NCEI Marine Geology Data Archive

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
Marine Geologic data compilations and reports in the NCEI archive are from academic and government sources around the world. Over ten terabytes of analyses, descriptions, and images of sediment and rock from the ocean floor and lakebeds are available. Examples of data available include sediment/rock composition, physical properties, petrology/mineralogy, geochemistry, paleontology, paleomagnetism, x-rays, photographs, and other imagery. All reports and data, regardless of format, are accessible via the Marine Geology Digital Inventory and/or linked to the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS). Searches offer free, immediate download of digital data, many images, and .PDF reports, and information on how to obtain full-resolution images from the archive, and order CD-ROMs, microfilm, or oversize charts. Some larger data sets, including the IMLGS, have their own web interfaces. The IMLGS provides searches of sea floor and lakebed cores, grabs, dredges, and drill samples available from sample repositories at partner institutions, with links to browse and download related information from NCEI and other sources.
Citation
Title NCEI Marine Geology Data Archive
publication  Date   1976-07-06
revision  Date   2015-09-11
Edition First
presentationForm  digital
Series
Name Marine Geology and Geophysics (MGG)
Issue Multiple MGG identifiers
cited responsible party - author
organisation Name  Multiple investigators
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Multiple projects, institutions, and agencies worldwide
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation,oceans
Keywords:
project Keywords
IMLGS > Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples
DOMES > Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Study
IDOE > International Decade of Ocean Exploration
IODP > INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
IPOD > International Phase of Ocean Drilling
OCSEAP > Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Project
ODP > OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
ODP/DSDP > Ocean Drilling Program / Deep Sea Drilling Program
SEATAR > Studies of East Asia Tectonics and Resources
SOUTH.CAL.OCS BASELINE
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
revision  Date   2016-12-12
publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA
position Name GCMD User Support Office
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD Feedback Form
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso
link function information
Description Have a Comment for the GCMD?
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD's Science Keywords and Associated Directory Keywords
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keyword_list.html
link function information
Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
Theme keywords (theme):
Databases
Scientific archives
Electronic records
Oceanography
Ocean bottom
Geology
Submarine geology
Marine sediments
Geochemistry
Marine mineral resources
Manganese nodules
thesaurus name >
Title Library of Congress Subject Headings
cited responsible party - resourceProvider
organisation Name  US Library of Congress
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
URL: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects
protocol http
link function information
Description The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are part of a Linked Data Service, actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress.
target application profile  web browser
Theme keywords (theme):
Marine geology
Rock and sediment lithology and mineralogy
Rock and sediment chemistry
Rock and sediment physical properties
Underwater photography
Geothermal measurements
thesaurus name >
Title SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies
cited responsible party - resourceProvider
organisation Name  SeaDataNet
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies
URL: http://www.seadatanet.org/Standards-Software/Common-Vocabularies
protocol http
link function information
Description The SeaDataNet Vocabulary Server is populated with lists describing a wide range of entities relevant to marine metadata and data such as parameters, sea area names, platform classes, instrument types, and so on.
target application profile  web browser
Theme keywords (theme):
Sea-floor characteristics
thesaurus name >
Title USGS Science Topics
cited responsible party - resourceProvider
organisation Name  US Geological Survey
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name USGS Thesaurus
URL: http://www.usgs.gov/science/about/
protocol http
link function information
Description The USGS Thesaurus contains thematic terms for categorizing information resources intended to support finding and understanding scientific information.
target application profile  web browser
Theme keywords (theme):
lacustrine sediments
thesaurus name >
Title USDA National Agricultural Library's Agricultural Thesaurus (NALT)
cited responsible party - resourceProvider
organisation Name  USDA National Agricultural Library
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NAL Agricultural Thesaurus (NALT)
URL: http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/
protocol http
link function information
Description The US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library's (NAL) Agricultural Thesaurus (NALT).
target application profile  web browser
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Geotechnical Properties
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Chemistry
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentary Textures
EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Boreholes
EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Isotopes
EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Microfossils
EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Paleomagnetic Data
EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Major Elements
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Minor Elements
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Trace Elements
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Geomagnetism > Paleomagnetism
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Age Determinations
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Igneous Rocks
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Metamorphic Rocks
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Sedimentary Rocks
EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Sediments
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Stratigraphic Sequence
EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > Ocean/Lake Records > Stratigraphic Sequence
thesaurus name >
Title NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
platform Keywords
In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS
thesaurus name >
Title NASA/GCMD Platform Keywords
instrument Keywords
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > CORING DEVICES
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > DREDGING DEVICES
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > GRAB SAMPLERS
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > ROCK CORERS
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > SEDIMENT CORERS
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Trawls/Nets > BOTTOM TRAWL
thesaurus name >
Title NASA/GCMD Instrument Keywords
project Keywords
ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
revision  Date   2016-12-12
publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA
position Name GCMD User Support Office
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD Feedback Form
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso
link function information
Description Have a Comment for the GCMD?
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD's Science Keywords and Associated Directory Keywords
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keyword_list.html
link function information
Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
Location keywords:
Solid Earth > Crust
Geographic Region > Global Ocean
Vertical Location > Sea Floor
thesaurus name >
Title NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2016-12-01
publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA
position Name GCMD User Support Office
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD Feedback Form
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso
link function information
Description Have a Comment for the GCMD?
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD's Science Keywords and Associated Directory Keywords
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keyword_list.html
link function information
Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
Theme keywords (theme):
Tectonics
thesaurus name >
Title Process > Geologic Processes
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Geochemistry
Paleontology
Marine Geology
Oceanography
Mineralogy
Geography
Geophysics
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Platform
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > Platform
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
thesaurus name >
Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Mineral Resource
Shelf
Geothermal
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Geologic Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Analysis
Indexing
Photography
Phasing
thesaurus name >
Title Method > information processing
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Photograph
Data Set
thesaurus name >
Title Resource Type > Dataset
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Crust
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Subsurface
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Element
Manganese
Isotope
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Chemical
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Core
Grab
Dredge
Measurement
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Continental
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Continental
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Government
Ocean Floor
Composition
Ocean
Characteristic
Shelf
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Rock Material
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Trace Element
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Biological Material
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Repository
thesaurus name >
Title Resource Type > Repository
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Drilling
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > Human Impact
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Centered
East
Vertical
Measurement
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
In Situ/Laboratory Instrument
ROCK CORER
GRAB SAMPLER
BOTTOM TRAWL
DREDGING DEVICE
CORING DEVICE
SEDIMENT CORER
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Sea Floor
Mine
Borehole
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Environmental Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Marine
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > marine
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Geochemistry
Chemistry
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Chemistry
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:53:30 UTC 2018
purpose:
Research in global change, benthic habitats, mineral resources, and environmental processes.
Browse image (thumbnail):
thumbnail file name:  ...
file type: PNG
thumbnail file description:  data locations
Resource language:  eng; USA
Character set encoding of resource:  UTF8
Resource progress code:  inProgress
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  irregular
notes: Additions as new data are received.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Other constraints
Please cite DOIs for individual data sets. If no DOI is available, cite the data set originator, the date downloaded, and NOAA/NCEI as the source of the data.
Use Limitation
otherRestrictions
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access to this dataset is unrestricted.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Please cite DOIs for individual data sets. If no DOI is available, cite the data set originator, the date downloaded, and NOAA/NCEI as the source of the data.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Constraints on resource usage:
Security Constraints
Classification  unclassified
Processing environment:  Native Dataset Environment: ASCII text
Spatial resolution:
Resource extent
Extent description
Global ocean floor
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  90.0
southBoundLatitude  -90.0
Temporal Extent
Sampling Dates 1930-01-01 2013-11-29
Vertical Extent
bottom -10000
top 0
Additional information on resource:
Many data reports were received as paper copies, on 35-mm or 16-mm microfilm, or microfiche. All paper reports have been scanned to PDF and some microfilm reports are also available as PDF, however some reports are obtainable only offline in their original form.
Credits:
Marine geology data in the NCEI archive are from diverse projects and programs, and were funded by many sources around the world, for example the National Science Foundation (NSF). Please cite the original source when using these data. Many of the core and seabed photographs and descriptions in the archive were digitized under Project L-19 of the NOAA Climate Data Modernization Program (CDMP). Project L-19 was a partnership between NGDC and several institutions to digitize, make available, and archive analog data from their collections.
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Marine Geology Data Manager
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Marine Geology Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-4603
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address geology.info@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain
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Vector spatial representation information

Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type  point
Back to top A data set, digital or analog, including geolocated descriptions, analyses, or imagery pertaining to sediment or rock, from the sea floor or a lakebed. point
Band
descriptor Data Set identifier assigned by NCEI on receipt
sequence Identifier
name MGGID
Long Wavelength  00005001
Short Wavelength  99995999
units

Content information: feature catalog description

Included With Dataset  true
Compliance Code  false
Feature Types  
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Reference system information

Reference System Identifier
Identifier string: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
authority
Title European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
publication  Date   2008-11-12
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  European Petroleum Survey Group
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name European Petroleum Survey Group registry
URL: http://www.epsg-registry.org/
link function information
Description European Petroleum Survey Group registry
Version 6.18.3
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Scope of quality information
scope level  repository
Level Description
other component described  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Resource lineage description

Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Level Description
dataset described: gov.noaa.ngdc:Marine_Geology
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
Lineage prior to transfer to NCEI is unknown.
Processing Step
date and time 
description 
source
source description  Multiple sources
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy
measure Description  
evaluation Method Description  The horizontal accuracy of data values is approximately .001 degree of latitude/longitude.
QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy
name Of Measure Reliability
measure Description  
evaluation Method Description  Quality control was performed by the originator. NCEI performed basic out-of-range location testing, and additional testing on selected data sets.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-6338
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address geology.info@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain
Standard ordering process
fees free online download
Format
Format name Text
Format version UTF-8
specification > American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format.
Format
Format name PDF
Format version 
specification > Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
Format
Format name TIF
Format version 
specification > Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).
Format
Format name JPG
Format version 
specification > Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG).
Format
Format name WMS
Format version 1.3.0
specification > Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 6176112
Linkage for online resource
name Publisher's landing page
URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/Collection/iso/xml/Marine_Geology.xml&view=getDataView&header=none&title=Get%20Data%20NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/Collection/iso/xml/Marine_Geology.xml
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Information about the archive and all access options.
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name Web page
URL: https://ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Web page of information about data in the NCEI archive, including links to documentation and data download.
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name All Search interfaces and Web Services
URL: https://ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/seadas.html
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function search
Description ArcGIS interactive map interface to search and download data.
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name ArcGIS map
URL: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/marine_geology/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function search
Description ArcGIS interactive map interface to search and download data.
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name Geology Inventory WMS
URL: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/web_mercator/marine_geology_dynamic/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
link function display
Description Web Map Service interface to display data locations in the Marine Geology Inventory.

Metadata data stamp:  2015-10-05
Resource Maintenance Information
date of next update:  2016-10-05
maintenance or update frequency:  annually
notes: Metadata Review Date: 2016-10-05
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Marine Geology Data Manager
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Marine Geology Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-4603
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address geology.info@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ngdc:Marine_Geology
'Parent' metadata record identifier:  

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)