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Element Description

The Data Dates element is used to identify dates when the data or resource itself changed in some way. This element is made of two sub-elements, Type and Date. The Type describes what the date represents: a future review, when the resource was created, last updated, or planned for deletion. The Date describes when the resource had or will have the action performed on it as described by the Type element.

Best Practices

Each Data Date is accompanied by a Type. The Type must be selected from a controlled vocabulary list. There are four options available for Type:

  1. CREATE: The date the resource was created. This should be the date the data set was published in the database/ entered into the data archive system. 
  2. UPDATE: The date the resource was last updated. This includes any changes made to the data itself, such as a change in processing or a change in the file naming convention.  
  3. REVIEW: The date of a planned future review of the resource. 
  4. DELETE: The date the resource will be deleted. 

At least one Data Date must be provided. Multiple Data Dates are allowed, however, the same date type should not be repeated more than once in the same record (for example, a CREATE and an UPDATE time can be provided, but two CREATE times cannot be provided in the same record). All dates should comply with the ISO 8601 Standard

Examples:

Type = CREATE   Date: 2010-02-01

Type = UPDATE   Date: 2018-02-01

Type = REVIEW   Date: 2019-02-01

Element Specification

At least 1 Data Date must be provided. Multiple Data Dates may be provided, if necessary (Cardinality 1..*)

ModelElementTypeUsable Valid ValuesConstraintsRequired?CardinalityNotes
UMM-CDataDate/TypeEnumeration

CREATE

UPDATE

REVIEW

DELETE

n/a

Yes1..*

The same Type should not be used more than once in the same record.

UMM-CDataDate/DatedateTime
n/a

n/a

Yes1..*The actual date that the event associated with the data occurred/ will occur.

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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titleGCMD Metadata QA/QC
  • Manual Review
    • Check that the date is accurate for the data set
  • Automated Review
    • Check that the field has been populated
    • Checks for correct format
    • Check that the field length is not greater than 1000 characters
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titleCMR Validation

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titleARC Metadata QA/QC

ARC Priority Matrix

Priority CategorizationJustification

This element is categorized as highest priority when:

  • The DataDate/Type does not match one of the date type enumeration values (CREATE, UPDATE, REVIEW, DELETE)
  • No DataDate is provided (at least 1 Data Date must be provided)
  • The DataDate/Date provided does comply with the ISO 8601 Standard

This element is categorized as medium priority when:

  • A REVIEW or DELETE date is in the past
  • The CREATE or UPDATE date is in the future
  • A translation error between a native metadata format (ISO, DIF 10, ECHO 10) and UMM is present for the date and/or the date type

This element is categorized as low priority when:

  • n/a

The element is provided, and follows all applicable criteria specified in the best practices section above.

ARC Automated Rules

  • If novalue is provided, return is "np"
  • Otherwise, return is "OK"

Dialect Mappings

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titleDIF 9

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

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titleDIF 10

DIF 10

SpecificationPathTypeUsable Valid ValuesConstraintsRequired in DIF 10?CardinalityNotes
DIF 10Metadata_Dates/Data_Creation

Date

dateTime

Enumeration

unknown

present

unbounded

future

Not provided

n/aNo0..1

Dates provided in the Data_Creation field will be labeled with the DataDate/Type of 'CREATE' when translated to UMM.

If any of the enumeration values are provided (unknown, present, unbounded, future, Not provided) the date will automatically default to 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z when being translated to UMM. This is because UMM does not currently support any enumeration values in date fields.

DIF 10Metadata_Dates/Data_Last_Revision

Date

dateTime

Enumeration

unknown

present

unbounded

future

Not provided

n/aNo0..1

Dates provided in the Data_Last_Revision field will be labeled with the DataDate/Type of 'UPDATE' when translated to UMM.

If any of the enumeration values are provided (unknown, present, unbounded, future, Not provided) the date will automatically default to 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z when being translated to UMM. This is because UMM does not currently support any enumeration values in date fields.

DIF 10Metadata_Dates/Data_Future_Review

Date

dateTime

Enumeration

unknown

present

unbounded

future

Not provided

n/aNo0..1

Dates provided in the Data_Future_Review field will be labeled with the DataDate/Type of 'REVIEW' when translated to UMM.

