> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://das-metadata.gitbook.io/das-metadata-standard-by-das-rcn/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://das-metadata.gitbook.io/das-metadata-standard-by-das-rcn/term/overview.md). # Overview metadata **Overview Metadata** * The Overview metadata gives a high-level overview of the DAS deployment and describes the geographic location of the installation, dates of the project, and information on the data provider. * Required fields *(mark with an asterisk, and indicated in the tables below)*\ [network\_code\*](#network_code) | [location\*](#location) | [country\*](#country) | [principal\_investigator\_name\*](#principal_investigator_name) | [principal\_investigator\_email\*](#principal_investigator_email) | [principal\_investigator\_address\*](#principal_investigator_address) | [point\_of\_contact\*](#point_of_contact) | [point\_of\_contact\_email\*](#point_of_contact_email) | [point\_of\_contact\_address\*](#point_of_contact_address) | [start\_date\*](#start_date) | [end\_date\*](#end_date) * Optional fields\ [funding\_agency](#funding_agency) | [project\_number](#project_number) | [digital\_object\_identifier](#digital_object_identifier) | [purpose\_of\_data\_collection](#purpose_of_data_collection) | [comment](#comment) *** #### network\_code | attributeID | network\_code `Required` | | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Unique network name for the installation with a maximum of 8 alphanumeric characters with no special characters (e.g., underscores, period, dash). | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Alphanumeric | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | NVPORO | #### location | attributeID | location `Required` | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Name of the geographic location of the installation. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | Brady's Hot Springs, Nevada | #### country | attributeID | country `Required` | | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Country where the installation is located. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 three-letter country code. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | USA | #### principal\_investigator\_name | attributeID | principal\_investigator\_name `Required` | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Name of principal investigator for the installation. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | USA | #### principal\_investigator\_email | attributeID | principal\_investigator\_email `Required` | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | **Description** | Email address of principal investigator. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Email address | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | -- | #### principal\_investigator\_address | attributeID | principal\_investigator\_address `Required` | | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Physical address and institution of principal investigator. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | University of Wisconsin | #### point\_of\_contact | attributeID | point\_of\_contact `Required` | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | **Description** | Point of contact for the metadata. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | -- | #### point\_of\_contact\_email | attributeID | point\_of\_contact\_email `Required` | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Email address of point of contact. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Email address | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | -- | #### point\_of\_contact\_address | attributeID | point\_of\_contact\_address `Required` | | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Physical address and institution of point of contact. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | University of Wisconsin | #### start\_date | attributeID | start\_date `Required` | | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Start date of data collection at the installation in UTC. | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | ISO formatted date | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | 2016-03-11 | #### end\_date | attributeID | end\_date `Required` | | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | End date of data collection at the installation in UTC. If installation is still in operation, use a future date (e.g. 2999-01-01). | | **Required** | True | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | ISO formatted date | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | 2016-03-26 | #### funding\_agency | attributeID | funding\_agency `Optional` | | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Name(s) of agency that funded the experiment. | | **Required** | False | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | U.S. DOE Geothermal Technology Office | #### project\_number | attributeID | project\_number `Optional` | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Funding project number. Should be supplied if a number has been assigned by funding agency(s). | | **Required** | False | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | DOE CN: EE0006760 | #### digital\_object\_identifier | attributeID | digital\_object\_identifier `Optional` | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Digital Object Identifier that uniquely identifies the metadata, this identifier may only become available following archiving. | | **Required** | False | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | URL | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | | #### purpose\_of\_data\_collection | attributeID | purpose\_of\_data\_collection `Optional` | | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | | **Description** | Brief explanation of the purpose of experiment. | | **Required** | False | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | Monitor geothermal field | #### comment | attributeID | comment `Optional` | | -------------------- | -------------------- | | **Description** | Additional comments. | | **Required** | False | | **Type** | String | | **Style** | Free form text | | **Units or options** | -- | | **Example** | -- |