Dataset	set of data that is explicitly intended, or directly suitable, for further computational processing.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.CD-ROM_Contents	the contents of a CD-ROM which have been posted on a Web server, but not altered to suit the Web form (i.e., a directory listing of the contents of a CD-ROM including executables would be given this designation, while the same CD-ROM concept with the executables rendered Web-appropriate would not).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Graphical_Data	a graph which is immediately suitable for further processing and which represents the typical form in which a certain kind of data is stored (such as a high-resolution seismic profile graph).  (In other words, most graphs posted to the Web are unsuitable because they lack sufficient resolution to yield good processing results.)	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Image	an image which is sufficiently high-resolution and unaltered to meet the general criteria of 'Dataset'.  (In other words, most images posted to the Web are unsuitable because they lack sufficient resolution to yield good processing results.)	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Image.GIS_Data_Layer_or_Shapefile	GIS data layer, shapefiles, or other files which may be processed in a GIS editor.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table	table of information which meets the general criteria of 'Dataset'.  The file type of the table -- comma-separated or tab-separated text, proprietary spreadsheet format, or HTML -- is irrelevant to this term.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Biology	table of biological information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution	table specifying the geographic ranges -- numerically or otherwise -- of one or more organisms.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Chemistry	table of chemical information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Chemistry.Regression_Equations	table of equations relating the occurence of two or more chemical units.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Equipment	table specifying information such as location, functional errors, and retrieval status of scientific equipment.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Equipment.GPS_Navigation_Data	table specifying the GPS-derived location and/or movement or an item of scientific equipment.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geographic_Coordinates	table of the geographic coordinates of one or more objects--such as living things, equipment, storms, or geomorphic features.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geography	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/09/01   2003/09/01	 1
Dataset.Table.Geology	table of geological information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments	table of information about the geologic characteristics of some sediments.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Age	tables of information about the geologically-determined ages of some sediments.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Chemistry	table of information about the chemical composition of some sediments.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Density	table of information about the density, or weight per volume, of some sediments.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geology.Sediments.Sediment_Texture	tables of information about the texture -- the grain size, sorting, and related qualities -- of some sediments.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geology.Seismic_Events	table of geologic information about seismic events.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Geology.Stratigraphy	table of stratigraphic information, such as a stratigraphic column describing the characteristics of each unit.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Hydrology	table of hydrological information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Hydrology.Discharge	table of hydrologic discharge information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Meteorology	table of meteorologic information.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography	table of oceanographic information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Beam_Attenuation	table of beam attenuation data taken by oceanographic equipment.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Carbon_Productivity	table of data about carbon productivity for some part of the ocean.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Chemical_Composition	table of information about the chemical composition of ocean water for a given set of samples.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Currents	table of information about some ocean current or currents.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Salinity	table of information about ocean-water salinity from one or more sites and times.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Sea_Surface_Temperature	table of sea surface temperature data for one or more oceanic locations and times.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Subsurface_Temperature	table of subsurface temperature data for one or more oceanic locations and times.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Dataset.Table.Oceanography.Wave_Height	table of information about wave heights at one or more locations and times.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image	a file intended for visual display, but which includes nonverbal information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Moving_Image	a series of still images which presents the illusion of being a continous moving stream, possibly with audio.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	0
Image.Moving_Image.Animation	a moving image in which individual stills were created primarily by computer or artistic means, rather than taken from video.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Moving_Image.Video	a moving image in which individual stills were recorded from reality, rather than created by animators.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Moving_Image.Video.Interviews	video of one or more interviews.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Moving_Image.Video.Interviews.Observers	video of an interview with the observer, or observers, or some events.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Moving_Image.Video.Interviews.Scientists	video of an interview with one or more researchers.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Moving_Image.Video.Researchers_at_Work	video showing researchers at work.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image	a static image.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration	a representation of an idea in image form, where the image was primarly not generated from photographs or other recordings of reality.	For the purposes of the MRIB metadata, diagrams and illustrations do NOT include maps.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.3d_Red-Blue_Stereogram	an image which has been stereographically processed to create a three-dimensional effect when used with red-blue glasses.	rlriall	2003/08/1	2003/08/1	0
