Current Issues with Updating NCDC Metadata Records

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Current Issues with Updating NCDC Metadata Records

1. Creating Detailed Entity and Attribute from
   Overviews
2. Creating Platform and Instrument Names under New
   ltplainsidgt

Philip Jones Chris Fenimore May 18, 2006
Archive Branch Metadata Update Meeting
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Integrated Surface Hourly Database (DSI-3505)
Text Data
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Integrated Surface Hourly Database (DSI-3505)
Text Data
Control Data Section (POS )
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Integrated Surface Hourly Database (DSI-3505)
Text Data
Control Data Section (POS )
Remarks Data Section (FLD LEN)
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Integrated Surface Hourly Database (DSI-3505)
Text Data
Control Data Section (POS )
Remarks Data Section (FLD LEN)
Additional Data Section (FLD LEN)
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Label each Data Section an Entity Type
Label each FIELD LENGTH As an Attribute And
FIELD LENGTHS may include an Attribute of
an Attribute
Label each POSITION NUMBER as an Attribute
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Detailed Entity and Attribute XML Example using
DSI-3505

• Detailed section (everything under ltdetailedgt)
  repeats for every entity (ltenttypgt), or for every
  Data Section in ISH 3505.
• Position Numbers in a Data Section (the Entity)
  are attributes with labels, definitions, domains,
  etc.
• Field Length values (Not shown in example at
  right) in a Data Section (the Entity) are
  attributes with labels, definitions, domains,
  etc., and some are an attribute of a Field Length
  (attribute).

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Remote Sensing Products

• Satellites
• GOES
• POES
• Radar
• NEXRAD
• Profilers
• RASS (Radio Acoustic Sounding System)
• Lightning
• NLDN
• Combination Datasets (Networks and Mesonets with
  R.S. and Non-R.S.)
• AWIPS (Advanced Weather Interactive Processing
  System)
• RWIS (Road Weather Information Systems)
• CRN

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GCMD Sensors vs. GCMD Platforms
DRIFTING BUOYS OCEAN WEATHER STATIONS
RADIOSONDES RADIOSONDES
GOES I-M SOUNDER SATELLITES
PYRHELIOMETERS SOLAR RADIATION STATIONS
ROCKETSONDES SOUNDING ROCKETS
AWS gt Automated Weather System WEATHER STATIONS
ANEMOMETERS WIND
DRIFTING BUOYS BUOYS
THERMOMETERS GROUND STATIONS
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
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DATSAV3-an example of non-RS (buoy) and RS
(profiler)-and an example of similar platform
(wind) with different instruments

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• ltplatflnmgtWINDlt/platflnmgt
• ltinstflnmgtWIND PROFILERSlt/instflnmgt
• ltinstshnmgtlt/instshnmgt
• lt/plainsidgt
• - ltplainsidgt
• ltplatflnmgtBUOYSlt/platflnmgt
• ltinstflnmgtDRIFTING BUOYSlt/instflnmgt
• ltinstshnmgtlt/instshnmgt
• lt/plainsidgt
• - ltplainsidgt
• ltplatflnmgtWINDlt/platflnmgt
• ltinstflnmgtANEMOMETERSlt/instflnmgt
• ltinstshnmgtlt/instshnmgt
• lt/plainsidgt
• - ltplainsidgt
• ltplatflnmgtWEATHER STATIONSlt/platflnmgt
• ltinstflnmgtAUTOMATED WEATHER SYSTEMlt/instflnmgt
• ltinstshnmgtAWSlt/instshnmgt