New Class - Platform

[stansmith907]

Class Definition: platform "designation of the platform used to acquire the dataset" see: ISO MI_Platform

Rules:

• [ ] optional

---

Element Definitions:

• platformId: ( character ) "a unique mdJSON system identifier for the platform" default: short UUID
• citation: { citation } "source where information about the platform is described"
• identifier: { identifier } "unique identification of the platform"
• description: { character } "narrative description of the platform supporting the instrument"
• sponsor: [ responsibility ] "organization responsible for building, launch, or operation of the platform"
• instrument: [ instrumentId ] "instrument(s) mounted on a platform"
• history: [ instrumentationEventList ] "list of events affecting a platform"

Rules:

• [ ] platformId: required
• [ ] identifier: required
• [ ] description: required
• [ ] instrument: required

---

mdJson:

{
   "acquisition": [
      {
         "platform": [
            {
               "platformId": "platform ID",
               "citation": { },
               "identifier": { },
               "description": "platform description",
               "sponsor": [ ],
               "instrument": ["instrumentId"],
               "history": [ ]
            }
         ]
      }
   ]
}

[dwalt]

Added "history" element.

[jwaspin]

@dwalt Is this history element the same instrument event list used by the instrument class?

[dwalt]

@jwaspin Yes, both Instrument and Platform classes are parent classes. History references one or more InstrumentEventList. Effectively the "history" of events associated with an Instrument or Platform. Platform may be a sensor array in which events are relevant to the array while each sensor in the array may also have its own events.

[hmaier-fws]

Updated definition of platformId to: platformId: ( character ) "a unique mdJSON system identifier for the platform" default: UUID