Class Name: Citation

Superclass - SEDRIS Abstract Base

Definition

The bibliographic reference information for the containing SEDRIS object.

Primary Page in DRM Diagram:

• 20

Secondary Pages in DRM Diagram:

• 1
• 2
• 6
• 10
• 14
• 19
• 21
• 22

Example

1. Citation information for a VPF transmittal's Transmittal Root, given that it is not part of a series, and that this is its first edition as a SEDRIS transmittal.

   title = "dtopn/t007us01";
   edition = "1.0";
   originators = "PAR Government Systems Corporation";
   series_name = "N/A";
   issue_id = "N/A";
   other = "Created using VPF-SEDRIS Read 0 API software";
   

   absolute_time_point.year = 1998;
   absolute_time_point.month = SE_JUNE;
   absolute_time_point.day = 22;
   absolute_time_point.hour = 14;
   absolute_time_point.minute = 56;
   absolute_time_point.seconds = 30;
   

FAQs

What is the purpose of this class?

This class provides FGDC-compatible metadata that allows a Transmittal Root or a high-level component of a Transmittal Root (e.g., a Model, Image, etc.) to be referenced in external documents. Citation identifies the object by name and edition/version, and specifies who created and/or released the object, and when it was created/released.

Constraints

• Mandatory Metadata

Composed of (one-way)

• one Time Point (notes)

Component of (one-way)

• optionally, some Attribute Sets
• optionally, some Attribute Set Tables
• optionally, some Attribute Set Table Groups
• optionally, some Environment Roots
• optionally, some Color Tables
• optionally, some Color Table Groups
• optionally, some Cross References
• optionally, some Data Tables
• optionally, some Images
• optionally, some Libraries
• optionally, some Models
• optionally, some Sounds
• optionally, some Sources
• optionally, some Symbols
• optionally, a Transmittal Root

Field Elements

Notes

Composed of Notes

Time_Point

 date and time (Mandatory) the data object was released.
 Null <Time Point> values are permitted except in
 the <Citation> component of a <Transmittal Root>,
 which describes the entire transmittal under that
 <Transmittal Root>.

Fields Notes

title

 Name by which the data object is known (Mandatory)

edition

 version of the data object (Optional)

originators

 producing organizations or individuals (Mandatory)

series_name

 name of the series containing the data object (Optional)

issue_id

 id of the issue within the series (Optional)

other

 any other desired citation information