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Completeness Rubric for: NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys

Completeness Score: 100% + 34

Resource Hierarchy Level: 'dataset' ? Status: 'ongoing || historicalArchive'
Category Score
+ Extra Credit
Rubric Requirements
Identification 100% + 3 Required
Access 100% + 3 Conditional - not required when Resource Hierarchy Level ='fieldSession' or Status= 'planned'.
Coverage 100% + 3 Required
Content 100% + 3 Conditional - not required when Resource Hierarchy Level = 'fieldSession'.
History 100% + 8 Required
Quality 100% + 1 Conditional - not required when Resource Hierarchy Level = 'fieldSession'.
Connections 100% + 1.0 Required
Metadata 100% + 1 Required
Associated Resource + 6 Highly Recommended
Attribution + 5 Highly Recommended

Version 2.1.
Last update of Rubric scoring: 2016-11-17
Last update of HTML display: 2016-11-17

NOAA data providers are required, per the NOAA Data Documentation Procedural Directive, to document their datasets, models, observations and other earth science resources with ISO 19115:2005 and ISO 19115-2:2009 standards and represent them as ISO 19139 compliant XML. However, there are many different ways to implement the standards and very little content is required to create a valid metadata record. Therefore, in addition to ISO compliance, this Completeness Rubric provides an extra level of assessment to help metadata authors provide more thorough information about their data. For more information about the Completeness Rubric, and how it works, users can refer to the Completeness Rubric Information wiki page.

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Identification Category

9/9 +3

The Identification Category provides content needed for basic discovery of the resource. It includes the title, an abstract, theme keywords, point of contact, status and Resource Hierarchy Level.
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Resource Hierarchy Level
(1)
Required 1 dataset /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode/@codeListValue
Resource Title
(1)
Required 1 NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title
Resource ID
(2)
Recommended EC doi:10.7289/V5BG2KWG || NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G10163 //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code
Abstract
(1)
Required 1 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 (...etc) //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:abstract
Purpose
(1)
Required 1 Seabed characteristics for hydrographic maps and charts //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:purpose
Resource Date
(2)
Required 1 2013-11-21 ~ publication || 2013-11-21 ~ revision //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date[gmd:CI_Date or gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/@gco:nilReason]
Status
(2)
Required 1 ongoing || historicalArchive //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:status//gmd:MD_ProgressCode/@codeListValue
Browse Graphic
(1)
Recommended EC https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/nosseds320x235.jpg //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:graphicOverview/gmd:MD_BrowseGraphic/gmd:fileName
Topic Category
(2)
Required 1 geoscientificInformation || oceans //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode
Theme Keywords
(13)
Required 1 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']/gmd:keyword
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
(4)
Recommended EC Library of Congress Subject Headings || SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies || USGS Science Topics || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='theme']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title
Resource Contact
(2)
Required 1 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ~ pointOfContact || NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ~ Marine Geology Data Manager ~ pointOfContact //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode/@codeListValue='pointOfContact'] | //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact

Access Category

4/4 +3

The Access Category provides information about how to obtain the data, including formats, access points, distribution contacts and disclaimer statements. Not required when Resource Hierarchy Level='fieldSession' or Status = 'planned'.
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Distribution Format (2) Required 1 Text || KML //gmd:MD_Distribution//gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name
Format Specification (2) Recommended EC American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format. || Keyhole Markup Language Uncompressed File //gmd:MD_Distribution//gmd:MD_Format/gmd:specification
Distribution URL(s) (7) Required 1 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_Distribution//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage
Access Contact (1) Required 1 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Informationncei.info@noaa.govhttps://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contactNCEI Contact InformationInformation for contacts at NCEI.informationdistributor //gmd:MD_Distribution//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty
Resource Constraint (9) Required 1 otherRestrictionsDistribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any err (...etc)otherRestrictionsUse liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the result (...etc)otherRestrictionsCite 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] || otherRestrictionsData are not to be used for navigation. || otherRestrictionsThe locations and descriptions for some surveys in this dataset that were digitized from smooth sheets are not the original values entered shipboard, they are approximations and are interpretations of the digitizer. || otherRestrictionsAccess to this dataset is unrestricted. || Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States. || otherRestrictionsWhile every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor a (...etc)unclassified //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints
Data Center Keyword (2) Recommended EC DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce || DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='dataCenter']/gmd:keyword
Data Center Keyword Thesaurus (1) Recommended EC Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='dataCenter']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title

