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Metadata Level

Collection

Data Type

varstring(80)

Obligation

Mandatory

Description

This attribute will identify the long name associated with the collection. This includes dataset name/product name. This is the reference name used in describing the scientific contents of the data collection; it is not the 'id' of the data. The existing SPSO product names provide a start point.

Sample Value

MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m

Dependent Attributes

In Process.

Sample Value

MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m

ECS Attribute Definition Comments

ECHO uses the combination of the LongName and VersionID to uniquely identify a data collection.

ECS Path

METADATA > COLLECTIONMETADATA > CollectionDescriptionClass.LongName

ISO XPath

/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:operation/gmi:MI_Operation/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:description/gco:CharacterString

Notes

None.

Theme

Identification Information

Downloadable Spreadsheet (All required ECS attributes)

Media:ECS_Wiki_July2012.xls