Module Documentation: eml-research
The EML Research Module describes the research context in which the dataset was created.

Element Definitions:

eml-research
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
identifierRequiredMultiple Times
researchProjectRequiredMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Research protocol descriptors
Summary:
Container of all research projects in which context the dataset was created.
Description:
Eml-research element represents the research project employed by the researchers who created this dataset.
Example:

Lineage:
The eml-reasearch was introduced into EML 1.4 as eml-context.
identifier
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
systemoptional

Tooltip:
Unique identifier
Summary:
The unique identifier of this metadata file or object.
Description:
The identifier field provides a unique identifier for this metadata documentation. It will most likely be part of a sequence of numbers or letters that are meaningful in a larger context, such as a metadata catalog. That larger system can be identified in the "system" attribute. Multiple identifiers can be listed corresponding to different catalog systems.
Example:
<identifier system="metacat">nceas.3.2</identifier>
Lineage:
The 'identifier' field is derived from the eml-dataset meta_file_id filed in EML 1.4.
researchProject
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
titleRequiredOnce
originatorRequiredMultiple Times
temporalDescriptionOptionalMultiple Times
objectivesOptionalOnce
abstractOptionalOnce
fundingOptionalOnce
siteDescriptionOptionalMultiple Times
designDescriptionOptionalMultiple Times
methodDescriptionOptionalMultiple Times
staffOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Research project descriptor
Summary:
Descriptor of research project in which context the dataset was created.
Description:
Research project element is a descriptor of the research methods employed by the researchers who created this dataset. It can include research methods, data collection methods, equations, formulas.
Example:

Lineage:
The researchProject element was introduced into EML 1.4.
temporalDescription
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
temporalCoverageOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Temporal description
Summary:
Descriptor of temporal boudaries of the project.
Description:
This element describes the temporal coverage of the project. It specifies the duration, start and end date of the project.
Example:

Lineage:
The temporalDescription element was introduced into EML 1.4.
temporalCoverage
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:TemporalCoverage
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Temporal coverage
Summary:
Temporal coverage descriptor
Description:
This element specifies temporal coverage of the research project.
Example:

Lineage:
The temporalCoverage was introduced into EML 1.4.
objectives
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphRequiredMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Objectives
Summary:
Scope and purpose of the research project.
Description:
Description of scope and purpose of the research project in paragraph of text.
Example:

Lineage:
The objectives element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
abstract
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphRequiredMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Abstract
Summary:
Descriptive abstract.
Description:
Descriptive abstract in paragraph of text.
Example:

Lineage:
The abstract element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
funding
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphRequiredMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Funding
Summary:
Funding information.
Description:
Grant and contract numbers, names and addresses of funding sources described in paragraph of text.
Example:

Lineage:
The funding element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
staff
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rp:ResponsibleParty
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Project personell
Summary:
Project personell
Description:
Project personell.
Example:

Lineage:
FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 (nbii-fgdc-std-001.1-1999)
siteDescription
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
siteTypeOptionalOnce
geographyOptionalOnce
habitatOptionalOnce
geologyOptionalOnce
hydrologyOptionalOnce
historyOptionalOnce
climateOptionalOnce
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Site description
Summary:
Site description.
Description:
Description of the site of the project. It can include general description in paragraph of text, geographical, geological, hydrological, hystorical, meteorological information.
Example:

Lineage:
The siteDescription element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
siteType
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphRequiredMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Site type description
Summary:
Site type description.
Description:
Site type - description, e.g., short-grass prairie, blackwater stream, etc. in paragraph of text.
Example:

Lineage:
The siteType element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
geography
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
geographicCoverageOptionalMultiple Times
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Geographical descriptor
Summary:
Description of geographical location and size of the site.
Description:
Description of geographical location and size of the site of the project in Cartesian coordinates, paragraph of text or citation from some source.
Example:

Lineage:
The geography element was introduced into EML 1.4.
geographicCoverage
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:GeographicCoverage
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Geographical coverage
Summary:
Geographical coverage of the site of the project.
Description:
This element is to specify the geographical coordinates of the site of the project: latitude and longitude.
Example:

