Extensions to ISO19115 Codelists

Annex B of the ISO19115 standard contains the codelists used in the standard. The MCP extends some of these codelists. For each codelist extended in the MCP, this section of the manual describes:

  • the original codes and definitions
  • the new codes and definitions

CI_DateTypeCode (Annex B.5.2 in ISO19115)

No. Name Domain Code Definition New
1 CI_DateTypeCode DateTypeCd identification of when a given event occurred  
2 creation 001 date identifies when the resource was brought into existence  
3 publication 002 date identifies when the resource was issued  
4 revision 003 date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and improved or amended  
5 unknown 004 it is unknown what the date identifies ok

Metadata about changes to this codelist

  • Rationale: Sometimes it is unknown what the date refers to. Rather than pick an event at random, it is better to flag that it is unknown what event the date refers to.
  • Proposer: AODCJF Technical Committee
  • Date proposed: 2006
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.2 onwards

CI_RoleCode (Annex B.5.5 in ISO19115)

No. Name Domain Code Definition New
1 CI_RoleCode RoleCd function performed by the responsible party  
2 resourceProvider 001 party that supplies the resource  
3 custodian 002 party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource  
4 owner 003 party that owns the resource  
5 user 004 party who uses the resource  
6 distributor 005 party who distributes the resource  
7 originator 006 party who created the resource  
8 pointOfContact 007 party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource  
9 principalInvestigator 008 key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research  
10 publisher 009 party who published the resource  
11 author 010 party who authored the resource  
12 coinvestigator 011 one of the key parties responsible for gathering information and conducting research ok
13 licensor 012 party responsible for licensing ok
14 researchassistant 013 party who helped gather information and conduct research ok
15 IPowner 014 party who owns the intellectual property ok
16 moralRightsOwner 015 party who owns the moral rights ok
17 metadataContact 016 party who can be contacted about the metadata ok

Metadata about changes to this codelist

This metadata relates to codes 12-17:

  • Rationale: ISO19115 role codes do not fully describe the range of roles that were found when adding metadata about research projects. These 6 additional codes cover some of the most important omissions.
  • Proposer: BlueNet Staff (Kate Roberts)
  • Date proposed: 2010
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.4 onwards

MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode (Annex B.5.18 in ISO19115)

See Data Sampling Frequency (mcp:samplingFrequency) for UML diagram and details of a new element that uses this extended code list.

No. Name Domain Code Definition New
1 MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode MaintFreqCd frequency with which modifications and deletions are made to the data after it is first produced  
2 continual 001 data is repeatedly and frequently updated  
3 daily 002 data is updated each day  
4 weekly 003 data is updated on a weekly basis  
5 fortnightly 004 data is updated every two weeks  
6 monthly 005 data is updated every month  
7 quarterly 006 data is updated every three months  
8 biannually 007 data is updated twice each year  
9 annually 008 data is updated every year  
10 asNeeded 009 data is updated as deemed necessary  
11 irregular 010 data is updated in intervals that are uneven in duration  
12 notPlanned 011 there are no plans to update the data  
13 unknown 012 frequency of maintenance for the data is unknown  
14 hourly 013 data is updated every hour ok

Metadata about changes to this codelist

This metadata relates to code 14:

  • Rationale: As this code list is now used for Data Sampling Frequency (mcp:samplingFrequency) as well as maintenanceFrequency, an hourly interval was required.
  • Proposer: AODCJF
  • Date proposed: 2006
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.2 onwards

MD_ScopeCode (Annex B.5.25 in ISO19115)

No. Name Domain Code Definition New
1 MD_ScopeCode ScopeCd class of information to which the referencing entity applies  
2 attribute 001 information applies to the attribute class  
3 attributeType 002 information applies to the characteristic of a feature  
4 collectionHardware 003 information applies to the collection hardware class  
5 collectionSession 004 information applies to the collection session  
6 dataset 005 information applies to the dataset  
7 series 006 information applies to the series  
8 nonGeographicDataset 007 information applies to non-geographic data  
9 dimensionGroup 008 information applies to a dimension group  
10 feature 009 information applies to a feature  
11 featureType 010 information applies to a feature type  
12 propertyType 011 information applies to a property type  
13 fieldSession 012 information applies to a field session  
14 software 013 information applies to a computer program or routine  
15 service 014 information applies to a capability which a service provider entity makes available to a service user entity through a set of interfaces that define a behaviour, such as a use case  
16 model 015 information applies to a copy or imitation of an existing or hypothetical object  
17 tile 016 information applies to a tile, a spatial subset of geographic data  
18 observed 017 information applies to observed data ok
19 derived 018 information applies to derived data ok
20 publication 019 information applies to publications ok
21 dataObject 020 information applies to data objects ok
22 project 021 information applies to a project ok

Metadata about changes to this codelist

This metadata relates to codes 18-20:

  • Rationale: ISO19115 scope codes do not fully describe the scope of metadata records from the Marine Research projects. These 3 additional scope codes cover some of the most important omissions.
  • Proposer: AODCJF
  • Date proposed: 2006
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.2 onwards

This metadata relates to code 21:

  • Rationale: ISO19115 scope codes do not describe data objects.
  • Proposer: Craig Jones, AODN and IMOS eMii
  • Date proposed: 2012
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: Unknown
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.4 onwards

This metadata relates to code 22:

  • Rationale: ISO19115 scope codes do not describe projects.
  • Proposer: GeoScience Australia (already include in GA codelist http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/GAScopeCodeList.xml)
  • Date proposed: ????
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: Unknown
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.4 onwards

MCP Codelists and Enumerations

The MCP adds two new Codelists and one Enumeration to support the new elements that have been added. The codelists and enumerations are shown without explanation in the MCP UML diagrams. Full descriptions are given in the following sections.

