1. Metadata Evaluation & Improvement, Case Studies
Ted Habermann, John Kozimor, Sean Gordon, John Farley and Lindsay Powers
This work was supported by NASA/GSFC under Raytheon Co. contract number NNG15HZ39C

2. People and Organizations - ESDIS
Metadata Contact
UMM Common Profile
Responsibilities
Resource Author / Originator
Point of Contact
Processor
Distributor
Understanding usage, completeness and consistency of Responsibilities and Parties in ESDIS metadata is an important first step towards providing consistent and complete services to users of those data.

3. Individuals, Organizations, and Roles
CI_Responsibility
+ role : CI_RoleCode
+ extent [0..*] : EX_Extent
<<CodeList>>
CI_RoleCode
+ resourceProvider + sponsor
+ custodian + coAuthor
+ owner + collaborator
+ user + editor
+ distributor + mediator
+ originator + rightsHolder
+ pointOfContact + contributor
+ principalInvestigator + funder
+ processor + stakeholder
+ publisher + author
+ party 1..*
<abstract>
CI_Party
+ name [0..1] : CharacterString
+ contactInfo [0..*] : CI_Contact
CI_Individual
+ positionName [0..1] : CharacterString
CI_Organisation
+ logo [0..*] : MD_BrowseGraphic
+ individual 0..*
CI_Contact
+ phone [0..*] : CI_Telephone
+ address [0..*] : CI_Address
+ onlineResource [0..*] : CI_OnlineResource
+ hoursOfService [0..*] : CharacterString
+ contactInstructions [0..1] : CharacterString
+ contactType [0..1] : CharacterString
CI_Address
+ deliveryPoint [0..*] : CharacterString
+ city [0..1] : CharacterString
+ administrativeArea [0..1] : CharacterString
+ postalCode [0..1] : CharacterString
+ country [0..1] : CharacterString
+ electronicMailAddress [0..*] : CharacterString

4. ESDIS Metadata Collections

5. Metadata Contact Missing Information
The GSFCS4PA content from ECHO “DIF AUTHORS” –
Top Metadata Contacts: James Johnson (48%), Ed Esfandiari (17%), and Jennifer C. Wei (10%)
Organization = ArchiveCenter

6. Resource Author / Originator
LARC from ECHO “Investigator” –
Top Author: David J. Diner (60%)
The NSIDC_ECS content from ECHO “Investigator”, “Data Originator”, “Producer”,
“investigator” – Hancock, Zwally, DiMarzio, Schutz

7. Point of Contact
The GSFCS4PA content from ECHO “TECHNICAL CONTACT” – Top Contacts:
PLEASE CONTACT GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP (28%),
PLEASE CONTACT GLOBAL MODELING AND ASSIMILATION OFFICE (22%), and
PLEASE CONTACT MLS SCIENCE TEAM (12%)

8. Distribution Contact

9. Processor

10. E-Mail Addresses Carey.E.Noll@nasa.gov

11. Next Step - Metadata Components
Decide on important content – is it the same for all roles?
Create consistent content for people and organizations and connect to CMR.
Components - Reusable consistent descriptions of people and organizations
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12. Additional Attributes
ECHO additional attributes (Product-Specific Attributes (PSAs)), are parameters that are not included in the ECHO metadata standard which further describe the data in each granule within a collection.
These additional attributes are not part of the standard, so the only chance for users to understand them is using the information in the metadata record.

13. Properties Additional Attributes Properties:
ECHO includes a comprehensive model of information related to additional attributes (see list below). As these data are shared across disciplines and users, it is critical that the additional attributes are completely described.
Additional Attributes Properties:
Name – Unique name of the additional attribute.
DataType – Data type of the additional attribute, chosen from the supported list of types.
Description – A textual description of the attribute to help end users understand the purpose and data represented by the attribute.
MeasurementResolution – Identifies the smallest unit increment to which the parameter value is measured.
ParameterRangeBegin – Minimum value of all attribute values that will be provided by the collection or granules.
ParameterRangeEnd – Maximum value of all attribute values that will be provided by the collection or granules.
ParameterUnitsOfMeasure – Unit of measure for parameter (e.g. AVHRR: unit of geophysical parameter-units of geophysical parameter.)
ParameterValueAccuracy – Estimate of the accuracy of the assignment of attribute value. This can be specified in percent or the unit with which the parameter is measured.
ValueAccuracyExplanation – Defines the method used for determining the parameter value accuracy.

14. Quick Evaluation: Additional Attributes
The ECHO AdditionalAttribute model is very complete, but it is not consistently implemented.

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This work was supported by NASA/GSFC under Raytheon Co. contract number NNG15HZ39C