Transform a GeoLocator Data Package to EML — gldp_to

Transforms a GeoLocator Data Package to Ecological Metadata Language (EML). The resulting EML file can be uploaded to an IPT for publication to GBIF and/or OBIS. A corresponding Darwin Core Archive can be created with gldp_to_dwc().

Usage

gldp_to_eml(package, directory)

eml.xml file written to disk. Invisibly, an EML::eml object.

Metadata are derived from the GeoLocator Data Package and transformed to EML. The following properties are set:

title: Package title as provided in package$title.
abstract: Package description as provided in package$description.
pubDate: Publication year extracted from package$created.
creator: Contributors with roles "ProjectLeader", "Researcher", or "DataCurator" as provided in package$contributors.
contact: Contributors with role "ContactPerson" as provided in package$contributors.
associatedParty: Other contributors as provided in package$contributors, including those with role "RightsHolder".
intellectualRights: License information from package$licenses.
keywords: Keywords as provided in package$keywords.
packageId: Package identifier as provided in package$id. If no ID is provided, a UUID is generated. As a result, no new DOI will be created when publishing to GBIF if package$id contains a DOI.

Coverage information:

temporalCoverage: Date range from package$temporal (if available), derived from measurement timestamps.
geographicCoverage: Bounding box from package$spatial (if available), calculated from all locations in observations, paths, and pressurepaths.
taxonomicCoverage: Species list from package$taxonomic (if available), derived from unique scientific names in tags.

Methods:

methodStep: Generic description indicating data were processed using the GeoLocator Data Package standard.

The following EML properties are not set: