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'$Date: 2001-07-31 16:24:36 $'
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eml-dataset
The eml-dataset module contains general information that describes
dataset resources. It is intended to provide overview information
about the dataset, including title, abstract, keywords, contacts, and
the links to associated metadata for the given resource. It also
describes the temporal, geographic, and taxonomic coverage of the
overall dataset. A dataset can be (and often is) composed of a
series of data entities (tables) that are linked together by particular
integrity constraints.
Dataset type
The container for fields describing a dataset resource.
The dataset element defines extend the ResourceBase complexType
in order to provide information that is specific to describing
a set of data. Therefore, dataset elements contain all of the
general resource elements, but also specific dataset elements.
Please see the examples for each subelement.
This element was introduced in EML 2.0, and is derived from
the eml-dataset module in EML 1.4.
Temporal coverage
Information about the temporal extent of the resource.
This element describes the temporal extent of the
resource expressed in a start date and a stop date.
The temporalCoverage element was introduced into EML 1.4.
Geographic coverage
Description of the geographic area which data are collected
in the entity.
This element describes the geographic area which data are
collected in the entity: descriptive paragraph of text or
Cartesian coordinates of the area.
The geographicCoverage element was introduced into EML 1.4.
Taxonomic coverage
Description of the taxonomic extent of data in the
dataset.
This element describes the taxonomic extent of data
in the dataset. This can be a list of species, or
a group of species at a higher taxonomic rank (such
as genus or family).
The taxonomicCoverage element was introduced into EML 2.