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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The element is irrelevant to datasets and series as far as I am aware. I presume a question was raised about this by a user, hence the request for change? The
current wording is accurate, but I can see that being more explicit could help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> medin_standards-bounces@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk [mailto:medin_standards-bounces@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gaffney, Sean P.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 10, 2015 4:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> medin_standards@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Medin_standards] MEDIN Metadata Standard Element 10 - Spatial Data Service type<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I am writing to get your opinion on one of the elements in the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard (<a href="http://www.oceannet.org/marine_data_standards/documents/medin_schema_doc_2_3_8.pdf">http://www.oceannet.org/marine_data_standards/documents/medin_schema_doc_2_3_8.pdf</a>)
. The element, 10: ‘Spatial data service type’ is currently marked as ‘Conditional’ in the Standard, but the text description of the element states ‘Mandatory if the described resource is a service’.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I wonder whether you all could give me your views on whether you can see circumstances where this element could be applied to datasets or series, or whether you all consider
it as applying to services only? The equivalent GEMINI 2.2 element carries a note that it is not applicable to datasets or series.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If the latter, I will amend the Metadata Standard so that it is reflected as mandatory for services only and not applicable to datasets or series.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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