ISO 19115:2003
(Main)Geographic information — Metadata
Geographic information — Metadata
ISO 19115:2003 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. ISO 19115:2003 is applicable to: the cataloguing of datasets, clearinghouse activities, and the full description of datasets; geographic datasets, dataset series, and individual geographic features and feature properties. ISO 19115:2003 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 ISO 19115:2003 is applicable 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. NOTE Certain mandatory metadata elements may not apply to these other forms of data.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 19115
First edition
2003-05-01
Geographic information — Metadata
Information géographique — Métadonnées
Reference number
ISO 19115:2003(E)
©
ISO 2003
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Contents Page
Foreword . vii
Introduction. viii
1 Scope.1
2 Conformance .1
2.1 Conformance requirements .1
2.2 Metadata Profiles.1
2.3 Obligation and condition .2
3 Normative references.2
4 Terms and definitions .3
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms .4
5.1 Abbreviations.4
5.2 UML notations.4
5.3 UML model relationships.5
5.3.1 Associations .5
5.3.2 Generalization.5
5.3.3 Instantiation/Dependency.5
5.3.4 Roles.5
5.4 UML model stereotypes.6
5.5 Package abbreviations.7
5.6 UML model/data dictionary relationships.8
6 Requirements.8
6.1 Metadata for geographic data requirement .8
6.2 Metadata application information.8
6.3 Metadata packages.9
6.3.1 Metadata package and entity relationship.9
6.3.2 Package descriptions.11
6.4 Metadata datatypes .14
6.4.1 Extent information (EX_Extent) .14
6.4.2 Citation and responsible party information (CI_Citation and CI_ResponsibleParty) .15
6.5 Core metadata for geographic datasets.15
6.6 Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagrams .16
6.7 Data dictionary.16
6.8 Metadata extensions and profiles.17
6.9 Abstract test suite .17
6.10 Comprehensive dataset metadata application profile.17
6.11 Metadata extension methodology .17
6.12 Metadata implementation .17
6.13 Hierarchical levels of metadata.17
6.14 Implementation examples .17
6.15 Multilingual support for free text fields.17
Annex A (normative) Metadata schemas.18
A.1 Metadata UML models.18
A.2 Metadata package UML diagrams.19
A.2.1 Metadata entity set information .19
A.2.2 Identification information .19
A.2.3 Constraint information.21
A.2.4 Data quality information .22
A.2.5 Maintenance information.25
A.2.6 Spatial representation information.26
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A.2.7 Reference system information . 27
A.2.8 Content information. 28
A.2.9 Portrayal catalogue information. 29
A.2.10 Distribution information. 30
A.2.11 Metadata extension information. 31
A.2.12 Application schema information. 32
A.3 Metadata data types . 33
A.3.1 Extent information . 33
A.3.2 Citation and responsible party information . 34
Annex B (normative) Data dictionary for geographic metadata. 35
B.1 Data dictionary overview . 35
B.1.1 Introduction. 35
B.1.2 Name/role name . 35
B.1.3 Short name and domain code . 35
B.1.4 Definition . 35
B.1.5 Obligation/Condition . 36
B.1.6 Maximum occurrence. 36
B.1.7 Data type. 36
B.1.8 Domain. 36
B.2 Metadata package data dictionaries . 38
B.2.1 Metadata entity set information. 38
B.2.2 Identification information (includes data and service identification). 40
B.2.3 Constraint information (includes legal and security) . 46
B.2.4 Data quality information. 48
B.2.5 Maintenance information . 57
B.2.6 Spatial representation information (includes grid and vector representation). 59
B.2.7 Reference system information (includes temporal, coordinate and geographic identifiers). 63
B.2.8 Content information (includes Feature catalogue and Coverage descriptions). 68
B.2.9 Portrayal catalogue information. 73
B.2.10 Distribution information. 73
B.2.11 Metadata extension information. 78
B.2.12 Application schema information. 80
B.3 Data type information. 81
B.3.1 Extent information . 81
B.3.2 Citation and responsible party information . 85
B.4 Externally referenced entities. 91
B.4.1 Introduction. 91
B.4.2 Date and DateTime information. 91
B.4.3 Distance, angle, measure, number, record, recordType, scale and UomLength information. 91
B.4.4 Feature type, property type, and attribute type information . 91
B.4.5 PeriodDuration and temporal primitive information . 91
B.4.6 Point and Object information . 92
B.4.7 Set and Sequence information. 92
