Data_Center

Service Provider

Definition

The <Service_Provider> is the service provider, organization, or institution responsible for distributing the service.

<Service_Organization> consist of the data center <Short_Name> and <Long_Name>, which is the name of the service provider that distributes the service. For example, <Short_Name>NCAR</Short_Name> <Long_Name> National Center for Atmospheric Research </Long_Name>.
<Service_Organization_URL>: is the URL of the service provider.
<Personnel>: Contact information for the service including name, email, phone, FAX, and address information. See the <Personnel> entry for a complete description

Syntax

<Service_Provider>
    <Service_Organization>
      <Short_Name>Service Provider short name from controlled list, up to 160 characters</Short_Name>
      <Long_Name> Service Provider long name from controlled list, up to 240 characters</Long_Name>
    </Service_Organization>
    <Service_Organization_URL> URL up to 160 characters</Service_Organization_URL>
    <Personnel>
      <Role>SERVICE PROVIDER CONTACT</Role>
     <First_Name>Text up to 80 characters</First_Name>
     <Middle_Name>Text up to 80 characters</Middle_Name>
     <Last_Name>Text up to 80 characters</Last_Name>
     <Email>Text up to 80 characters, of the form janedoe@domain</Email>
     <Phone> Text up to 80 characters of the form “xxx-xxx-xxxx”. Outside of the US and Canada, the country code should be added (+xx-xxx-xxxx)</Phone>
     <Fax> Text up to 80 characters (see syntax for <Phone></Fax>
      <Contact_Address>
        <Address>Text up to 80 characters</Address>
        <City>Text up to 80 characters</City>
        <Province_or_State>Text up to 80 characters</Province_or_State>
        <Postal_Code>Text up to 80 characters</Postal_Code>
        <Country>Text up to 80 characters</Country>
       </Contact_Address>
      </Personnel>
</Service_Provider>

Characters may be selected from the printable ASCII character set.

Usage

The <Service_Provider> field is required and can be repeated.
<Service_Organization> may only be used once per <Service_Provider>. It consists of the data center <Short_Name> and <Long_Name>. If the <Short_Name> does not appear in the list of controlled service provider keywords, a new service provider <Short_Name> may be submitted.
<Service_Organization_URL> is a required subfield.
<Personnel> is a required subfield and may be repeated within the <Service_Provider> field as often as necessary. See the <Personnel> entry for usage.
<Role> is required and is not repeatable. The only allowable <Role> within <Data_Center> is "Services Provider Contact".
<Email>, <Phone> and <FAX> are optional and may be repeated as often as necessary. See the <Personnel> entry for usage.
<Address> may be repeated as often as necessary. See the <Personnel> entry for usage.

Example

<Service_Provider>
    <Service_Organization>
      <Short_Name>DOI/USGS/GEOG/MCMC</Short_Name>
      <Long_Name>Mid-Continent Mapping Center, Geography Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior</Long_Name>
    </Service_Organization>
    <Service_Organization_URL>http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/</Service_Organization_URL>
    <Personnel>
      <Role>SERVICE PROVIDER CONTACT</Role>
      <Last_Name>MID-CONTINENT MAPPING CENTER</Last_Name>
      <Email>mcmcweb@usgs.gov</Email>
      <Phone>573-308-3500</Phone>
      <Fax>573-308-3615</Fax>
      <Contact_Address>
        <Address>US Geological Survey</Address>
        <Address>Earth Science Information Center</Address>
        <Address>1400 Independence Rd.</Address>
        <Address>MS 231</Address>
        <City>Rolla</City>
        <Province_or_State>Missouri</Province_or_State>
        <Postal_Code>65401</Postal_Code>
        <Country>USA</Country>
      </Contact_Address>
    </Personnel>
</Service_Provider>

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This document should be cited as:
Directory Interchange Format (SERF) Writer's Guide, 2007.
Global Change Master Directory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/User/serfguide/].