Directory Interchange Format
A relatively minimal metadata standard applicable to earth and atmospheric science resources. It is the standard used by the Global Change Master Directory, among others.
The Directory Interchange Format, or DIF, was developed to catalog earth and atmospheric resources.
URLs:
- DIF Writer's Guide
- What is a DIF (a short history of DIF)
Type
Content Standard
Producer
Maintainer
Users
Support
Examples
- A DIF record describing the Global Change Master Directory
- A DIF record for a dataset on the Marine Fauna of the Indian Seas
- An example "skinny DIF" (a DIF record with only the mandatory fields)
Tools
- GCMD's online tool for creating DIF files: docBUILDER
- MEDI's downloadable tool for creating DIF files: the MEDI Authoring Tool
Reference URLs:
Posted February 29th, 2008 by swatson
