Content standards for digital geospatial metadata -- FGDC
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
June 8, 1994