#################### Codelist Definitions #################### .. _date-type-code: ************** Date Type Code ************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Creation","Date when the resource was brought into existence" "Publication","Date when the resource was issued" "Revision","Date when the resource was examined or re-examined and improved or amended" "Adopted","Date when the resource was adopted or endoresed for use" "Deprecated","Date when the resource was deprecated" "Distribution","Date when an instance of the resource was distributed" "Expiry","Date when the resource expires" "In Force","Date when the resource became in force" "Last Revision","Date when the resource was last revised" "Last Update","Date when the resource was last updated" "Next Update","Date when the resource will be next updated" "Released","Date when the resource shall be released for public access" "Superceded","Date when the resource was superceded or replaced by another resource" "Unavailable","Date when the resource became not available or obtainable" "Validity Begins","Date or time at which the resource became or will become valid" "Validity Ends","Date or time when the resource is or will no longer be considered valid" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _role-code: ********* Role Code ********* Role codes give context to the indiviudals or organizations associated with the dataset or resource described in the metadata. When assigned on the 'Contacts' page of the editor, the roles marked with an asterisk in the table below are used in the generation of dataset citations for resources archived in the Research Workspace DataONE Member Node. .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Author *","Party who authored the resource" "Custodian","Party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource" "Distributor","Party who distributes the resource" "Originator *","Party who created the resource" "Owner *","Party that owns the resource" "Point of Contact","Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource" "Principal Investigator *","Key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research" "Processor","Party who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified" "Publisher","Party who published the resource" "Resource Provider","Party that supplies the resource" "Sponsor","Party that sponsors the resource" "User","Party who uses the resource" "Co-Author","Party who jointly authors the resource" "Collaborator","Party who assists with the generation of the resource other than the Principal Investigator" "Contributor","Party contributed to the resource" "Editor","Party who reviewed or modified the resource to improve the content" "Funder","Party providing monetary support for the resource" "Mediator","Party that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful" "Rights Holder","Party owning or managing rights over the resource" "Stakeholder","Party who has an interest in the resource or the use of the resource" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _classification-code: ******************* Classification Code ******************* .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Unclassified","Available for general disclosure" "Restricted","Not available for general disclosure" "Confidential","Available for those who can be trusted with the information" "Secret","Kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all but a select group of people" "Top Secret","Of the highest secrecy" "For Official Use Only","Unclassified information that is to be used only for official purposes determined by the designated body" "Limited Distribution","Dissemination limited by designating body" "Protected","Compromise of the information could be damaging" "SBU","Unclassified, yet requires strict controls over distribution" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _keyword-type-code: ***************** Keyword Type Code ***************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Discipline","Branch of instruction or specialized learning" "Place","A location" "Stratum","The layer(s) of any deposited substance or levels within an ordered system" "Temporal","Time period(s) related to the dataset" "Theme","A particular subject or topic" "Data Center","A repository or archive that manages the data" "Feature Type","Feature instance types present in a geospatial resource" "Instrument","A device used to measure or compare physical properties" "Platform","A structure on which an instrument is mounted" "Process","A series of actions or natural occurrences" "Product","A type of product" "Project","An endeavor undertaken to create or modify a product or service" "Service","An activity carried out by one party for the benefit of another" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _maintenace-frequency-code: ************************** Maintenance Frequency Code ************************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Continual","Data is repeatedly and frequently updated" "Daily","Data is updated each day" "Weekly","Data is updated on a weekly basis" "Bi-weekly","Data is updated every two weeks" "Monthly","Data is updated every month" "Quarterly","Data is updated every three months" "Biannually","Data is updated every six months" "Annually","Data is updated every year" "As Needed","Data is updated as deemed necessary" "Irregularly","Data is updated in intervals that are uneven in duration" "Not Planned","There are no plans to update the data" "Unknown","Frequency of maintenance for the data is unknown" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _progress-code: ************* Progress Code ************* .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Completed","Production of the dataset has been completed or the project lifespan has ended" "Archived","Data has been stored in an offline storage facility" "Obsolete","Project or data is no longer relevant" "Ongoing","Data is continually being updated or project lifespan has not ended" "Planned","A date has been fixed by which the data will be created or updated" "Required","Data needs to be generated or updated" "Under Development","Data is currently in the process of being created or project is being executed" "Final","Project or data processing concluded and no changes will be accepted" "Pending","Committed to, but not yet addressed" "Retired","Resource is no longer recommended for use" "Superceded","Resource has been replaced by a newer resource" "Tentative","Provisional changes are likely before the resource if final or becomes complete" "Valid","Data is considered acceptable under specific conditions" "Accepted","Data or final project status has been accepted by the sponsor" "Not Accepted","Data or final project status has been rejected by the sponsor" "Withdrawn","Removed from