NASA CMR · Example Payload

Nasa Cmr Ingest Collection Request

NASAEarth ScienceSatellite DataRemote SensingGeospatialOpen DataMetadataCollectionGranules

Nasa Cmr Ingest Collection Request is an example object payload from NASA CMR, with 10 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

MetadataSpecificationShortNameVersionEntryTitleAbstractDOISpatialExtentTemporalExtentsPlatformsDataCenters

Example Payload

{
  "MetadataSpecification": {
    "URL": "https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/umm/collection/v1.17.2",
    "Name": "UMM-C",
    "Version": "1.17.2"
  },
  "ShortName": "EXAMPLE_COLLECTION",
  "Version": "1",
  "EntryTitle": "Example Collection for CMR Ingest",
  "Abstract": "This is an example collection record for ingesting into the NASA Common Metadata Repository.",
  "DOI": {
    "DOI": "10.5067/EXAMPLE/001",
    "Authority": "https://doi.org"
  },
  "SpatialExtent": {
    "HorizontalSpatialDomain": {
      "Geometry": {
        "CoordinateSystem": "CARTESIAN",
        "BoundingRectangles": [
          {
            "WestBoundingCoordinate": -180.0,
            "NorthBoundingCoordinate": 90.0,
            "EastBoundingCoordinate": 180.0,
            "SouthBoundingCoordinate": -90.0
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "TemporalExtents": [
    {
      "EndsAtPresentFlag": true,
      "RangeDateTimes": [
        {
          "BeginningDateTime": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "Platforms": [
    {
      "Type": "Earth Observation Satellites",
      "ShortName": "Terra",
      "LongName": "Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)",
      "Instruments": [
        {
          "ShortName": "MODIS",
          "LongName": "Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "DataCenters": [
    {
      "Roles": [
        "ARCHIVER",
        "DISTRIBUTOR"
      ],
      "ShortName": "EXAMPLE_DAAC",
      "LongName": "Example Distributed Active Archive Center"
    }
  ]
}

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