gmxCodelists Codelists for description of metadata datasets compliant with ISO/TC 211 19115:2003 and 19139 GMX (and imported) namespace 0.0 2005-03-18 identification of when a given event occurred CI_DateTypeCode date identifies when the resource was brought into existence creation date identifies when the resource was issued publication date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and imporved or amended revision function performed by the resource CI_OnLineFunctionCode online instructions for transferring data from one storage device or system to another download online information about the resource information online instructions for requesting the resource from the provider offlineAccess online order process for obtening the resource order online search interface for seeking out information about the resource search mode in which the data is represented CI_PresentationFormCode digital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also) documentDigital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also) on paper, photograhic material, or other media imageDigital likeness of natural or man-made features, objects, and activities acquired through the sensing of visual or any other segment of the electromagnetic spectrum by sensors, such as thermal infrared, and high resolution radar and stored in digital format documentHardcopy likeness of natural or man-made features, objects, and activities acquired through the sensing of visual or any other segment of the electromagnetic spectrum by sensors, such as thermal infrared, and high resolution radar and reproduced on paper, photographic material, or other media for use directly by the human user imageHardcopy map represented in raster or vector form mapDigital map printed on paper, photographic material, or other media for use directly by the human user mapHardcopy multi-dimensional digital representation of a feature, process, etc. modelDigital 3-dimensional, physical model modelHardcopy vertical cross-section in digital form profileDigital vertical cross-section printed on paper, etc. profileHardcopy digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns tableDigital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns, printed onpapers, photographic material, or other media tableHardcopy digital video recording videoDigital video recording on film videoHardcopy function performed by the responsible party CI_RoleCode party that supplies the resource resourceProvider party that accepts accountability and responsability for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource custodian party that owns the resource owner party who uses the resource user party who distributes the resource distributor party who created the resource originator party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource pointOfContact key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research principalInvestigator party wha has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified processor party who published the resource publisher party who authored the resource author type or method for evaluating an identified data quality measure DQ_EvaluationMethodTypeCode method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on inspection of items within the dataset, where all data required is internal to the dataset being evaluated directInternal method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on inspection of items within the dataset, where reference data external to the dataset being evaluated is required directExternal method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on external knowledge indirect justification for the correlation of two datasets DS_AssociationTypeCode reference from one dataset to another crossReference reference to a master dataset of which this one is a part largerWorkCitation part of the same structured set of data held in a computer partOfSeamlessDatabase mapping and charting information from which the dataset content originates source part of a set of imagery that when used together, provides three-dimensional images stereoMate type of aggregation activity in which datasets are related DS_InitiativeTypeCode series of organized planned actions campaign accumulation of datasets assembled for a specific purpose collection specific performance of a function or group of functions exercise process designed to find if something is effective or valid experiment search or systematic inquiry investigation specific operation of a data collection system mission device or piece of equipment which detects or records sensor action that is part of a series of actions operation vehicle or other support base that holds a sensor platform method of doing something involving a number of steps process specific planned activity program organized undertaking, research, or development project examination or investigation study piece of work task process of testing to discover or demonstrate something trial code indicating whether grid data is point or area MD_CellGeometryCode each cell represents a point point each cell represents an area area name of the character coding standard used in the resource MD_CharacterSetCode 16-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646 ucs2 32-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646 ucs4 7-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 utf7 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 utf8 16-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 utf16 ISO/IEC 8859-1, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 1 : Latin alphabet No.1 8859part1 ISO/IEC 8859-2, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 2 : Latin alphabet No.2 8859part2 ISO/IEC 8859-3, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 3 : Latin alphabet No.3 8859part3 ISO/IEC 8859-4, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 4 : Latin alphabet No.4 