SPASE - Data model History
Space Physics Archive Search and Extract (SPASE) Consortium
Dictionary History
Version: 1.3.0
Updated Description Notes
2008-05-22Removed "Array" from the Field, Photon and Particle qualifier lists.Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-05-22Fixed spelling of "Plasma Frequency" in the "Photon Qualifier" list.
2008-05-22Added "EIT Waves" to dictionary and "Phenomenon Type".Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-05-22Added "Radio Burst" to dictionary and "Phenomenon Type".Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-05-22Added "Coronal Hole" to dictionary and "Phenomenon Type".Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-05-22Added "Active Region" to dictionary and "Phenomenon Type".Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-05-22Changed "End Date" to "Stop Date" and "Relative End Date" to "Relative Stop Date".Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-05-22Made "Encoding Type" multiple occurrence (*) in "Access Information".Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-05-22Added "TAR" to the dictionary and to "Encoding Type".Decided during telecon on 2008-05-22.
2008-04-24Restored "Observatory Group" and made it multiple occurrence.Decided during telecon on 2008-05-08.
2008-05-20Changed cardinality of "Phenomenon Type" to + in Catalog.Decided by e-mail on 2008-05-20.
2008-05-20Added "Magnetic Cloud" to dictionary and "Phenomenon Type"Decided by e-mail on 2008-05-20.
2008-04-25Removed "Provider Release Date" from dictionary.Decided during telecon on 2008-04-24.
2008-04-24Removed "Observatory Group" from dictionary and Observatory.Decided during telecon on 2008-04-24.
2008-04-24Removed "Structure Type" from dictionary and Structure.Decided during telecon on 2008-04-24.
2008Added PhysicalParameter to Catalog and DisplayData.
2008Added Electromagnetic to FieldQuantity.
2008Moved CrossSpectrum from FieldQuantity to FieldQualifier.
2008Added Number Flux to Particle Quantity.
2008Added Document Type enumeration and Paper as an item.
2008Introduced Document resource.
2007Added Language to dictionary.
2007Added Contributor and Publisher to dictionary and Role.
2007Added Fax Number to Person.
2007Added Units, UnitsConversion, ValidMin, ValidMax, FillValue to Element
2007Add SpectralRange to EnergyRange, FrequencyRange and WavelengthRange.
2007Moved Extension into each resource class.
2007Added SupportQuantity to Support.
2007Add WavelengthRange to dictionary; Add BandName to Bin.
Version: 1.2.1
Updated Description Notes
2008-03-20Released.
2008-03-20Removed Flux and Intensity.
2008-03-20Updated definitions of Vector and Size.
2008-03-20Added Carrington and HCI to Coordinate System.
2008-03-20Added Anisotropy to Particle Qualifer.
2008-03-20Added Energy Flux to Particle Quantity and Photon Quantity.
2008-03-20Added Flow Speed, Number Flux to Particle Quantity.
2008-03-20Added Archive Specialist to Role.
2008-03-20Added Time Of Flight Interferometer, Photometer, Radiomenter, Coronograph, ProportionalCounter, ScintillationDetector, Photopolarimeter, Geiger-MuellerTube, NeutralParticleDetector, Sounder, NeutralAtomImager, RetardingPotentialAnalyser, MultispectralImager, ImagingSpectrometer, Riometer, Unspecified to Instrument Type.
2008-03-20Added White-light, H-alpha, He-10830, Ca-K, Na-D, Extreme Ultraviolet, Ni-6768, K-7699 to dictionary and to SpectralRange.
2008-03-20Add EnergyRange and WavelengthRange to PhotonQuantity.
2008-03-20Added Characteristic to ParticleQualifier.
2008-03-20Added Current, GyroFrequency, Energy, PlasmaFrequency to the appropriate ParticleQuantity, FieldQuantity, or PhotonQuantity.
2008-03-20Added Parallel and PhaseAngle to FieldQualifier.
2008-03-20Added SpacecraftOrbitPlane to CoordinateSystemName.
Version: 1.2.0
Updated Description Notes
2007-05-22Released.
2007-05-22Added WGS84 as a Coordinate System Name.
2007-05-22Remove Instrument Region from NumericalData.
2007-05-22Added ITM regions under Near Surface.
2007-05-22Added Location container under Observatory and added the elements Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, ObservatoryGroup.
