MD AggregateInformation

Highly recommend using this section to provide citations and identifiers to associated resources, such as papers, user guides, programs and larger works.

Elements			Definition and Recommended Practice
1	aggregateDataSetName	0..1	The citation to the associated resource.
2	aggregateDataSetIdentifier	0..1	The identifer to the associated resource. Don't use. Deprecated in ISO 19115-1.
3	associationType	1	Use the 'crossReference' code value to identify related datasets or documents, such as science papers, user guides, or specification documents. Use 'largerWorkCitation' code value to identify a master dataset, larger program or operation of which this resource is a part.
4	initiativeType	0..1	Use of the following extended code values: 'userGuide', 'sciencePaper', or 'dataDictionary' to categorize documents in 'crossReference'. Use the following code values: 'campaign', 'collection', 'mission', 'operation', 'project' or 'program' to categorize the type of 'largerWorkCitation'.

Community Requirements

M = Mandatory; C = Conditional; R = Recommended; blank cell = user discretion

Community	Element	M	C	R	Notes
NOAA Completeness Rubric V2	aggregateDataSetName			R	Extra credit for recommended fields.
	associationType			R
	initiativeType			R
OneStop Project	aggregateDataSetName				Same requirements as the ISO standard.
	associationType	M
	initiativeType

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