igsn:earth_science_metadata
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IGSN Metadata and Schema
Due to the diversity of samples that IGSN tries to accommodate, including historic samples with a very limited set of available metadata.
The URL of the landing page of the collection item (resourceURI) is not part of the IGSN metadata kernel, but is transmitted to the IGSN web service as part of the registration process and stored in the handle system. In this way, mismatches between URI stored in the metadata and URI stored in the handle system can be avoided.
The XML schema can soon be downloaded from our code repository.
IGSN Metadata Elements
| Element | Definition |
|---|---|
| sampleNumber | The IGSN that identifies the registered object. |
| registrant | The allocating agent registering the object. |
| relatedResourceIdentifier | |
| timeStamp | |
| status |
IGSN Metadata Properties
| ID | Element | A/C | Occ | Definition | Description and instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sampleNumber | 1 | The Identifier is a unique string that identifies a resource. At present, the only allowed value is an IGSN handle. | IGSN (International GeoSample Number) registered by an IGSN member. Format should be: “10273/foo” | |
| 1.1 | identifierType | A | 1 | The identifier type. | Controlled List: IGSN |
| 2 | registrant | 1 | allocating agent | ||
| 2.1 | registrantName | C | 1 | The name of the allocating agent. | |
| 2.2 | nameIdentifier | C | 0-n | Identifier of the allocating agent. | Uniquely identifies the allocating agent according to various schemes |
| 2.2.1 | nameIdentifierScheme | A | 1 | The name or URL of the name identifier scheme. | Examples: ORCID, ISNI. |
| 3 | relatedResourceIdentifier | 0-n | Identifiers of related resources. | ||
| 3.1 | relatedIdentifierType | A | 1 | The type of related identifier. | controlled list: DOI, Handle, IGSN, LSID, URL, URN |
| 3.2 | relationType | A | 1 | Description of the relationship of the resource being registered (A) and the related resource (B). | controlled list: IsCitedBy (indicates that B includes A in a citation), IsPartOf (indicates A is a portion of B), HasPart (indicated A includes the part B), IsReferencedBy (indicates B is used as a source of information for A), IsDocumentedBy (indicates B is documentation about/explaining A), Documents (indicates A is documentation about/explaining B), isCompiledBy (indicates B is used to compile or create A), Compiles (indicates B is the result of a compile or creation event using A), IsVariantFormOf (indicates A is a variant or different form of B, e.g. calculated or calibrated form or different packaging), IsOriginalFormOf (indicates A is the original form of B) |
| 4 | timeStamp | 1-n | Different dates relevant to the object. | YYYY or YYYY‐MM‐DD or any other format described in W3CDTF. | |
| 4.1 | dateType | A | 1 | The type of date. | Controlled list  |
| 5 | status | 1 | Status of the object | ||
| 5.1 | statusType | A | 1 | The type of status | Controlled list: registered, superseded, deprecated, lost, destroyed, … |
A = Attribute, C = Child
Version 0.2 of 2012-03-20
IGSN Element Attribute Values
1.1 identifierType
| Attribute | Allowed values |
|---|---|
| igsn | IGSN type handle |
At present, the only allowed value is an IGSN handle.
2.2.1 nameIdentifierScheme
| Allowed value | Definition |
|---|---|
| orcid | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCID |
| isni | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISNI |
3.1 relatedIdentifierType
| Allowed values | Definition |
|---|---|
| doi | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier |
| handle | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handle_System |
| igsn | IGSN-type handle |
| lsid | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lsid |
| url | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Url |
| urn | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Name |
3.2 relationType
Description of the relationship of the resource being registered (A) and the related resource (B).
| Attribute value | Definition |
|---|---|
| isCitedBy | Indicates that B includes this object A in a citation. |
| isPartOf | Indicates this object A is a portion of another object B. |
| hasPart | Indicates this object A includes the object part B. |
| isReferencedBy | Indicates object B is used as a source of information for this object A. |
| isDocumentedBy | Indicates object B is documentation about/explaining this object A. |
| documents | Indicates this object A is documentation about/explaining object B. |
| isCompiledBy | Indicates object B is used to compile or create this object A. |
| compiles | Indicates object B is the result of a compile or creation event using this object A. |
| isVariantFormOf | Indicates this object A is a variant or different form of object B, e.g. processed form or different packaging. |
| isOriginalFormOf | Indicates this object A is the original form of object B. |
4.1 dateType
| Attribute value | Definition |
|---|---|
| submitted | Date of the initial registration. |
| changed | Date of a status change. |
| updated | Date of the last metadata update. |
5.1 statusType
| Attribute value | Definition |
|---|---|
| registered | The object is registered. |
| destroyed | The object is destroyed and no longer exists. |
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