Hi Ros and Alison,
The standardised region names are held in the NERC Vocabulary server. An RDF-XML version may be obtained using:
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P30/current/accepted
You can also use this to check the validity of a particular area name, For example to verify 'antarctica' simply enter the URL:
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P30/current/antarctica/
If the term in the last field is invalid then you will get an HTTP 400 error.
If this serves your purposes then you can save yourself a job.
Cheers, Roy.
From: Rosalyn Hatcher [mailto:r.s.hatcher at reading.ac.uk]
Sent: 23 April 2015 21:58
To: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk
Cc: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Standardized Region Names
Hi Alison,
Thank you. I will put one together and get it added to the website. Thank you also for volunteering to maintain it.
Best Regards,
Ros.
On 23 Apr 2015, at 16:50, alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk<mailto:alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk> wrote:
Hi Ros,
No, there isn't currently an XML version of the region names (I don't think one has ever existed). If you do create a version and add it to the CF website I'd be happy to maintain it along with the XML and HTML versions of the standard_name and area_types tables.
Best wishes,
Alison
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STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
From: CF-metadata [mailto:cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of Rosalyn Hatcher
Sent: 23 April 2015 16:37
To: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu<mailto:cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu>
Subject: [CF-metadata] Standardized Region Names
Hi,
Is there a version of the standardized region names list
(
http://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/docs/standardized-region-names.html) in xml anywhere?
I'm in the process of getting the CF Checker to validate against the list of region names and it would be
easiest if it's in xml format like the area_types and standard_name tables. Am happy to create one if
one doesn't exist.
Regards,
Ros.
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NCAS Computational Modelling Services
Dept. of Meteorology, University of Reading,
Earley Gate, Reading. RG6 6BB
Email: r.s.hatcher at reading.ac.uk<mailto:r.s.hatcher at reading.ac.uk> Tel: +44 (0) 118 378 5429
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