Nebraska Registered Groundwater Wells

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Publication_Date: 1957-Present
Publication_Time: 060000
Title:
Nebraska Registered Groundwater Wells
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Publisher: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Online_Linkage: http://dnrdata.dnr.ne.gov/wellssql/
Online_Linkage: http://dnrdata.dnr.ne.gov/wellssql/welllegend.asp
Online_Linkage: http://dnr.ne.gov/databank/metadata/nrdlegend.html
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Publication_Date: 1957-Present
Title:
Nebraska Registered Groundwater Wells
Description:
Abstract:
Current Nebraska Statues require that all new water wells be registered with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources within 60 days of completion of the well construction, except test holes and dewatering wells to be used less than 90 days or domestic or livestock wells completed prior to September 9, 1993, and soil vapor monitoring wells.  Failure to register a water well is a class IV misdemeanor.  The well contractor or the well owner shall complete the appropriate well registration form and file water well information with the Department, including name and address of owner, legal discription of well, intended use, completion date, pumping rate, diameter of depth of well, dimension of excavated hole, description and depth of geological materials encountered, gravel pack and other information.  The well records are available at the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.  The processed water well information is also made available to public over the Internet.
Purpose:
The well registration data can be used as a digital layer for various studies.
Supplemental_Information:
Under well location, the GPS coordinates and/or footage measurements are provided.  The footage measurements represents the number of feet the well is located from the edge of the section.  The N represents feet north of the south edge while S represents feet south of the north edge, likewise E represents feet east of the west edge and W represents west of the east edge.  More well contractors are now using GPS coordinates to calculate well location, the resolution of which may be plus or minus 15 meters.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1957
Beginning_Time: unknown
Ending_Date: Present
Ending_Time: 060000
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Planned
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Daily
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.272062
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.142104
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.109545
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.894527
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: irrigation wells
Theme_Keyword: registered wells
Theme_Keyword: groundwater
Theme_Keyword: water use
Theme_Keyword: public water supply wells
Theme_Keyword: municipal wells
Theme_Keyword: industrial wells
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Nebraska
Place_Keyword: USA
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None, Acknowledgement of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources would be appreciated in products derived from this data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
301 Centennial Mall South
Address:
P.O. Box 94676
City: Lincoln
State_or_Province: Nebraska
Postal_Code: 68509-4676
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402)-471-2363
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402)-471-2900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnr.gis@nebraska.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 Central Time
Contact Instructions:
URL http://dnr.ne.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://dnrmap2.dnr.state.ne.us/website/coqdem/viewer.htm
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Nebraska Interactive Map
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Homeland Security
Security_Classification: Restricted
Security_Handling_Description: Public Water Supply Wells are password protected over the internet.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Publication_Date: 1957-Present
Title:
Nebraska Registered Groundwater Wells
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lincoln, NE
Publisher: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Field data and observation values are provided by well contractors and owners at the time of registration of the water well.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Location information derived from legal descriptions were checked against the GPS coordinates, county and natural resources district numbers.
Completeness_Report:
Before September 1993, domestic wells were not required to be registered.  Since September 9, 1993, all wells  are required to be registered except for test holes and dewatering wells with the intended use of 90 days or less.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
medium to low- this data does not meet standards at this time.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: .6 - 200 meters
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
x y coordinates are derived from legal descriptions, footage measurements, and GPS coordinates, if available
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
medium to low - this data does not meet standards at this time.
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: .6 - 200 meters
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
x y coordinates are derived from legal description footage measurements, and GPS coordinates, if available
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Publication_Date: 1957-Present
Publication_Time: 060000
Title:
Registered Groundwater Wells
Edition: unknown
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Publisher: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Online_Linkage: http://www.dnr.ne.gov/databank/spat.html
Type_of_Source_Media: current wells are mostly done of internet with various programs and aerial aids.
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1931
Beginning_Time: unknown
Ending_Date: Present
Ending_Time: 060000
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
well driller and well owner
Source_Contribution:
The well driller and well owner supplies all data to Nebraska Department of Natural Resources regarding the well.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
As of Janurary 1, 2002, well contractors have the option of entering the registered wells data through the internet.  The well registration data is processed every night.  The latitude/longitude, decimal degrees, and location coordinates in NAD 83 are calculated from the legal description and footage, if GPS coordinates are unavailable.
Process_Date: 1957-Present
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
301 Centennial Mall South
Address:
P.O. Box 94676
City: Lincoln
State_or_Province: Nebraska
Postal_Code: 68409-4676
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402)-471-2363
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402)-471-2900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@dnr.ne.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 - Central Time
Contact Instructions:
URL http://dnr.ne.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
D:\Metadata\wells\well0208.xml
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 136742
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 14
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -99.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: wells.pat
Entity_Type_Definition:
Bar Delimited Format containing 42 attributes data
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition:
Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition:
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Area is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition:
Perimeter of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WELLID
Attribute_Definition:
record number in the data set
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the numeric number of the well
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REGCD
Attribute_Definition:
Prefix:  'A'  or 'G' may be used.  Number:  the well registration number is a 6 digit number.  Suffix:  Designates series of wells were the wells have a common pumping system.  If the well is part of a series it will have the same registration number and different suffix letter (A-Z, AA-ZZ).
