| Description: The type attribute classifies the Resource according to its function. |
| Namespace Id: pds | Steward: pds | Class Name: Resource | Type: ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed |
| Minimum Value: None | Maximum Value: None | Minimum Characters: 1 | Maximum Characters: 255 |
| Unit of Measure Type: None | Default Unit Id: None | Attribute Concept: Type | Conceptual Domain: Short_String |
| Status: Active | Nillable: false | Pattern: None |
| Permissible Value(s) | Value | Value Meaning |
| | Information.Agency | The web resource provides information about an agency. |
| | Information.Instrument | The web resource provides information about an instrument |
| | Information.Instrument_Host | The web resource provides information about an instrument host |
| | Information.Investigation | The web resource provides information about an investigation |
| | Information.Node | The web resource provides information about a node |
| | Information.Person | The web resource provides information about a person |
| | Information.Resource | The web resource provides information about a generic resource |
| | Information.Science_Portal | The web resource provides information about a science portal |
| | Information.Target | The web resource provides information about a target |
| | System.Browse | The system resource provides browse functionality. |
| | System.Directory_Listing | The system resource provides a directory listing. |
| | System.Registry_Query | The system resource provides registry query functionality. |
| | System.Search | The system resource provides search functionality. |
| | System.Transform | The system resource provides transform functionality. |
| | System.Transport | The system resource provides transport functionality. |