Coverage Category

2/2 +3

The Coverage Categrory provides information about regarding the extent of the resource, such as temporal range of content, geographic bounds of content, and general place names. This information can be displayed on maps and timelines and used in spatial searches. The Spatial Extent is not required when the Resource Hierarchy Level= 'nonGeographicDataset'.
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Temporal Extent (1) Required 1 Sampling Dates1837-01-012013-11-21 //gmd:MD_DataIdentification//gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement//gmd:EX_TemporalExtent
Duration (0) Recommended //gmd:MD_DataIdentification//gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement//gmd:EX_TemporalExtent//gml:TimePeriod/gml:duration
Time Interval (0) Recommended //gmd:MD_DataIdentification//gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement//gmd:EX_TemporalExtent//gml:TimePeriod/gml:timeInterval
Spatial Extent (1) Required 1 -175.34972-64.4316714.2744472.609314 //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox
Vertical Extent (1) Recommended EC -2000 //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:verticalElement/gmd:EX_VerticalExtent
Place Keywords (3) Recommended EC 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']/gmd:keyword
Place Keyword Thesaurus (1) Recommended EC Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='place']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation

Content Category

3/3 + 3

The Content Category identifies the parameters, variables or features of the resource and can be documented with at least one of the two subcategories: Attributes or Features. Not Required when Resource Hierarchy Level = 'fieldSession'.

Attributes 3/3 +0

Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Description of Attributes (2) Required 1 The Latitude and Longitude (point) from which a sample of sediment or rock was collected from the sea floor or a lakebed. || Description of a sea floor sediment sample collected during NOS and USCGS hydrographic surveys. //gmd:contentInfo//gmd:attributeDescription
Attributes Category (2) Required 1 point || code //gmd:contentInfo//gmd:contentType/gmd:MD_CoverageContentTypeCode/@codeListValue
Attributes Details (3) Required 1 LatitudeDistance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative.90.00000-90.00000decimal degreesdecimal degrees || LongitudeLongitude is measured from the Prime Meridian (which is the north/south line that runs through Greenwich, England), values measured east are positive and values measured west are negative.180.00000-180.00000decimal degreesdecimal degrees || descbrief description of sediment characteristics //gmd:contentInfo//gmd:dimension | //gmd:contentInfo//gmi:rangeElementDescription/gmi:MI_RangeElementDescription

Features 3/3 + 0

Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Feature Catalog Citation (1) Required 1 NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys //gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation/gmd:CI_Citation
Feature Catalog URL (0) Recommended //gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource
List of Feature Types (1) Required 1 Documentation //gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureTypes
Feature Catalog Included (1) Required 1 true //gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:includedWithDataset

History Category

4/4 + 8

The History Category provides information about how the resource was collected, processed or other steps associated with the resource, such as archival activity. The Acquisition subcategory is recommended for raw or near-raw observations, for example Level 0 satellite data. Lineage subcategory is recommended for resources that have been processed. If unable to provide acquisition or lineage, then provide a general statement. At least Acquisition, Lineage or Statement is required. You get extra credit if more than one subcategory is documented.

Lineage + 3

Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Lineage Scope (2) Required 1 dataset || repository //gmd:DQ_DataQuality[gmd:lineage]/gmd:scope/gmd:DQ_Scope/gmd:level/gmd:MD_ScopeCode/@codeListValue
Input Source (1) Required 1 U.S. Coast and Geodectic Survey (USCGS), NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (AFSC) //gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage//gmd:source
Process Step(s) (4) Required 1 Original date data were placed online || Surveys H08439, H08473-H08476, and H08823 in database from two different sources, AFSC and NGDC/NOS digitized, were found. The NGDC/NOS versions were unpublished, since the NMFS/AFSC data were deemed more likely to be accurate. At the request of a fr (...etc)U.S. Coast and Geodectic Survey (USCGS), NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (AFSC) || NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data (...etc) //gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage[gmd:processStep or gmd:sourceStep] //gmd:description
Processor (0) Required 0 //gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage//gmd:processor/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty

Acquisition 4/4 +4

Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Platform Identifier (1) Required 1 In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS //gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation//gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code
Platform Description (1) Required 1 Various ocean-based and lake-based ships, boats, remotely operated vehicles, submersibles, and other unspecified types of platforms //gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation//gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:description
Instrument Identifier (1) Required 1 In Situ/Laboratory Instruments //gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation//gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code
Instrument Description (1) Required 1 Instrument Type: Sea floor and lakebed geologic sampling (coring, drilling, dredging, trawling, and/or grab sampling devices) and/or in situ measurements (cameras, visual observations, and/or recorders/loggers) //gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation//gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:description
Platform Keyword (1) Recommended EC In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='platform']/gmd:keyword
Platform Keyword Thesaurus (1) Recommended EC Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='platform']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation
Instrument Keyword (1) Recommended EC In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='instrument']/gmd:keyword
Instrument Keyword Thesaurus (1) Recommended EC Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='instrument']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation

History Statement + 1

Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Lineage Statement (1) Conditional 1 Lineage varies by contributor, see supplemental information. //gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:statement

Quality Category

2/2 +1

The Quality Category provides reports on how complete or accurate a resource is. Not required when Resource Hierarchy Level = 'fieldSession'.
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Quality Scope (1) Required 1 dataset //gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:scope/gmd:DQ_Scope/gmd:level/gmd:MD_ScopeCode/@codeListValue[../../../../../gmd:report]
Quality Report (6) Required 1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy || (unknown) || The horizontal accuracy of newer data values is approximately .00001 degree of latitude/longitude. || Reliability || (unknown) || Quality control was performed by the originator. NGDC performed basic out-of-range location testing against shapefiles of survey boundaries. //gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report//gmd:nameOfMeasure | //gmd:measureIdentification | //gmd:measureDescription | //gmd:evaluationMethodDescription | //gmd:evaluationProcedure
Quality Result (2) Recommended EC (unknown) || (unknown) //gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report//gmd:result

Connections Category

3.0/3 +1.0

The Connection Category checks that all URLs have a functionCode and either a Name or a Description. You get extra credit when both Name and Description are available.
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
URL (30) Required 1 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact || http://www.epsg-registry.org/ || https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact || https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords || http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects || http://www.seadatanet.org/Standards-Software/Common-Vocabularies || https://www2.usgs.gov/science/about/ || https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords || https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords || https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords || https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords || https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords || https://data.noaa.gov/metaview/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/Collection/iso/xml/NOS_Hydrographic_Survey_Collection.xml&view=getDataView&header=none || https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/Geology/iso/ || https://doi.org/10.7289/V5BG2KWG || https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=ae8fee686cb640cb8c6edc047620c0ed || https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a3993b18d46a498392d5052ec86a478e || https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/marine_geology || https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords || https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/nos_seabed/MapServer || https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/web_mercator/nos_seabed_dynamic/MapServer || https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/web_mercator/nos_seabed_dynamic/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS || https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact || 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:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage
URL Name (30) Conditional 1 NCEI Contact Information || European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Dataset || NCEI Contact Information || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords || Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) || SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies || USGS Thesaurus || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords || Parent Data Archive || Marine geology metadata records. || NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys || NOAA GeoPlatform Entry for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys (dynamic map service) || NOAA GeoPlatform Entry for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys (tile layer) || Marine Geology Map Viewer || Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords || NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS tile layer || NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS Dynamic Map Service || NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys Web Map Service (WMS) || NCEI Contact Information || Metadata Landing Page || Web forms interface || Map viewer || Documentation || Originator's documentation || Originator's documentation || Originator's documentation //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:name
URL Description (29) Conditional 0.9666666666666667 Information for contacts at NCEI. || Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. || Information for contacts at NCEI. || The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. || The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are part of a Linked Data Service, actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress. || The SeaDataNet Vocabulary Server is populated with lists describing a wide range of entities relevant to marine metadata and data such as parameters, sea area names, platform classes, instrument types, and so on. || The USGS Thesaurus contains thematic terms for categorizing information resources intended to support finding and understanding scientific information. || The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. || The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. || The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. || The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. || The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. || Information about the NOS Hydrographic Data Archive at NCEI. || Please see website for more information about the data. || NOAA GeoPlatform listing for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys (dynamic map service) || NOAA GeoPlatform listing for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys (tile layer) || The interactive map viewer provides an interface to display and query the data. || The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. || REST endpoint for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS tile layer (Web Mercator projection) || REST endpoint for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS dynamic map service || Capabilities document for Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys || Information for contacts at NCEI. || 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 fro (...etc) //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:description
URL Function (30) Required 1 information || search || information || information || information || information || information || information || information || information || information || information || information || search || information || information || information || search || information || search || search || search || information || information || download || search || information || information || information || information //gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode/@codeListValue

