WMO Codelists
Codelists for description of meteorological metadata datasets compliant with ISO/TC 211 19115:2003 and 19139
Since this information reproduces parts of the ISO 191xxx series of standards in the WMO profile, Copyright remains with ISO.
GMX (and imported) namespace
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identification of when a given event occurred
CI_DateTypeCode
date identifies when the resource was brought into existence
creation
date identifies when the resource was issued
publication
date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and imporved or amended
revision
date identifies when the resource was referenced or accessed
reference
function performed by the resource
CI_OnLineFunctionCode
online instructions for transferring data from one storage device or system to another
download
online information about the resource
information
online instructions for requesting the resource from the provider
offlineAccess
online order process for obtening the resource
order
online search interface for seeking out information about the resource
search
mode in which the data is represented
CI_PresentationFormCode
digital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also)
documentDigital
representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also) on paper, photographic material, or other media
documentHardcopy
likeness of natural or man-made features, objects, and activities acquired through the sensing of visual or any other segment of the electromagnetic spectrum by sensors, such as thermal infrared, and high resolution radar and stored in digital format
imageDigital
likeness of natural or man-made features, objects, and activities acquired through the sensing of visual or any other segment of the electromagnetic spectrum by sensors, such as thermal infrared, and high resolution radar and reproduced on paper, photographic material, or other media for use directly by the human user
imageHardcopy
map represented in raster or vector form
mapDigital
map printed on paper, photographic material, or other media for use directly by the human user
mapHardcopy
multi-dimensional digital representation of a feature, process, etc.
modelDigital
3-dimensional, physical model
modelHardcopy
vertical cross-section in digital form
profileDigital
vertical cross-section printed on paper, etc.
profileHardcopy
digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
tableDigital
representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns, printed onpapers, photographic material, or other media
tableHardcopy
digital video recording
videoDigital
video recording on film
videoHardcopy
function performed by the responsible party
CI_RoleCode
party that supplies the resource
resourceProvider
party that accepts accountability and responsability for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource
custodian
party that owns the resource
owner
party who uses the resource
user
party who distributes the resource
distributor
party who created the resource
originator
party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource
pointOfContact
key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research
principalInvestigator
party wha has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified
processor
party who published the resource
publisher
party who authored the resource
author
type or method for evaluating an identified data quality measure
DQ_EvaluationMethodTypeCode
method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on inspection of items within the dataset, where all data required is internal to the dataset being evaluated
directInternal
method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on inspection of items within the dataset, where reference data external to the dataset being evaluated is required
directExternal
method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on external knowledge
indirect
justification for the correlation of two datasets
DS_AssociationTypeCode
reference from one dataset to another
crossReference
reference to a master dataset of which this one is a part
largerWorkCitation
part of the same structured set of data held in a computer
partOfSeamlessDatabase
mapping and charting information from which the dataset content originates
source
part of a set of imagery that when used together, provides three-dimensional images
stereoMate
type of aggregation activity in which datasets are related
DS_InitiativeTypeCode
series of organized planned actions
campaign
accumulation of datasets assembled for a specific purpose
collection
specific performance of a function or group of functions
exercise
process designed to find if something is effective or valid
experiment
search or systematic inquiry
investigation
specific operation of a data collection system
mission
device or piece of equipment which detects or records
sensor
action that is part of a series of actions
operation
vehicle or other support base that holds a sensor
platform
method of doing something involving a number of steps
process
specific planned activity
program
organized undertaking, research, or development
project
examination or investigation
study
piece of work
task
