Transform a GeoLocator Data Package to EML

Transforms a GeoLocator Data Package (GLDP) 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(pkg, 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.
abstract: Package description.
pubDate: Publication year extracted from publication/creation date.
creator: Contributors with roles "ProjectLeader", "Researcher", or "DataCurator" when available.
contact: Contributors with role "ContactPerson" as provided in contributors.
associatedParty: Other contributors, including those with role "RightsHolder".
intellectualRights: License information.
keywords: Package keywords.
packageId: Package identifier. If no ID is provided, a UUID is generated. As a result, no new DOI will be created when publishing to GBIF if the package ID contains a DOI.

Coverage information:

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