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Computer_Screen_Shot	an image of a computer action taken from a computer screen.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Fine_Art	an object of creative art -- especially a well known one -- whose image has been repurposed to illustrate, often in an abstract or emotional way, a specific concept.  (For instance, a Matisse cut-out accompanying a discussion of hydrologic flow would meet these criteria; a painting by Leonardo DaVinci which was intended--by him as the creator--to illustrate a scientific paper would not.)	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Lithology	image representing the lithology of an area, such as a lithological cross-section through the subsurface or a block diagram of lithology.  (Lithology is here considered to be the characteristics -- such as petrologic names, stratigraphic names, etc. -- of bedrock, to the exclusion of unconsolidated sediments).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Living_Things	image representing the appearance and/or strucutures (external, anatomical, functional, or otherwise) or a kind of living thing.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Organizational_Charts	image showing the organization of an institution (such as a diagram of departments and offices).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Processes	image showing the steps of some process, natural, mechanical, or otherwise.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Scientific_Equipment	image showing the parts, function, or applications of a tool for scientific inquiry.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Sedimentary_Structures	image showing sedimentary (rather than tectonic, volcanic, or metamorphic) 'structures' in both unconsolidated sediments and sedimentary rock.  Such structures would include bedforms, varves, soil horizons, and mudcracks but NOT structures like fault scarps, migmatites, or dikes.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Stratigraphy	image, such as a formal stratigraphic column, representing the order, ages, names, extent, or other aspects of rock layers of an area.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Structures	image showing the geological structures EXCEPT sedimentary structures of an area.   This would include such things as fault traces, clinal features, intrusions, and interpreted sense of movement, but exclude such things as ripple-marks, sinkholes, and varves.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Diagram_or_Illustration.Surface_Sediments	image showing the features of surface sediments in some area.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph	a two- or three-dimensional plot of one or more variables against one another.  For the purposes of the MRIB, "graph" excludes maps as well as illustrations and diagrams which are conceptual interpretations, rather than images taken directly from real or modeled data.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology	graph of biologic data.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Biological_Abundance	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Density	graph of data about biological density.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Biology.Productivity	graph of data about biological productivity.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Equipment_Data	graph of data about the status of a scientific instrument.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Equipment_Data.Position	graph of data about the geographic position of a scientific instrument.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geography	graph of geographical data.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geography.Economics	graph of geo-economical data.	rlriall		2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology	graph of geologic data.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Gamma_Log_Cross_Section	graph showing a cross-section of gamma-log data taken from boreholes; if the graph includes interpreted information (such as interpreted extents of the units) it should also be classified "Image.Still.Diagram_or_Illustration.Stratigraphy" (and structural interpretations would warrant the addition of "Image.Still.Diagram_or_Illustration.Structures," etc.)	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Seismic_Profile	graph showing seismic data in cross-section; if the graph includes interpreted information it should also be given the appropriate member of "Image.Still.Diagram_or_Illustration."	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Time_Line	a graph of geologic or geohistorical events versus time.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Topographic_Profile	a graph (from data rather than a general interpretation) of elevation versus distance over some geospatial section.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Geology.Topographic_Profile.LIDAR_Data	graph of topographic data from LIDAR.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology	graph of hydrological data.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology.Chemistry	graph of hydrologic chemistry data versus time, distance, weather, or some other variable.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology.Discharge	graph of hydrologic discharge versus time, distance, weather, or some other variable.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Hydrology.Streamflow	graph of hydrologic streamflow versus time, distance, weather, or some other variable.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology	graph of meteorologic data.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Atmosphere	graph of meteorological data about the atmosphere.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Atmosphere.Chemical_Composition	graph of data about the chemical composition of the atmosphere.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Atmosphere.Pressure	graph of data about atmospheric pressure.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Precipitation_Amount	graph of data about the quantity or qualities of precipitation.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Temperature	graph of atmospheric temperature data.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Winds	graph of data about winds, such as their velocity.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Winds.Direction	graph of wind direction data.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Meteorology.Winds.Speed	graph of wind speed-magnitude data.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography	graph of oceanographic (and, where similar, lacustrine, sea, etc.) data.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Currents	graph of data about water currents.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Currents.Currents_versus_Depth	graph of data about water currents.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Currents.Sediment_Concentration_vs_Current_Strength	graph of data describing how the presence of sediment in water currents varies with current strength.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments	graph of data about sediments suspended in or underlying a large standing water body.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Composition	graph of data about the chemical composition of sediments in a large body of water.