DIF Writer's Guide: Future Review Date

Future DIF Review Date

Definition

The <Future_DIF_Revision_Date> allows for the specification of a future date at which the DIF should be reviewed for accuracy of scientific or technical content. Future metadata changes may be due to:

Anticipated changes in the personnel fields.
Planned changes to the data content (e.g., change in processing algorithm).
Expected inclusion of the data as part of a campaign.
Planned review of metadata and/or data by the data producer.

Syntax

<Future_DIF_Revision_Date>yyyy-mm-dd</Future_DIF_Revision_Date>

Year, month and day must follow the International Standard ISO 8601 in the form: yyyy-mm-dd, where:

yyyy= the 4 digit year
mm= the 2-digit month (01-12)
dd = the 2-digit day (01-31)

Usage

The <Future_DIF_Revision_Date> is recommended and may be repeated.

Examples

<Future_DIF_Revision_Date>2007-12-17</Future_DIF_Revision_Date>

<Future_DIF_Revision_Date>2008-12-17</Future_DIF_Revision_Date>

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This document should be cited as:
Directory Interchange Format (DIF) Writer's Guide, 2013.
Global Change Master Directory.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/].