The enumerated type of the service. An indication of the optionality of the parameter The encoding type of the service. For parameters offered by Node 1.1 services – this indicates in which order the parameter should be sent. The number of times the parameter should be repeated in the request. The type of service. May be ‘Submit’, ‘Query’, ‘Solicit’. The name of the dataflow offered by the service. The dataflow service name. The name of the node. The URI of the node. The organization name where the node is located. The name and contact information of the node administrator. Should include a phone number. The version of the specification implemented by the node. Currently may be either 1.1 or 2.0. The type of node environment. May be ‘Production’, ‘Test’, or ‘Development’. A string description of the current status of the node. Default is ‘Ready’. Four latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates representing the area that a node has data. A list of services offered by the Node.