Image Metadata Schema version 1.1
The root element of Species Image Service responses is 'images'.

Note: 'Qualified Dublin Core' metadata elements are imported and used in the service output. These are prefixed with the 'dc' namespace abbreviation. See http://dublincore.org for full details of the usage of these elements. ]]> This is not the normative representation of the draft standard. In the case of any conflict between the two representations, definitions and values in XML schema take precedence. Final 1.0 Release NatureServe 2008-10-27 First version 1.1 - schema versioning synchronizes with Biodiversity Data Flow version ]]> Data Element Description Notes (Attributes preceded by "@" character)]]> Images Response Root The root element of the response, which may be empty. /images Terms and Conditions Provides the general user with the terms and conditions governing the usage of the web service. It will cover such items as the need to periodically refresh image metadata to obtain any changes in copyright detail, etc. /images|termsAndConditions Image Container Each 'image' element contains the metadata for one image. /images|image Image ID NatureServe unique ID for this image. E.g. 8845 /images|image|id Title The title of the image. Always the species common name plus scientific name in parentheses (e.g., 'Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)'). /images|image|dc:title Creator Name Credited creator name (usually photographer) (e.g., 'John Doe'). This element may be repeated, where there are multiple creators credited for the image. Names will be served as they were originally supplied. In the majority of cases this will be as first name plus last name. /images|image|dc:creator Publisher Entity publishing this image. In this case, always 'NatureServe'. /images|image|dc:publisher Subject http://natureserve.org/explorer.]]> /images|image|dc:subject Description Where an image description was provided to NatureServe, this element will contain that text (e.g., 'Male with anal fin inserted into crevice'). Where no individual description was provided, this element will contain the species common name (e.g., 'Spotfin Chub'). /images|image|dc:description Identifier Unique identifier for the image - the full NatureServe URL of the species image. http://www.natureserve.org/imagerepository/GetImage? SRC=2&BATCH=10&FMT=jpg&RES=768X512&NAME=goldeneagle4.]]> /images|image|dc:identifier Type The Species Image service only publishes metadata on species images. Therefore this will always be 'Image' /images|image|dc:type Format 1. Image MIME type (e.g., 'image/jpeg').
2. Resolution (e.g., '512X768').
]]> /images|image|dc:format Rights Rights statement for the usage of the species image. E.g. 'This photo may be freely used for noncommercial, educational purposes. All uses must include the copyright line and photographer credit listed with the image'. /images|image|dc:rights Rights Holder Holder name (e.g., 'John Doe').
Holder type (e.g., 'Copyright held by Creator',
'Copyright held by Source', 'Copyright held by Publisher', 'Public Domain'). Public domain images will contain a single element with the holder type value 'Public Domain'.
Non-public domain images should be marked with the copyright symbol, plus holder name(s).
Regardless of the number of holder names, the last dc:rightsHolder element will always contain the holder type. ]]> /images|image|dc:rightsHolder Issued Date Date the image was created, in YYYY-MM-DD format. Where only a partial date was supplied to NatureServe, the element will not contain all components of the date (e.g., '2008-01', where only the year and month components are known). When a partial date cannot be converted to partial YYYY-MM-DD format, the original recorded date text will be provided (e.g., 'July'). Where no date was supplied, this element will be omitted. /images|image|dc:issued 'Is Version Of' A typical usage would be where a thumbnail image pointed to its fullsize counterpart, or vice versa. ]]> http://www.natureserve.org/imagerepository/GetImage?SRC=2&BATCH=10&FMT=jpg&RES=192X128&NAME=goldeneagle4 ]]> /images|image|dc:isVersionOf Coverage Where a description of the location depicted in the species image was supplied, this element will contain that description - otherwise this element will be omitted. E.g., 'Tallapoosa River System, Thomasson Creek, Paulding Co., GA' /images|image|dc:coverage Continent Where a geographic continent for the location depicted in the species image was supplied, this element will contain that data, otherwise this element will be omitted. E.g., 'North America' /images|image|continent Country Where a geographic country for the location depicted in the species image was supplied, this element will contain that data, otherwise this element will be omitted. E.g. 'USA' /images|image|country State/Province Where a geographic state or province for the location depicted in the species image was supplied, this element will contain that data, otherwise this element will be omitted. E.g., 'Virginia' /images|image|state Scientific Name Natureserve species primary scientific name. E.g., 'Glyptocephalus zachirus' /images|image|scientificName Synonym There may be zero or more synonym elements, each one holding a synonymous scientific name for the species. E.g., 'Errex zachirus' /images|image|synonym Common Name NatureServe species primary common name. The optional lang attribute may indicate a language other than English. E.g., 'Rex Sole' /images|image|commonName Other Common Name There may be zero or more otherCommonName elements, each one holding another name commonly used for the species. The optional lang attribute may indicate a language other than English. E.g., 'Aigle royal' /images|image|otherCommonName ITIS Scientific Name The species scientific name as used in ITIS when this information is available, otherwise this element will be omitted. Note that the ITIS scientific name is not currently part of NatureServe's data holdings, though plans in place cover the creation and storage of some of this information. As these plans progress, it is currently expected that this element will begin to appear, where the ITIS scientific name exists. E.g., 'Glyptocephalus zachirus' /images|image|ITISScientificName Gender Where a description of the depicted gender of the species was supplied, this element will contain that description, otherwise this element will be omitted. E.g., 'male' /images|image|gender Life Stage Where a description of the depicted life stage of the species was supplied, this element will contain that description, otherwise this element will be omitted. E.g., 'Juvenile' /images|image|lifeStage Global Species UID NatureServe's globally unique ID for a single species, as shown in NatureServe Explorer. E.g., ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.453627 /images|image|globalSpeciesUID NatureServe Explorer URI If additional information is needed on the species depicted, it may be found in the complete species report, accessed using this URL. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Aquila+chrysaetos ]]> /images|image|natureServeExplorerURI Image Permissions This is a container element for image permission related details - contact name, organization, etc. /images|image|imagePermission Permissions Contact Name The name of the contact for questions on image permissions. /images|image|imagePermission|name Permissions Contact Organization The organization of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|organization Permissions Address The street address of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|address Permissions Address Line 2 The second line of the street address of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|addressLine2 Permissions City The city of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|city Permissions State/Province The state or province of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|state Permissions Postal Code The ZIP or postal code of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|postalCode Permissions Phone Number The phone number of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|phone Permissions Email Address The email address of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|email Permissions Website The website address of the contact for questions on image permissions, where available. /images|image|imagePermission|website