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GCMD Instrument/Sensors Keywords

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This Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) keyword set contains names and descriptions of instruments and sensors used in earth sciences and related fields. There are keywords both for (1) types of instruments, sensors, and measurement techniques, and (2) specific instruments and sensors in deployment in various places on earth and in space. The labels of instruments and sensors are usually short names (abbreviations or acronyms); the descriptions provide further information.

For example: (1) SOLAR TELESCOPES, (2) AIRSAR (an airborne radar system deployed by NASA/JPL).

The keywords are arranged in a hierarchy of categories. Examples of categories are: Active Remote Sensing, In Situ/Laboratory Instruments, and Solar/Space Observing Instruments.

These keywords have been used by organizations such as the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, Columbia University (USA), and the Atmospheric Science Data Center, NASA (USA).

Any person or organization may request an addition, modification or deletion to the keywords. A requester can be from the user community, a provider of metadata to GCMD, or any other GCMD stakeholder.

Further information is available in the Governance and community guide and at the GCMD Keywords Community Forum.

Generic information about the GCMD keywords follows:

The keywords help facilitate the classification and discovery of Earth Science data by providing a rich vocabulary for characterizing the data. The GCMD keywords are used by hundreds of data providers worldwide for categorizing the ~33,000 records stored in the Common Metadata Repository.

For more information about the keywords and how to access them, please visit the Keyword Landing Page. The GCMD User Support staff can be reached at gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov. Questions can also be directed to Valerie Dixon at valerie.dixon@nasa.gov.

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Created
2014

Acronym
GCMD-IS

Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Language(s)
English

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NASA request that specific citation information be included whenever individuals and groups make use of the GCMD Keywords in any form of publication. For the specific text of the citation information to be included, please see the version notes for each individual version.

For general information about ARDC support for the publication of the GCMD Keywords, please see the GCMD Keywords documentation page.

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Version 20.2 is the second incremental release since Version 20.0.

Citation information: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 20.2. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%20Keywords

ARDC note 2: the GCMD "Fast-Track" process allows for the addition of keywords to a release without changing the release's version number. Such concepts do not appear in the release's change summary document. To find out about "Fast-Track" changes, please visit the GCMD Keywords community forum using the link above.

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Version 19.4 is the forth incremental release since Version 19.0.

Citation information: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 17.5. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%20Keywords

ARDC note 2: the GCMD "Fast-Track" process allows for the addition of keywords to a release without changing the release's version number. Such concepts do not appear in the release's change summary document. To find out about "Fast-Track" changes, please visit the GCMD Keywords community forum using the link above.

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Version 18.1 is the first incremental release since Version 18.0.

Citation information: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 18.1. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%20Keywords

ARDC note: the GCMD "Fast-Track" process allows for the addition of keywords to a release without changing the release's version number. Such concepts do not appear in the release's change summary document. To find out about "Fast-Track" changes, please visit the GCMD Keywords community forum using the link above.

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https://test.vocabs.ardc.edu.au/repository/api/sparql/ardc-curated_gcmd-instruments_17-5-2023-12-15
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Version 17.5 is the fifth incremental release since Version 17.0.

Citation information: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 17.5. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%20Keywords

ARDC note 1: From Version 10.0, the base URL of the Keywords has been changed. Therefore, the IRIs of all resources are different from those used in Version 9.

ARDC note 2: the GCMD "Fast-Track" process allows for the addition of keywords to a release without changing the release's version number. Such concepts do not appear in the release's change summary document. To find out about "Fast-Track" changes, please visit the GCMD Keywords community forum using the link above.

Linked Data API

SPARQL Endpoint
https://test.vocabs.ardc.edu.au/repository/api/sparql/ardc-curated_gcmd-instruments_16-3-2023-06-16
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Version 16.3 is the third incremental release since Version 16.0.

Version 16.3 is the latest in a series of minor, incremental updates since 14.4.

Citation information: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16.3. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%20Keywords

ARDC note 1: From Version 10.0, the base URL of the Keywords has been changed. Therefore, the IRIs of all resources are different from those used in Version 9.

ARDC note 2: the GCMD "Fast-Track" process allows for the addition of keywords to a release without changing the release's version number. Such concepts do not appear in the release's change summary document. To find out about "Fast-Track" changes, please visit the GCMD Keywords community forum using the link above.

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