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Composition.Chromatograms	graph of chemical composition data for water-body sediments taken from a chromatogram.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Composition.Graph_from_Core	graph of chemcial composition data for water-body sediments derived from a sediment core.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Sediments.Sediment_Texture	graph of data about sediment texture underlying a large standing water body.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Temperature	graph of water-temperature data.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Temperature.Temperature_versus_Depth	graph of subsurface water-temperature data by depth.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides	graph of data about tides.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Annual_Variation	graph of tide data changes over the course of a year. pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Daily_Variation	graph of tide data changes over the course of a day.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Monthly_Variation	graph of tide data changes over the course of a month.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Tides.Weekly_Variation	graph of tide data changes over the course of a week.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry	graph of data about the chemical properties of some body of water.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry.Fluorometry	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry.Oxygen	graph of data about water oxygen content.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Chemistry.Salinity	graph of data about water salinity.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Level	graph of data about the level of water.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Water_Level.Annual_Variation	graph of data about water level changes over the course of a year.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Graph.Oceanography.Wave_Height	graph of data about the height of waves over the usual water level.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.IfSAR_(InSAR)_Image	definition pending.	aallwardt	2006/07/03	2007/08/29
Image.Still_Image.LIDAR_Image	definition pending.	aallwardt	2006/01/20
Image.Still_Image.Map	a two- or three-dimensional visual represenation of spatial "things" on a surface.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology	map of biological information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution	map showing the geospatial distribution of one or more organism types, either now or in the past.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology.Biogeographic_Distribution.Vegetal_Cover	map showing the geospatial distribution of vegetation or vegetation types.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Biology.Habitat_Types	map showing the geospatial distribution of general habitat types.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography	map showing geographical information.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Boundaries	map showing geographical boundaries, such as political borders, specially-designated areas, etc.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Demography	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Economics	map showing geographical representations of economic data, such as revenues from certain industries by location.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Hazards_Map	map showing geological, meteorological, human-constructed, or other hazards to human populations.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Land_Use	map showing geographical information about how land is used by humans.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geography.Resources	map showing resources valuable to people.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology	map of geological information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Bedrock_Geology	map showing the bedrock geology characteristics of an area -- that is, the uppermost rock underlying any unconsolidated surficial sediments.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Geomagnetism	map showing the variation of a geomagnetic field for some area.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Hydrogeology	map showing the hydrogeologic information for some area; in other words, the mapped extent of an aquifer would be relevant, while discharge data would likely not.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	aallwardt	2004/12/10	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Past_Earthquakes_and_Other_Seismic_Events	map showing the location (and possibly other information) about earthquakes and other seismic events.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Structures	map of geological structures which are not sedimentary in nature -- in other words, fault traces, plutons, and anticlines would count.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Surficial_Geology	map describing unconsolidated, surficial sediments of an area.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Geology.Surficial_Geology.Sonar_Reflectivity	map of surficial geology based on sonar reflectivity.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology	map showing hydrological information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Drainage	map showing stream drainage by locations.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Stream_Flow	map showing stream flow by locations.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Watershed_Boundaries	map showing the boundaries of watersheds.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Hydrology.Water_Level	map showing water level by locations.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Location_of_Research_Facility	map showing the location of a research facility such as a laboratory or office building.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Location_of_Study_Area	map showing the location of a study area (possibly including information about sampling sites, tracklines, etc. within the area).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Location_of_Study_Area.Road_Map	map showing the location of a study area, using roads as locational indicators.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology	map showing meteorologic information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Atmospheric_Characteristics	map showing the atmospheric characteristics.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Precipitation	map showing precipitation data over space.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Storm_Paths	map showing the spatial movement of a hurricane, cyclone, or other storm system.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Surface_Temperature	map showing surface temperature for some area and time.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Meteorology.Winds	map showing information about winds -- such as direction and speed -- for some location and time.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography	map showing oceanographic information.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Contaminant_Sources	map showing the sources of oceanic contaminants.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Currents	map showing oceanic currents at some place and time.