8859part4 ISO/IEC 8859-5, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 5 : Latin/Cyrillic alphabet 8859part5 ISO/IEC 8859-6, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 6 : Latin/Arabic alphabet 8859part6 ISO/IEC 8859-7, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 7 : Latin/Greek alphabet 8859part7 ISO/IEC 8859-8, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 8 : Latin/Hebrew alphabet 8859part8 ISO/IEC 8859-9, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 9 : Latin alphabet No.5 8859part9 ISO/IEC 8859-10, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 10 : Latin alphabet No.6 8859part10 ISO/IEC 8859-11, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 11 : Latin/Thai alphabet 8859part11 ISO/IEC 8859-13, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 13 : Latin alphabet No.7 8859part13 ISO/IEC 8859-14, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 14 : Latin alphabet No.8 (Celtic) 8859part14 ISO/IEC 8859-15, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 15 : Latin alphabet No.9 8859part15 ISO/IEC 8859-16, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 16 : Latin alphabet No.10 8859part16 japanese code set used for electronic transmission jis japanese code set used on MS-DOS machines shiftJIS japanese code set used on UNIX based machines eucJP United States ASCII code set (ISO 646 US) usAscii IBM mainframe code set ebcdic Korean code set eucKR traditional Chinese code set used in Taiwan, Hong Kong of China and other areas big5 simplified Chinese code set GB2312 name of the handling restrictions on the dataset MD_ClassificationCode available for general disclosure unclassified not for general disclosure restricted available for someone who can be entrusted with information confidential kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all but a select group of people secret of the highest secrecy topSecret specific type of information represented in the cell MD_CoverageContentTypeCode meaningful numerical representation of a physical parameter that is not the actual value of the physical parameter image code value with no quantitative meaning, used to represent a physical quantity thematicClassification value in physical units of the quantity being measured physicalMeasurement datatype of element or entity MD_DatatypeCode descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behavior class descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behavior codelist data type whose instances form a list of named literal values, not extendable enumeration permissible value for a codelist or enumeration codelistElement class that cannot be directly instantiated abstractClass class that is composed of classes it is connected to by an aggregate relationship aggregateClass subclass that may be substituted for its superclass specifiedClass class with few or no operations whose primary purpose is to hold the abstract state of another class for transmittal, storage, encoding or persistent storage datatypeClass named set of operations that characterize the behavior of an element interfaceClass class describing a selection of one of the specified types unionClass class whose instances are classes metaClass class used for specification of a domain of instances (objects), together with the operations applicable to the objects. A type may have attributes and associations typeClass free text field characterString numerical field integer semantic relationship between two classes that involves connections among their instances association name of the dimension MD_DimensionNameTypeCode ordinate (y) axis row abscissa (x) axis column vertical (z) axis vertical along the direction of motion of the scan point track perpendicular to the direction of motion of the scan point crossTrack scan line of a sensor line element along a scan line sample duration time name of point or vector objects used to locate zero-, one-, two-, or three-dimensional spatial locations in the dataset MD_GeometricObjectTypeCode set of geometric primitives such that their boundaries can be represented as a union of other primitives complex connected set of curves, solids or surfaces composite bounded, 1-dimensional geometric primitive, representing the continuous image of a line curve zero-dimensional geometric primitive, representing a position but not having an extent point bounded, connected 3-dimensional geometric primitive, representing the continuous image of a region of space solid bounded, connected 2-dimensional geometric primitive, representing the continuous image of a region of a plane surface code which indicates conditions which may affect the image MD_ImagingConditionCode portion of the image is blurred blurredImage portion of the image is partially obscured by cloud cover cloud acute angle between the plane of the ecliptic (the plane of the Earth s orbit) and the plane of the celestial equator degradingObliquity portion of the image is partially obscured by fog fog portion of the image is partially obscured by heavy smoke or dust heavySmokeOrDust image was taken at night night image was taken during rainfall rain image was taken during semi-dark conditions -- twilight conditions semiDarkness portion of the image is obscured by shadow shadow portion of the image is obscured by snow snow the absence of collection data of a given point or area caused by the relative location of topographic features which obstruct the collection path between the collector(s) and the subject(s) of interest terrainMasking methods used to group similar keywords MD_KeywordTypeCode keyword identifies a branch of instruction or specialized learning discipline keyword identifies a location place keyword identifies the layer(s) of any deposited substance stratum keyword identifies a time period related to the dataset temporal keyword identifies a particular subject or topic theme frequency with which