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Mandatory for DOI Minting

This evaluation tests for the existence of a creator, title, publication date and publisher in the metadata record and provides a preview of the content. If these values already exist in the metadata then we can automatically mint a DOI from the metadata content. The content used to mint a DOI should be the same as the content in the metadata record.

Mandatory for Citation

This evaluation tests for the existence of a creator, title, publication date, publisher and DOI in the metadata record and provides a preview of the content. If these values exist in the metadata then we can automatically generate a recommended citation from the metadata content.

Creator. (publicationYear). Title. Publisher. DOI.

Mandatory for Landing Page

This evaluation tests for the existence of all the fields required to provide a useful and meaningful DOI landing page.

Recommended for Landing Page

This evaluation tests for the existence of all the fields recommended to provide an even more useful and meaningful landing page.

LEGEND
	Assessment Results	Explanation
Fields		Content exists in metadata record.
		Content missing from metadata record.
		Not used for assessment.

	Results	4 out of 4	5 out of 5	19 out of 19	10 out of 10	ISO Metadata Content and Location
	Fields	Mandatory for DOI Minting	Mandatory for Citation	Mandatory for Landing Page	Recommended for Landing Page	Field Value	Xpath
Basic Citation Fields
	Creator(s) Note					- Dan Neuman - NOAA-National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of the Coast Survey - originator - Jack Pierce - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution - originator - Mark Zimmerman - NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) - originator - - Natiional Ocean Service - author - - U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USCGS) - author	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[text()='originator' or text()='principalInvestigator' or text()='author' or text()='collaborator' or text()='resourceProvider']) and (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/*[text() !=''])
	Publication Year Note					2013	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode[text()='creation' or text()='publication']) and (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date[text() !=''])
	Title					NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/
	Publisher(s) Note					- - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information - publisher	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[text()='publisher']) and (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/*[text() !=''])
	DOI Note					https://doi.org/10.7289/V5BG2KWG	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gmx:Anchor/@xlink:href[contains(.,'doi')]
	Legal Constraints Code='Other'					otherRestrictions otherRestrictions otherRestrictions otherRestrictions	//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode[@codeListValue='otherRestrictions']
	Dataset Citation					Cite as: National Ocean Service (2013): NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5BG2KWG [date of access]	(//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints[contains(.,'cit')]) or (//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints[contains(.,'Cit')])"
Descriptive Information
	Abstract					The NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys database is a compilation of surficial sediment composition from multiple sources for over 200,000 seafloor sediment samples primarily around U.S. coastal areas. The descriptions we...	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:abstract[text() !='']
	Theme Keywords					- Scientific archives - Electronic records - Oceanography - Ocean bottom - Geology - Submarine geology - Marine sediments - Marine geology - Sea-floor characteristics - Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments - Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments - Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition - Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentary Textures	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='theme'] and //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keywords[text()!='']
	Place Keywords					- Vertical Location >Sea Floor - Ocean > Atlantic Ocean - Ocean > Pacific Ocean	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='place'] and //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keywords[text()!='']
	Status					ongoing historicalArchive	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:status/gmd:MD_ProgressCode/@codeListValue
	Maintenance Frequency					irregular	//gmd:resourceMaintenance/gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation/gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency/gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode/@codeListValue
	Maintenance Notes					This dataset is updated as new files are received from ongoing NOS Hydrographic Surveys.	//gmd:resourceMaintenance/gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation/gmd:maintenanceNote[text()!='']"
	Browse Graphic URL					https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/nosseds320x235.jpg	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:graphicOverview/gmd:MD_BrowseGraphic/gmd:fileName[text()!='']
	Browse Graphic Description					NOS sediment sampling locations in the database	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:graphicOverview/gmd:MD_BrowseGraphic/gmd:fileDescription[text()!='']
Access
	Distribution URL(s)					- https://doi.org/10.7289/V5BG2KWG - https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geosamples/survey.jsp - http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/marine_geology/ - http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/IHO_Download.htm#S-57 - http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsd/specs/specs.htm - https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/nosseds/historic_codes.pdf - http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/RACE/groundfish/Bathymetry/default.htm	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL[text() !='']
	Distribution URL Name(s)					- Metadata Landing Page - Web forms interface - Map viewer - Documentation - Originator's documentation - Originator's documentation - Originator's documentation	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:name/*[text() !='']
	Distribution URL Description(s)					- How to cite this data set (doi:10.7289/V5BG2KWG), all access options, and complete documentation. - Text interface to subset, view data in table form, related hydrographic products, and/or download data in tab-delimited or KML form. - ArcGIS interactive map interface to view data locations and values, with links to survey products and information. - International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Web page for the IHO S-57 standards on which the NOS sediment characteristics descriptive attributes are based. - Web page containing NOAA Office of the Coast Survey NOS Hydrographic Survey, Specifications and Deliverables (2014) - PDF document containing historic NOS bottom type characteristics codes used in older, hand coded descriptions. - Web page containing description of methodology used for NOS survey data digitized from smooth sheets by the National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center (data source AFSC). Caution: Sample locations and descriptions digitized from smooth sheets are approximate values interpreted by the digitizer, not original data.	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:description[text() !='']
	Distribution URL Function Code(s)					- information - download - search - information - information - information - information	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode[text() !='']
	Resource Formats					- Text - KML	//gmd:MD_Distribution//gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name
	Fees					- In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.	//gmd:distributionOrderProcess/gmd:MD_StandardOrderProcess/gmd:fees[text() !='']
	Access Constraints					- otherRestrictions - otherRestrictions	//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode/@codeListValue !='']
	Use Limitations					- Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States. - Please credit individual participating institutions for underlying data and images and the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) for the database and map viewer.	//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation[text() !='']
Contacts
	Point Of Contact					- - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information - - - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information - Marine Geology Data Manager - NCEI GIS Team - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information -	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/) or (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/ or (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:positionName/*)
	Point Of Contact - Phone/Email					- - ncei.info@noaa.gov - - - geology.info@noaa.gov - - - ncei.gis@noaa.gov -	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:phone/gmd:CI_Telephone/gmd:voice/) or (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/)"
	Distributor Contact					- - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information -	(//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/* or (//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/) or (//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:positionName/)"
	Distributor Contact - Phone/Email					- ncei.info@noaa.gov -	(//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:phone/gmd:CI_Telephone/gmd:voice/) or (//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/)
Extents
	Temporal Extents					Begin:1837-01-01 End: 2013-11-21	(//gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition) and (//gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition)
	Geographic Extent Note					E: -64.43167 W: -175.34972 S: 14.27444 N: 72.609314	(//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal[text()!='']) and (//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal[text()!='']) and (//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal[text()!='']) and (//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal[text()!=''])