Metadata Category

5/5 +1

The Metadata Category provides information about this metadata record such as metadata ID, standard name, metadata contact and notes.
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Metadata ID (1) Required 1 gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G10163 /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:fileIdentifier
Metadata Date (1) Required 1 2020-04-21 /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:dateStamp
Metadata Contact (1) Required 1 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ~ pointOfContact /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty
Metadata Standard Name (1) Required 1 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:metadataStandardName
Metadata Standard Version (1) Required 1 ISO 19115-2:2009(E) /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:metadataStandardVersion
Metadata Maintenance Note (1) Recommended EC Modified for compliance to NCEI Template v1.2. /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:metadataMaintenance/gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation/gmd:maintenanceNote

Associated Resource Category

+6

The Associated Resource Category provides citations or identifiers to related papers, sister resources, parents, or programs that the resource is associated with.
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Cross Reference Citation (1) Recommended EC NOAA/NCEI Marine Geology WAF //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation[gmd:associationType/gmd:DS_AssociationTypeCode/@codeListValue='crossReference']/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation
Cross Reference Type (1) Recommended EC collection //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation[gmd:associationType/gmd:DS_AssociationTypeCode/@codeListValue='crossReference']/gmd:initiativeType/gmd:DS_InitiativeTypeCode/@codeListValue
Larger Work Citation (1) Recommended EC NOS Hydrographic Surveys Collection //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation[gmd:associationType/gmd:DS_AssociationTypeCode/@codeListValue='largerWorkCitation']/gmd:aggregateDataSetName/gmd:CI_Citation
Larger Work Type (1) Recommended EC collection //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:aggregationInfo/gmd:MD_AggregateInformation[gmd:associationType/gmd:DS_AssociationTypeCode/@codeListValue='largerWorkCitation']/gmd:initiativeType/gmd:DS_InitiativeTypeCode/@codeListValue
Project Keyword (2) Recommended EC Unknown || ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='project']/gmd:keyword
Project Keyword Thesaurus (1) Recommended EC Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords[gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='project']/gmd:thesaurusName/gmd:CI_Citation
Parent Metadata ID (0) Recommended /gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:parentIdentifier

Attribution Category

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The Attribution Category provides information that can be used to cite the resource and provide proper credit, such as creator names, publisher names and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
Label (count) Rule Score Metadata Content Guidance: Xpath and ISO Explorer Links
Creator (5) Recommended EC 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/@codeListValue[(.)= 'resourceProvider' or (.) = 'originator' or (.) = 'principalInvestigator' or (.) = 'author' or (.) = 'collaborator']]
Publisher (1) Recommended EC 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/@codeListValue='publisher']
Publication Year (1) Recommended EC 2013-11-21 ~ publication //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/[.//gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode/@codeListValue = 'publication' or .//gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode/@codeListValue = 'creation']
DOI (1) Recommended EC doi:10.7289/V5BG2KWG //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code[contains(., 'DOI') or contains(.,'doi') or contains(.,'Doi')]
Recommended Citation (1) Recommended EC 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:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString[contains(., 'CITE') or contains(.,'cite') or contains(.,'Cite')]