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Column Definitions

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50804  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 

Item Identification

Title: Column Definitions
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Meta Table which provides definitions for the columns in the data entities for this dataset
Purpose:

To define the columns of the data tables. Please use this information in conjunction with the descriptors provide for the columns as well as the abbreviations provided with the Galveston table

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Alias: Column Definitions
Description:

Meta Table which provides definitions for the columns in the data entities for this data set

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Original Variable Name Character The original variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the original_data.csv file
100
 Revised Variable Name Character This is the normalized corrected variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the data table renamed_data_table.csv file (if the data table is instead renamed_data_sheet.csv it will correspond to columns in that table.
100
 Data Description Character The descriptor/Column definition of the corresponding column
100
 Data Type Character Indicates the data type (generally character or numeric ) of the corresponding data column
100
 Data Length Numeric The length of the corresponding field in question
100
 Number of Decimal Places Numeric Indicates the number of data places (for a numeric column) of the corresponding column in question. This will be blank if the corresponding column in question
100
 Required? Character Indicates If it is required that this column be populated in the corresponding data table

Attribute Details

Original Variable Name

CC ID: 704824
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 40
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The original variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the original_data.csv file

Revised Variable Name

CC ID: 704825
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 40
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

This is the normalized corrected variable name for which the data is supplied. This is the column name in the data table renamed_data_table.csv file (if the data table is instead renamed_data_sheet.csv it will correspond to columns in that table.

Data Description

CC ID: 704826
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 150
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The descriptor/Column definition of the corresponding column

Data Type

CC ID: 704827
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 12
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates the data type (generally character or numeric ) of the corresponding data column
Allowed Values: Character Number

Data Length

CC ID: 704828
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

The length of the corresponding field in question

Number of Decimal Places

CC ID: 704829
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates the number of data places (for a numeric column) of the corresponding column in question. This will be blank if the corresponding column in question
Null Value Meaning:

I

Required?

CC ID: 704830
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 7
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates If it is required that this column be populated in the corresponding data table
Allowed Values: Yes No

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 704831
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 704832
Date Effective From: 2016-12
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Address:
ROR: https://ror.org/04r0wrp59
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 704833
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Higgins, Benjamin
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: ben.higgins@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3670
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 704834
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Baumer, Tim J
Address: 4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551
Email Address: tim.baumer@noaa.gov
Phone: 409-766-3784
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 704835
Download URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0102/0157625/2.2/data/0-data/Galveston_Turtle_Program/26877/CSV/Metadata_Table.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2016-12 - Present)
File Name: metadata_table.csv
Description:

Meta data table table giving column definition
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Not Chked

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 50804
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50804
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2017-12-17 10:14+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-29
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-29