B.4.8 Type name information . 92
B.4.9 Vertical datum information . 92
B.5 CodeLists and enumerations . 92
B.5.1 Introduction. 92
B.5.2 CI_DateTypeCode <> . 92
B.5.3 CI_OnLineFunctionCode <>. 93
B.5.4 CI_PresentationFormCode <> . 93
B.5.5 CI_RoleCode <>. 93
B.5.6 DQ_EvaluationMethodTypeCode <>. 94
B.5.7 DS_AssociationTypeCode <> . 94
B.5.8 DS_InitiativeTypeCode <>.94
B.5.9 MD_CellGeometryCode <>. 95
B.5.10 MD_CharacterSetCode <>. 95
B.5.11 MD_ClassificationCode <>. 96
B.5.12 MD_CoverageContentTypeCode <>. 96
B.5.13 MD_DatatypeCode <> . 97
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B.5.14 MD_DimensionNameTypeCode <> .97
B.5.15 MD_GeometricObjectTypeCode <> .97
B.5.16 MD_ImagingConditionCode <> .98
B.5.17 MD_KeywordTypeCode <> .98
B.5.18 MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode <>.99
B.5.19 MD_MediumFormatCode <> .99
B.5.20 MD_MediumNameCode <>.99
B.5.21 MD_ObligationCode <>.100
B.5.22 MD_PixelOrientationCode <>.100
B.5.23 MD_ProgressCode <> .100
B.5.24 MD_RestrictionCode <> .101
B.5.25 MD_ScopeCode <> .101
B.5.26 MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode <> .102
B.5.27 MD_TopicCategoryCode << Enumeration>> .102
B.5.28 MD_TopologyLevelCode <>.104
Annex C (normative) Metadata extensions and profiles.105
C.1 Background.105
C.2 Types of extensions.105
C.3 Creating an extension.105
C.4 Rules for creating an extension.105
C.5 Community profile.106
C.6 Rules for creating a profile.107
Annex D (normative) Abstract test suite .108
D.1 Abstract test suite .108
D.2 Metadata test suite .108
D.2.1 Test case identifier: Completeness test.108
D.2.2 Test case identifier: Maximum occurrence test .108
D.2.3 Test case identifier: Short name test .108
D.2.4 Test case identifier: Data type test.109
D.2.5 Test case identifier: Domain test.109
D.2.6 Test case identifier: Schema test .109
D.3 User-defined extension metadata test suite.109
D.3.1 Test case identifier: Exclusiveness test .109
D.3.2 Test case identifier: Definition test.110
D.3.3 Test case identifier: Standard metadata test.110
D.4 Metadata profiles.110
D.4.1 Test case identifier: Metadata profiles.110
Annex E (normative) Comprehensive dataset metadata application profile .111
E.1 Comprehensive dataset metadata application schema .111
E.2 Comprehensive dataset metadata profile – UML model .112
Annex F (informative) Metadata extension methodology.113
F.1 Metadata extensions methodology .113
F.2 Review of existing metadata elements (Stage 1) .113
F.3 Definition of a new metadata section (Stage 2).114
F.4 Definition of a new metadata codelist (Stage 3).114
F.5 Definition of a new metadata codelist element (Stage 4).114
F.6 Definition of a new metadata element (Stage 5).115
F.7 Definition of a new metadata entity (Stage 6).115
F.8 Definition of a more stringent metadata obligation (Stage 7).116
F.9 Definition of more restrictive metadata codelist (Stage 8).116
F.10 Documentation of metadata extensions (Stage 9).117
Annex G (informative) Metadata implementation .119
G.1 Background.119
G.1.1 Problem statement .119
G.1.2 Scope and objectives.119
G.1.3 Granularity of spatial data supported .119
G.2 Metadata hierarchy levels.120
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G.2.1 Dataset series metadata (optional) . 120
G.2.2 Dataset metadata . 120
G.2.3 Feature type metadata (optional) . 121
G.2.4 Feature instance metadata (optional). 121
G.2.5 Attribute type metadata (optional) . 121
G.2.6 Attribute instance metadata (optional). 121
Annex H (informative) Hierarchical levels of metadata . 122
H.1 Levels of metadata . 122
H.2 Example . 122
Annex I (informative) Implementation examples. 126
I.1 Metadata examples. 126
I.2 Example 1 – Exploration Licences for Minerals . 126
I.3 Example 2 – Example of extended metadata. 129
I.4 Data dictionary for the extended elements . 130
I.5 MD_KeywordType (Modified) . 136
Annex J (informative) Multilingual support for free text metadata element. 137
J.1 Free text metadata elements . 137
J.2 Data structure for handling multi-languages support in free text metadata elements . 138
J.3 Example of multi-languages free text in a metadata element . 139
Bibliography. 140
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Foreword
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ISO 19115 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST ISO 19115:2003
01-november-2003
Geografske informacije - Metapodatki
Geographic information -- Metadata
Information géographique -- Métadonnées
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO 19115:2003
ICS:
