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Reference URIs

These are URIs that can be used as keys in the dct_references_s field.

Type Reference URI Function in GeoBlacklight
Download data dictionary / documentation http://lccn.loc.gov/sh85035852 Link to download documentation
Download file http://schema.org/downloadUrl Link to download file (for multiple files, see the multiple downloads guidelines)
Full layer description http://schema.org/url View further descriptive information about the layer
International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Image API http://iiif.io/api/image Load the image viewer using Leaflet-IIIF
International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Presentation API Manifest http://iiif.io/api/presentation#manifest View the IIIF manifest
Metadata in FGDC http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/csdgm View structured metadata in FGDC standard expressed as XML
Metadata in HTML http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml View structured metadata in any standard expressed as HTML
Metadata in ISO 19139 http://www.isotc211.org/schemas/2005/gmd/ View structured metadata in ISO standard expressed as XML
Metadata in MODS http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 View structured metadata in MODS format
OpenIndexMap https://openindexmaps.org Provide an index map preview
Web Mapping Service (WMS) http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wms Link to preview layer, inspect features, and download data (vector: KMZ, raster: GeoTIFF)
Web Feature Service (WFS) http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wfs Link to download vectors (GeoJSON, shapefile)
XYZ tiles https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Slippy_map_tilenames Link to an XYZ tile server

ArcGIS URIs

Type Reference URI Function in GeoBlacklight
ArcGIS FeatureLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#FeatureLayer Preview an ArcGIS FeatureLayer Service
ArcGIS TiledMapLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#TiledMapLayer Preview an ArcGIS TiledMapLayer Service
ArcGIS DynamicMapLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#DynamicMapLayer Preview an ArcGIS DynamicMapLayer Service
ArcGIS ImageMapLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#ImageMapLayer Previews a ArcGIS ImageMapLayer Service

URIs for specific institutions

Type Reference URI Function in GeoBlacklight
Harvard Geospatial Library email download http://schema.org/DownloadAction Retrieve a file via email from the Harvard Geospatial Library