Attribute Convention for ORCESTRA

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Attribute Convention for ORCESTRA#

Goals#

The goal of this convention is to define a minimal set of global attributes for datasets to provide the following functionalities:

Automatically retrieve contact information for any dataset
Create a summary table with all datasets and some key metadata

For additional metadata not covered by this convention we recommend following the CF and ACDD conventions.

Global attributes#

The following section lists a selection of required and recommended global attributes for datasets. The required attributes are essential for the ORCESTRA Data Browser to render proper landing pages.

If an attribute is undefined, it is recommended not to set it instead of using empty strings.

Required#

Key	Value
`title`	Short phrase or sentence describing the dataset
`summary`	Paragraph describing the dataset
`creator_name`	Comma-separated list of names
`creator_email`	Comma-separated list of emails
`license`	SPDX-ID

Recommended#

Key	Value
`project`	Comma-separated list of projects (see below)
`platform`	Name of the platform that supported the sensor (see below)
`source`	Method of production of the original data (e.g. “radar”, “radiometer”, “CTD”)
`history`	Audit trail for modifications to the original data
`references`	Comma-separated list of URL/DOI to extended information Published or web-based references that describe the data or methods used to produce it.
`keywords`	Comma-separated list of keywords
`processing_level`	A textual description of the processing (or quality control) level of the data.
`institution`	Institution responsible for the dataset
`instrument`	Instrument used to measure the data (may be set in addition to `source`)
`creator_id`	Comma-separated list of identifiers (e.g. ORCID)
`Conventions`	A comma-separated list of the conventions that are followed by the dataset, e.g., ‘ACDD-1.3, CF-1.12’.

Valid `project` values#

ORCESTRA
BOW-TIE
CELLO
CLARINET
MAESTRO
PERCUSION
PICCOLO
SCORE
STRINQS

Valid `platform` values#

EarthCARE
HALO
ATR-42
INCAS KingAir
BCO
CVAO
RV METEOR
INMG