[Esip-documentation] [thredds] information on related files

[David Neufeld]

Hi Ed,

I agree, your suggestion probably makes more sense.

Dave


On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 9:32 AM, Armstrong, Edward M (398G) <
Edward.M.Armstrong at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I would recommend the ACDD attribute “references”:
>
>
>
> references
>
> Published or web-based references that describe the data or methods used
> to produce it. Recommend URIs (such as a URL or DOI) for papers or other
> references. This attribute is defined in the CF conventions.
>
>
>
> In CF global attributes there is also a “comment” attribute where such
> info could be placed in a generic sense.
>
>
>
> I have often thought of this use case too and its an area where ACDD or CF
> could be improved.
>
>
>
> The metadata_link could point to an ISO 19115 record where multiple
> citations could point to other datasets cleanly.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Esip-documentation <esip-documentation-bounces at lists.esipfed.org>
> on behalf of David Neufeld via Esip-documentation <
> esip-documentation at lists.esipfed.org>
> *Reply-To: *David Neufeld <david.neufeld at noaa.gov>
> *Date: *Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 8:18 AM
> *To: *Nan Galbraith <ngalbraith at whoi.edu>
> *Cc: *"netcdf-java at unidata.ucar.edu" <netcdf-java at unidata.ucar.edu>,
> Johannes Karstensen <jkarstensen at geomar.de>, THREDDS community <
> thredds at unidata.ucar.edu>, "netcdfgroup at unidata.ucar.edu" <
> netcdfgroup at unidata.ucar.edu>, ESIP Documentation LIst <
> esip-documentation at lists.esipfed.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Esip-documentation] [thredds] information on related files
>
>
>
> Hi Nan,
>
>
>
> I'd recommend using a 'metadata_link' attribute.
>
>
>
> http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Attribute_Convention_for_
> Data_Discovery_1-3#Additional_Metadata:_metadata_link_attribute
>
>
>
> -Dave
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 8:56 AM, Nan Galbraith <ngalbraith at whoi.edu>
> wrote:
>
> Hi ESIP, NetCDF, and THREDDS folks -
>
> First, I'm sorry for the cross posting. I have a hard time figuring
> out which NetCDF list does what; there are 'best practices' threads
> on several lists, interspersed with install and development threads.
>
> The OceanSITES project would like to find the most useful way to
> provide a link within a NetCDF file to an external dataset.
>
> > Another piece I am missing ... is an optional field, that link to a
> > data DOI. Why? Here's an example: We operate an OceanSITES site off
> > the Cape Verdes and the sediment trap data is ... not included in an
> > netcdf file but processed and stored elsewhere
> > https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.863969
>
> Does THREDDS have a standard way to provide links to related or
> co-located data? Is this something we discussed as part of ESIP's
> ACDD recommendations? I've been searching through my store
> of old messages, and haven't come up with anything.
>
> Thanks very much for any advice on this!
>
> - Nan Galbraith
>
>
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David Neufeld
Senior Associate Scientist
CIRES
Software Engineering Support Branch
Data Stewardship Division
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Ph. 303-497-6507

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