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List of Metadata Use Cases
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Common Data Index
A web service allowing users to access the availability and geographical spreading of marine data sets managed by the SeaDataNet data centres, using metadata based on the ISO 19115 content model.
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Crystallography Open Database
An open-access collection of crystal structures of organic, inorganic, metal-organic compounds and minerals, many of which are in CIF form.
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CSMD Pilot Studies
A desk study of CSMD implementation in two facilities: the UK National Crystallography Service and the ISIS Neutron Source.
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Data Packaged Core Datasets
A collection of commonly used and example data sets packaged using the Data Package specification.
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dbEST - Expressed Sequence Tag Database
A repository-developed metadata schema for EST data in Genbank.
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DDI Projects
The Data Documentation Initiative website's list of projects adopting or encouraging DDI as a standard.
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DDI Use Case Literature
Links to DDI 3 use case papers, which were the outcomes of a workshop held at the Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz Center for Informatics in Wadern, Germany, November 2-6, 2009.
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Discovery Metadata Service
A geospatial data network requiring that metadata for datasets, data series and online services are published to the UK Gemini v2.1 metadata standard, itself an extension of ISO 19115.
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Earth System Grid
A gateway providing a discovery service for climate data held at repositories across the globe. It supports use of the Common Information Model (CIM).
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eCrystals Federation Project
An archive for crystal structures generated by the Southampton Chemical Crystallography Group and the EPSRC UK National Crystallography Service; its metadata conforms to the eBank UK Dublin Core Profile.