[CF-metadata] unique identifiers

[Luis Bermudez]

Dear All,

We need unique identifiers so we can  better describe the information  
we are sending in XML files. This is to support Feature catalogues,  
ISO -19115, SensorML etc.

Is there an official namespace for CF standard names ?

If not then we could we create a namespace like  the following:

urn:edu:ucar:cf:standard_name:entry
urn:edu:ucar:cf:standard_name:canonical_units

and then for a particular entry we can uniquely identify it by saying:

- urn:edu:ucar:cf:standard_name:entry#air_density
- urn:edu:ucar:cf:standard_name:entry#kg_m-3 (needs a little bit of  
massage)

At MMI we are using a temporal namespace (http://marinemetadata.org/ 
2005/02/cf), but we are looking forward to have a synchronize  
ontology with your publish  XML file, so we can have real time  
mappings with other standard dictionaries.


Cheers,

Luis


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Luis Bermudez Ph.D.
Software Engineer
MMI Liaison - http://marinemetadata.org
bermudez at mbari.org
Tel:  (831) 775-1929
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute



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