Standards

• Metadata and Data Markup Schema
  • WaterML: Water Markup Language (CUAHSI)
  • HydroML: Hydrologic Markup Language (USGS)
  • HydroXC: Hydrology XML Consortium (NOAA-NWS-OHD)
  • EML: Ecological Metadata Language (Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity)
  • ESML: Earth Science Markup Language (NASA and the Univ. of Alabama at Huntsville)
  • GeoSciML: Geoscience Markup Language (International Union of Geological Sciences)
  • GML: Geography Markup Language (Open Geospatial Consortium)
  • KML: Keyhole Markup Language (Google and the Open Geospatial Consortium)
  • CSDGM: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (Federal Geographic Data Committee)
  • ISO 19115 (International Organization of Standards)
• Data Models
  • ODM: Observations Data Model (CUAHSI)