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
each well has been assigned a unique number
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REPLACEMEN
Attribute_Definition:
tells if the well has been replaced and how many times
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the well has and R, if it has been replaces and a number and R, if it has been replaced more than once
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WELLSTATUSID
Attribute_Definition:
status of the well
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A, I, S, X and Z
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
See on-line link in Idenitification_Information <http://dnrdata.dnr.ne.gov/wells/welllegend.asp>
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: USEID
Attribute_Definition:
the type of water use of the well
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Departmen of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A, C, D, G, H, I, J, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U and W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
See on-line link in Indentification_Information <http://dnrdata.dnr.ne.gov/wells/welllegend.asp>
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NRDNAME
Attribute_Definition:
name of the NRD
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-24
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
See on-line line in Identification_Information <http://www.dnr.ne.gov/databank/metadata/nrdlegend.html>
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTYNAME
Attribute_Definition:
the name of the county
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
93 county names
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TWNID
Attribute_Definition:
the township that occupies the well
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
each well may reside in a different township
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RNGID
Attribute_Definition:
the range that occupies the well
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
each well may reside in a different range
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RNGDIR
Attribute_Definition:
the direction of the range where the well resides
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: E or W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
the range direction of the well location will be either E for east or W for west of the 6th Principal Meridian.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SECTION
Attribute_Definition:
the section number of the location of the well
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 - 36
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
section numbers range from 1 to 36
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUBSECID
Attribute_Definition:
the subsection letter of the well location
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A, B, C, or D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The section is quartered and divided into quarter sections marked A, B, C or D, and further sub-divided into quarter-quarter section, A, B, C or D.  The A stands for northeast,  B stands for northwest, C stands for southwest, and D stands for southeas quarter-quarter section.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FOOTAGE
Attribute_Definition:
footage represents the number of feet and direction inside from the edge of the section
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Represents the number of feet, either E represents feet east of the west edge and W represents feet west of the east edge. Represents the number of feet, either N represents feet north of the south section, while S represents feet so or the north edge.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NRDPERMIT
Attribute_Definition:
control area or management permit
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
control area or management permit
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute_Definition:
the amount of acres they stated that they would irrigate, when they registered the well
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the number of irrigated acres at the time of registration
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PUMPRATE
Attribute_Definition:
pumping rate in gallon per minute
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
pumping rate in gallons per minute
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PUMPCOLDIAM
Attribute_Definition:
pump column diameter is the column size in inches
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
pump column diameter is the column size in inches
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PUMPDEPTH
Attribute_Definition:
the pump column depth is the depth of the pump column in feet
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the depth of the pump column
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOTALDEPTH
Attribute_Definition:
depth of the well
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
depth of the well
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SWL
Attribute_Definition:
the water level when the pump is not pumping measured in feet
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the water level when the pump is not pumping measured in feet
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PWL
Attribute_Definition:
the water level when the pump is pumping measured in feet
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the water level when the pump is pumping measured in feet
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COMPNAME
Attribute_Definition:
the name of the owner the well is registered to
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
name of owner of the well
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CITYSTZIP
Attribute_Definition:
the name of the city, state and zipcode of the owner's address
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the name of the city, state and zipcode of the well owner's address
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADDRESS
Attribute_Definition:
the adress of the owner the well is registered to
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the physical or mailing address of the owner of the well
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REGDATE
Attribute_Definition:
month, day and year the registration to effect
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the month, day and year the well was registered
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COMDATE
Attribute_Definition:
the date the well was completed
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the date the well was completed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: XDATE
Attribute_Definition:
the year and month the well was abandoned
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
the year and month the well was abandoned (yyyy.mm)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATDD
Attribute_Definition:
the latitude calculated from legal description, footage or GPS coordinates
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
latituge range from 43.002 to 40.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGDD
Attribute_Definition:
the longtitude calculated from legal description, footage, and GPS coordinates
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
longtitude range from -96.064 to -104.053
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: CalcGPS
Entity_Type_Definition:
Calculated GPS
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Attribute:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: -1 and 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
-1 the GPS was calculated from footage, 0 the GPS was measured
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
301 Centennial Mall South
Address:
P. O. Box 94676
City: Lincoln
State_or_Province: Nebraska
Postal_Code: 68509-4676
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402)-471-2363
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402)-471-2900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnr.gis@nebraska.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 6:00 - Central Time
Contact Instructions:
URL http://dnr.ne.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE
Transfer_Size: 64.566
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://www.dnr.ne.gov/databank/spat.html
Access_Instructions:
Access the data through the web site at http://www.dnr.ne.gov. Enter the Spatial/GIS data Option; Enter the Registered Groundwater Wells Database: select any option and you can download a Bar Delimited Format data set.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: Compact Disk
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 1.2
Recording_Density: 700
Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
Recording_Format: Windows 2000
Fees: The online database copy in Bar Delimited format may be retreived over the Internet at no cost. For delivery of digital data in other forms and formats there is a processing cost charged plus the cost of media.
Ordering_Instructions:
You may order by through the web, e-mail or call the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Time of Day: unknown
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080821
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
301 Centennial Mall South
Address:
P.O. Box 94676
City: Lincoln
State_or_Province: Nebraska
Postal_Code: 68509-4676
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (402)-471-2363
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (402)-471-2900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnr.gis@nebraska.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 - Central Time
Contact Instructions:
URL http://dnr.ne.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: Homeland Security
Metadata_Security_Classification: Restricted
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description:
Public and municipal well request must be received in writing and will have a charge asssociated with dissemination.
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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