmd:citation>
         ...
         <gmd:abstract>
           <gco:CharacterString>The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.</gco:CharacterString>
         </gmd:abstract>
         ...
       </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
     </gmd:identificationInfo>
     ...
   <gmi:MI_Metadata>
 </gmd:seriesMetadata>
</gmd:DS_Series>

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UMM

No Format

"Abstract" : "The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.",

UMM Migration

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Excerpt

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Future Mappings

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title	ISO 19115-1

ISO 19115-1

Abstract is required in ISO. Only one Abstract may be provided (Cardinality: 1)

UMM-C Element	ISO Path	Type	Notes
Abstract	/mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:abstract/gco:CharacterString	String	Maps to the UMM element "Abstract"

Example Mapping

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<mdb:MD_Metadata>
  ...
  <mdb:identificationInfo>
    <mri:MD_DataIdentification>
      ...
      <mri:abstract>
        <gco:CharacterString>
      The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.
        </gco:CharacterString>
      </mri:abstract>
    ...
    </mri:MD_DataIdentification>
  </mdb:identificationInfo>
  ...
</mdb:MD_Metadata>

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No Format

"Abstract" : "The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a grating spectrometer (R = 1200) aboard the second Earth Observing System (EOS) polar-orbiting platform, EOS Aqua. In combination with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), AIRS constitutes an innovative atmospheric sounding group of visible, infrared, and microwave sensors. The AIRS Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Standard Retrieval Product consists of retrieved estimates of CO2, plus estimates of the errors associated with the retrieval. In contrast to AIRX2RET, the horizontal resolution of this standard product is about 110 km (1x1 degree). An AIRS granule has been set as 6 minutes of data, 15 footprints cross track by 22 lines along track.",

History

UMM Versioning

Version	Date	What Changed
1.14.0	10/21/2019	No changes were made for Abstract during the transition from version 1.13.0 to 1.14.0
1.13.0	04/11/2019	No changes were made for Abstract during the transition from version 1.12.0 to 1.13.0
1.12.0	01/22/2019	No changes were made for Abstract during the transition from version 1.11.0 to 1.12.0.
1.11.0	11/28/2019	No changes were made for Abstract during the transition from version 1.10.0 to 1.11.0.
1.10.0	05/02/2018	No changes were made for Abstract during the transition from version 1.9.0 to 1.10.0.

ARC Documentation

Version	Date	What Changed	Author
1.0	04/10/18	Recommendations/priority matrix transferred from internal ARC documentation to wiki space	Jeanne' le Roux

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Element Description

Best Practices

Element Specification

Metadata Validation and QA/QC

Dialect Mappings

DIF 10

ECHO 10

ISO 19115-2 MENDS

ISO 19115-2 SMAP

UMM Migration

Future Mappings

ISO 19115-1

History

UMM Versioning

ARC Documentation