ADC-compliance-checker

Arctic Data Centre compliance checker is a python based tool for those wanting to submit data to the Artic Data Centre. The python module can be used to check if files fullfill the metadata requirements listed here.

The compliance checker can be used in combination with CF and ACDD chekcers to enusre NetCDF files adhere to the FAIR principles for data management.

Usage

Command Line

adc-compliance-checker <file_path>

Output Example

The tool will provide feeback on the compliance status of the file:

Summary:
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- File metadata has all required attributes and they are non-empty.

Result:
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✅ file.nc metadata is ADC compliant!

or

File metadata is missing or has empty the following required global attributes:
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  - id: Required if not hosted by MET   (MISSING)
  - naming_authority: Required if not hosted by MET   (MISSING)
  - summary: Required   (MISSING)
  - ...

Summary:
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- 23 required global attributes are missing.
- Please refer to the ADC compliance documentation to resolve these issues:
  https://adc.met.no/node/4

Result:
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❌ file.nc metadata is not ADC compliant!