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Metadata Level

Collection

Data Type

varstring(20)

Obligation

Mandatory if applicable

Description

Units in which depths are recorded.

Sample Value

fathoms

Dependent Attributes

DepthDatumName, DepthEncodingMethod, DepthResolution

Sample Value

fathoms

ECS Attribute Definition Comments

Must be used with DepthDatumName, DepthEncodingMethod, DepthResolution.

ECS Path

METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > Spatial > CoordinateSystemContainer > VerticalCoordinateSystemContainer > DepthSystemDefinition.DepthDistanceUnits

ISO XPath

/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:authority/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString

Notes

See also CD_VerticalDatum and CD_VerticalDatumType in 19111 /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:authority/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString

Theme

Spatial Information

Downloadable Spreadsheet (All required ECS attributes)

Media:ECS_Wiki_July2012.xls