Question on ciustomUnit

[Matt Jones]

The name doesn't matter that much.  Following the current convention 
would be nice, but isn't critical.  What is critical is that the STMML 
definition of the new customUnit be created inthe document.

Matt

David Blankman wrote:
> The Arctic LTER site  has units expressed as g/0.04m2
> 
> Tissue mass data are expressed in g/quadrat (400 cm2). Multiply by 25 to get g/m2.
> 
> This does not match any of the standard eml units. What would your 
> recommendation be as far as expressing it. The two approaches I can see are:
> 
> <unit>
>     <customUnit>g/0.04m2</customUnit>
> </unit>
> 
> OR  in a format similar to the other eml units like:
> 
> <unit>
>     <customUnit>gramsPerFourHundredCentimetersSquared</customUnit>
> </unit>
> 
> David
> 
> -- 
> David E. Blankman, m.c.r.p
> EML Integration Developer
> Ecoinformatics Consultant
> Member, EML Development Group
> 921 Ortega, NW
> Albuquerque, NM 87114-1417
> phone: (505) 450-6045
> 

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