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Metadata: Scottish Coastal Observatory - Cromarty
Abstract:
The University of Aberdeen runs the Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty as a base for mammal research. In December 2003, a temperature logger was set up near the lighthouse to measure sea surface temperature
Data holder:
Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)
Use constraints:
no limitations to public access
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 4244 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Scottish Coastal Observatory - Cromarty |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Cromarty, LTM Cromarty, Monitoring Site: Cromarty, SCOBS - Cromarty Site |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_920 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_920 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2003-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2026-01-30 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 55000.00 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | unknown |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The University of Aberdeen runs the Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty as a base for mammal research. In December 2003, a temperature logger was set up near the lighthouse to measure sea surface temperature |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Sea Surface temperature is measured every 30 minutes by minilogger, and from these records daily averages are calculated. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Temperature of the water body | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 58 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.5 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4 |
| Regional sea | 44E6 | |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| Delivery point | Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay | |
| Postal code | EH6 6QQ | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| Delivery point | Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay | |
| Postal code | EH6 6QQ | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) | |
| Phone | +44 (0)300 244 4000 | |
| Delivery point | Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay | |
| Postal code | EH6 6QQ | |
| City | Edinburgh | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| marinescotland@gov.scot | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Aberdeen University | |
| Phone | +44 1224 272 000 | |
| Delivery point | King's College | |
| Postal code | AB24 3FX | |
| City | Aberdeen | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| s.piertney@abdn.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/science/MSInteractive/Themes/Coastal |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | Reference info #0 |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | no limitations to public access |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Open Government License (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/) |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2012-05-29 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2019-06-06 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.7 |