Formal metadata information and software > CSDGM 1994 (superseded)
This document has been superseded. Everyone should refer instead to the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, officially known as FGDC-STD-001-1998, dated June 1998, at the web site of the Federal Geographic Data Committee.

10: Contact Information -- Identity of, and means to communicate with, person(s) and organization(s) associated with the data set.

This section provides a means of identifying individuals and organizations, and is used by other sections of the metadata standard. This section is never used alone.

Syntax:

Contact_Information =
[Contact_Person_Primary | Contact_Organization_Primary] + (Contact_Position) + 1{Contact_Address}n + 1{Contact_Voice_Telephone}n + (1{Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone}n) + (1{Contact_Facsimile_Telephone}n) + (1{Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address}n) + (Hours_of_Service) + (Contact_Instructions)
Contact_Person_Primary =
Contact_Person + (Contact_Organization)
Contact_Organization_Primary =
Contact_Organization + (Contact_Person)
Contact_Address =
Address_Type + 0{Address}n + City + State_or_Province + Postal_Code + (Country)

Semantics:

Contact Person Primary -- 10.1
the person, and the affiliation of the person, associated with the data set. Used in cases where the association of the person to the data set is more significant than the association of the organization to the data set. Compound.
Contact Person -- 10.1.1
the name of the individual to which the contact type applies.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact Organization -- 10.1.2
the name of the organization to which the contact type applies.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact Organization Primary -- 10.2
the organization, and the member of the organization, associated with the data set. Used in cases where the association of the organization to the data set is more significant than the association of the person to the data set. Compound.
Contact Organization -- (10.1.2)
Contact Person -- (10.1.1)
Contact Position -- 10.3
the title of individual.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact Address -- 10.4
the address for the organization or individual. Compound.
Address Type -- 10.4.1
the information provided by the address.
Type: text
Domain: "mailing address" "physical address" "mailing and physical address"
Address -- 10.4.2
an address line for the address.
Type: text
Domain: free text
City -- 10.4.3
the city of the address.
Type: text
Domain: free text
State or Province -- 10.4.4
the state or province of the address.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Postal Code -- 10.4.5
the ZIP or other postal code of the address.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Country -- 10.4.6
the country of the address.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact Voice Telephone -- 10.5
the telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact TDD/TTY Telephone -- 10.6
the telephone number by which hearing-impaired individuals can contact the organization or individual.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact Facsimile Telephone -- 10.7
the telephone number of a facsimile machine of the organization or individual.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact Electronic Mail Address -- 10.8
the address of the electronic mailbox of the organization or individual.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Hours of Service -- 10.9
time period when individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
Type: text
Domain: free text
Contact Instructions -- 10.10
supplemental instructions on how or when to contact the individual or organization.
Type: text
Domain: free text
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