Provenance Generator

Provenance metadata should be included in a derived data package to document its sources. This can be accomplished by adding a separate <methodStep> element in the derived data package for each of the source data packages from which it is derived.

A data package derived from edi.25.2 as one of its source data packages should include the <methodStep> element shown below as a sub-element within its <methods> element.


Method Step

Description

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source

Title
University of Michigan Biological Station Weather Observations 1980 – Present

Creator
Individual Name: Robert Vande Kopple
Organization Name:University of Michigan Biological Station
Email:bvk@umich.edu

Distribution
Online Description:This online link references an EML document that describes data used in the creation of this derivative data package.
URL:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/25/2

Contact
Individual Name: Jason Tallant
Organization Name:University of Michigan Biological Station
Email:jtallant@umich.edu
User Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-8772
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<methodStep>
<description>
<para>This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.</para>
<para>This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.</para>
</description>
<dataSource>
<title>University of Michigan Biological Station Weather Observations 1980 – Present</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Robert</givenName>
        <surName>Vande Kopple</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Michigan Biological Station</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>bvk@umich.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<distribution>
<online>
<onlineDescription>This online link references an EML document that describes data used in the creation of this derivative data package.</onlineDescription>
<url function="information">https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/25/2</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Jason</givenName>
        <surName>Tallant</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Michigan Biological Station</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>jtallant@umich.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-8772</userId>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>

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