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Element Description

Note: This page is a draft/ work in progress

The Location Keywords element contains keywords that characterize the study area/region where data was collected from. This allows users to narrow their searches to areas that suit their geographic interest. The Location Keywords are chosen from a controlled keyword hierarchy maintained in the Keyword Management System (KMS). A list of valid Location Keywords can be found here:   https://gcmdservicesgcmd.gsfcearthdata.nasa.gov/statickms/kmsconcepts/locationsconcept_scheme/locations.csv? ?format=csv.

Best Practices

Location keywords specify Keywords identify areas where data was collectedcollection occurred and are provided in a hierarchical structure. The keywords can be chosen to classify broad study areas/regions or very specific places. However, it is suggested that location keywords are as specific as possible to aid in data discovery. At bare minimum, a location keyword/category is required in the hierarchy. If a certain location keyword is not Providing a Location Keyword is optional. If provided, the top level of the Location Keyword hierarchy must be provided (at a minimum). If a specific location keyword is not already included in the KMS, a request to have it added can be made through the through the GCMD Keywords Community Forum.

Examples:

LocationKeywords/Category: "CONTINENT"

LocationKeywords/Topic: "NORTH AMERICA"

LocationKeywords/Subregion1: "UNITED STATES"

LocationKeywords/Subregion2: "ALABAMA

"LocationKeywords/Subregion3: "HUNTSVILLE

"

LocationKeywords/DetailedLocation: "THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE" 


LocationKeywords/Category: "CONTINENT"

LocationKeywords/Topic: "NORTH AMERICA"

LocationKeywords/Subregion1: "CANADA"

LocationKeywords/Subregion2: "ONTARIO"


LocationKeywords/Category: "GEOGRAPHIC REGION"

LocationKeywords/Topic: "TROPICS"


Element Specification

Location Keywords are required. An unlimited amount of Providing a Location Keyword is optional. Multiple Location Keywords may be provided, if necessary (Cardinality: 10..*).

ModelElementTypeUsable Valid ValuesConstraintsRequired?CardinalityNotes
UMM-CLocationKeywords/CategoryString
Science
Location Category Keywords

KMS controlled

Yes
1UMM-CLocationKeywords/TypeStringScience Topic
, if applicable1If a Location Keyword is included in the metadata (it's optional), then a Category keyword must be provided at a minimum.
UMM-CLocationKeywords/TypeStringLocation Type KeywordsKMS controlled
No0..1
UMM-CLocationKeywords/Subregion1String
Science Term
Location Subregion1 KeywordsKMS controlledNo0..1
UMM-CLocationKeywords/Subregion2String
Science

Variable_Level_1

Location Subregion2 KeywordsKMS controlledNo0..1
UMM-CLocationKeywords/Subregion3String
Science Variable_Level_2

Location Subregion3 Keywords

KMS controlledNo0..1
UMM-C
ScienceKeywords
LocationKeywords/DetailedLocationStringn/a

1 - 80 characters

(Uncontrolled/Free-Text)

No0..1


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
    • Identify errors, discrepancies, or omissions.
    • Verify that all pertinent keywords have been applied.
    • Verify that existing facets and other controlled keyword values are consistent and suitable for the data.
  • Automated Review
    • Check that the field has been populated.
    • Check that the field is populated with a valid value from KMS.
    • Check that the field value is not a duplicate.
    • Check that the 'Detailed_Variable' field length is not greater than 80 characters.
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titleARC Metadata QA/QCCMR Validation
  • If this element is used, every location keyword must have at least the category sub-element populated.
  • All location keyword sub-elements except for DetailedLocation must be valid according to the keyword management system.
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titleARC Metadata QA/QC

ARC Priority ARC Priority Matrix

Priority CategorizationJustification

Red = High Priority Finding

This element is categorized as highest priority when:

  • The element is not included at all.
  • The element is included but is empty.
  • Location Keyword does not align with the KMS.
    • The Location Keyword does not exist in the 
    The science keyword does not align with the KMS.
    • The science keyword does not exist in KMS.
    • A keyword(s) is missing from the hierarchy.
    • A keyword(s) is placed in the incorrect position of the hierarchy (e.g. a Variable Level Subregion 2 keyword is placed in the Variable Level Subregion 1 field).
  • The science keyword Location Keyword is not appropriate for the dataset.

Yellow = Medium Priority Finding

This element is categorized as medium priority when:

A recommendation is made to add a relevant science keyword to the metadata.

  • A recommendation is made to add to an existing keyword Location Keyword in the metadata (i.e. i.e. to extend a keyword hierarchy down to a more detailed keyword).

Not Applicable

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

ARC Automated Checks

  • Category
    • If no value is provided, return is: "This is a required field. Recommend providing at least one science keyword hierarchy relevant to this data set. This field should contain the Category keyword as specified in the hierarchy (EARTH SCIENCE). Science keywords are GCMD controlled and should be chosen from the following list: https://gcmdservices.gsfc.nasa.gov/static/kms/sciencekeywords/sciencekeywords.csv?ed_wiki_keywords_page"
    • If the provided value is in the incorrect position of the hierarchy, return is: "<provided value> is in the incorrect position of the project keyword hierarchy."
    • If the provided value does not conform to GCMD, return is: "<provided value> does not conform to GCMD."
  • Topic
    • If no value is provided, return is: "This is a required field. Recommend providing at least one science keyword hierarchy relevant to this data set. This field should contain the Topic keyword as specified in the hierarchy. Science keywords are GCMD controlled and should be chosen from the following list: https://gcmdservices.gsfc.nasa.gov/static/kms/sciencekeywords/sciencekeywords.csv?ed_wiki_keywords_page"
    • If the provided value is in the incorrect position of the hierarchy, return is: "<provided value> is in the incorrect position of the project keyword hierarchy."
    • If the provided value does not conform to GCMD, return is: "<provided value> does not conform to GCMD."
  • Term
    • If no value is provided, return is: "This is a required field. Recommend providing at least one science keyword hierarchy relevant to this data set. This field should contain the Term keyword as specified in the hierarchy. Science keywords are GCMD controlled and should be chosen from the following list: https://gcmdservices.gsfc.nasa.gov/static/kms/sciencekeywords/sciencekeywords.csv?ed_wiki_keywords_page"
    • If the provided value is in the incorrect position of the hierarchy, return is: "<provided value> is in the incorrect position of the project keyword hierarchy."
    • If the provided value does not conform to GCMD, return is: "<provided value> does not conform to GCMD."
  • Variable Level 1 - Variable Level 3
    • If no value is provided, return is "np"
    • If the provided value is in the incorrect position of the hierarchy, return is: "<provided value> is in the incorrect position of the project keyword hierarchy."
    • If the provided value does not conform to GCMD, return is: "<provided value> does not conform to GCMD."
  • Detailed Variable
    If no value isprovided, return is "np"
  • If a value is provided, return is "OK"
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    titleCMR Validation

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    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)

    •  

    Blue = Low Priority Finding

    This element is categorized as low priority when:

    • A recommendation is made to add a relevant Location Keyword to the metadata.
    • A recommendation is made to remove a stand-alone instance of a keyword (i.e. "CONTINENT" or "GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION") when a more detailed hierarchy is also provided.
    • A recommendation is made to remove duplicate keywords.

    Green = No Findings/Issues

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

    ARC Automated Checks

    ARC uses the pyQuARC library for automated metadata checks. Please see the pyQuARC GitHub for more information. 

    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

    Providing a Location is optional. Multiple Locations may be provided, if necessary (Cardinality: 0..*).

    UMM-C ElementDIF 10 PathTypeUsable Valid ValuesConstraintsRequired in DIF 10?CardinalityNotes
    LocationKeywords/Category

    Location/Location_Category

    String

    Location Category KeywordsKMS controlled

    Yes, if applicable

    1

    If a Location is included in the metadata (it's optional), then a Location_Category must be provided at a minimum.

