BS EN ISO 19115:2005 Geographic information. Metadata
BS EN ISO 19115 defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services. It provides information about the identification, the extent, the quality, the spatial and temporal schema, spatial reference, and distribution of digital geographic data.
BS EN ISO 19115 applies to:
• The cataloguing of datasets, clearinghouse activities, and the full description of datasets;
• Geographic datasets, dataset series, and individual geographic features and feature properties.
BS EN ISO 19115 defines:
• Mandatory and conditional metadata sections, metadata entities, and metadata elements
• The minimum set of metadata required to serve the full range of metadata applications (data discovery, determining data fitness for use, data access, data transfer, and use of digital data)
• Optional metadata elements – to allow for a more extensive standard description of geographic data, if required
A method for extending metadata to fit specialized needs.
Though BS EN ISO 19115 applies to digital data, its principles can be extended to many other forms of geographic data such as maps, charts, and textual documents as well as non-geographic data.
Contents of BS EN ISO 19115
- Scope
- Conformance
- Conformance requirements
- Metadata Profiles
- Obligation and condition
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Symbols and abbreviated terms Abbreviations
- UML notations
- UML model relationships
- Associations Generalization
- Instantiation/Dependency
- Roles
- UML model stereotypes
- Package abbreviations
- UML model/data dictionary relationships
- Requirements
- Metadata for geographic data requirement
- Metadata application information
- Metadata packages
- Metadata package and entity relationship
- Package descriptions
- Metadata datatypes
- Extent information (EX_Extent)
- Citation and responsible party information (CI_Citation and CI_ResponsibleParty)
- Core metadata for geographic datasets
- Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagrams
- Data dictionary
- Metadata extensions and profiles
- Abstract test suite
- Comprehensive dataset metadata application profile
- Metadata extension methodology
- Metadata implementation
- Hierarchical levels of metadata
- Implementation examples
- Multilingual support for free text fields
