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Vocabulary: EcoAssets Earth Science Features

Vocabulary for categorising Earth Science survey and monitoring efforts based on the features observed. This vocabulary is based on the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD, https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/) vocabulary, extended with terms from the TERN Feature Type vocabulary (http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/68af3d25-c801-4089-afff-cf701e2bd61d) and modified to use taxonomic concepts URIs from the Australian National Species List (ANSL, https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/) in place of the GCMD Earth Science > Biological Classification vocabulary. ANSL categories map more readily to biodiversity survey categories, since GCMD depends on a top-level division between vertebrates and invertebrates rather than offering an animal category.

The Dataset includes three files.

Vocabulary_EcoAssetsEarthScienceFeatures_1.0.2023-03-23.csv lists the vocabulary terms, with the following columns: 1. URI for term 2. URI for parent term (empty for top-level terms) 3. Label describing term 4. True if the URI is used as a feature facet (level 1, 2 or 3) in the EcoAssets Aggregated Data: Environmental Monitoring and Observations Effort dataset (https://doi.org/10.26197/e3n7-ys83), False otherwise 5. Short form of label used for facet

TreeView_EcoAssetsEarthScienceFeatures_1.0.2023-03-23.txt presents the vocabulary terms as a human-readable nested tree.

KeywordMapping_EcoAssetsEarthScienceFeatures_1.0.2023-03-23.csv lists keywords used in TERN and IMOS datasets and how these have been mapped against vocabulary terms with the following columns: 1. URI for term 2. Keyword used in TERN or IMOS metadata 3. National Research Infrastructure (NRI) using keyword (IMOS/TERN)

To find out more about this dataset, visit: https://ecoassets.org.au/data/vocabulary-ecoassets-earth-science-features/

Data and Resources

Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Purpose Provides vocabulary for categorising Earth Science survey and monitoring efforts based on the features observed.
Frequency of change Annually
Keywords ECOLOGY,ECOLOGY-Landscape,LAND-Topography,LAND-Geography
Field of Research (optional) Environmental Monitoring,Environmental Management
Metadata Date 2023-05-12
Date of Asset Creation 2023-03-23
Date of Asset Revision 2023-05-15
Date of Asset Publication 2023-05-12
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Extent

Dataset extent
Data Custodian Contact info@ecoassets.org.au
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Attribution EcoAssets asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© EcoAssets 2023"
DOI doi:https://doi.org/10.26197/w2a2-6s86
DOI Resource Type General Description dataset