process of testing to discover or demonstrate something
trial
code indicating whether grid data is point or area
MD_CellGeometryCode
each cell represents a point
point
each cell represents an area
area
name of the character coding standard used in the resource
MD_CharacterSetCode
16-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646
ucs2
32-bit fixed size Universal Character Set, based on ISO/IEC 10646
ucs4
7-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
utf7
8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
utf8
16-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
utf16
ISO/IEC 8859-1, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 1 : Latin alphabet No.1
8859part1
ISO/IEC 8859-2, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 2 : Latin alphabet No.2
8859part2
ISO/IEC 8859-3, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 3 : Latin alphabet No.3
8859part3
ISO/IEC 8859-4, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 4 : Latin alphabet No.4
8859part4
ISO/IEC 8859-5, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 5 : Latin/Cyrillic alphabet
8859part5
ISO/IEC 8859-6, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 6 : Latin/Arabic alphabet
8859part6
ISO/IEC 8859-7, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 7 : Latin/Greek alphabet
8859part7
ISO/IEC 8859-8, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 8 : Latin/Hebrew alphabet
8859part8
ISO/IEC 8859-9, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 9 : Latin alphabet No.5
8859part9
ISO/IEC 8859-10, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 10 : Latin alphabet No.6
8859part10
ISO/IEC 8859-11, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 11 : Latin/Thai alphabet
8859part11
ISO/IEC 8859-13, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 13 : Latin alphabet No.7
8859part13
ISO/IEC 8859-14, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 14 : Latin alphabet No.8 (Celtic)
8859part14
ISO/IEC 8859-15, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 15 : Latin alphabet No.9
8859part15
ISO/IEC 8859-16, Information technology - 8-bit single byte coded graphic character sets - Part 16 : Latin alphabet No.10
8859part16
japanese code set used for electronic transmission
jis
japanese code set used on MS-DOS machines
shiftJIS
japanese code set used on UNIX based machines
eucJP
United States ASCII code set (ISO 646 US)
usAscii
IBM mainframe code set
ebcdic
Korean code set
eucKR
traditional Chinese code set used in Taiwan, Hong Kong of China and other areas
big5
simplified Chinese code set
GB2312
name of the handling restrictions on the dataset
MD_ClassificationCode
available for general disclosure
unclassified
not for general disclosure
restricted
available for someone who can be entrusted with information
confidential
kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all but a select group of people
secret
of the highest secrecy
topSecret
specific type of information represented in the cell
MD_CoverageContentTypeCode
meaningful numerical representation of a physical parameter that is not the actual value of the physical parameter
image
code value with no quantitative meaning, used to represent a physical quantity
thematicClassification
value in physical units of the quantity being measured
physicalMeasurement
datatype of element or entity
MD_DatatypeCode
descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behavior
class
descriptor of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behavior
codelist
data type whose instances form a list of named literal values, not extendable
enumeration
permissible value for a codelist or enumeration
codelistElement
class that cannot be directly instantiated
abstractClass
class that is composed of classes it is connected to by an aggregate relationship
aggregateClass
subclass that may be substituted for its superclass
specifiedClass
class with few or no operations whose primary purpose is to hold the abstract state of another class for transmittal, storage, encoding or persistent storage
datatypeClass
named set of operations that characterize the behavior of an element
interfaceClass
class describing a selection of one of the specified types
unionClass
class whose instances are classes
metaClass
class used for specification of a domain of instances (objects), together with the operations applicable to the objects. A type may have attributes and associations
typeClass
free text field
characterString
numerical field
integer
semantic relationship between two classes that involves connections among their instances
association
name of the dimension
MD_DimensionNameTypeCode
ordinate (y) axis
row
abscissa (x) axis
column
vertical (z) axis
vertical
along the direction of motion of the scan point
track
perpendicular to the direction of motion of the scan point
crossTrack
scan line of a sensor
line
element along a scan line
sample
duration
time
name of point or vector objects used to locate zero-, one-, two-, or three-dimensional spatial locations in the dataset
MD_GeometricObjectTypeCode
set of geometric primitives such that their boundaries can be represented as a union of other primitives
complex
connected set of curves, solids or surfaces
composite