    LocationKeywords/TypeLocation/Location_Type
    StringLocation Type Keywords

    KMS controlled

    No0..1
    LocationKeywords/Subregion1Location/Location_Subregion1StringLocation Subregion1 Keywords

    KMS controlled

    No0..1
    LocationKeywords/Subregion2Location/Location_Subregion2StringLocation Subregion2 KeywordsKMS controlledNo0..1
    LocationKeywords/Subregion3Location/Location_Subregion3StringLocation Subregion3 KeywordsKMS controlledNo0..1
    LocationKeywords/DetailedLocationLocation/Detailed_LocationStringn/a1 - 80 characters (Uncontrolled/Free-Text)No0..1


    Example Mapping

    Section
    Column
    width50%

    DIF 10

    No Format
    <Location>
      <Location_Category>CONTINENT</Location_Category>
      <Location_Type>NORTH AMERICA</Location_Type>
      <Location_Subregion1>UNITED STATES</Location_Subregion1>
      <Location_Subregion2>ALBAMA</Location_Subregion2>
      <Detailed_Location>THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE</Detailed_Location>
    </Location>
    <Location>
      <Location_Category>CONTINENT</Location_Category>
      <Location_Type>NORTH AMERICA</Location_Type>
      <Location_Subregion1>CANADA</Location_Subregion1>
      <Location_Subregion2>ONTARIO</Location_Subregion2>
    </Location>
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    LocationKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "UNITED STATES",
        Subregion2: "ALABAMA",
        DetailedLocation: "THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE"
      },
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "CANADA",
        Subregion2: "ONTARIO"
      }
    ],
    Example Mapping
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    titleECHO 10

    ECHO 10

    Providing a Spatial Keyword is optional. Multiple Spatial Keywords may be provided, if necessary (Cardinality: 0..*).

    UMM-C ElementECHO 10 PathTypeUsable Valid ValuesConstraintsRequired in ECHO10?CardinalityNotes

    LocationKeywords/Category

    LocationKeywords/Type

    LocationKeywords/Subregion1

    LocationKeywords/Subregion2

    LocationKeywords/Subregion3

    LocationKeywords/DetailedLocation

    /Collection/SpatialKeywords/KeywordStringAny GCMD Location Keyword

    KMS controlled

    No0..*ECHO 10 only has 1 field for spatial keywords. Therefore, a keyword from any position in the GCMD location keyword hierarchy can be provided in this field. If a value is provided that is not in the keyword list, then it will map to Location Category Keyword "OTHER" followed by a Location Type Keyword of the unique value in the UMM (see mapping example below, where the spatial keyword 'THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE' is not included in the GCMD location keyword list.)


    Example Mapping

    Section
    Column
    width50%

    ECHO 10

    No Format
    <SpatialKeywords>
      <Keyword>ONTARIO</Keyword> 
      <Keyword>THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE</Keyword>
    </SpatialKeywords>
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    LocationKeywords: 
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "CANADA",
        Subregion2: "ONTARIO"
      }
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    titleDIF 10

    DIF 10

    Science_Keywords are required. An unlimited amount of Science Keywords may be provided (Cardinality: 1..*)

    SpecificationPathTypeConstraintsRequired in DIF 10?CardinalityNotes
    DIF 10

    /DIF/Science_Keywords/Category

    String

    KMS controlled

    Yes

    1

    The category keyword will always be "EARTH SCIENCE"

    DIF 10/DIF/Science_Keywords/Topic
    String

    KMS controlled

    Yes1DIF 10/DIF/Science_Keywords/TermString

    KMS controlled

    Yes1DIF 10/DIF/Science_Keywords/Variable_Level_1StringKMS controlledNo0..1DIF 10/DIF/Science_Keywords/Variable_Level_2StringKMS controlledNo0..1DIF 10/DIF/Science_Keywords/Variable_Level_3StringKMS controlledNo0..1DIF 10/DIF/Science_Keywords/Detailed_VariableString1 - 80 characters (Uncontrolled/Free-Text)No0..1
    Section
    Column
    width50%