2007-05-22Added "Theta" and "Phi" to "Component".
2007-05-22Removed D, H, T, N, Latitude, Longitude from the dictionary.
2007-05-22Added "Spectrum" to "Measurement Type".
2007-05-22Removed "Dynamic Spectra" from "Measurement Type".
2007-05-22Under "Physical Parameter" made "Parameter Key" optional and "Name" required.
2007-05-22Changed name of "Date" data type to "DateTime" and "Time" data type to "Duration" to be consistent with conventional terminology.
2007-05-22Made "URL" in "Granule" multi-valued.
2007-05-22Added "Extension" as a container.
2007-05-22Added Postscript as a Format.
2007-05-22Added ProcessingLevel, Removed Theta and Phi.
2007-05-22Converted Support to an enumeration with Other, Positional and Temporal as members.
2007-05-22Added InstrumentStatus to MeasurementType.
2007-05-22Made Component and enumeration with the values from Orientation.
2007-05-22Removed Orientation.
2007-05-22Added Element under Dimension.
2007-05-22Added Element with members of Name, Index, ParameterKey and Component.
2007-05-22Added Deputy-PI to Roles;Changed cardinality of Caveats under Instrument to optional.
2007-05-22Cardinality of Access Information changed from 1 to + (1 or more).
2007-05-22Modified definitions of H, Flux, Integral and Differential.
2007-05-22Added Metadata Contact to Role.
2007-05-22Changed InstrumentID in DisplayData and NumericalDAta to one or more occurrences.
2007-05-22Defined PriorID and added PriorID to ResourceHeader and Granule.
2007-05-22Added Sequence as a element type and changes Size to a Sequence.
2007-05-22Added Ephemeris as an Instrument Type.
2007-05-22Updated Phi and Theta definitions.
2007-05-22Added Longitude and Latitude to Orientation.
2007-05-22Added Expiration Date to Resource Header and Granule.
2007-05-22Added Uncertainty and Standard Deviation to qualifiers.
2007-05-22Added the ValidMin, ValidMax and FillValue to Physical Parameter.
2007-05-22Added Data Extent to Access URL and Granule.
2007-05-22Added Data Extent, Bytes and Per to describe the size of a resource.
2007-05-22Added all planets, Comet and Asteroid as regions.
2007-05-22Added Note as a term and added Note under Timespan.
2007-05-22Added Checksum, Hash Value, Hash Function, MD5 and SHA1, SHA256.
2007-05-22Added Aurora and Substorm under Phenomenon Type.
Version: 1.1.1
Updated Description Notes
Changed AccessURL to type container.
Modified definition of Units.
Removed enumeration of Component.
Changed InstrumentID and Bin to multiple occurrence.
Version: 1.1.0
Updated Description Notes
2006-08-31Released.
2006-08-31Add Statistics to Phenomenon Type.
2006-08-31Add Field Component container.
2006-08-31Added ChargeState to Particle Quantity.
2006-08-31Removed "Instrument Name" and "Observatory Name".
2006-08-31Changed "alias" to "alternate name".
2006-08-31Add Release Date to Resource Header, Person, and Granule.
2006-08-31Added Parameter Key under Physical Parameter.
2006-08-31Added Granule.
2006-08-31Change Repository Name to Repository ID under Access Information.
2006-08-31Remove Access Right from Display Data.
2006-08-31Changed definition of Investigation Name.
2006-08-31Remove Observatory ID from Numerical Data and Display Data.
2006-08-31Add ObservatoryID under Instrument.
2006-08-31Updated Pressure definition.
2006-08-31Remove Coordinate System from Particle Physical Parameter.
2006-08-31Added Parent ID, Energy Range, Frequency Range, Azimuthal Angle Range, Polar Angle Range, Atomic Number Range, Integral, Differential, Low and High.
2006-08-31Added Base64 as an Encoding.
2006-08-31Added J2000 as a coordinate system.
2006-08-31Added MAT_4, MAT_6, MAT_7 and VOTable as a Format.
2006-08-31Updated description of "Resource ID".
2006-08-31Added "Service" resource class.
2006-08-31Made data type of "Mixed" text.
2006-08-31Changed "Instrument type" to allow multiple occurrences.
2006-08-31Modified definition of "Near Earth".
2006-08-31Removed "Orbital".
Version: 1.0.3
Updated Description Notes
2006-04-27Released.
