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Where are Descriptions used in CMR metadata?

Descriptions are included in 14 ISO objects and are used for providing expanded free text documentation.  The Description fields most commonly used in CMR metadata collections are associated with Platforms  and Resource Citations.

The table below shows the usage of Description elements in CMR metadata collections. The Description field is commonly used

Table 8:

Description existence in the CMR (Elements)

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Description completenss in the CMR (Elements and Attributes)


Observations

  • The Platform description elements element exists in all 26 CMR metadata collections
  • The Resource Citation description element exists in all NASA metadata collections and and are complete in 22/26 CMR Other collections