9 Release Notes

9.0.1 2.2.0

9.0.1.1 Major New Features

  • Semantic Annotations
  • Structured Funding Info
  • Structured license info
  • Fields for data papers
  • Markdown support in text blocks
  • Bibtex citation support
  • New fields for literature cited, and reference publications, and usage citations
  • Added identifiers for taxonClassifications
  • EML namespace changed to use https
  • New validation rules and reference implementation

9.0.1.2 Schema changes:

id issue
25 semantic metadata module/extensions
259 add field to reference data usage citations
266 support structured funding information
275 Revisit TextType to include Markdown
269 add fields to support data papers
277 evaluate addition of referencePublication field
282 add license URL to EML
288 CitationType could accept other formats for biblio info
300 add support for a literature cited section
341 change namespaces to use https
141 requesting support for ids in taxonomicClassification element

9.0.1.3 Bug fixes

id issue
328 EMLParser misses validity problems
115 units missing from Unit Dictionary
139 missing or erroneous SI units in unitDictionary
140 units not in eml-unitDictionary
264 eml-2.1.1 eml-spatialReferenceDictionary.xml error

9.0.1.4 Other changes

id issue
25 semantic metadata module/extensions
1 EMLParser is slow to process large EML documents
228 misspelled word in MaintUpFreqType enumeration list
230 standardize namespace prefixed used for protocol module
250 update documentation for species binomials
260 document use of ORCID ids in userId field
267 unknown maintenanceUpdateFrequency
268 documentation for dateTime/formatString should comply with stds and good practice
270 Update version to 2.2.0
271 Rearrange directory structure
272 Add documentation for usage of ORCIDs in eml-party’s userId/directory
280 configure CI build with Travlis
281 documentation for eml-project incorrectly asserts that there must be a personnel with role originator
284 massFlux and parentSI seem incompatible
285 amountOfSubstanceWeightFlux unclear
286 milliGramsPerMilliLiter inconsistent format
287 siemens is singular
289 Consider updating EML’s unitDictionary list
294 Fixes to centimeterPerYear, millimeterPerDay, and molePerHectare
295 Restore version control for eml-unitDictionary.xml and add units
296 Create test EML instance for units
302 Generate an enumeration for the EML unit list, for eml-unitTypeDefinitions.xsd
303 examine udunits library for additional units
304 The citation test files in the 2.2.0 testing suite still point to the 2.1.1 schema?
305 dependency field not defined as ComplexType
306 clarify validation rules
310 prepare 2.2.0 release
315 create xslt for eml 2.1 to 2.2 conversions
321 set up github pages site
322 write overview of new citation fields
326 Typo in spatialReference.xsd referencing
143 id key definitions in EML
145 modify temporalCoverage to support ongoing data sources
146 add fields for information about metadata maintenance
238 buildDocBook.xsl missing from release distribution
255 EML stylesheet problem for i18n text
257 Add publication date property to keywordSet
261 element alternateIdentifier should be non-empty string type.
273 add user-agent field for indicating generator / serialization tool used
276 authentication element should have its method attribute required
308 Summarize EML 2.2 changes
309 revise contributor list
311 dateTime formatStrings documentation
314 targeted examples of semantic annotation
316 add new images and schema-level docs for all eml modules
320 create sem annotation primer
323 write chapter describing unit handling
330 Fill in annotation for EML methods in its schema
333 in the primer, clarify relationship between rdf components and annotation earlier
335 Should annotations be able to have id attributes?
337 documentation for party (people) needs updated example, use orcid for userId
340 final EML 2.2 documentation cleanup

9.0.2 2.1.1

9.0.2.1 Internationalization in EML 2.1.1

EML 2.1.1 introduces internationalization capabilities that can be used in most text-based elements. Version 2.1.1 remains backward-compatible with the previous 2.1.0 release. Authors can safely upgrade existing 2.1.0 documents to 2.1.1 without altering any content, though adding additional language translations is encouraged.

By allowing mixed element content, nested translation elements can be included without altering or introducing ambiguity with respect to EML element cardinality. Translation elements use standard xml:lang attributes to specify the language used for their content. Translation elements can be nested such that child elements may inherit or override the language used by their ancestors. The top-level EML element may include an xml:lang attribute which will apply to every element in the document unless a child element includes a different xml:lang attribute to override the document default.

Multi-lingual authors of EML should carefully consider their primary target audience when deciding the default document language. Early adopters should be aware search tools like Metacat will require custom configuration in order to search arbitrarily nested translations.

The internationalization feature allows authors to place any language in tags nested within most EML text fields. The xml:lang attribute should be used to explicitly declare the language used.

