Contact Information provides the identity of, and means to communicate
with, person(s) and organization(s) associated with the dataset. (Note: This section provides a means of identifying individuals and organizations,
and is used by multiple sections of the metadata standard. This section is never
used alone.)
10. Contact Information (Mandatory)
CONTAINS:
10.1 Contact Person Primary (Mandatory) -OR-
10.2 Contact Organization Primary (Mandatory)
10.3 Contact Position (Optional)
10.4 Contact Address (Mandatory)
10.5 Contact Voice Telephone (Mandatory)
10.6 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone (Optional)
10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone (Optional)
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address (Optional)
10.9 Hours of Service (Optional)
10.10 Contact Instructions (Optional)
NOTE: This guide only provides information concerning optionality at the section level and top level elements within each section. Keep in mind that the optionality of a section or compound element always takes precedence over the elements that it contains, and if deemed applicable, then the optionality of its subordinate elements is to be interpreted. Refer to either the FGDC Metadata Workbook, Version 2.0 or Section 10 of the USGS's "Image Map of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata", a graphical representation of the Standard for rules concerning optionality.
10.1 Contact Person Primary
Definition: The person, and the affiliation of the person,
associated with the dataset; used in cases where the association of the
person to the dataset is more significant than the association of the
organization to the dataset. This metadata element contains the following sub-elements:
10.1.1 Contact Person
Definition: The name of the individual to which the
contact type applies.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Contact Person: John Doe
10.1.2 Contact Organization
Definition: The name of the organization to which
the contact type applies.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Contact Organization: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
(SEDAC) User Services
10.2 Contact Organization Primary
Definition: The organization, and the member of the
organization, associated with the dataset; used in cases where the association of the organization to the dataset is more significant than the association of the person to the dataset.
10.3 Contact Position
Definition: The title of individual.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Contact Position: Data Technician
Contact Position: Scientist
10.4 Contact Address
Definition: The address for the organization or individual.
This metadata element contains the following sub-elements:
10.4.1 Address Type
Definition: The information provided by the address.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Address Type: mailing
Address Type: physical
Address Type: mailing and physical
10.4.2 Address
Definition: An address line for the address.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
10.4.3 City
Definition: The city of the address.
Format: Free text.
Example:
City: Palisades
10.4.4 State or Province
Definition: The state or province of the address.
Format: Free text.
Example:
State or Province: NY
State or Province: Ontario
10.4.5 Postal Code
Definition: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Postal Code: 10964
10.4.6 Country
Definition: The country of the address.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Country: USA
10.5 Contact Voice Telephone
Definition: The telephone number by which individuals
can speak to the organization or individual.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Contact Voice Telephone: (845) 365-8920
10.6 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone
Definition: The telephone number by which hearing-impaired
individuals can contact the organization or individual.
Format: Free text.
10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone
Definition: The telephone number of a facsimile machine
of the organization or individual.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (845) 365-8922
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address
Definition: The address of the electronic mailbox of
the organization or individual.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
10.9 Hours of Service
Definition: Time period when individuals can speak to
the organization or individual.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Hours of Service: 9am - 6pm, Monday - Friday
10.10 Contact Instructions
Definition: Supplemental instructions on how or when
to contact the individual or organization.
Format: Free text.