Lineage:
The geographicCoverage element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
habitat
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Habitat sampled descriptor
Summary:
Detailed characteristics of habitat sampled in the site.
Description:
Detailed characteristics of habitat sampled in the site: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The habitat element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
geology
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Geological descriptor
Summary:
Geology and Landform description
Description:
Detailed characteristics of geology and landform of the site: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The geology element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
hydrology
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Hydrological descriptor
Summary:
Hydrological description of the site.
Description:
Hydrological description of the site: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The hydrology element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
history
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Historical descriptor
Summary:
Historical description of the site.
Description:
Historical description of the site: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The history element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
climate
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Climatic descriptor
Summary:
Climatic description of the site.
Description:
Climatic description of the site: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The climate element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
chapterTitle
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
titleRequiredOnce
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Chapter title
Summary:
Chapter title.
Description:
Chapter title of the source where the citation comes from.
Example:

Lineage:
The chapterTitle element was introduced into EML 1.4.
title
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
designDescription
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
designMethodOptionalOnce
plotsOptionalOnce
samplingOptionalOnce
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Experimental or Sampling design
Summary:
Experimental or Sampling design of the project
Description:
Experimental or Sampling design: the design method, plots, samplings, descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The designDescription element was introduced into EML 1.4.
designMethod
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Design method
Summary:
Statistical/sampling design method descriptor
Description:
Description of Statistical/sampling design method: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The designMethod element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
plots
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Permanent plot
Summary:
Permanent plot of design of the project
Description:
Description of Permanent plot of design of the project: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The plots element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
sampling
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
temporalCoverageOptionalMultiple Times
frequencyOptionalOnce
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Temporal sampling regime
Summary:
Temporal sampling regime
Description:
Information necessary to understand temporal sampling regime: temporal boundaries, frequency of occurrence, descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The sampling element was introduced into EML 1.4.
temporalCoverage
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:TemporalCoverage
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
frequency
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
methodsDescription
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
methodOptionalMultiple Times
instrumentOptionalMultiple Times
taxonomyOptionalMultiple Times
permitOptionalMultiple Times
legalInformationOptionalMultiple Times
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Research method
Summary:
Research method descriptor
Description:
Description of research method of the project: the method itself, instruments used, taxonomy, permit, legal information, descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The methodsDecription element was introduced into EML 1.4.
method
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Research method
Summary:
Research method descriptor
Description:
Description or reference to field/laboratory method: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The method element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
instrument
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Instrument used
Summary:
Instrument used
Description:
Instruments used: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The instrument element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
taxonomy
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphOptionalMultiple Times
citationOptionalMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Taxonomy
Summary:
Taxonomy information
Description:
Taxonomy information: descriptive paragraph of text or citation from a source.
Example:

Lineage:
The taxonomy element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
permit
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphRequiredMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Permit
Summary:
References to pertinent scientific and collecting permits information
Description:
References to pertinent scientific and collecting permits information: descriptive paragraph of text.
Example:

Lineage:
The permit element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
legalInformation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Required?: How many:
A sequence of (
paragraphRequiredMultiple Times
)
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Tooltip:
Legal information
Summary:
Legal information
Description:
References to pertinent scientific and collecting permits information: descriptive paragraph of text.
Example:

Lineage:
The legalInformation element was introduced into EML 1.4.
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
paragraph
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:
citation
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: rs:LitCitation
Attributes: Required?: Default Value:

Attribute Definitions:

system

Type: xs:string

Use: optional


Tooltip:
Catalog system
Summary:
The catalog system in which this identifier is used.
Description:
This element gives the name of the catalog system in which this identifier is used. It is useful to determine the scope of the identifier, and to determine the semantics of the various subparts of the identifier. Unresolved issue: can or should this be a URI/URL pointing to the catalog system, or just the name?
Example:
<identifier system="metacat">nceas.3.2</identifier>
Lineage:
New to EML 2.0.

Complex Type Definitions:

Simple Type Definitions:

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