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.251.6 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
Soil moisture data across a Florida scrub and sandhill landscape collected from 1998-2018 at Archbold Biological Station

Creator
Individual Name: Carl W Weekley
Organization Name:Archbold Biological Station
Email:na

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/251/6

Contact
Organization Name:Archbold Biological Station
Position Name:Data Manager
Email:datamanager@archbold-station.org
<?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>Soil moisture data across a Florida scrub and sandhill landscape collected from 1998-2018 at Archbold Biological Station</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Carl</givenName>
        <givenName>W</givenName>
        <surName>Weekley</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Archbold Biological Station</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>na</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/251/6</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <organizationName>Archbold Biological Station</organizationName>
      <positionName>Data Manager</positionName>
      <electronicMailAddress>datamanager@archbold-station.org</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>

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