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Living_Things	map showing the distribution or movement of living things in the ocean at some place and time.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Morphology	map showing seafloor morphology at some location and time.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments.Chemical_Concentrations	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments.Sediment_Transport	map showing sediment transport processes in the ocean for some place and time.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Sediments.Sediment_Transport.Shoreline_Movement	map showing shoreline movement due to sediment transport over time.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Oceanography.Tides	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Parts_of_a_Map	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Parts_of_a_Map.Table_of_Symbols	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Bathymetry_(Aquatic_Relief)	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Bathymetry_(Aquatic_Relief).Contours	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Terrestrial_Relief	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Map.Topography.Terrestrial_Relief.Contours	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Benthic_Organisms	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Nektonic_Organisms	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Planktonic_Organisms	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Researchers	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Terrestrial_Organisms	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Living_Things.Terrestrial_Organisms.Coastal_Organisms	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Fossils	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Living_Things	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Scanning_Electron_Microscope	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Thin_Section	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Microphotograph.Thin_Section.Rocks	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Physiographic_Features	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Research_Facility	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Scientific_Equipment	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Seafloor	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Seafloor.Physiographic_Features	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Seafloor.Sediments	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Photograph.Vessels_and_Other_Platforms	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Poster	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Radar_Image	definition pending.	aallwardt	2006/05/19
Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Altimetry	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Reflectance	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Surface_Temperature	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Vegetation	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Satellite_Image.Weather	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Slideshow	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Slideshow.Presentation	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Image.Still_Image.Slideshow.Time_Series	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource	a Web resource which changes as the user interacts with it, or which serves as a gateway for interactions between people.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Ask_an_Expert	information about how to use a (usually free) ask-an-expert service such as the USGS "Ask-a-Geologist."	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface	querying or other interface to information in a database other than a database of Web page contents.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface.Bibliographic_Data	interface to a database of bibliographic information.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface.Modeled_Data	interface which retrieves values from a model based on user input.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Database_Interface.Real_World_Data	interface which retrieves real-world data based on user specifications.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Discussion_Board	interface which allows people to communicate across the Web without reliance on non-browser applications; especially such an interface in which discussions are archived and remain viewable after their occurence.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Email_List	information about joining an email list, and possibly an interface to automatically join such a list.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.FTP_Server	server using the FTP protocol from which a user can download files (and possibly interact in other ways, such as to modify the server).  Server should only be indexed if it can be accessed from a Web browser, rather than requiring a proper FTP client.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Map_Navigation_Interface	interactive map interface, such as one offering zooming, panning, and activation/removal of layers.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Quiz	interactive quiz which, when taken by the user, returns evaluation of the user's performance.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Search_Interface	interface to search one or more Web sites; excludes searching interface to any other database type.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Software_Registration	interface which allows a user to register a software product she or he uses, ostensibly for the purpose of obtaining support, update information, etc.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Interactive_Resource.Submission_Form	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004/11/04
Interactive_Resource.Virtual_Reality	interface in which the user may navigate through a three-dimensional representation of some information (usually geographic features).	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Applet	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Applet.Java	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Script	instructions, written in a scripting language, that require a non-system program to run.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Script.HyperCard_Stack	application run using the HyperCard Player (MacOS only).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Script.MAPGEN	script which adds functionality to the MAPGEN program.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Script.MATLAB	script which adds functionality to the MATLAB program.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Script.STELLA	model which adds functionality to the STELLA program.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Source_Code	instructions, written in a computer language, which can be compiled to create a software product that is independent of non-system software.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Source_Code.C	software source code written in the C language.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Source_Code.FORTRAN	software source code written in the FORTRAN language.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Software.Standalone_Application	compiled software which is run independently of non-system programs.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Standalone_Application.DOS/Windows	software compiled for DOS/Windows systems.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Standalone_Application.GNU/Linux	software compiled for GNU/Linux systems.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Standalone_Application.IRIX	software compiled for SGI/IRIX systems.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Standalone_Application.Mac_OS	software compiled for MacOS systems.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Standalone_Application.UNIX	software compiled for UNIX systems (possibly compatible with UNIX-like systems, such as GNU/Linux).	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Software.Standalone_Application.VMS	software compiled for VMS systems.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Sound	audio document.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text	human-language document that is read (rather than heard, etc.).	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions	a set of answers to questions commonly posed to the maintainer, author, or organization associated with a Web site.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Biography	the life-history of a person.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Committee_Report	aallwardt	2006/04/21
Text.Cruise_Report	report from a research trip on a scientific vessel.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Directory_Contents_Listing	list of the contents of a directory on a remote computer as it is generated by the system (thus, NOT a list which is written by a human and includes descriptions of the contents beyond those provided by the computer system).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Environmental_Impact_Statement	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/08/01	2003/08/01	1
Text.Field_Trip_Guide	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004/11/04	2006/01/20
Text.Institutional_Information	information about an institution -- for purposes of the MRIB metadata, this may include small research collaboration groups as well as formally chartered, large agencies.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Institutional_Information.Capabilities	information about the research capabilities of an institution, such as what equipment, facilities, and specialists are available to the institution.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.Charter	formal "origin" document of an institution, usually including information about its basic function and purpose.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.Collaborators	list of collaborators with the publishing institution, whether in general or for the creation of a specific document.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.General_Information	general information about an institution, such as brief summaries of the other types of information or types of information which do not presently fit elsewhere.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Institutional_Information.General_Information.Building_Layouts	information about the building layouts for an institutional facility, such as where specified laboratories are located.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.General_Information.Usage_Fees	information about fees required to access an institution's facilites or purchase its products and services.  (I.e., this term includes information about both the price of a library card at the MBL/WHOI Library and the price of a USGS topographic map).	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.History	prose describing the history of an institution.	rlriall	2003/08/1	2003/08/1	0
Text.Institutional_Information.Interview	transcript of an interview with an institutional authority which provides information about the institution.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Institutional_Information.Location	information about the geographic location of an institution.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Institutional_Information.Mission_Statement	statement -- lengthy or brief -- of an institution's purposes, objectives, or long-term goals.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Institutional_Information.News	news about an institution, as described by the institution.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Institutional_Information.News.News_Brief	brief news report from an institution.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.News.Press_Release	formal text style describing institutional news and intended to encourage discussion in the external media. 	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.News.Web_Site_Updates_List	list of updates to a Web site, usually with dates of the modifications.	rlriall	2003/08/1	2003/08/1	0
Text.Institutional_Information.Personnel_Directory	contact information for the researchers and/or other staff at some institution.  This should not be applied to lists of primary authors or investigators for a particularly project; rather it should be used for personnel at a program, department, or other larger-than-one-project level.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Institutional_Information.Projects_List	list of projects presently or historically undertaken by an institution.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Institutional_Information.Publications_List	list of publications (including both text AND other official products) of an institution.	rlriall	2003/07/01	2003/07/01	1
Text.Interview_Transcript	transcript of an interview in text form.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Interview_Transcript.Researchers	transcript of an interview with a researcher about her or his research.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Lay_Science_Paper	scientific paper intended for readers who do not necessarily have background knowledge of the relevant specialist field.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Lay_Science_Paper.Basic_Concepts	lay science paper which discusses general scientific concepts which are relevant to many geographic areas and times.  For instance, a paper about global types of sedimentary processes would be given this term, while a paper about sediment transport by whales in Georges Bank would not (unless it also discussed at length the general concepts, too).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Lay_Science_Paper.Basic_Concepts.Mathematical_Formulas	mathematical formulas useful for someone with an entry-level understanding of a scientific field (for instance, density=mass/volume would earn this term, while the formulas describing thin-film interference might not).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Lexicon	a table of words or phrases and their definitions in some context.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Lexicon.Multilingual	usually, a translation of words or phrases from one language to their near-counterparts in one or more other languages.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Lexicon.Specialist_Terminology	definitions of specialist terminology, such as taxon names.  May be intended either for other specialists or for a lay audience.