bounded, 1-dimensional geometric primitive, representing the continuous image of a line
curve
zero-dimensional geometric primitive, representing a position but not having an extent
point
bounded, connected 3-dimensional geometric primitive, representing the continuous image of a region of space
solid
bounded, connected 2-dimensional geometric primitive, representing the continuous image of a region of a plane
surface
code which indicates conditions which may affect the image
MD_ImagingConditionCode
portion of the image is blurred
blurredImage
portion of the image is partially obscured by cloud cover
cloud
acute angle between the plane of the ecliptic (the plane of the Earth s orbit) and the plane of the celestial equator
degradingObliquity
portion of the image is partially obscured by fog
fog
portion of the image is partially obscured by heavy smoke or dust
heavySmokeOrDust
image was taken at night
night
image was taken during rainfall
rain
image was taken during semi-dark conditions -- twilight conditions
semiDarkness
portion of the image is obscured by shadow
shadow
portion of the image is obscured by snow
snow
the absence of collection data of a given point or area caused by the relative location of topographic features which obstruct the collection path between the collector(s) and the subject(s) of interest
terrainMasking
methods used to group similar keywords
MD_KeywordTypeCode
keyword identifies a branch of instruction or specialized learning
discipline
keyword identifies a location
place
keyword identifies the layer(s) of any deposited substance
stratum
keyword identifies a time period related to the dataset
temporal
keyword identifies a particular subject or topic
theme
frequency with which modifications and deletions are made to the data after it is first produced
MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode
data is repeatedly and frequently updated
continual
data is updated each day
daily
data is updated on a weekly basis
weekly
data is updated every two weeks
fortnightly
data is updated each month
monthly
data is updated every three months
quartely
data is updated twice each year
biannually
data is updated every year
annually
data is updated as deemed necessary
asNeeded
data is updated in intervals that are uneven in duration
irregular
there are no plans to update the data
notPlanned
frequency of maintenance for the data is not known
unknwon
data is updated hourly
hourly
data is updated every 3 hours
3-hourly
data is updated every 6 hours
6-hourly
data is updated every 12 hours
12-hourly
method used to write to the medium
MD_MediumFormatCode
CoPy In / Out (UNIX file format and command)
cpio
Tape ARchive
tar
high sierra file system
highSierra
information processing volume and file structure of CD-ROM
iso9660
rock ridge interchange protocol (UNIX)
iso9660RockRidge
hierarchical file system (Macintosh)
iso9660AppleHFS
name of the medium
MD_MediumNameCode
read-only optical disk
cdRom
digital versatile disk
dvd
digital versatile disk, read only
dvdRom
3,5 inch magnetic disk
3halfInchFloppy
5,25 inch magnetic disk
5quarterInchFloppy
7 track magnetic tape
7trackTape
9 track magnetic tape
9trackTape
3480 cartridge tape drive
3480Cartridge
3490 cartridge tape drive
3490Cartridge
3580 cartridge tape drive
3580Cartridge
4 millimetre magnetic tape
4mmCartridgeTape
8 millimetre magnetic tape
8mmCartridgeTape
0,25 inch magnetic tape
1quarterInchCartridgeTape
half inch cartridge streaming tape drive
digitalLinearTape
direct computer linkage
onLine
linkage through a satellite communication system
satellite
communication through a telephone network
telephoneLink
pamphlet or leaflet giving descriptive information
hardcopy
status of the dataset or progress of a review
MD_ProgressCode
production of the data has been completed
completed
data has been stored in an offline storage facility
historicalArchive
data is no longer relevant
obsolete
data is continually being updated
onGoing
fixed date has been established upon or by which the data will be created or updated
planned
data needs to be generated or updated
required
data is currently in the process of being created
underDevelopment
limitation(s) placed upon the access or use of the data
MD_RestrictionCode
exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor
copyright
government has granted exclusive right to make, sell, use or license an invention or discovery
patent
produced or sold information awaiting a patent
patentPending
a name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer
trademark
formal permission to do something
license
rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible property that is a result of creativity
intellectualPropertyRights
withheld from general circulation or disclosure
restricted
limitation not listed
otherRestrictions
class of information to which the referencing entity applies
MD_ScopeCode
information applies to the attribute class
attribute
information applies to the characteristic of a feature
attributeType
information applies to the collection hardware class
collectionHardware
information applies to the collection session
collectionSession
information applies to the dataset
dataset
information applies to the series
series
