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Metadata Level

Collection

Data Type

float(5)

Obligation

Mandatory if applicable

Description

The ratio of the Earth's major axis to the difference between the major and the minor.

Sample Value

0.003

Dependent Attributes

EllipsoidName, SemiMajorAxis

Sample Value

0.003

ECS Attribute Definition Comments

Must be used with EllipsoidName, SemiMajorAxis.

ECS Path

METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > Spatial > CoordinateSystemContainer > HorizontalCoordinateSystemContainer > GeodeticModel.DenominatorofFlatteningRatio

ISO XPath

/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmi:MI_CoverageDescription/gmi:MI_ImageDescription/gmi:compressionGenerationQuantity/gco:CharacterString

Notes

None.

Theme

Spatial Information

Downloadable Spreadsheet (All required ECS attributes)

Media:ECS_Wiki_July2012.xls