Data Center URL
 
Definition
The full name of the Data Center.
 
Syntax
Data_Center_URL:
 
Specifications
  • This is an optional (but very important) field that must offer a single URL associated with the data center. Multiple Data Center URLs are not permitted.
  • The URL may contain 1 to 160 characters of the printable UTF-8 character set.
 
Recommendations
  • The Internet Uniform Resource Locator(s) (URL) for the data center should be listed if available. This field may be used only once within the data center group. The URLs will be hypertext linked. The URLs may include gopher, ftp and telnet as well as WWW servers.
 
Example
  • Data_Center_URL: http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov
  • Data_Center_URL: ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
  • Data_Center_URL: telnet://ncar.ucar.edu
  • Data_Center_URL: gopher://www.ciesin.org

 

Clickimage to return to GCMD home page
Visit GCMD website
This document should be cited as:
Ancillary Description Writer's Guide, 2008.
Global Change Master Directory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/User/suppguide/].