id:
Specify the data set identifier for the data set that you want to view metadata.
Some examples include:
If you do not know the data set identifier for your desired data set, find a list here or use our data search page.
format:
Specify the format that you want to view the metadata in. This includes the
following geospatial metadata standards:
ISO: |
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 19115:2003 Geographic Information Metadata |
FGDC: |
U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) |
citation: |
Produces a suggested data citation from various ISO 19115:2003 metadata fields. |
If you do not specify a format parameter, the output will default to ISO.
style:
Specify the output style that you want to view the metadata in. This includes
one of the following options:
HTML: |
Hypertext Markup Language: view metadata as a Web page. |
text: |
View metadata as a plain text document. |
XML: |
Extensible Markup Language |
If you do not specify a style parameter, the output will default to HTML. The "citation" format is not available in XML.
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