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Metadata Level

Collection

Data Type

TBD

Obligation

Optional

Description

In Process.

Sample Value

Guide Document for this product at NSIDC

Dependent Attributes

ECSCollectionGuidePointer

Sample Value

Guide Document for this product at NSIDC

ECS Attribute Definition Comments

Must be used with ECSCollectionGuidePointer.

ECS Path

METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > ECSCollection > ECSCollectionGuide.ECSCollectionGuidePointerComment

ISO XPath

/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributor/gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:description/gco:CharacterString

Notes

Consider also using: DS_InitiativeTypeCode_userGuide (note this is not a description though)

Theme

Access Information

Downloadable Spreadsheet (All required ECS attributes)

Media:ECS_Wiki_July2012.xls