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Paul van Genuchten edited this page Sep 18, 2025 · 8 revisions

Basic metadata requirements

Where these concepts are stored is dependent on the file structure used for the data

Spatial

Coordinate Reference System (CRS)
Coordinates pair
Accuracy (if available)
Depth (if available)

Measurements

Observed Property (ideally with URI)
Measurement Procedure (ideally with URI)
Unit of Measurement (UoM)
sampling date

Goal

Provide recommendations for structure for a few basic file types

File Type 1

Split of Spatial and Measurements

Spatial contains