Overview

File-level metadata provides granular information at the data file level to enable comparison of data files within a data set and the ability to search for and locate files across the data collection. The recommended file-level metadata (FLMD) schema will describe the contents, scope, and structure of the data file within the ESS-DIVE repository. This metadata is fully consistent with and augments the metadata collected to describe each data set.

Getting started

Instructions for how to use this reporting format:

• File-level metadata reporting format instructions

Other documents:

• File-level metadata quick guide

• File-level metadata template

  - Includes example template

• CSV Data Dictionary

  - Includes instructions, template, and example

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Updates in v1.0.0

This is the first release of the file-level metadata reporting format.

How to contribute

This ESS-DIVE file-level metadata reporting format is evolving and growing to meet the needs of the community. Feedback and new contributions are welcome. If you would like to suggest a change to the file-level metadata reporting format please submit a GitHub issue using one of the templates we provide.

If you have any questions about this reporting format, you can also directly email ESS-DIVE support at [e-mail].

Our issue templates were based on those used by Darwin Core. Darwin Core maintenance group, Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) (2014). Darwin Core. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.592792

Copyright information

This repository content is license for use under the CC BY 4.0 license

Funding and acknowledgements

Funding for the development of ESS-DIVE File-level Metadata Reporting Format was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Climate and Environmental Science Division, Data Management program under contract number DE-AC02-05CH11231.

Recommended citation

Velliquette, T., Welch, J., Crow, M., Devarakonda, R., Heinz, S., Crystal-Ornelas, R. (2021). ESS-DIVE Reporting Format for File-level Metadata. Environmental Systems Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE), ESS-DIVE Repository. https://doi.org/10.15485/1734840

Related reference

McNelis, J., Crow, M., and Devarakonda, R., ESS-DIVE File Level Metadata Extractor. Computer Software. https://code.ornl.gov/ngee-arctic/ess-dive-meta. 01 Oct. 2020. Web. doi:10.11578/dc.20201103.5.

References

EDI (Environmental Data Initiative). 2019. Five phases of data publishing - Phase 2: Format and QC data tables. https://environmentaldatainitiative.org/five-phases-of-data-publishing/phase-2/

EML (Ecological Metadata Language). 2019. Ecological Metadata Language Version 2.2.0. https://doi.org/10.5063/F11834T2

Evans, K., et al. 2016. ESDS-RFC-027v1.1 - ASCII File Format Guidelines for Earth Science Data. https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/4827/ESDS-RFC-027v1.1.pdf

FGDC (Federal Geographic Data Committee). 2016. National Geospatial Data Assets (NGDA) Metadata Guidelines, Version 3. https://www.geoplatform.gov/wpcontent/ uploads/2018/05/NGDA_Metadata_Guidelines_v3.pdf

Pepler, S., Parton, G. (2009) The BADC Text File Guide for users, and producers. Documentation. https://help.ceda.ac.uk/article/105-badc-csv

Shafranovich, Y. (2005) RFC 4180 - Common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180