07.040 Astronomija. Geodezija. Astronomy. Geodesy.
Geografija Geography
35.240.70 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in science
znanosti
SIST ISO 19115:2003 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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SIST ISO 19115:2003
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 19115
First edition
2003-05-01
Geographic information — Metadata
Information géographique — Métadonnées
Reference number
ISO 19115:2003(E)
©
ISO 2003
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ISO 19115:2003(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword . vii
Introduction. viii
1 Scope.1
2 Conformance .1
2.1 Conformance requirements .1
2.2 Metadata Profiles.1
2.3 Obligation and condition .2
3 Normative references.2
4 Terms and definitions .3
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms .4
5.1 Abbreviations.4
5.2 UML notations.4
5.3 UML model relationships.5
5.3.1 Associations .5
5.3.2 Generalization.5
5.3.3 Instantiation/Dependency.5
5.3.4 Roles.5
5.4 UML model stereotypes.6
5.5 Package abbreviations.7
5.6 UML model/data dictionary relationships.8
6 Requirements.8
6.1 Metadata for geographic data requirement .8
6.2 Metadata application information.8
6.3 Metadata packages.9
6.3.1 Metadata package and entity relationship.9
6.3.2 Package descriptions.11
6.4 Metadata datatypes .14
6.4.1 Extent information (EX_Extent) .14
6.4.2 Citation and responsible party information (CI_Citation and CI_ResponsibleParty) .15
6.5 Core metadata for geographic datasets.15
6.6 Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagrams .16
6.7 Data dictionary.16
6.8 Metadata extensions and profiles.17
6.9 Abstract test suite .17
6.10 Comprehensive dataset metadata application profile.17
6.11 Metadata extension methodology .17
6.12 Metadata implementation .17
6.13 Hierarchical levels of metadata.17
6.14 Implementation examples .17
6.15 Multilingual support for free text fields.17
Annex A (normative) Metadata schemas.18
A.1 Metadata UML models.18
A.2 Metadata package UML diagrams.19
A.2.1 Metadata entity set information .19
A.2.2 Identification information .19
A.2.3 Constraint information.21
A.2.4 Data quality information .22
A.2.5 Maintenance information.25
A.2.6 Spatial representation information.26
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A.2.7 Reference system information . 27
A.2.8 Content information. 28
A.2.9 Portrayal catalogue information. 29
A.2.10 Distribution information. 30
A.2.11 Metadata extension information. 31
A.2.12 Application schema information. 32
A.3 Metadata data types . 33
A.3.1 Extent information . 33
A.3.2 Citation and responsible party information . 34
Annex B (normative) Data dictionary for geographic metadata. 35
B.1 Data dictionary overview . 35
B.1.1 Introduction. 35
B.1.2 Name/role name . 35
B.1.3 Short name and domain code . 35
B.1.4 Definition . 35
B.1.5 Obligation/Condition . 36
B.1.6 Maximum occurrence. 36
B.1.7 Data type. 36
B.1.8 Domain. 36
B.2 Metadata package data dictionaries . 38
B.2.1 Metadata entity set information. 38
B.2.2 Identification information (includes data and service identification). 40
B.2.3 Constraint information (includes legal and security) . 46
B.2.4 Data quality information. 48
B.2.5 Maintenance information . 57
B.2.6 Spatial representation information (includes grid and vector representation). 59
B.2.7 Reference system information (includes temporal, coordinate and geographic identifiers). 63
B.2.8 Content information (includes Feature catalogue and Coverage descriptions). 68
B.2.9 Portrayal catalogue information. 73
B.2.10 Distribution information. 73
B.2.11 Metadata extension information. 78
B.2.12 Application schema information. 80
B.3 Data type information. 81
B.3.1 Extent information . 81
B.3.2 Citation and responsible party information . 85
B.4 Externally referenced entities. 91
B.4.1 Introduction. 91
B.4.2 Date and DateTime information. 91
B.4.3 Distance, angle, measure, number, record, recordType, scale and UomLength information. 91
B.4.4 Feature type, property type, and attribute type information . 91
B.4.5 PeriodDuration and temporal primitive information . 91
B.4.6 Point and Object information . 92
B.4.7 Set and Sequence information. 92