modifications and deletions are made to the data after it is first produced MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode data is repeatedly and frequently updated continual data is updated each day daily data is updated on a weekly basis weekly data is updated every two weeks fortnightly data is updated each month monthly data is updated every three months quarterly data is updated twice each year biannually data is updated every year annually data is updated as deemed necessary asNeeded data is updated in intervals that are uneven in duration irregular there are no plans to update the data notPlanned frequency of maintenance for the data is not known unknown method used to write to the medium MD_MediumFormatCode CoPy In / Out (UNIX file format and command) cpio Tape ARchive tar high sierra file system highSierra information processing volume and file structure of CD-ROM iso9660 rock ridge interchange protocol (UNIX) iso9660RockRidge hierarchical file system (Macintosh) iso9660AppleHFS name of the medium MD_MediumNameCode read-only optical disk cdRom digital versatile disk dvd digital versatile disk, read only dvdRom 3,5 inch magnetic disk 3halfInchFloppy 5,25 inch magnetic disk 5quarterInchFloppy 7 track magnetic tape 7trackTape 9 track magnetic tape 9trackType 3480 cartridge tape drive 3480Cartridge 3490 cartridge tape drive 3490Cartridge 3580 cartridge tape drive 3580Cartridge 4 millimetre magnetic tape 4mmCartridgeTape 8 millimetre magnetic tape 8mmCartridgeTape 0,25 inch magnetic tape 1quarterInchCartridgeTape half inch cartridge streaming tape drive digitalLinearTape direct computer linkage onLine linkage through a satellite communication system satellite communication through a telephone network telephoneLink pamphlet or leaflet giving descriptive information hardcopy obligation of the element or entity MD_ObligationCode element is always required mandatory element is not required optional element is required when a specific condition is met conditional point in a pixel corresponding to the Earth location of the pixel MD_PixelOrientationCode point halfway between the lower left and the upper right of the pixel center the corner in the pixel closest to the origin of the SRS; if two are at the same distance from the origin, the one with the smallest x-value lowerLeft next corner counterclockwise from the lower left lowerRight next corner counterclockwise from the lower right upperRight next corner counterclockwise from the upper right upperLeft status of the dataset or progress of a review MD_ProgressCode production of the data has been completed completed data has been stored in an offline storage facility historicalArchive data is no longer relevant obsolete data is continually being updated onGoing fixed date has been established upon or by which the data will be created or updated planned data needs to be generated or updated required data is currently in the process of being created underDevelopment limitation(s) placed upon the access or use of the data MD_RestrictionCode exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor copyright government has granted exclusive right to make, sell, use or license an invention or discovery patent produced or sold information awaiting a patent patentPending a name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer trademark formal permission to do something license rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible property that is a result of creativity intellectualPropertyRights withheld from general circulation or disclosure restricted limitation not listed otherRestrictions class of information to which the referencing entity applies MD_ScopeCode information applies to the attribute class attribute information applies to the characteristic of a feature attributeType information applies to the collection hardware class collectionHardware information applies to the collection session collectionSession information applies to the dataset dataset information applies to the series series information applies to non-geographic data nonGeographicDataset information applies to a dimension group dimensionGroup information applies to a feature feature information applies to a feature type featureType information applies to a property type propertyType information applies to a field session fieldSession information applies to a computer program or routine software information applies to a capability which a service provider entity makes available to a service user entity through a set of interfaces that define a behaviour, such as a use case service information applies to a copy or imitation of an existing or hypothetical object model information applies to a tile, a spatial subset of geographic data tile method used to represent geographic information in the dataset MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode vector data is used to represent geographic data vector grid data is used to represent geographic data grid textual or tabular data is used to represent geographic data textTable triangulated irregular network tin three-dimensional view formed by the intersecting homologous rays of an overlapping pair of images stereoModel scene from a video recording video high-level geographic data thematic classification to assist in the grouping and search of available geographic data sets. Can be used to group keywords as well. Listed examples are not exhaustive. MD_TopicCategoryCode rearing of animals and/or cultivation of plants. Examples: agriculture, irrigation, aquaculture, plantations, herding, pests and diseases affecting crops and livestock farming flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat biota legal land descriptions. Examples: political and administrative boundaries boundaries processes and phenomena of the atmosphere. Examples: cloud cover, weather, climate, atmospheric conditions, climate change, precipitation climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere economic activities, conditions and employment. Examples: production, labour, revenue, commerce, industry, tourism and ecotourism, forestry, fisheries, commercial or subsistence hunting, exploration and exploitation of resources such as minerals, oil and gas economy height above or below sea level. Examples: altitude, bathymetry, digital elevation models, slope, derived products elevation environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape environment information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion geoscientificInformation health, health services, human ecology, and safety. Examples: disease and illness, factors affecting health, hygiene, substance abuse, mental and physical health, health services health base maps. Examples: land cover, topographic maps, imagery, unclassified images, annotations imageryBaseMapsEarthCover military bases, structures, activities. Examples: barracks, training grounds, military transportation, information collection intelligenceMilitary inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics. Examples: rivers and glaciers, salt lakes, water utilization plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic charts inlandWaters positional information and services. Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names location features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs oceans information used for appropriate actions for future use of the land. Examples: land use maps, zoning maps, cadastral surveys, land ownership planningCadastre characteristics of society and cultures. Examples: settlements, anthropology, archaeology, education, traditional beliefs, manners and customs, demographic data, recreational areas and activities, social impact assessments, crime and justice, census information society man-made construction. Examples: buildings, museums, churches, factories, housing, monuments, shops, towers structure means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods. Examples: roads, airports/airstrips, shipping routes, tunnels, nautical charts, vehicle or vessel location, aeronautical charts, railways transportation energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services. Examples: hydroelectricity, geothermal, solar and nuclear sources of energy, water purification and distribution, sewage collection and disposal, electricity and gas distribution, data communication, telecommunication, radio, communication networks utilitiesCommunication degree of complexity of the spatial relationships MD_TopologyLevelCode geometry objects without any additional structure which describes topology geometryOnly 1-dimensional topological complex -- commonly called chain-node topology topology1D 1-dimensional topological complex that is planar. (A planar graph is a graph that can be drawn in a plane in such a way that no two edges intersect except at a vertex.) planarGraph 2-dimensional topological complex that is planar. (A 2-dimensional topological complex is commonly called full topology in a cartographic 2D environment.) fullPlanarGraph 1-dimensional topological complex that is isomorphic to a subset of a surface. (A geometric complex is isomorphic to a topological complex if their elements are in a one-to-one, dimensional-and boundry-preserving correspondence to one another.) surfaceGraph 2-dimensional topological complex that is isomorphic to a subset of a surface fullSurfaceGraph 3-dimensional topological complex. (A topological complex is a collection of topological primitives that are closed under the boundary operations.) topology3D complete coverage of a 3D Euclidean coordinate space fullTopology3D topological complex without any specified geometric realisation abstract Extension of MD_ScopeCode for the needs of GMX application schemas and in the context of a transfer MX_ScopeCode information applies to the attribute class attribute information applies to the characteristic of a feature attributeType information applies to the collection hardware class collectionHardware information applies to the collection session collectionSession information applies to the dataset dataset information applies to the series series information applies to non-geographic data nonGeographicDataset information applies to a dimension group dimensionGroup information applies to a feature feature information applies to a feature type featureType information applies to a property type propertyType information applies to a field session fieldSession information applies to a computer program or routine software information applies to a capability which a service provider entity makes available to a service user entity through a set of interfaces that define a behaviour, such as a use case service information applies to a copy or imitation of an existing or hypothetical object model information applies to a tile, a spatial subset of geographic data tile The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as an initiative (DS_Initiative) initiative The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a stereo mate (DS_StereoMate) stereomate The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a sensor (DS_Sensor) sensor The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a platform series (DS_PlatformSeries) platformSeries The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a sensor series (DS_SensorSeries) sensorSeries The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which was originally identified as a production series (DS_ProductionSeries) productionSeries The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which has no existence outside of the transfer context transferAggregate The referencing entity applies to a transfer aggregate which has an existence outside of the transfer context, but which does not pertains to a specific aggregate type. otherAggregate