SBN PDS4 Wiki

This site provides support for the PDS4 data standards and their supporting tools. It is intended for both internal and external users.

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FAQ

• Frequently Asked Questions

Learning About XML

• Some Things You Should Know About XML Before You Start
• XML Standards Primer for PDS4
• Understanding XML Catalog Files
• How to View an XML File
• Anatomy of the XML Prolog

Tutorials

• PDS4 Product Labels, Step by Step
• Discipline Dictionaries, Step by Step:
  • Filling Out the Display Dictionary Classes
  • Filling Out the Spectral Dictionary Classes
  • Filling Out the Geometry Dictionary Classes
• Schema Referencing in PDS4 Labels
• Using Eclipse for XML Editing and Validation
• Creating Local Dictionaries:
  • Installing and Configuring LDDTool
  • Creating the Ingest LDD Dictionary Input File
  • Running LDDTool and Verifying the Output
• Using Local Dictionaries
• Units of Measure

Quick References

PDS4 Label Details

• <field_format> Syntax Summary
• Standard Values for Label Attributes
• Standard Values for Unit Classes
• Data Type Definitions:
  • ASCII (Character) Data Types
  • Binary Data Types

Designing Labels and Archives:

• Creating a Collection
• PDS4 Data Structures
• Notes for Labelling FITS files

Special Topics:

• A Quick Introduction to the Geometry Dictionary
• XML Schema Regular Expressions - Basics

SBN Style Sheets

• Target Names

Workshop Support

Pages of quick links for those in workshops:

• St. Louis XML Training April 2015
• DPS2013 Workshop at the Denver DPS meeting
• July 2013 Moscow Workshop at IKI
• February 2013 Migration Workshop at UMD
• Moscow November 2012
• PDS3 to PDS4 Migration Workshop, September 2012
• Designing Labels

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Please Note

This wiki is visible to the entire world. A login account is required to make any changes or additions. If you want an account and don't already have one, you can request one from your local SBN contact.

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