consideration" "Proposed","Project or dataset has been suggested for development" "Deprecated","Resource superceded and will become obsolete" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _restriction-code: **************** Restriction Code **************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Copyright","Exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor" "Patent","Government has granted exclusive right to make, sell, use or license an invention or discovery" "Patent Pending","Produced or sold information awaiting a patent" "Trademark","A name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer" "License","Formal permission to do something" "Intellectual Property Rights","Rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible property that is a result of creativity" "Restricted","Withheld from general circulation or disclosure" "Other Restrictions","Limitation not listed" "Unrestricted","No constraints exist" "License Unrestricted","Formal permissions not required to use the resource" "License End User","Formal permission required for a person or an entity to use the resource and that may differ from the person that orders or purchases it" "License Distributor","Formal permission required for a person or an entity to commercialize or distribute the resource" "Private","Protects rights of individual or organization from observation, intrusion, or attention of others" "Statutory","Prescribed by law" "Confidential","Not available to the public, contains information that could be prejudicial to a commercial, industrial, or national interest" "SBU","Unclassified, yet requires strict controls over its distribuition" "In Confidence","With trust" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _spatial-representation-type-code: ******************************** Spatial Representation Type Code ******************************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Vector","Vector data used to represent geographic data" "Grid","Grid data used to represent geographic data" "Text table","Textual or tabular data used to represent geogrpahic data" "TIN","Triangulated Irregular Network" "Stereo model","3-dimensional view formed by the intersecting homologous rays of an overlapping pair of images" "Video","Scene from a video recording" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _topic-category-code: ******************* Topic Category Code ******************* .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Farming","Rearing of animals and/or cultivation of plants. Examples: agriculture, irrigation, aquaculture, plantations, herding, pests and diseases affecting crops and livestock" "Biota","Flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat" "Boundaries","Legal land descriptions. Examples: political and administrative boundaries" "Climate Meteorology or Atmosphere","Processes and phenomena of the atmosphere. Examples: cloud cover, weather, climate, atmospheric conditions, climate change, precipitation" "Economy","Economic activities, conditions and employment. Examples: production, labour, revenue, commerce, industry, tourism and ecotourism, forestry, fisheries, commercial or subsistence hunting, exploration and exploitation of resources such as minerals, oil and gas" "Elevation","Height above or below sea level. Examples: altitude, bathymetry, digital elevation models, slope, derived products" "Environment","Environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape" "Geoscientific Information","Information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion" "Health","Health, health services, human ecology, and safety. Examples: disease and illness, factors affecting health, hygiene, substance abuse, mental and physical health, health services" "Imagery Base Maps and Earth Cover","Base maps. Examples: land cover, topographic maps, imagery, unclassified images, annotations" "Intelligence or Military","Military bases, structures, activities. Examples: barracks, training grounds, military transportation, information collection" "Inland Waters","Inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics. Examples: rivers and glaciers, salt lakes, water utilization plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic charts" "Location","Positional information and services. Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names" "Oceans","Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs" "Planning Cadastre","Information used for appropriate actions for future use of the land. Examples: land use maps, zoning maps, cadastral surveys, land ownership" "Society","Characteristics of society and cultures. Examples: settlements, anthropology, archaeology, education, traditional beliefs, manners and customs, demographic data, recreational areas and activities, social impact assessments, crime and justice, census information" "Structure","Man-made construction. Examples: buildings, museums, churches, factories, housing, monuments, shops, towers" "Transportation","Means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods. Examples: roads, airports/airstrips, shipping routes, tunnels, nautical charts, vehicle or vessel location, aeronautical charts, railways" "Utilities and Communication","Energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services. Examples: hydroelectricity, geothermal, solar and nuclear sources of energy, water purification and distribution, sewage collection and disposal, electricity and gas distribution, data communication, telecommunication, radio, communication networks" "Extraterrestrial","Region more than 100 km above the surface of the earth" "Disaster","Information related to disasters. Examples: site of the disaster, evacuation zone, disaster-prevention facility, disaster relief activities" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _scope-code: ********** Scope Code ********** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Attribute","Information applies to the attribute class" "Attribute Type","Information applies to the characteristic of a feature" "Collection Hardware","Information applies to the collection hardware class" "Collection Session","Information applies to the collection session" "Dataset","Information applies to the dataset" "Series","Information applies to the series" "Non Geographic Dataset","Information applies to non-geographic data" "Dimension Group","Information applies to a dimension group" "Feature","Information applies to a feature" "Feature Type","Information applies to a feature type" "Property Type","Information applies to a property type" "Field Session","Information applies to a field session" "Software","Information applies to a computer program or routine" "Service","Information applies to a capability which a service provider entity makes available to a service user entity through a set of interfaces that define a