2006-04-27Correct links to "Stoke's Parameters".
2006-04-27Changed "Spectral Range Name" to "Spectral Range" for consistency.
2006-04-27Added "Near Earth" under "Heliosphere" and added "Outside Bowshock" and "Orbital" under "Near Earth".
2006-04-27Moved Mass and Size under "Particle Physical Quantity" and changed to type item.
2006-04-27Dropped N, Z, Q from dictionary.
2006-04-27Added "NCAR" as a "Format".
2006-04-27Change "HF Radar" to "Radar".
2006-04-27Made "Acknowledgement optional.
2006-04-27Move "Access Rights" under "Access Information".
2006-04-27Changed definition of "Item" to indicate it is a value of an enumeration.
2006-04-27Changed "Observed Region" and "Instrument Region" to enumerations.
2006-04-27Added "Earth" as a enumeration with "Magnetosphere" as a member.
Version: 1.0.2
Updated Description Notes
2006-03-07Released.
2006-03-07Added "Registry" resource class.
2006-03-07Added "Repository" resource class.
2006-03-07Added "Caveats" under "Instrument".
2006-03-07Added "Project Scientist" to dictionary and "Role".
Version: 1.0.1
Updated Description Notes
2006-01-03Released.
2006-01-03Added elements: Pressure.
2006-01-03Changes in value type for elements: Exposure, InputResourceID, RepositoryName, Size.
Version: 1.0.0
Updated Description Notes
2005-11-22Released.
2005-11-22Added Phenomenon Type list and defined terms in the list.
2005-11-22Incorporate comments from consortium members on the "final" draft before the release of version 1.0.
Version: 0.99.9
Updated Description Notes
2005-11-18Released.
Version: 0.99.8
Updated Description Notes
2005-11-03Released.
2005-11-03General clean-up and alignment with the schema agreed upon at the APL meeting (Nov 2-4, 2005)
Version: 0.99.7
Updated Description Notes
2005-09-08Released.
2005-09-08Change "Acceptable abbreviation" to "Conventional abbreviation" since abbreviations are not supported in the model.
2005-09-08Update definition of Magnetotail, etc. to be generic, add Earth examples.
2005-09-08Add all planets + Moon under Body.
2005-09-08Add Near 1AU under Heliosphere; Add Body under Atmosphere-Ionosphere, Magnetosphere and Ground.
2005-09-08Add Wave Form, Spectra etc. under Analysis Method.
2005-09-08Add Analysis Method under Field/Electric and Field/Magnetic.
2005-09-08Move Polar Angle under Particle Independent Variable.
2005-09-08Drop Speed from Particle Independent Variable.
2005-09-08Move Wavelength and Wave Number under Photon Independent Variable.
2005-09-08Change Photon Context and Particle Context to Independent Variable.
2005-09-08Under Parameter add Description, Tensor Order.
Version: 0.99.6
Updated Description Notes
2005-09-07Removed "Provider" and "Manufacture" resources and replaced with ID pointers.
Version: 0.99.5
Updated Description Notes
2005-08-26Released.
2005-08-26Add parameters loosely based on a model proposed by A.Roberts.
2005-08-26Included region descriptions from J. King with additions suggested by K. Reardon.
2005-08-26Added catalog, display data to top list.
2005-08-26Added document elements to product resources.
2005-08-26Changed data types of "Integer" to "Count" and "Double" to "Numeric".
2005-08-26Clarified some definitions and corrected typographical errors based on comments from J. Thieman and J. Hourcle.
Version: 0.99.4
Updated Description Notes
2005-08-08Released.
2005-08-08Added definitions for new elements introduced in the new taxonomy.
2005-08-08Restructured the taxonomy of elements to match the one suggested by A. Roberts.
Version: 0.99.3
Updated Description Notes
2005-08-03Added definitions supplied by J. Thieman, C. Harvey and T.King; Significant revision of document as suggested by Joe Hourcle
Version: 0.99.2
Updated Description Notes
2005-07-07Released.
2005-07-07Corrected "Numerical Data" entry under Product
Version: 0.99.1
Updated Description Notes
2005-06-23Released.
2005-06-23Particle Correlator and Spacecraft Potential Control.
2005-06-23Added Chris Harvey's definitions for Electron Drift.
2005-06-23Removed duplicate entries.