B.4.8 Type name information . 92
B.4.9 Vertical datum information . 92
B.5 CodeLists and enumerations . 92
B.5.1 Introduction. 92
B.5.2 CI_DateTypeCode <> . 92
B.5.3 CI_OnLineFunctionCode <>. 93
B.5.4 CI_PresentationFormCode <> . 93
B.5.5 CI_RoleCode <>. 93
B.5.6 DQ_EvaluationMethodTypeCode <>. 94
B.5.7 DS_AssociationTypeCode <> . 94
B.5.8 DS_InitiativeTypeCode <>.94
B.5.9 MD_CellGeometryCode <>. 95
B.5.10 MD_CharacterSetCode <>. 95
B.5.11 MD_ClassificationCode <>. 96
B.5.12 MD_CoverageContentTypeCode <>. 96
B.5.13 MD_DatatypeCode <> . 97
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B.5.14 MD_DimensionNameTypeCode <> .97
B.5.15 MD_GeometricObjectTypeCode <> .97
B.5.16 MD_ImagingConditionCode <> .98
B.5.17 MD_KeywordTypeCode <> .98
B.5.18 MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode <>.99
B.5.19 MD_MediumFormatCode <> .99
B.5.20 MD_MediumNameCode <>.99
B.5.21 MD_ObligationCode <>.100
B.5.22 MD_PixelOrientationCode <>.100
B.5.23 MD_ProgressCode <> .100
B.5.24 MD_RestrictionCode <> .101
B.5.25 MD_ScopeCode <> .101
B.5.26 MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode <> .102
B.5.27 MD_TopicCategoryCode << Enumeration>> .102
B.5.28 MD_TopologyLevelCode <>.104
Annex C (normative) Metadata extensions and profiles.105
C.1 Background.105
C.2 Types of extensions.105
C.3 Creating an extension.105
C.4 Rules for creating an extension.105
C.5 Community profile.106
C.6 Rules for creating a profile.107
Annex D (normative) Abstract test suite .108
D.1 Abstract test suite .108
D.2 Metadata test suite .108
D.2.1 Test case identifier: Completeness test.108
D.2.2 Test case identifier: Maximum occurrence test .108
D.2.3 Test case identifier: Short name test .108
D.2.4 Test case identifier: Data type test.109
D.2.5 Test case identifier: Domain test.109
D.2.6 Test case identifier: Schema test .109
D.3 User-defined extension metadata test suite.109
D.3.1 Test case identifier: Exclusiveness test .109
D.3.2 Test case identifier: Definition test.110
D.3.3 Test case identifier: Standard metadata test.110
D.4 Metadata profiles.110
D.4.1 Test case identifier: Metadata profiles.110
Annex E (normative) Comprehensive dataset metadata application profile .111
E.1 Comprehensive dataset metadata application schema .111
E.2 Comprehensive dataset metadata profile – UML model .112
Annex F (informative) Metadata extension methodology.113
F.1 Metadata extensions methodology .113
F.2 Review of existing metadata elements (Stage 1) .113
F.3 Definition of a new metadata section (Stage 2).114
F.4 Definition of a new metadata codelist (Stage 3).114
F.5 Definition of a new metadata codelist element (Stage 4).114
F.6 Definition of a new metadata element (Stage 5).115
F.7 Definition of a new metadata entity (Stage 6).115
F.8 Definition of a more stringent metadata obligation (Stage 7).116
F.9 Definition of more restrictive metadata codelist (Stage 8).116
F.10 Documentation of metadata extensions (Stage 9).117
Annex G (informative) Metadata implementation .119
G.1 Background.119
G.1.1 Problem statement .119
G.1.2 Scope and objectives.119
G.1.3 Granularity of spatial data supported .119
G.2 Metadata hierarchy levels.120
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G.2.1 Dataset series metadata (optional) . 120
G.2.2 Dataset metadata . 120
G.2.3 Feature type metadata (optional) . 121
G.2.4 Feature instance metadata (optional). 121
G.2.5 Attribute type metadata (optional) . 121
G.2.6 Attribute instance metadata (optional). 121
Annex H (informative) Hierarchical levels of metadata . 122
H.1 Levels of metadata . 122
H.2 Example . 122
Annex I (informative) Implementation examples. 126
I.1 Metadata examples. 126
I.2 Example 1 – Exploration Licences for Minerals . 126
I.3 Example 2 – Example of extended metadata. 129
I.4 Data dictionary for the extended elements . 130
I.5 MD_KeywordType (Modified) . 136
Annex J (informative) Multilingual support for free text metadata element. 137
J.1 Free text metadata elements . 137
J.2 Data structure for handling multi-languages support in free text metadata elements . 138
J.3 Example of multi-languages free text in a metadata element . 139
Bibliography. 140
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO col
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