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otherEntity |
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The other entity element is a descriptor of one
non-tabular entity in the dataset, identified by its name. The element
can contain information about the entity's basic identity, its
temporal, geographic and taxonomic coverage, and its
type.
Example:
Photograph of rocky intertidal plot 12 from Santa Cruz
Island
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entityType |
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This element contains the name of the entity's
type. The entity's type is typically the name of the data type
represented in the entity, such as raster image, vector image,
etc. This field should only be used if this is an 'other'
entity and you want to specify what the 'other' entity
is.
Example:
Raster Image
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references |
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Type: xs:string |
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alternateIdentifier |
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An additional, secondary identifier for this
entity. The primary identifier belongs in the "id" attribute,
but additional identifiers that are used to label this entity,
possibly from different data management systems, can be listed
here.
Example:
VCR3465
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entityName |
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The name identifies the entity in the dataset:
file name, name of database table, etc.
Example:
SpeciesAbundance1996
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entityDescription |
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Text generally describing the
entity, its type, and relevant information about the data in the
entity.
Example:
Species abundance data for 1996 at the VCR
LTER
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attributeList |
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constraint |
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physical |
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coverage |
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method |
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additionalInfo |
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This field provides any information that is not
characterized by the other entity metadata
fields.
Example:
Multiple sampling events represented
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id |
Type: xs:string
Use: optional
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system |
Type: xs:string
Use: optional
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scope |
Type: res:ScopeType
Use: optional
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system |
Type: xs:string
Use: optional
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Description:
The computing system within which this
identifier has relevance. Generally, the identifier
would be unique within the "system" and would be
sufficient to retrieve the entity from the system. The
system is often a URL or URI that identifies the
main entry point for the data management system.
Example:
http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/
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OtherEntityType |
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A sequence of ( |
entityType | Optional | Multiple Times |
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references | Optional | Multiple Times |
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id | optional |
system | optional |
scope | optional |
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