    DIF 10

    No Format
    <Science_Keywords>
      <Category>EARTH SCIENCE</Category>
      <Topic>BIOSPHERE</Topic>
      <Term>VEGETATION</Term>
      <Variable_Level_1>VEGETATION INDEX</Variable_Level_1>
      <Variable_Level_2>NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)</Variable_Level_2>
      <Detailed_Variable>0.9 DENSITY</Detailed_Variable>
    </Science_Keywords>
    <Science_Keywords>
      <Category>EARTH SCIENCE</Category>
      <Topic>BIOSPHERE</Topic>
      <Term>VEGETATION</Term>
      <Variable_Level_1>EVERGREEN VEGETATION</Variable_Level_1>
    </Science_Keywords>
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    ScienceKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "VEGETATION INDEX"
        VariableLevel2: "NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)"
        DetailedVariable: "0.9 DENSITY"
      },
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCEOTHER",
        TopicType: "BIOSPHERE",
    THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Term:IN HUNTSVILLE"VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "EVERGREEN VEGETATION"
      }},
    ],



    Path
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    titleECHO 10ISO 19115-2 MENDS

    ISO 19115-2 MENDS

    Providing a Location Keyword is optional. Multiple Location

    ECHO 10

    Science Keywords are required. An unlimited amount of Science Keywords may be provided, if necessary (Cardinality: 10..*).

    UMM-C Element

    ISO 19115-2 MENDS Path

    Specification

    Type
    Constraints
    Required in ECHO10?Cardinality
    Notes
    ECHO 10

    LocationKeywords/Category

    LocationKeywords/

    Collection/ScienceKeywords/ScienceKeyword/CategoryKeywordString

    KMS controlled

    Yes1The category keyword will always be "EARTH SCIENCE"

    Type

    LocationKeywords/Subregion1

    LocationKeywords/Subregion2

    LocationKeywords/Subregion3

    LocationKeywords/DetailedLocation

    /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/ gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString  (list each value of the keyword hierarchy delimited by &gt; )

    String


    KMS controlled. Valid Location Keywords can be found here: https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concepts/concept_scheme/locations?format=csv

    This is where the entire keyword hierarchy should be listed. Each keyword in the hierarchy must be separated by "&gt;". If any keyword is missing and there exists a keyword later in the hierarchy (such as DetailedLocation), use NONE to fill in the values in-between. The CMR will not translate the NONE values as they are only used to place each keyword in its correct space in the hierarchy.


    /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/ gmd:type/MD_KeywordTypeCode


    codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="place"

    Codelist

    codeList=https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode

    Select the value "place" from the codelist. This codelist value does not directly map to a UMM element; choosing "place" indicates to CMR that the provided value should be mapped to 'Location Keywords'.

    ECHO 10/Collection/ScienceKeywords/ScienceKeyword/TopicKeywordString

    KMS controlled

    Yes1ECHO 10/Collection/ScienceKeywords/ScienceKeyword/TermKeywordStringKMS controlledYes1ECHO 10/Collection/ScienceKeywords/ScienceKeyword/VariableLevel1Keyword/ValueStringKMS controlledNo0..1ECHO 10/Collection/ScienceKeywords/ScienceKeyword/VariableLevel1Keyword/VariableLevel2Keyword/ValueStringKMS controlledNo0..1ECHO 10/Collection/ScienceKeywords/ScienceKeyword/VariableLevel1Keyword/VariableLevel2Keyword/VariableLevel3Keyword/ValueStringKMS controlledNo0..1ECHO 10/Collection/ScienceKeywords/ScienceKeyword/DetailedVariableKeywordStringUncontrolled (Free-Text)No0..1


