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Metadata Level

Collection

Data Type

varstring(30)

Obligation

Optional

Description

The identification given to the reference system used for defining the coordinates of points.

Sample Value

NAD83

Dependent Attributes

EllipsoidName, SemiMajorAxis, DenominatorofFlatteningRatio

Sample Value

NAD83

ECS Attribute Definition Comments

Must be used with EllipsoidName, SemiMajorAxis, DenominatorofFlatteningRatio.

ECS Path

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

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

Note: See also: GenericName for aliases and CD_Datum.

Theme

Spatial Information

Downloadable Spreadsheet (All required ECS attributes)

Media:ECS_Wiki_July2012.xls