information applies to non-geographic data
nonGeographicDataset
information applies to a dimension group
dimensionGroup
information applies to a feature
feature
information applies to a feature type
featureType
information applies to a property type
propertyType
information applies to a field session
fieldSession
information applies to a computer program or routine
software
information applies to a capability which a service provider entity makes available to a service user entity through a set of interfaces that define a behaviour, such as a use case
service
information applies to a copy or imitation of an existing or hypothetical object
model
information applies to a tile, a spatial subset of geographic data
tile
method used to represent geographic information in the dataset
MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode
vector data is used to represent geographic data
vector
grid data is used to represent geographic data
grid
textual or tabular data is used to represent geographic data
textTable
triangulated irregular network
tin
three-dimensional view formed by the intersecting homologous rays of an overlapping pair of images
stereoModel
scene from a video recording
video
a spatially mapped array of bits
bitmap
Irregularly-spaced points, such as meteorological stations
irregularPoints
degree of complexity of the spatial relationships
MD_TopologyLevelCode
geometry objects without any additional structure which describes topology
geometryOnly
1-dimensional topological complex -- commonly called chain-node topology
topology1D
1-dimensional topological complex that is planar. (A planar graph is a graph that can be drawn in a plane in such a way that no two edges intersect except at a vertex.)
planarGraph
2-dimensional topological complex that is planar. (A 2-dimensional topological complex is commonly called full topology in a cartographic 2D environment.)
fullPlanarGraph
1-dimensional topological complex that is isomorphic to a subset of a surface. (A geometric complex is isomorphic to a topological complex if their elements are in a one-to-one, dimensional-and boundry-preserving correspondence to one another.)
surfaceGraph
2-dimensional topological complex that is isomorphic to a subset of a surface
fullSurfaceGraph
3-dimensional topological complex. (A topological complex is a collection of topological primitives that are closed under the boundary operations.)
topology3D
complete coverage of a 3D Euclidean coordinate space
fullTopology3D
topological complex without any specified geometric realisation
abstract
List of categories in the meteorological community for classification to assist in
the grouping and search of meteorological data sets. IPET-MI-III recommended that at least one entry of this list should
be used as keyword.
WMO_CommunityTopicCategoryCode
weather observations
weatherObservations
weather forecasts
weatherForecasts
meteorology
meteorology
hydrology
hydrology
climatology
climatology
landMeteorologyClimate
landMeteorologyClimate
synopticMeteorology
synopticMeteorology
marineMeteorology
marineMeteorology
agriculturalMeteorology
agriculturalMeteorology
aerology
aerology
marineAerology
marineAerology
oceanography
oceanography
landHydrology
landHydrology
rocketSounding
rocketSounding
pollution
pollution
water pollution
waterPollution
land water pollution
landWaterPollution
sea pollution
seaPollution
land pollution
landPollution
air pollution
airPollution
glaciology
glaciology
actinometry
actinometry
satellite observation
satelliteObservation
airplane observation
airplaneObservation
observation platform
observationPlatform
separate additional code list to MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode reflecting WMO time scales
WMO_DataFrequencyCode
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted continuously
continuous
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every minute
1-minute
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 5 minutes
5-minute
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 10 minutes
10-minute
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 30 minutes
30-minute
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every hour
hourly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 3 hours
3-hourly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 6 hours
6-hourly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 8 hours
8-hourly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 12 hours
12-hourly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every day
daily
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every week
weekly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 10 days
10-daily
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 2 weeks
fortnightly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every month
monthly
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every 3 months
quartely
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted twice each year
biannually
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every year
annually
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted every decade
decadally
Data is observed, measured, or forecasted irregularly
irregularly