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Links	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Links.Site_Map	definition pending.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Metadata-Related_Text	text related to the composition, understanding, or access to "data about data" -- or the metadata itself.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Clearinghouse	a compilation of more than one set of metadata.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Formal_Dictionary	dictionary describing the syntactical rules and other composition-related characteristics of a metadata standard.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Metadata_Itself	"data about data," a formal description of some data or information product, usually to assist readers in finding an appropriate product.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Metadata-Related_Text.Metadata_Itself.FGDC	metadata using the rules of the Federal Geographic Data Committee.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Newspaper_Report	a news article taken from a newspaper.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Opinion	prose intended to convince the reader to adopt the author's opinion of some subject.  For the purpose of the MRIB metadata, this should be considered to be less lengthy and rigorous than a scholarly paper and should be exempt from formal peer review (so as to exclude scholarly papers).  Usually involves a subject with some popular, if not scientific, controversy. 	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Opinion.Editorial_Columns	an opinion column written for a newspaper, popular magazine, or other journal.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Opinion.Speech	a speech given with the intent of persuading an audience, but -- for the purposes of the MRIB metadata -- less rigorously reviewed and argued than a research presentation.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material	text and attached materials suitable for K-12 education.  Although this term usually carries a measure of the document author's intent to create a resource for K-12 education, this term may also apply to materials which are immediately and without modification useful for this purpose (such materials should also be termed "Text.Lay_Science_Paper").	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Background_Material	text about concepts which will be applied in an educational activity, such as basic science knowledge necessary to complete an activity or answer student questions.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Lesson_Plan	a plan for a complete lesson which provides necessary background material, student activities, and pedagogical concepts for the instructor.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Reference_List	list of materials from which a student or instructor might seek further knowledge of a subject.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Student_Activity_Plan	instructions and/or materials for a specific student activity.  This term applies to both activities assisted by the instructor, and activities which learners may perform independently.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Primary_and_Secondary_Educational_Material.Teaching_Packet	a complete set of materials needed for a lesson or lesson series -- such as lesson plans, activity plans, background information..	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Project_Description_Other_Than_Formal_Abstract	a description of a research project which does not follow the conventions of a formal scholarly abstract.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Rendering_of_Oral_Histories_or_Legends	prose summary, transcript, or other evocation of an oral history or legend.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper	a technical or conceptual paper intended for an audience with some pre-existing familiarity with the subject.  A whole paper following the traditional form need not be present to use the members of this class; a technical bibliography, for instance, should be noted as "Text.Scholarly_Paper.Bibliography" regardless of whether it is attached to a formal scientific paper.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Abstract	a short description of a scholarly paper; also a short description of a project which takes the form of a typical abstract for a scholarly paper.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Bibliography	a formal bibliographical list of one or more technical works relevant to a scholarly paper or research subject.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Computational_Formulas	mathematical formulas of interest for technical work in a general field.  If the formula is such that an interested lay person might have use for or interest in it, this term need not occur to the exclusion of "Text.Lay_Science_Paper.Basic_Concepts.Mathematical_Formulas."	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Conclusions	text which has the form or qualities of the conclusions section of a formal scholarly paper  -- that is, prose which draws conclusions from some body of research and requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Introduction	text which has the form or qualities of the introduction section of a formal scholarly paper  -- that is, prose which discusses the background concepts and usefulness of some body of research and requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Journal	a journal which "prints" scholarly writing.	rlriall	2003/05/1	2003/05/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Literature_Review	a scholarly paper which reviews in extensive detail the existing literature of a scholarly specialty.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Methods	text which has the form or qualities of the methods section of a formal scholarly paper  -- that is, prose which discusses in detail the investigative methods of some body of research and requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Results	text which has the form or qualities of the results section of a formal scholarly paper  -- that is, prose which discusses preliminary results -- rather than general conclusions -- of some research and which requires a pre-existing understanding of the field for solid comprehension.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Scholarly_Paper.Table_of_Contents	the list of sections in a scholarly paper.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Software_Instructions	instructions for using software itself, or for using a particular file or file type with software; also release notes, read-me files, and other information pertinent to the use of software (to include Web-based applications).	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1
Text.Thesis_or_Dissertation	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004/11/04
Text.Training	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004/11/04
Text.Training.Equipment_Training	predominantly text-based instruction in using research equipment.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	aallwardt	2004/11/04
Text.Training.Procedural_Training	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004/11/04
Text.Workshop_Report	report on workshop proceedings, decisions, presentations, or other items.	rlriall	2003/07/1	2003/07/1	1