    Example Mapping

    Section
    Column
    width50%

    ECHO 10ISO 19115-2 MENDS

    No Format
    <ScienceKeyword><gmi:MI_Metadata>
      <CategoryKeyword>EARTH SCIENCE</CategoryKeyword> ...
      <gmd:identificationInfo>
      <TopicKeyword>BIOSPHERE</TopicKeyword>   <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
      <TermKeyword>VEGETATION</TermKeyword>  
      <VariableLevel1Keyword>...
        <Value>VEGETATION INDEX</Value>  <gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
          <VariableLevel2Keyword>
      <gmd:MD_Keywords>
          <Value>NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)</Value> <gmd:keyword>
          </VariableLevel2Keyword>
       </VariableLevel1Keyword>
      <DetailedVariableKeyword>0.9 DENSITY</DetailedVariableKeyword>
    </ScienceKeyword>
    <ScienceKeyword>
      <CategoryKeyword>EARTH SCIENCE</CategoryKeyword> 
      <TopicKeyword>BIOSPHERE</TopicKeyword> 
      <TermKeyword>VEGETATION</TermKeyword> 
      <VariableLevel1Keyword>
        <Value>EVERGREEN VEGETATION</Value>
      </VariableLevel1Keyword>
    </ScienceKeyword>
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    ScienceKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "VEGETATION INDEX"
        VariableLevel2: "NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)"
        DetailedVariable: "0.9 DENSITY"
      },
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "EVERGREEN VEGETATION"
      }
    ],
     <gco:CharacterString>CONTINENT&gt;NORTH AMERICA&gt;UNITED STATES&gt;ALABAMA&gt;NONE&gt;THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE</CharacterString>
              </gmd:keyword>
              <gmd:keyword>
                <gco:CharacterString>CONTINENT&gt;NORTH AMERICA&gt;CANADA&gt;ONTARIO</CharacterString>
              </gmd:keyword>
              <gmd:type>
                <gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="place">place</gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode>
              </gmd:type>
            </gmd:MD_Keywords> 
          </gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
          ...
        </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
      </gmd:identificationInfo>
      ...
    </gmi:MI_Metadata>
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    LocationKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "UNITED STATES",
        Subregion2: "ALABAMA"
        DetailedLocation: "THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE"
      },
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "CANADA",
        Subregion2: "ONTARIO"
      }
    ],



    String

    KMS controlled. This is where the entire keyword hierarchy should be listed. Each keyword in the hierarchy must be separated by "&gt;". If any keyword is missing and there exists a keyword later in the hierarchy (such as DetailedLocation), use NONE to fill in the values in between. The CMR will not translate the NONE values they are only used to place each keyword in its correct space in the hierarchy.

    codeList=https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode

    Select the value "theme" from the codelist. This codelist value does not directly map to a UMM element; choosing "theme" indicates to CMR that the Science Keywords should be mapped.

    Example Mapping

    ISO 19115-2 MENDS

    ... <gmd:identificationInfo> <gmd:MD_DataIdentification> <gmd:descriptiveKeywords> <gmd:MD_Keywords> <gmd:keyword> <gco:CharacterString>EARTH SCIENCE&gt;BIOSPHERE&gt;VEGETATION&gt;VEGETATION INDEX&gt;NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)&gt;NONE&gt;0.9 DENSITY</CharacterString> </gmd:keyword> <gmd:keyword> <gco:CharacterString>EARTH SCIENCE&gt;BIOSPHERE&gt;VEGETATION&gt;EVERGREEN VEGETATION</CharacterString> </gmd:keyword> <gmd:type> <gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode
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    titleISO 19115-2 SMAP

    ISO 19115-2 SMAP

    Providing a Location Keyword is optional. Multiple Location Keywords may be provided, if necessary (Cardinality: 0..*).

