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A Content Standard for Computational Models

Appendix: Outline of Content Standard for Computational Models

Outline of Version 1.0, May 2001
(See <http://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/doc> for full Content Standard
with definitions, conditions, and domain values for the elements)

(M) = Mandatory (O) = Optional (C) = Conditional (R) = Repeatable (D) = Controlled Domain

  • Identification (M)
    • Model Title (M)
    • Version of Model (C)
    • Responsible Party of Model (M) (R)
      • Responsible Party Individual Name (M)
      • Organization Affiliated with Responsible Party (O) (R)
      • Position Name of Responsible Party (O)
      • Responsible Party Contact Information (O)
        • Delivery Point (O) (R)
        • City (C)
        • Administrative Area (C)
        • Postal Code (C)
        • Country (C)
        • Electronic Mail Address (O) (R)
        • Telephone Number (O) (R)
        • Facsimile Number (O) (R)
    • Date of Creation (M)
    • Model Citation (M)
    • Model Identification Number (O) (R)
  • Intended Use (M)
    • Application Purpose (M) (R) (D)
    • Other Application Purpose (C)
    • Educational Level (C) (R) (D)
  • Description (M)
    • Conceptual Model Description (M)
    • Symbolic Representation (O)
    • Model Typology (M) (R)
    • Other Typology (C)
    • Topic or Field of Study (M) (R) (D)
    • Other Topic (O) (R)
    • Geographic Coverage (C)
      • Planetary Body (M) (D)
      • Other Planetary Body (C)
      • Geodetic Reference System (C)
      • Bounding Box (M)
        • West Coordinate (M)
        • East Coordinate (M)
        • South Coordinate (M)
        • North Coordinate (M)
        • Bounding Box Source Name (M)
        • Bounding Box Source Entry ID (O)
        • Bounding Box Source URL (O)
        • Bounding Box Source Description (O)
        • Bounding Box Accuracy Estimate (O)
        • Bounding Box Vertical Dimension (O)
          • Vertical Base Level (M) (D)
          • Vertical Minimum (M)
          • Vertical Maximum (M)
      • Place or Event Name (O) (R)
        • Place or Event Name (M) (R)
        • Place or Event Name Source Name (O)
        • Place or Event Source Entry ID (O)
        • Place or Event Source URL (O)
      • Detailed Geometry (O) (R)
        • Type of Detailed Geometry (M) (D)
        • Number of Points (M)
        • Point Order (C) (D)
        • Longitude, Latitude Values (M)
        • Detailed Geometry Source Name (O)
        • Detailed Geometry Source ID (O)
        • Detailed Geometry Source URL (O)
        • Detailed Geometry Source Description (O)
        • Detailed Geometry Source Accuracy Estimate (O)
        • Detailed Geometry Vertical Dimension (O)
          • Vertical Base Level (M) (D)
          • Vertical Minimum (M)
          • Vertical Maximum (M)
    • Temporal Coverage (C) (R)
      • Beginning Date and Time (O)
      • Ending Date and Time (C)
      • Named Temporal Period (O) (R)
      • Date Comment (O)
    • Related Model (O) (R)
      • Related Model Citation (M)
      • Related Model Contact Information (O)
    • Source of Additional Information (O) (R)
      • Additional Information Text (M)
      • Additional Information URL Address (O)
  • Access or Availability (M)
    • Access or Use Constraints (M) (R) (D)
    • Other Constraints (C)
    • Availability Comment (O)
    • Availability Contact (C) (R)
      • Availability Contact Individual Name (M)
      • Organization Affiliated with Availability Contact (O)
      • Position Name of Availability Contact (O)
      • Availability Contact Location Information (O)
        • Delivery Point (O) (R)
        • City (C)
        • Administrative Area (C)
        • Postal Code (C)
        • Country (C)
        • Electronic Mail Address (O) (R)
        • Telephone Number (O) (R)
        • Facsimile Number (O) (R)
    • Ordering or Access Procedure (O)
    • Cost of Model (C)
  • System Requirements (M)
    • Hardware Requirements (M)
    • Software Requirements (M)
    • Operating System (M)
    • Expertise Required (M)
      • Expertise to Obtain (O)
      • Expertise to Run (O)
      • Expertise to Interpret (O)
  • Input Data Requirements (M)
    • Input Data Extent and Resolution (O)
      • Spatial Resolution (O)
      • Spatial Extent (O)
      • Spatial Resolution and Extent Explanation (O)
      • Temporal Resolution (O)
      • Temporal Extent (O)
      • Temporal Resolution and Extent Explanation (O)
    • Input Data File (O)
    • Input Modeling Construct Description (C) (R)
      • Name of Construct (M)
      • Construct Classification (M) (D)
      • Construct Description (M)
      • Construct input Source (M)
      • Dataset (C)
      • Construct Type (M) (R)
      • Construct Units (M)
      • Minimum Value (O)
      • Maximum Value (O)
      • Default Values (C)
      • Construct Repeatability (M)
      • Construct Comments (O)
    • Input Dataset Description (C) (R)
      • Name of Dataset (M)
      • Input Dataset File (O)
      • Conceptual Data Structure (C)
      • Computational Representation (C)
      • Dataset Repeatability (M)
  • Data Processing (M) (R)
    • Programming Language (M)
    • Algorithmic Representation (O)
    • Iterative Cycles (O)
  • Model Output (M)
    • Output Representation (M) (R)
      • Output Name (M)
      • Output Description (M)
      • Output Type (M)
      • Output Symbolic Representation (M)
      • Output Computational Representation (O)
      • Output Visualization (C)
      • Output Modeling Construct Description (M)
        • Output Construct Name (M)
        • Output Construct Description (M)
        • Output Dataset (C)
        • Output Construct Type (M)
        • Output Construct Units (M)
        • Output Construct Repeatability (M)
        • Output Construct Comment (O)
      • Output Optionality (M) (D)
    • Data Post-Processing Requirements (C)
    • Output Documentation (O)
    • Output Comment (O)
  • Calibration Efforts and Validation (O)
    • Confirmation Dataset (O) (R)
    • Calibration Efforts (O)
    • Model Experiments and/or Case Studies (O) (R)
      • Model Experiment Description (O)
      • Model Experiment URL Address (C)
    • Expert or Peer Review (O) (R)
    • Current Use or Application (M)
    • Level of Uncertainty (O) (R)
    • Known Error (O) (R)
  • Metadata Source (M)
    • Metadata Creation Date (M)
    • Metadata Modification Date (C)
    • Metadata Responsible Party (M) (R)
      • Metadata Responsible Party Individual Name (M)
      • Organization Affiliated with Metadata Responsible Party (M) (R)
      • Position Name of Metadata Responsible Party (O)
      • Role of Responsible Party (M) (D)
      • Metadata Responsible Party Contact Information (O) (R)
        • Delivery Point (O) (R)
        • City (C)
        • Administrative Area (C)
        • Postal Code (C)
        • Country (C)
        • Electronic Mail Address (O) (R)
        • Telephone Number (O) (R)
        • Facsimile Number (O) (R)
    • Metadata Source of Information (O) (R)
    • Metadata Standard Name and Version (M)

 

Copyright© 2001 Linda L. Hill, Scott J. Crosier, Terence R. Smith, and Michael Goodchild.
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