behaviour, such as a use case" "Model","Information applies to a copy or imitation of an existing or hypothetical object" "Tile","Information applies to a tile, a spatial subset of geographic data" "Initiative","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as an initiative (DS_Initiative)" "Stereomate","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a stereo mate (DS_StereoMate)" "Sensor","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a sensor (DS_Sensor)" "Platform Series","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a platform series (DS_PlatformSeries)" "Sensor Series","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a sensor series (DS_SensorSeries)" "Production Series","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a production series (DS_ProductionSeries)" "Transfer Aggregate","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which has no existence outside of the transfer context" "Other Aggregate","The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which has an existence outside of the transfer context, but which does not pertains to a specific aggregate type." Definitions taken from ``_. .. _medium-format-code: ****************** Medium Format Code ****************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Cpio","CoPy In / Out (UNIX file format and command)" "Tar","Tape ARchive" "High Sierra","High Sierra file system" "Iso9660","Information processing volume and file structure of CD-ROM" "Iso9660 Rock Ridge","Rock ridge interchange protocol (UNIX)" "Iso9660 Apple H F S","Hierarchical file system (Macintosh)" "Udf","Universal disk format" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _medium-name-code: **************** Medium Name Code **************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Cd Rom","Read-only optical disk" "Dvd","Digital versatile disk" "Dvd Rom","Digital versatile disk, read only" "3half Inch Floppy","3,5 inch magnetic disk" "5quarter Inch Floppy","5,25 inch magnetic disk" "7track Tape","7 track magnetic tape" "9track Type","9 track magnetic tape" "3480 Cartridge","3480 cartridge tape drive" "3490 Cartridge","3490 cartridge tape drive" "3580 Cartridge","3580 cartridge tape drive" "4mm Cartridge Tape","4 millimetre magnetic tape" "8mm Cartridge Tape","8 millimetre magnetic tape" "1quarter Inch Cartridge Tape","0,25 inch magnetic tape" "Digital Linear Tape","Half inch cartridge streaming tape drive" "On Line","Direct computer linkage" "Satellite","Linkage through a satellite communication system" "Telephone Link","Communication through a telephone network" "Hardcopy","Pamphlet or leaflet giving descriptive information" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _presentation-form-code: ********************** Presentation Form Code ********************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Document Digital","Digital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also)" "Image Digital","Representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also) on paper, photograhic material, or other media" "Document Hardcopy","Likeness of natural or man-made features, objects, and activities acquired through the sensing of visual or any other segment of the electromagnetic spectrum by sensors, such as thermal infrared, and high resolution radar and stored in digital format" "Image Hardcopy","Likeness of natural or man-made features, objects, and activities acquired through the sensing of visual or any other segment of the electromagnetic spectrum by sensors, such as thermal infrared, and high resolution radar and reproduced on paper, photographic material, or other media for use directly by the human user" "Map Digital","Map represented in raster or vector form" "Map Hardcopy","Map printed on paper, photographic material, or other media for use directly by the human user" "Model Digital","Multi-dimensional digital representation of a feature, process, etc." "Model Hardcopy","3-dimensional, physical model" "Profile Digital","Vertical cross-section in digital form" "Profile Hardcopy","Vertical cross-section printed on paper, etc." "Table Digital","Digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns" "Table Hardcopy","Representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns, printed onpapers, photographic material, or other media" "Video Digital","Digital video recording" "Video Hardcopy","Video recording on film" "Audio Digital","Digital audio recording" "Audio Hardcopy","Audio recording delivered by analog media, such as a magnetic tape" "Multimedia Digital","Information representation using simultaneously various digital modes for text, sound, image" "Multimedia Hardcopy","Information representation using simultaneously various analog modes for text, sound, image" "Physical Sample","A physical object, e.g. Rock or mineral sample, microscope slide" "Diagram Digital","Information represented graphically by charts such as pie chart, bar chart, and other type of diagrams and recorded in digital format" "Diagram Hardcopy","Information represented graphically by charts such as pie chart, bar chart, and other type of diagrams and printed on paper, phototographic material, or other media" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _initiative-type-code: ******************** Initiative Type Code ******************** .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Campaign","Series of organized planned actions" "Collection","Accumulation of datasets assembled for a specific purpose" "Data Dictionary","Element and entity definitions" "Exercise","Specific performance of a function or group of functions" "Experiment","Process designed to find if something is effective or valid" "Investigation","Search or systematic inquiry" "Mission","Specific operation of a data collection system" "Sensor","Device or piece of equipment" "Operation","Action that is part of a series of actions" "Platform","Vehicle or other support base that holds a sensor" "Process","Method of doing something involving a number of steps" "Program","Specific planned activity" "Project","Organized undertaking, research, or development" "Study","Examination or investigation" "Task","Piece of work" "Trial","Process of testing to discover or demonstrate something" Definitions taken from ``_. .. _association-type-code: ********************* Association Type Code ********************* .. csv-table:: :widths: 30, 600 :header: "Term", "Definition" "Cross Reference","Reference from one dataset to another" "Larger Work Citation","Reference to a master dataset of which this one is a part" "Part of a Seamless Database","Part of same structured set of data held in a computer" "Source","Information from which the dataset content originates" "Stereo Mate","Part of a set of imagery that when used together, provides three-dimensional images" Definitions taken from ``_.