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    titleISO 19115-2 MENDS

    ISO 19115-2 MENDS

    Science Keywords are required. An unlimited amount of Science Keywords may be provided (Cardinality: 1..*)

    SpecificationPathTypeNotes
    ISO 19115-2 MENDS

    /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/ gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString  (list each value of the keyword hierarchy delimited by &gt; )

    /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/ gmd:keyword/gmd:type/MD_KeywordTypeCode[@codeListValue="theme"]
    Codelist
    Section
    Column
    width50%
    No Format
    UMM-C Element

    ISO 19115-2 SMAP Path

    TypeNotes

    LocationKeywords/Category

    LocationKeywords/Type

    LocationKeywords/Subregion1

    LocationKeywords/Subregion2

    LocationKeywords/Subregion3

    LocationKeywords/DetailedLocation

    /gmd:DS_Series/gmd:seriesMetadata/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/ gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString  (list each value of the keyword hierarchy delimited by &gt; )

    String

    KMS controlled. Valid Location Keywords can be found here: https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concepts/concept_scheme/locations?format=csv

    This is where the entire keyword hierarchy should be listed. Each keyword in the hierarchy must be separated by "&gt;". If any keyword is missing and there exists a keyword later in the hierarchy (such as DetailedLocation), use NONE to fill in the values in-between. The CMR will not translate the NONE values as they are only used to place each keyword in its correct space in the hierarchy.


    /gmd:DS_Series/gmd:seriesMetadata/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/ gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/MD_KeywordTypeCode

    codeListValue="

    theme">theme</gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode> </gmd:type> </gmd:MD_Keywords> </gmd:descriptiveKeywords> </gmd:MD_DataIdentification> </gmd:identificationInfo> ...
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    ScienceKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "VEGETATION INDEX"
        VariableLevel2: "NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)"
        DetailedVariable: "0.9 DENSITY"
      },
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "EVERGREEN VEGETATION"
      }
    ],
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    titleISO 19115-2 SMAP

    ISO 19115-2 SMAP

    Science Keywords are required. An unlimited amount of Science Keywords may be provided (Cardinality: 1..*)

    SpecificationPathTypeNotesISO 19115-2 SMAP

    /gmd:DS_Series/gmd:seriesMetadata/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/ gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString  (list each value of the keyword hierarchy delimited by &gt; )

    StringKMS controlled. This is where the entire keyword hierarchy should be listed. Each keyword in the hierarchy must be separated by "&gt;". If any keyword is missing and there exists a keyword later in the hierarchy (such as DetailedLocation), use NONE to fill in the values in between. The CMR will not translate the NONE values they are only used to place each keyword in its correct space in the hierarchy.ISO 19115-2 SMAP/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/ gmd:type/MD_KeywordTypeCode[@codeListValue="theme"]Codelist

    codeList=https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode

    Select the value "theme" from the codelist. This codelist value does not directly map to a UMM element; choosing "theme" indicates to CMR that the Science Keywords should be mapped.

    Example Mapping
    Section
    Column
    width50%

    ISO 19115-2 SMAP

    No Format
    ...
    <gmd:identificationInfo>
      <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
        <gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
          <gmd:MD_Keywords>
            <gmd:keyword>
              <gco:CharacterString>EARTH SCIENCE&gt;BIOSPHERE&gt;VEGETATION&gt;VEGETATION INDEX&gt;NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)&gt;NONE&gt;0.9 DENSITY</CharacterString>
            </gmd:keyword>
            <gmd:keyword>
              <gco:CharacterString>EARTH SCIENCE&gt;BIOSPHERE&gt;VEGETATION&gt;EVERGREEN VEGETATION</CharacterString>
            </gmd:keyword>
            <gmd:type>
              <gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="theme">theme</gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode>
            </gmd:type>
          </gmd:MD_Keywords> 
        </gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
      </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
    </gmd:identificationInfo>
    ...
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    ScienceKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "VEGETATION INDEX"
        VariableLevel2: "NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)"
        DetailedVariable: "0.9 DENSITY"
      },
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "EVERGREEN VEGETATION"
      }
    ],

    UMM Migration

    None

    place"

    Codelist

    codeList=https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode

    Select the value "place" from the codelist. This codelist value does not directly map to a UMM element; choosing "place" indicates to CMR that the provided value should be mapped to 'Location Keywords'.


