Module Documentation: eml-dataset
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The eml-dataset module contains general information that describes dataset resources. It is intended to provide overview information about the dataset, including title, abstract, keywords, contacts, and the links to associated metadata for the given resource. It also describes the temporal, geographic, and taxonomic coverage of the overall dataset. A dataset can be (and often is) composed of a series of data entities (tables) that are linked together by particular integrity constraints.

Element Definitions:

dataset
Content of this field: Description of this field:

Derived from: res:ResourceBase (by xs:extension)

Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
temporalCovOptionalMultiple Times
geographicCovOptionalMultiple Times
taxonomicCovOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Dataset type
Summary:
The container for fields describing a dataset resource.
Description:
The dataset element defines extend the ResourceBase complexType in order to provide information that is specific to describing a set of data. Therefore, dataset elements contain all of the general resource elements, but also specific dataset elements.
Example:
Please see the examples for each subelement.
Lineage:
This element was introduced in EML 2.0, and is derived from the eml-dataset module in EML 1.4.
temporalCov
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: cov:TemporalCoverage
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Temporal coverage
Summary:
Information about the temporal extent of the resource.
Description:
This element describes the temporal extent of the resource expressed in a start date and a stop date.
Example:

Lineage:
The temporalCoverage element was introduced into EML 1.4.
geographicCov
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: cov:GeographicCoverage
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Geographic coverage
Summary:
Description of the geographic area which data are collected in the entity.
Description:
This element describes the geographic area which data are collected in the entity: descriptive paragraph of text or Cartesian coordinates of the area.
Example:

Lineage:
The geographicCoverage element was introduced into EML 1.4.
taxonomicCov
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: cov:TaxonomicCoverage
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Taxonomic coverage
Summary:
Description of the taxonomic extent of data in the dataset.
Description:
This element describes the taxonomic extent of data in the dataset. This can be a list of species, or a group of species at a higher taxonomic rank (such as genus or family).
Example:

Lineage:
The taxonomicCoverage element was introduced into EML 2.

Attribute Definitions:

Complex Type Definitions:

Simple Type Definitions:

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