MD_CurrencyTypeCode

See Temporal Extent (mcp:EX_TemporalExtent) for UML diagram and details of elements that use this code list.

No. Name Domain Code Definition
1 MD_CurrencyTypeCode CurrCd Defines the temporal currency of the resource
2 mostRecent 001 resource currency is most recent
3 historical 002 resource currency is historical
4 predicted 003 resource currency is predicted
5 unknown 004 resource currency is unknown

Metadata about changes to this codelist

Metadata refers to codes 1-5:

  • Rationale: Provide MD_CurrencyTypeCode with controlled vocabulary.
  • Proposer: AODCJF
  • Date proposed: 2006
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.2 onwards

MD_TemporalAggregationUnitCode

See Temporal Extent (mcp:EX_TemporalExtent) for UML diagram and details of elements that use this code list.

No. Name Domain Code Definition New
1 MD_TemporalAggregationUnitCode AgUnitCd temporal aggregation of the resource  
2 day 001 aggregation unit is day  
3 multi-day 002 aggregation unit is multi-day  
4 week 003 aggregation unit is week  
5 month 004 aggregation unit is month  
6 multi-month 005 aggregation unit is multi-month  
7 year 006 aggregation unit is year  
8 multi-year 007 aggregation unit is multi-year  
9 none 008 aggregation unit is none  
10 three-day 009 aggregation unit is three-day  
11 six-day 010 aggregation unit is six-day  

Metadata about changes to this codelist

This metadata refers to codes 1-9:

  • Rationale: Provide MD_TemporalAggregation with controlled vocabulary.
  • Proposer: AODCJF
  • Date proposed: 2006
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.2 onwards

This metadata refers to codes 10-11:

  • Rationale: Allow IMOS satellite data aggregation periods to be differentiated
  • Proposer: IMOS (Craig Jones, Kim Finney et. al.)
  • Date proposed: 2015
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: Not yet confirmed
  • Included in MCP Version: 2.0 onwards

DP_TypeCode

See Data Parameters (mcp:dataParameters) for details.

No. Name Domain Code Definition
1 DP_TypeCode DPTypeCd type of parameter term
2 shortName 001 The parameter term is a short name
3 longName 002 The parameter term is a long name
4 localSynonym 003 The parameter term is a local synonym
5 localCode 004 The parameter term is a local code

Metadata about changes to this codelist

Change 1 - Metadata refers to codes 1-5:

  • Rationale: Provide DP_TypeCode with controlled vocabulary.
  • Proposer: BlueNet staff (Kate Roberts)
  • Date proposed: 2010
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.4 onwards

Change 2 - Metadata refers to codes 1-5:

  • Rationale: Move from describing parameter names and units to parameter terms where terms relate not just to parameter names and unit names, but platforms, analysis methods, instruments etc)
  • Proposer: AODN (Kim Finney, Craig Jones et. al.)
  • Date proposed: March 2013
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: May 2013
  • Included in MCP Version: 2.0 onwards

DP_RelationshipTypeCode

See Data Parameters (mcp:dataParameters) for details.

No. Name Domain Code Definition
1 DP_RelationshipTypeCode DPRelationTypeCd Type of relationship between a local term and term from a vocabulary
2 skos:exactMatch 001 The term from the vocabulary is an exact match for the local term (same as skos:exactMatch in SKOS specification)
3 skos:closeMatch 002 The term from the vocabulary is not an exact match but a close match to the local term (same as skos:closeMatch in SKOS specification)
4 skos:narrowMatch 003 The term from the vocabulary is considered to be narrower in definition than the local term (same as skos:narrowMatch in SKOS specification)
5 skos:broadMatch 004 The term from the vocabulary is considered to be broader in definition than the local term (same as skos:broadMatch in SKOS specification)

Metadata about changes to this codelist

Metadata refers to codes 1-5:

  • Rationale: Provide DP_RelationshipTypeCode with controlled vocabulary.
  • Proposer: AODN (Kim Finney, Craig Jones et. al.)
  • Date proposed: March 2013
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: May 2013
  • Included in MCP Version: 2.0 onwards

CommonsTypeCode <<Enumeration>>

See Commons Licensing Constraints (mcp:MD_Commons) for details.

No. Name Domain Code Definition
1 commonsType CommonsTypeCode Specifies the type of commons license that will be described by the MD_Commons class
2 Creative Commons 001 Creative Commons license (see http://creativecommons.org)
3 Data Commons 002 Data Commons license (see http://bluenet3.antcrc.utas.edu.au/datacommons) - possibly deprecated?

Metadata about changes to this codelist

Metadata refers to codes 2-3:

  • Rationale: Provide list of commons licensing schemas that can be described by MD_Commons.
  • Proposer: BlueNet Project (Kate Roberts)
  • Date proposed: 2010
  • Date confirmed by MCP Governance Committee: 2010
  • Included in MCP Version: 1.4 onwards
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