    Example Mapping

    Section
    Column
    width50%

    ISO 19115-2 SMAP

    No Format
    <gmd:DS_Series>
      <gmd:seriesMetadata>
        <gmi:MI_Metadata>
          ...
          <gmd:identificationInfo>
            <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
              ...
              <gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
                <gmd:MD_Keywords>
                  <gmd:keyword>
                    <gco:CharacterString>CONTINENT&gt;NORTH AMERICA&gt;UNITED STATES&gt;ALABAMA&gt;NONE&gt;THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE</CharacterString>
                  </gmd:keyword>
                  <gmd:keyword>
                    <gco:CharacterString>CONTINENT&gt;NORTH AMERICA&gt;CANADA&gt;ONTARIO</CharacterString>
                  </gmd:keyword>
                  <gmd:type>
                    <gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="place">place</gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode>
                  </gmd:type>
                </gmd:MD_Keywords> 
              </gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
              ...
            </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
          </gmd:identificationInfo>
          ...
        </gmi:MI_Metadata>
      </gmd:seriesMetadata>
    </gmd:DS_Series>
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    LocationKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "UNITED STATES",
        Subregion2: "ALABAMA"
        DetailedLocation: "THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE"
      },
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "CANADA",
        Subregion2: "ONTARIO"
      }
    ],



    UMM Migration

    None

    Future Mappings

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    titleISO 19115-1

    ISO 19115-1

    Providing a Location Keyword is optional. Multiple Location Keywords may be provided, if necessary (Cardinality: 0..*).

    UMM-C Element

    ISO 19115-1 Path

    TypeNotes

    LocationKeywords/Category

    LocationKeywords/Type

    LocationKeywords/Subregion1

    LocationKeywords/Subregion2

    LocationKeywords/Subregion3

    LocationKeywords/DetailedLocation

    /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/ mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString

    (list each value of the keyword hierarchy delimited by &gt; )

    String

    KMS controlled. Valid Location Keywords can be found here: https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concepts/concept_scheme/locations?format=csv

    This is where the entire keyword hierarchy should be listed. Each keyword in the hierarchy must be separated by "&gt;". If any keyword is missing and there exists a keyword later in the hierarchy (such as DetailedLocation), use NONE to fill in the values in-between. The CMR will not translate the NONE values as they are only used to place each keyword in its correct space in the hierarchy.


    /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/mri:MD_Keywords/ mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode

    codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="place"

    Codelist

    codeList=https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode

    Select the value "place" from the codelist. This codelist value does not directly map to a UMM element; choosing "place" indicates to CMR that the provided value should be mapped to 'Location Keywords'.

    Example Mapping

    Section
    Column
    width50%

    ISO 19115-1

    No Format
    <mdb:MD_Metadata>
      ...
      <mdb:identificationInfo>
        <mri:MD_DataIdentification>
          ...
          <mri:descriptiveKeywords>
            <mri:MD_Keywords>
              <mri:keyword>
                <gco:CharacterString>CONTINENT&gt;NORTH AMERICA&gt;UNITED STATES&gt;ALABAMA&gt;NONE&gt;THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE</CharacterString>
              </mri:keyword>
              <mri:keyword>
                <gco:CharacterString>CONTINENT&gt;NORTH AMERICA&gt;CANADA&gt;ONTARIO</CharacterString>
              </mri:keyword>
              <mri:type>
                <mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode codeList="https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/iso/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="place">place</gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode>
              </mri:type>
            </mri:MD_Keywords>
          </mri:descriptiveKeywords>
          ...
        </mri:MD_DataIdentification>
      </mdb:identificationInfo>
      ...
    </mdb:MD_Metadata>
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    LocationKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "UNITED STATES",
        Subregion2: "ALABAMA"
        DetailedLocation: "THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE"
      },
      {
        Category: "CONTINENT",
        Type: "NORTH AMERICA",
        Subregion1: "CANADA",
        Subregion2: "ONTARIO"
      }
    ],

