[Esip-preserve] Identifiers

[Lynnes, Christopher S. (GSFC-6102)]

At the risk of muddying the waters further, would you consider deprecating the term "data set", given its ambiguity w.r.t. ISO 19115 "dataset" which is actually much closer to a granule?  Maybe use data collection instead?

On Feb 16, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Curt Tilmes wrote:

> On 02/16/2012 10:54 AM, Mark A. Parsons wrote:
>> Personally, I think defining a data set too precisely is a fools
>> errand. It is the responsibility of the data authors and stewards to
>> define something that makes sense for their designated community and
>> slap a DOI and a name on to it.
>> 
>> To me a data set is simply a logical arrangement of data that has
>> meaning to a designated community.
> 
> I like that definition -- it is broad enough to encompass my
> definition, which I can still use within my community.
> 
> Any thoughts about identifiers?  What do you use?  What 'scheme'
> for identifiers might you recommend for others who don't
> currently assign identifiers to these types of things?
> 
> Looking for URIs meeting the Linked Data principles..
> 
> Curt
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