AS/NZS ISO 19115.1:2015
Geographic information - Metadata - Part 1: Fundamentals
Defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services by means of metadata. It provides information about the identification, the extent, the quality, the spatial and temporal aspects, the content, the spatial reference, the portrayal, distribution, and other properties of digital geographic data and services. Identical to and reproduced from ISO 19115-1:2014.
AS/NZS ISO 19115.1:2015 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
2.1 Conformance requirements
2.2 Abstract test suite
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5.1 Abbreviated terms
5.2 Abbreviated terms — Package
6 Metadata requirements
6.1 Metadata for resources
6.2 Metadata application information
6.3 Metadata fundamentals package and dependencies
6.4 Citation and responsible party, Metadata application information, Language-characterset localisation information, and Extent information package relationships
6.5 Resource metadata class diagrams by package
6.5.1 Introduction
6.5.2 Metadata information (MD_Metadata)
6.5.3 Identification information (MD_Identification)
6.5.4 Constraint information (MD_Constraints)
6.5.5 Lineage information (LI_Lineage)
6.5.6 Maintenance information (MD_MaintenanceInformation)
6.5.7 Spatial representation information (MD_SpatialRepresentation)
6.5.8 Reference system information (MD_ReferenceSystem)
6.5.9 Content information (MD_ContentInformation)
6.5.10 Portrayal catalogue information (MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference)
6.5.11 Distribution information (MD_Distribution)
6.5.12 Metadata extension information (MD_MetadataExtensionInformation)
6.5.13 Application schema information (MD_ApplicationSchemaInformation)
6.5.14 Service metadata information
6.6 Extent, Citation and Common information packages
6.6.1 Extent information (EX_Extent)
6.6.2 Citation, responsibility and party information (CI_Citation, CI_Responsibility, and CI_Party) classes
6.6.3 Citation, responsibility and party information (CI_Citation, CI_Responsibility, and CI_Party) and codelists
6.6.4 Commonly used classes
6.7 Multilingual support for free text fields
6.7.1 Free text metadata elements
6.7.2 Management of localised strings
6.8 Implementation examples
6.9 Metadata implementation
6.10 Discovery metadata
6.11 Revisions
Annex A (normative) Abstract test suite
Annex B (normative) Data dictionary for geographic metadata
Annex C (normative) Metadata extensions and profiles
Annex D (informative) Implementation examples
Annex E (informative) Metadata implementation
Annex F (normative) Discovery metadata for geographic resources
Annex G (informative) Revisions
Bibliography
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDMENT 2
Amendment control sheet
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References
Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Country codes
Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 2: Country subdivision code
Geographic information - Data quality
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AS/NZS ISO 19115.1:2015 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
2.1 Conformance requirements
2.2 Abstract test suite
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5.1 Abbreviated terms
5.2 Abbreviated terms — Package
6 Metadata requirements
6.1 Metadata for resources
6.2 Metadata application information
6.3 Metadata fundamentals package and dependencies
6.4 Citation and responsible party, Metadata application information, Language-characterset localisation information, and Extent information package relationships
6.5 Resource metadata class diagrams by package
6.5.1 Introduction
6.5.2 Metadata information (MD_Metadata)
6.5.3 Identification information (MD_Identification)
6.5.4 Constraint information (MD_Constraints)
6.5.5 Lineage information (LI_Lineage)
6.5.6 Maintenance information (MD_MaintenanceInformation)
6.5.7 Spatial representation information (MD_SpatialRepresentation)
6.5.8 Reference system information (MD_ReferenceSystem)
6.5.9 Content information (MD_ContentInformation)
6.5.10 Portrayal catalogue information (MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference)
6.5.11 Distribution information (MD_Distribution)
6.5.12 Metadata extension information (MD_MetadataExtensionInformation)
6.5.13 Application schema information (MD_ApplicationSchemaInformation)
6.5.14 Service metadata information
6.6 Extent, Citation and Common information packages
6.6.1 Extent information (EX_Extent)
6.6.2 Citation, responsibility and party information (CI_Citation, CI_Responsibility, and CI_Party) classes
6.6.3 Citation, responsibility and party information (CI_Citation, CI_Responsibility, and CI_Party) and codelists
6.6.4 Commonly used classes
6.7 Multilingual support for free text fields
6.7.1 Free text metadata elements
6.7.2 Management of localised strings
6.8 Implementation examples
6.9 Metadata implementation
6.10 Discovery metadata
6.11 Revisions
Annex A (normative) Abstract test suite
Annex B (normative) Data dictionary for geographic metadata
Annex C (normative) Metadata extensions and profiles
Annex D (informative) Implementation examples
Annex E (informative) Metadata implementation
Annex F (normative) Discovery metadata for geographic resources
Annex G (informative) Revisions
Bibliography
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDMENT 2
Amendment control sheet