Additional documentation and examples are available in the EML specification. The i18nNonEmptyStringType is used for simple text, while i18nString for more structured text elements.

9.0.2.2 Schema changes:

- [76](https://github.com/NCEAS/eml/issues/76): internationalization needed in EML

9.0.3 2.1.0 (numbers refer to the corresponding Bugzilla bug id, not the GitHub #)

This release addresses bugs which caused the schema to be invalid with respect to the W3C specifications using modern validators (e.g., http://www.w3.org/2001/03/webdata/xsv). Although the changes were minor, one was incompatible with 2.0 releases, which necessitated the version number “2.1”. In the 2.0 series, the content model for additionalMetadata included an element <describes> whose cardinality was 0..many, alongside <xs:any>. This construct is non-deterministic, and so a child element was added to the additionalMetadata section to contain the <xs:any> content. Additionally, several elements of txt:TypeText required additional definition so that mixed content could be accommodated. These errors were not apparent with validation software available in 2004-2005, but were brought to light more recently. Several small changes were made to the enumeration list and unitTypes for standard units and stmml descriptions of customUnits. Two elements in the literature schema were allowed to be optional so that articles-in-press could be described. The named type for element gRing was changed to GRingType.

EML makes use of the STMML schema (stmml.xsd) for describing custom units and describing its included list of standardUnits (unitList). The STMML schema was also found to be non-deterministic, and the most reasonable fix for this bug was not compatible with earlier versions. This error was NOT related to elements used by EML (unitList or unitType). However, given that authors of EML instance documents may have made use of other parts of stmml.xsd, it was decided to the advance the namespace used for stmml-related files to “stmml-1.1”, in keeping with the pattern of version naming in EML. The stmml authors have been contacted.

  • Schema changes:
    • 1132: eml.xsd, physical.xsd: fix access rule ambiguities
    • 2054: eml.xsd: added the tag to additionalMetadata
    • 1154: resource.xsd: required element offline has no required children
    • 3480: resource.xsd, physical.xsd: nearly duplicate complexTypes, DistributionType and PhysicalDistributionType
    • 3165: resource.xsd: provide a place for a url description
    • 3227: coverage.xsd: gRing was declared as GRingPointType, is now GRingType
    • 1019: coverage.xsd: altitudeUnits should use eml-unitDictionary
    • 3500: coverage.xsd: restrict boundingCoordinates to realistic lat/lon ranges
    • 1152: attribute.xsd: dateTime elements are named inconsistently; standarized on dateTime
    • 2272: attribute.xsd: base types in BoundsGroup changed to xs:float
    • 3051: attribute.xsd: missing units were added to enumeration list to match eml-unitDitionary
    • 2568: attribute.xsd, entity.xsd: inconsistent naming of methods elements, standardized to
    • 2703: text.xsd: refined element declarations in txt:TextType for para, section; added ulink, citetitle
    • 3163: literature.xsd: cardinality of volume and pageRange is now 0..1
    • 3164: literature.xsd: literature needs a contact tree
    • 3445: stmml.xsd: non-deterministic
    • 2083: stmml.xsd: dimension ‘current’ was wrongly entered as ‘charge’
  • Parser :
    • 3232: EML parser should use full-schema-checking
    • 3836: runEMLParser script should include sax-validate
  • Stylesheets:
    • 3508: create a stylesheet for EML2.0.x to EML 2.1.0
    • 3590: eml-documentation stylesheet problem with derived content.
    • 2048: param attributeindex defined twice in eml-settings.xsl
    • 2085: Access control rules adapted for 2.0.1 and 2.1 (currently not shown)
    • 2147: EML Stylesheet problem with web address URL’s
    • 2226: EML2 style sheet double the number of complex delimited f…
    • 3492: the word ‘unit’ should be pluralized by default

9.0.4 2.0.1 (numbers refer to the corresponding Bugzilla bug id, not the GitHub #)

  • 249: Update XSLT stylesheets for EML 2.0 modules
  • 939: spelling errors for ‘its’ in index
  • 960: parser not correctly parsing tag in additiona…
  • 1008: inline element doesn’t support character child
  • 1017: documentation error in eml-methods
  • 1031: enumeratedDomain doesn’t define value order for ordinals
  • 1035: Technical documentation on eml-methods has an error
  • 1124: update precision field definition and cardinality
  • 1129: Change temporalCoverage calendarDate type
  • 1132: fix access control rule ambiguities
  • 1136: kelvin conversion incorrect in unit dictionary
  • 1149: BoundsGroup bounds min & max have incorrect cardinality
  • 1150: documentation for KeyTypeCode is wrong
  • 1151: misspelled element name
  • 1153: dateTimeDomain element should be optional
  • 1155: Documentation incorrect for dateTimeDomainType bounds
  • 1195: tracking bug for 2.0.1 release
  • 1233: dateTime formatString Documentation contains incorrect ex…
  • 1529: no tag to specify how to handle mutltiple, repeated delimimeters
  • 1652: eml-constraint documentation error

