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Users of the GCMD Platform Keywords and CEOS IDN, SOOS, AMD Data Set Search Portals

Portals:

https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/idn/search

https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/soos/search

https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/amd/search

GCMD Keywords:

https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Subject:

Platform Keyword Facet Search Refinement and GCMD Platform Keyword Changes

What’s Happening:

All changes will be published on March 16, 2022.

Changes to the CEOS IDN, SOOS, AMD Portals

  • Enhanced Platform Facet Search Refinement
    • A more finely-grained query refinement enables users to locate the desired Platform faster resulting in more precise search results.

Changes to the GCMD Keywords (KMS) Platform Keyword Hierarchy

  • Added New Top Level Keyword: "Basis"
  • Added 6 new Keywords at the "Basis" level: 
    • Air-based Platforms
    • Land-based Platform
    • Living Organism-based Platforms
    • Other
    • Space-based Platforms
    • Water-based Platforms
  • Renamed and Expanded the "Category" Level
  • Renamed "Series_Entity" Level to "Sub_Category"

    Note: Sub_Category keywords are only listed for Buoys, Fixed Platforms, Vessels, Uncrewed Vehicles. Please download the CSV file to view the full list of Platform Sub_Category Keywords)

    • Air-based Platforms

      • Balloons
      • Dropwindsondes
      • Jet
      • Propeller
      • Rotorcraft/Helicopter
      • Rockets
      • Sounding Rockets
      • Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles
    • Land-based Platform
      • Field Sites
      • Permanent Land Sites
      • Vehicles
    • Living Organism-based Platforms
      • Living Organism
    • Other
      • Charts
      • Maps
      • Models
      • Photographs
      • Physical Models
      • Reports
    • Space-based Platforms
      • Earth Observation Satellites
      • Interplanetary Spacecraft
      • Navigation Satellites
      • Solar/Space Observation Satellites
      • Space Stations/Crewed Spacecraft
    • Water-based Platforms
      • Buoys
        • Moored
        • Unmoored
      • Fixed Platforms
        • SubSurface
        • Surface
      • Vessels
        • SubSurface
        • Surface
      • Uncrewed Vehicles
        • SubSurface
        • Surface
  • Modified some "Sub_Category" (formerly "Series_Entity") Keywords for constancy.
    • Example
      • Old: DMSP(Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
      • New: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
  • Draft of the new Platform Keywords (CSV) attached to this message.

Changes to the KMS RESTful API (KMS)

  • Modified KMS RESTful CSV Output for new column headers
    • Old:               Category | Series_Entity  | Short_Name   | Long_Name   | UUID
    • New: Basis | Category | Sub_Category| Short_Name   | Long_Name   | UUID

Action Needed:

Who is Affected?

Users of the GCMD Platform Keywords and CEOS IDN, SOOS, AMD Data Set Search Portals

Support:

If you have any further questions, contact IDN Operations

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