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Table 1 ISO 19115-1:2014 - Table F.1: Metadata for the discovery of geographic datasets and series [13]

From: A metadata ADE for CityGML

Metadata element

Obligation

Comment

Metadata reference information

Optional

Unique identifier for the metadata.

Resource title

Mandatory

Title by which the resource is known.

Resource reference data

Optional

A date which is used to help identify the resource.

Resource identifier

Optional

Unique identifier for the resource.

Resource point of contact

Optional

Name of the person, position, or organisation responsible for the resource.

Geographic location

Conditionala

Geographic description of coordinates (latitude/longitude) which describes the location of the resource.

Resource language

Conditional

The language and character set used in the resource.

Resource topic category

Conditional

A selection of the 20 elements in the MD_TopicCategory enumeration which describe the topic of the resource.

Spatial resolution

Optional

The nominal scale and/or/spatial resolution of the resource.

Resource type

Conditional

A resource code identifying the type of resource.

Resource abstract

Mandatory

A brief description of the content of the resource.

Extent information for the dataset (additional)

Optional

The temporal or vertical extent of the resource.

Resource lineage

Optional

A description of the source(s) and production process(es) used in producing the resource.

Resource on-line Link

Optional

Link (URL) in the metadata for the resource.

Keywords

Optional

Words or phrases describing the resource to be indexed and searched.

Constraints on resource access and use

Optional

Restrictions on the access and use of the resources.

Metadata date stamp

Mandatory

Reference date(s) for the metadata, especially creation.

Metadata point of contact

Mandatory

The party responsible for the metadata.

  1. aConditional means that certain elements become mandatory based on the values of other elements