Streamlining Metadata in

NASA's EOSDIS Common

Metadata Repository (CMR)

Kathleen Baynes – Raytheon Company

Andrew Mitchell – NASA GSFC

Kevin Murphy – NASA GSFC

Dan Pilone – Element 84

This work was supported by NASA/GSFC under Raytheon Co. contract number NNG10HP02C.

ESIP Winter Meeting 2015

Some Background

• NASA’s EOSDIS System has two

metadata catalogs.

– GCMD: Global Change Master Directory

– ECHO: EOS Clearinghouse

• These systems are being combined into

the Common Metadata Repository (CMR)

So What’s the Problem?

“Metadata serves as the foundation for

data discovery for all of EOSDIS. ”

To be most effective, metadata must to be:

• Simple to generate, submit, and

maintain

• Consistent and informative

When we have high-quality, reliable, and consistent

metadata, we can begin building truly insightful systems

for scientific problem solving.

Just looking at Collections…

• Many metadata dialects CMR must handle

– ISO 19115

– DIF

– ECHO10

– More? Gosh I hope not.

• Several core concepts

– Data Identification

– Descriptive Keywords

– Extent Information

– Acquisition Information

Streamlining Via The UMM

• UMM: Unified Metadata Model (Mapping)

– Several Profiles

• Collections

• Granules (File)

• Services

• Visualizations

– Crosswalk across many core elements and

formats

Multiple Metadata Profiles

Services Metadata

Parameter Metadata

Visualization Metadata

Future Metadata Concepts

Science Metadata

Meta

-Me

tadata

(Collections and Granules)

Why Not Just Stick to ISO 19115?

We sort of are.

Sample UMM-C Crosswalk

Why Not Just Stick to ISO 19115?

Part 2

• We want minimal impact on existing

metadata in the catalog

• The UMM is being built with ISO 19115 in

mind as its backbone.

• ISO 19115 is where we want to be

– Modular and flexible

– Internationally Accepted

– Allows for extension and revision

Unified Metadata Model

ECHO 10

GCMD DIF

EMS

ISO 19115

Atom

JSON

LOD

…

Ingest

AdapterUMM-C

…

UMM-G ECHO 10

UMM-S GCMD SERF

UMM-VVisualization (GIBS)

UMM-PParameters/Variables (Giovanni AESIR)

UMM-?Future Concepts

UMM-* Development Outline

• Stakeholder Interviews

• Surveying Existing Implementations

• Defining and Crosswalking Fields

• Defining Relationships

• Identifying Subsystem Interactions

• Tailoring Lifecycle

• ESDIS Standards Office (ESO) review

Current Work and Future Plans

• Collections and Granules just completed ESO review

• CMR is using provisional versions of these models for its search

• Services and Visualizations are under development

• Metadata Reconciliation between ECHO and GCMD is underway

• Next Steps: Parameters, Documentation and Meta-Metadata

The Process

Initial Contact & Stakeholder Identification

Tailored Reconciliation Package

Package Review Period

Facilitated Stakeholder Meeting

Plan & Timeline

The Process

Initial Contact & Stakeholder Identification

Tailored Reconciliation Package

Package Review Period

Facilitated Stakeholder Meeting

Plan & Timeline

Reconciliation Package Contents:

• Metadata holdings report

• Submission process report

• Options for future submission

• Potential pain points identified

The Process

Initial Contact & Stakeholder Identification

Tailored Reconciliation Package

Package Review Period

Facilitated Stakeholder Meeting

Plan & Timeline

Example activities might include:

• REST API migration

• Metadata merge working meetings

• Adapter development

CMR Resources may be available if

needed

Each DAAC’s process will be

unique.

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