Metadata Creation Tool Content Template for Data Stewards

Metadata Creation Tool Content Template For Data Stewards

Instructions for use: Please complete all sections in each table below under the ‘FIELD CONTENT’ column. The cells associated with each field in the table will automatically expand to accommodate all of the text that is either typed into the ‘FIELD CONTENT’ column or pasted in from other documents. An * next to a field name indicates that it is mandatory for information to be entered into the adjacent ‘FIELD CONTENT’ cell. Italic text in the ‘FIELD’ column denotes that additional information can be added if available. Do not alter any of the field labels in any of the tables. Please use either the Metadata Creation Tool User Guide or the Metadata Content Guidance Document to assist you with completing each cell. If you need further assistance, please contact the Technical Assistance Team at

I. IDENTIFICATION TAB

A. CITATION PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* CATEGORY / Ambient Air Concentration of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
* PUBLICATION DATE / 20100104
*TITLE / p252007ctymsa.xml
URL / http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/
* NATIVE DATASET ENVIRONMENT / Microsoft Windows XP

B. DESCRIPTION PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* ABSTRACT / This file/dataset contains the maximum 24 hour average ambient PM2.5 concentration in micrograms per cubic meter (ug/M3) as measured by EPA’s Federal reference method (FRM) Air Quality System (AQS) monitors. The file also contains the key attributes for each AQS Monitor (see ‘Detailed Citation’ at ‘Entity and Attributes Tab’ for complete list of monitor attributes).
* PURPOSE / To provide CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Network grantees, researchers, other public health professionals and the public with ambient PM2.5 (air) concentration data for use in assessing the effect of concentration values on health endpoints.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION / The dataset provides PM2.5 (monitor-derived) concentration data that will be statistically ‘fused’ with modeled PM2.5 concentration data (from the CMAQ air quality model) via EPA’s Hierarchical Bayesian statistical space-time model (HBM). The HBM concentration output minimizes the bias and error inherent in monitored and modeled data and can be used to correlate concentration levels to specific health outcomes via concentration-response (C-R) relationships.
* PROGRESS / The dataset is in it final format and will not be modified.
* UPDATE FREQ. / The dataset will not be updated since it provides historical measurement data.

C. TIME & DATE PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* CURRENTNESS / Publication Date: 20100104
As Of Time Period End Date: 20071231
* DATE TYPE / YYYYMMDD
* SINGLE DATE / 20100104 – Publication Date
* MULTIPLE DATES
Date 1 / 20100104
Date 2 / 20070101
Date 3 / 20071231
* RANGE OF DATES / FROM: 20070101 TO: 20071231

D. GEOGRAPHIC AREA PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* WEST COORDINATE / 122.49
* EAST COORDINATE / 65.26
* NORTH COORDINATE / 47.78
* SOUTH COORDINATE / 24.33

E. KEYWORDS PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* THEME / PM2.5
* THEME KEYWORDS / PM2.5 concentration
THEME 2
THEME 2 KEYWORDS
THEME 3
THEME 3 KEYWORDS
* PLACES / United States
* PLACES KEYWORDS / Contiguous (Continental) United States
PLACES 2
PLACES 2 KEYWORDS
PLACES 3
PLACES 3 KEYWORDS

F. SECURITY PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* SECURITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM / None
* CLASSIFICATION / Unclassified
* SECURITY HANDLING DESCRIPTION / None
* ACCESS CONSTRAINTS / This data is publicly available.
* USE CONSTRAINTS / Must read and fully comprehend metadata prior to data use.
Acknowledgement of the Originator/Distributor when using the dataset as a source.

II. DATA QUALITY TAB

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* PROCESS DATE / 20100104
* PROCESS DESCRIPTION / The measured concentration data obtained from EPA’s AQS monitors is stored in a database along with other attributes, e.g., sample date, state, county, MSA, etc. An EPA computer program is used to extract the concentration data and associated attributes from the database and incorporate it into an *.xml file
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION /
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
PROCESS DATE
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
* LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT / None
* COMPLETENESS REPORT / None

III. ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES TAB

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* OVERVIEW / This file/dataset contains the maximum 24-hour averages of PM2.5 concentration values for each day in 2007 as measured by EPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) monitors located throughout the United States.
* DETAILED CITATION / The data contained in this file includes: the date on which the maximum 24-hour average PM2.5 concentration ‘sample’ was taken for each Air Quality System PM2.5 monitor (SAMPLE_DATE); the numeric value of ambient PM2.5 concentration (PM2.5_CONCENTRATION), i.e., 9.1, measured by an PM2.5 monitor; the units of measurement (UNITS) used for ambient PM2.5 concentration as measured by an PM2.5 monitor, i.e., micrograms per cubic meter (ug/M3); the numeric FIPS Code designating the state (STATE) the PM2.5 monitor is located in , i.e., 01; the numeric FIPS Code designating the county (COUNTY) the PM2.5 monitor is located in , i.e., 003; the numeric FIPS Code designating the MSA (MSA) the PM2.5 monitor is located in , i.e., 5160 [where indicated].

IV. DISTRIBUTION TAB

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
RESOURCE DESCRIPTION / p252007ctymsa.xml: XML format file, total size - 36MB
LIABILITY / By using the data, you assume all risk associated with the acquisition, use, management, and disposition of data in your information system, including any risks to your computers, software or data being damaged by any virus, software, or any other file which might be transmitted or activated during the data exchange of this data. The EPA shall not be liable, without limitation, for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, compensatory, or consequential damages, or third-party claims, resulting from the use or misuse of the acquired data, even if the EPA has been advised of the possibility of such potential damages or loss. Format compatibility is the user’s responsibility.
CUSTOM ORDER PROCESS / This dataset is provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by EPA for use in the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Network. To obtain a separate copy of this dataset, please contact the data distributor for more information.

V. METADATA TAB

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* DATE CREATED / 20100104
* STANDARD NAME / EPHTN TEMPLATE VERSION 1.1
* ACCESS CONSTRAINTS / This data is publicly available.
* USE CONSTRAINTS / Must read and fully comprehend metadata prior to data use.
Acknowledgement of the Originator/Distributor when using the dataset as a source.

VI. CONTACTS TAB

A. MATRIX PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* CONTACT 1 NAME / EPA EPHT Principal Investigator
* CONTACT 1 TYPE / Data Distributor
CONTACT 2 NAME
CONTACT 2 TYPE
CONTACT 3 NAME
CONTACT 3 TYPE
CONTACT 4 NAME
CONTACT 4 TYPE

B. ORIGINATORS PAGE

FIELD / FIELD CONTENT
* PERSON / US EPA EPHT Research Program
* ORGANIZATION / US Environmental Protection Agency – Research Triangle Park
* TITLE / US EPA EPHT Principal Investigator
USERID / N/A
HOURS / 9:00AM – 5:30PM
INSTRUCTIONS / Questions can be sent via e-mail and response(s)/replies will be returned via e-mail also.
* PHONE NO. 1 / 919 541 7803
PHONE NO. 2 / N/A
* FAX / 919 541 1551
* E-MAIL /
TDD/TTY / N/A
* STREET ADDRESS / 109 T. W. Alexander Drive, MD E205 -02
* CITY / Durham
STATE / North Carolina
COUNTRY / United States of America
* ZIP / 27711-0001

C. DISTRIBUTORS PAGE

D. METADATA CONTACTS PAGE