9.0.5 2.0.0 - (numbers refer to the corresponding Bugzilla bug id, not the GitHub #)

  • 670: DateTimeDomain id/reference validation
  • 924: make date time its own measurement scale
  • 661: spell check eml-attribute.xsd and synchronize with unitDi
  • 918: example tag in eml:documentation

9.0.6 2.0.0rc3 (numbers refer to the corresponding Bugzilla bug id, not the GitHub #)

  • 471: eml spec overview document
  • 624: eml-methods/methodsType needs clarification on choice/seq…
  • 627: links broken in EML FAQ
  • 629: unit conversion coefficients need checking
  • 637: attributeDomain should be required
  • 638: request for id/ref in attributeDomain
  • 654: scope of the unit element
  • 655: need better model for numeric domains for attributes
  • 625: Cardinality regarding eml-methods should be corrected in …
  • 626: ProcedureStepType schema needs revision to protect sequen…
  • 628: eml-physical has lit: rather than cit: references
  • 632: broken link in faq
  • 634: Documentation of reference elements in the schemas
  • 656: physical should be repeatable

9.0.7 RC2 (numbers refer to the corresponding Bugzilla bug id, not the GitHub #)

  • 568: accommodate of stateful connection information
  • 586: resolve validation problem with missing keys
  • 588: Remove lineage tags in documentation stylesheets
  • 589: eml-coverage: convert element references to types
  • 592: fix validation error with xs:anyType
  • 594: change cardinality for designDescription and studyAreaDes…
  • 596: Proposal: make attribute optional in OtherEntityType.
  • 597: In eml-dataTable caseSensitive and orientation are modele…
  • 598: literature namespace references are inconsistent
  • 599: storageType is repeatable in eml-attribute
  • 600: eml-storedProcedure - problems & proposal
  • 601: element names in spatial modules do not follow guidelines
  • 602: eml-physical fixed textFormat to allow mixed fixed/delimited
  • 608: release preparation tasks for EML2.0.0rc2
  • 622: redundancy in eml-physical/binaryRaster

9.0.8 RC1 (numbers refer to the corresponding Bugzilla bug id, not the GitHub #)

  • 471: created an EML specification overview document
  • 495: created FAQ for EML
  • 588: removed lineage tags from documentation stylesheet
  • 484: eml-attribute changes to unit and attributeDomain
  • 579: fixed eml-docbook validation problems
  • 491: eml-coverage changed to correctly import types and to fix singleDateTime model
  • 485: eml-physical changed to fix fixed ascii descriptors and distribution
  • 477: complexTypes imports changed to consistent model
  • 486: fixed spelling errors in eml-constraint
  • 492: eml-literature changed for EndNote consistency
  • 496: copyright updated throughout
  • 557: textual elements changed to use docbook subset define in eml-text.xsd
  • 563: changed id types from xs:ID to xs:string to allow numeric ids
  • 482: eml-dataset changed to include method element
  • 489: eml-protocol completely revised based on feedback, eml-method.xsd created
  • 544: eml-attribute storageType and attributeDomain documentation clarified
  • 556: format of eml namespaces changed to include ecoinformatics.org
  • 539: added additionalInfo and alternateIdentifier to eml-dataTable.xsd
  • 568: redesigned DistributionType to allow richer connection descriptions
  • 566: changed imports in eml-resource to import resource types not elements
  • 567: created eml sample documents and XML validation framework using ant/junit

9.0.9 Beta9 Fixes-

  1. Changed packaging concept to use internal id and references instead of triples
  2. Review and revised all modules according to agreed upon changes from the April, 2002 EML meeting at Sevilleta Field Station

9.0.10 Beta 8 Fixes-

  1. Fixed illegal declaration of type and extension in eml-entity
  2. Updated all PNG image files

9.0.11 Beta 7 Fixes-

  1. Added a ‘style’ subdirectory with a style sheet for most modules . to translate the metadata to HTML
  2. Changed names of coverage elements to be human readable
  3. Updated the namespaces to reflect the current version number of EML
  4. Added an eml-data module for the in-lining of data.
  5. Added the eml module for creating packages all in one file. It is a single node with a model of ANY so any of the eml modules can be put into it.
  6. Numerous bug fixes (see bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org)