If any of the enumeration values are provided (unknown, present, unbounded, future, Not provided) the date will automatically default to 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z when being translated to UMM. This is because UMM does not currently support any enumeration values in date fields.

DIF 10Metadata_Dates/Data_Delete

Date

dateTime

Enumeration

unknown

present

unbounded

future

Not provided

n/aNo0..1

Dates provided in the Data_Delete field will be labeled with the DataDate/Type of 'DELETE' when translated to UMM.

If any of the enumeration values are provided (unknown, present, unbounded, future, Not provided) the date will automatically default to 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z when being translated to UMM. This is because UMM does not currently support any enumeration values in date fields.

Value needed for translations:

Not provided - The value of 'Not provided' might appear in the Metadata_Dates/Data_Creation and/or the Metadata_Dates/Data_Last_Revision fields as a result of software used to convert older versions of DIF to DIF version 10.2. Required fields that are left empty in older versions a DIF record are automatically populated with 'Not provided' when being converted to a new version, and both Metadata_Dates/Data_Creation and Metadata_Dates/Data_Last_Revision are required in DIF version 10.2. Both Data_Creation and /Data_Last_Revision were changed from required to optional in DIF version 10.3. Therefore, no DIF 10.3 records should have 'Not provided' as a value in the Data_Creation or Data_Last_Revision fields. This value should not be used by metadata providers.


Example Mapping

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DIF 10

No Format
<Metadata_Dates>
  <Data_Creation>2012-12-12</Data_Creation>
  <Data_Last_Revision>2018-10-03</Data_Last_Revision>
  <Data_Future_Review>2100-01-01</Data_Future_Review>
</Metadata_Dates>
Column
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UMM

No Format
DataDates: [
    {
        Date: "2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "CREATE"
    },
    {
        Date: "2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "UPDATE"
    },
    {
        Date: "2100-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "REVIEW"
    },
]
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titleECHO 10

ECHO 10

SpecificationPathTypeConstraintsRequired in ECHO10?CardinalityNotes
ECHO 10InsertTimedateTime

n/a

Yes1

The insert date/time the collection entered data provider's database.

The date provided in the InsertTime field will be labeled with the DataDate/Type of 'CREATE' when translated to UMM.

ECHO 10LastUpdatedateTimen/aYes1

The most recent update which occurred on the data provider's database.

The date provided in the LastUpdate field will be labeled with the DataDate/Type of 'UPDATE' when translated to UMM.

ECHO 10DeleteTimedateTimen/aNo0..1

The date the collection is planned to be deleted from the data provider's database.

The date provided in the DeleteTime field will be labeled with the DataDate/Type of 'DELETE' when translated to UMM.


Example Mapping

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ECHO 10

No Format
<InsertTime>2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z</InsertTime>
<LastUpdate>2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z</LastUpdate>
Column
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UMM

No Format
DataDates: [
    {
        Date: "2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "CREATE"
    },
    {
        Date: "2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "UPDATE"
    }
]
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titleISO 19115-2 MENDS

ISO 19115-2 MENDS

At least 1 Data Date must be provided. Multiple Data Dates may be provided, if necessary.

SpecificationPathTypeNotes
ISO 19115-2 MENDS

/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/gco:DateTime

with

/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:dateType/ gmd:CI_DateTypeCode="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue= 

dateTime


codelist

The actual date should be provided in the gco:DateTime field.

A codelist value (gmd:CI_DateTypeCode) should be provided with the date in order to identify the date Type. These fields can be repeated as many times as necessary - however, note that the same DateTypeCode should not be used more than once in the same record. If the same DateTypeCode is used more than once, only the first occurrence will be translated to UMM.

Enumeration/Code List Mapping

ISO MENDSTranslation DirectionUMM
creationCREATE
publication
revisionUPDATE


Example Mapping

Section
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ISO 19115-2 MENDS

No Format
<gmi:MI_Metadata>
  <gmd:identificationInfo>
    <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
      <gmd:citation>
        <gmd:CI_Citation>
          <gmd:date>
            <gmd:CI_Date>
              <gmd:date>
                <gco:DateTime>2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:dateType>
                <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="creation">creation</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </gmd:dateType>
              <gmd:date>
                <gco:DateTime>2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:dateType>
                <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="revision">revision</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </gmd:dateType>
            </gmd:CI_Date>
          </gmd:date>
        </gmd:CI_Citation>
      </gmd:citation>
    </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
  </gmd:identificationInfo>
</gmi:MI_Metadata>
Column
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UMM

No Format
DataDates: [
    {
        Date: "2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "CREATE"
    },
    {
        Date: "2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "UPDATE"
    }
]
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titleISO 19115-2 SMAP

ISO 19115-2 SMAP

At least 1 Data Date must be provided. Multiple Data Dates may be provided, if necessary.

SpecificationPathTypeNotes
ISO 19115-2 SMAP

/gmd:DS_Series/gmd:seriesMetadata/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/gco:DateTime

with

/gmd:DS_Series/gmd:seriesMetadata/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/ gmd:CI_Date/gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue=

dateTime



codelist


The actual date should be provided in the gco:DateTime field.

A codelist value (gmd:CI_DateTypeCode) should be provided with the date in order to identify the date Type. These fields can be repeated as many times as necessary - however, note that the same DateTypeCode should not be used more than once in the same record. If the same DateTypeCode is used more than once, only the first occurrence will be translated to UMM.

Enumeration/Code List Mapping

ISO MENDSTranslation DirectionUMM
creationCREATE
publication
revisionUPDATE

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:date>
            <gmd:CI_Date>
              <gmd:date>
                <gco:DateTime>2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:dateType>
                <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="creation">creation</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </gmd:dateType>
              <gmd:date>
                <gco:DateTime>2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z</gco:DateTime>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:dateType>
                <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="revision">revision</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </gmd:dateType>
            </gmd:CI_Date>
          </gmd:date>
        </gmd:CI_Citation>
      </gmd:citation>
    </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
  </gmd:identificationInfo>
</gmi:MI_Metadata>
</gmd:seriesMetadata>
</gmd:DS_Series>
Column
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UMM

No Format
DataDates: [
    {
        Date: "2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "CREATE"
    },
    {
        Date: "2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "UPDATE"
    }
]

UMM Migration

UMM Version 1.9.0Translation DirectionUMM Version 1.10.0



Future Mappings

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titleISO 19115-1

ISO 19115-1

At least 1 Data Date must be provided. Multiple Data Dates may be provided, if necessary.

SpecificationPathTypeNotes
ISO 19115-1

/mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date/cit:date/gco:DateTime

with

/mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date/cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue=

dateTime


codelist

The actual date should be provided in the gco:DateTime field.

A codelist value (gmd:CI_DateTypeCode) should be provided with the date in order to identify the date Type. These fields can be repeated as many times as necessary - however, note that the same DateTypeCode should not be used more than once in the same record. If the same DateTypeCode is used more than once, only the first occurrence will be translated to UMM.

Enumeration/Code List Mapping

ISO MENDSTranslation DirectionUMM
creationCREATE
publication
revisionUPDATE


Example Mapping

Section
Column
width50%

ISO 19115-1

No Format
<mdb:MD_Metadata>
  <mdb:identificationInfo>
    <mri:MD_DataIdentification>
      <mri:citation>
        <cit:CI_Citation>
          <cit:date>
            <cit:CI_Date>
              <cit:date>
                <gco:DateTime>2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z</gco:DateTime>
              </cit:date>
              <cit:dateType>
                <cit:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="creation">creation</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </cit:dateType>
              <cit:date>
                <gco:DateTime>2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z</gco:DateTime>
              </cit:date>
              <cit:dateType>
                <cit:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="revision">revision</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </cit:dateType>
            </cit:CI_Date>
          </cit:date>
        </cit:CI_Citation>
      </mri:citation>
    </mri:MD_DataIdentification>
  </mdb:identificationInfo>
</mdb:MD_Metadata>
Column
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UMM

No Format
DataDates: [
    {
        Date: "2012-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "CREATE"
    },
    {
        Date: "2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        Type: "UPDATE"
    }
]

History

UMM Versioning

VersionDateWhat Changed
1.10.05/2/2018

No changes were made for Data Dates during the transition from version 1.9.0 to 1.10.0

1.9.0

ARC Documentation

VersionDateWhat ChangedAuthor
1.010/16/18Recommendations/priority matrix transferred from internal ARC documentation to wiki spaceJeanne' le Roux