    History

    UMM Versioning

    VersionDateWhat Changed
    1.15.512/3/2020No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.15.4 to 1.15.5
    1.15.49/18/2020No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.15.3 to 1.15.4
    1.15.37/1/2020No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.15.2 to 1.15.3
    1.15.25/20/2020No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.15.1 to 1.15.2
    1.15.13/25/2020No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.15.0 to 1.15.1
    1.15.02/26/2020No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.14.0 to 1.15.0
    1.14.010/21/2019No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.13.0 to 1.14.0
    1.13.004/11/2019No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.12.0 to 1.13.0
    1.12.001/22/2019No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.11.0 to 1.12.0
    1.11.011/28/2018No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.10.0 to 1.11.0
    1.10.005/02/2018No changes were made for Location Keywords during the transition from version 1.9.0 to 1.10.

    Future Mappings

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    titleISO 19115-1

    ISO 19115-1

    Science Keywords are required. An unlimited amount of Science Keywords may be provided (Cardinality: 1..*)

    SpecificationPathTypeNotesISO 19115-1

    /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/

    mri:MD_Keywords/mri:keyword/gco:CharacterString

    (list each value of the keyword hierarchy delimited by &gt; )

    StringKMS controlled. This is where the entire keyword hierarchy should be listed. Each keyword in the hierarchy must be separated by "&gt;". If any keyword is missing and there exists a keyword later in the hierarchy (such as DetailedLocation), use NONE to fill in the values in between. The CMR will not translate the NONE values they are only used to place each keyword in its correct space in the hierarchy.ISO 19115-1

    /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:descriptiveKeywords/

    mri:MD_Keywords/mri:keyword/mri:type/mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode[@codeListValue="theme"]

    Codelist

    codeList=http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelist/cat/codelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode

    Select the value "theme" from the codelist. This codelist value does not directly map to a UMM element; choosing "theme" indicates to CMR that the Science Keywords should be mapped.

    Section
    Column
    width50%

    ISO 19115-1

    No Format
    ...    
        <mdb:identificationInfo>
            <mri:MD_DataIdentification>
    
                <mri:descriptiveKeywords>
                    <mri:MD_Keywords>
                        <mri:keyword>
                            <gco:CharacterString>EARTH SCIENCE&gt;BIOSPHERE&gt;VEGETATION&gt;VEGETATION INDEX&gt;NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)&gt;NONE&gt;0.9 DENSITY</gco:CharacterString>
                        </mri:keyword>
                        <mri:keyword>
                            <gco:CharacterString>EARTH SCIENCE&gt;BIOSPHERE&gt;VEGETATION&gt;EVERGREEN VEGETATION</gco:CharacterString>
                        </mri:keyword>
                        <mri:type>
                            <mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode
                                codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelist/cat/codelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode"
                                codeListValue="MD_KeywordTypeCode_theme">theme</mri:MD_KeywordTypeCode>
                        </mri:type>
                    </mri:MD_Keywords>
                </mri:descriptiveKeywords>
             </mri:MD_DataIdentification>
        </mdb:identificationInfo>       
    ...
    Column
    width50%

    UMM

    No Format
    ScienceKeywords: [
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "VEGETATION INDEX"
        VariableLevel2: "NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)"
        DetailedVariable: "0.9 DENSITY"
      },
      {
        Category: "EARTH SCIENCE",
        Topic: "BIOSPHERE",
        Term: "VEGETATION",
        VariableLevel1: "EVERGREEN VEGETATION"
      }
    ],

    History

    UMM Versioning

    VersionDateWhat Changed1.10.05/2/2018No changes were made to Science Keywords in the transition from UMM Version 1.9.0 to 1.10.01.9.
    0

    ARC Documentation

    VersionDateWhat ChangedAuthor
    1.0502/401/182018Recommendations/priority matrix transferred from internal ARC documentation to wiki spaceJeanne' le Roux