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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