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Mandatory for DOI Minting

This evaluation tests for the existence of a creator, title, publication date and publisher in the metadata record and provides a preview of the content. If these values already exist in the metadata then we can automatically mint a DOI from the metadata content. The content used to mint a DOI should be the same as the content in the metadata record.

Mandatory for Citation

This evaluation tests for the existence of a creator, title, publication date, publisher and DOI in the metadata record and provides a preview of the content. If these values exist in the metadata then we can automatically generate a recommended citation from the metadata content.

Creator. (publicationYear). Title. Publisher. DOI.

Mandatory for Landing Page

This evaluation tests for the existence of all the fields required to provide a useful and meaningful DOI landing page.

Recommended for Landing Page

This evaluation tests for the existence of all the fields recommended to provide an even more useful and meaningful landing page.

LEGEND
	Assessment Results	Explanation
Fields		Content exists in metadata record.
		Content missing from metadata record.
		Not used for assessment.

	Results	3 out of 4	4 out of 5	16 out of 19	9 out of 10	ISO Metadata Content and Location
	Fields	Mandatory for DOI Minting	Mandatory for Citation	Mandatory for Landing Page	Recommended for Landing Page	Field Value	Xpath
Basic Citation Fields
	Creator(s) Note						(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[text()='originator' or text()='principalInvestigator' or text()='author' or text()='collaborator' or text()='resourceProvider']) and (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/*[text() !=''])
	Publication Year Note					1996	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode[text()='creation' or text()='publication']) and (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date[text() !=''])
	Title					Strong Motion Earthquake Data Values of Digitized Strong-Motion Accelerograms, 1933-1994 (Superseded Version)	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/
	Publisher(s) Note					- - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information - publisher	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode[text()='publisher']) and (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/*[text() !=''])
	DOI Note					https://doi.org/10.25921/4ac6-8z18	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gmx:Anchor/@xlink:href[contains(.,'doi')]
	Legal Constraints Code='Other'					otherRestrictions	//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:useConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode[@codeListValue='otherRestrictions']
	Dataset Citation					Cite as: US National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (2025). Strong Motion Earthquake Data Values of Digitized Strong-Motion Accelerograms, 1933-1994 (NCEI Accession 0303927). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4ac6-8z18. Accessed [date].	(//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints[contains(.,'cit')]) or (//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints[contains(.,'Cit')])"
Descriptive Information
	Abstract					The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information decommissioned the Strong Motion Earthquake Data Values of Digitized Strong-Motion Accelerograms, 1933-1994 on May 05, 2025 with no further updates. Upon termination, the underlying data will be...	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:abstract[text() !='']
	Theme Keywords					- Earth Science > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake Dynamics - Earth Science > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake Occurrences	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='theme'] and //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keywords[text()!='']
	Place Keywords					- Global	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode/@codeListValue='place'] and //gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keywords[text()!='']
	Status					completed	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:status/gmd:MD_ProgressCode/@codeListValue
	Maintenance Frequency					notPlanned	//gmd:resourceMaintenance/gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation/gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency/gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode/@codeListValue
	Maintenance Notes					There are no plans to update the data in this collection.	//gmd:resourceMaintenance/gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation/gmd:maintenanceNote[text()!='']"
	Browse Graphic URL					https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/img/accel.gif	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:graphicOverview/gmd:MD_BrowseGraphic/gmd:fileName[text()!='']
	Browse Graphic Description					Accelerograph image of the Imperial Valley Aftershock May 19, 1940 at El Centro, California.	//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:graphicOverview/gmd:MD_BrowseGraphic/gmd:fileDescription[text()!='']
Access
	Distribution URL(s)					- https://doi.org/10.25921/4ac6-8z18 - https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/publications/NCEI-strong-motion.xlsx - https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/cdroms/EQ_StrongMotion_v1/ - https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/cdroms/EQ_StrongMotion_v2/ - https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/cdroms/EQ_StrongMotion_v3/ - https://doi.org/10.25921/4ac6-8z18	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL[text() !='']
	Distribution URL Name(s)					- NCEI Dataset Landing Page - Complete NCEI Earthquake Strong Motion Database Excel Spreadsheet - Volume 1: California records for 1933-1988, Montana, Nevada, and Washington records - Volume 2: California records for 1989-1994 and all other non-California USA records - Volume 3: Non-USA records - NCEI Dataset Landing Page	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:name/*[text() !='']
	Distribution URL Description(s)					- Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. - Direct file download link for NGDC's Strong Motion Earthquake database. - Download link for Volume 1: California records for 1933-1988, Montana, Nevada, and Washington records. These data were originally available on a three-volume CD collection. The contents of each volume are available for download. - Download link for Volume 2: California records for 1989-1994 and all other non-California USA records. These data were originally available on a three-volume CD collection. The contents of each volume are available for download. - Download link for Volume 3: Non-USA records. These data were originally available on a three-volume CD collection. The contents of each volume are available for download. - Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:description[text() !='']
	Distribution URL Function Code(s)					- information - download - download - download - download - download	//gmd:MD_DigitalTransferOptions/gmd:onLine/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:function/gmd:CI_OnLineFunctionCode[text() !='']
	Resource Formats					- Originator data format	//gmd:MD_Distribution//gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name
	Fees					- In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.	//gmd:distributionOrderProcess/gmd:MD_StandardOrderProcess/gmd:fees[text() !='']
	Access Constraints					- otherRestrictions	//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode/@codeListValue !='']
	Use Limitations						//gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_Constraints/gmd:useLimitation[text() !='']
Contacts
	Point Of Contact					- - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information -	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/) or (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/ or (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:positionName/*)
	Point Of Contact - Phone/Email					- - ncei.info@noaa.gov -	(//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:phone/gmd:CI_Telephone/gmd:voice/) or (//gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/)"
	Distributor Contact					- - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information -	(//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:individualName/* or (//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/) or (//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:positionName/)"
	Distributor Contact - Phone/Email					- ncei.info@noaa.gov -	(//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:phone/gmd:CI_Telephone/gmd:voice/) or (//gmd:MD_Distributor/gmd:distributorContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress/)
Extents
	Temporal Extents					Begin:1933-03-11 End: 1994-01-17	(//gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition) and (//gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition)
	Geographic Extent Note					E: 178. W: -178. S: -45. N: 62.	(//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal[text()!='']) and (//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal[text()!='']) and (//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal[text()!='']) and (//gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal[text()!=''])