Glossary of Metadata Fields Description¶

This glossary provides you with brief descriptions of the minimum set of metadata fields required to properly describe a geographical data as well as some optional elements highly suggested for a more extensive standard description.

Access constraints

Access constraints applied to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the resource

Abstract

Brief narrative summary of the content of the resource(s)

Administrative area

State, province of the location

Temporal extent - Begin date

Formatted as 2007-09-12T15:00:00 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss)

Character set

Full name of the character coding standard used for the metadata set

Grid spatial representation - Cell geometry

Identification of grid data as point or cell

City

City of the location

Reference System Info - Code

Alphanumeric value identifying an instance in the namespace

Country

Country of the physical address

Data quality info

Provides overall assessment of quality of a resource(s)

Date

Reference date and event used to describe it (YYYY-MM-DD)

Date stamp

Date that the metadata was created (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)

Date type

Event used for reference date

Delivery point

Address line for the location (as described in ISO 11180, annex A)

Equivalent scale - Denominator

The number below the line in a vulgar fraction

Data Quality - Description

Description of the event, including related parameters or tolerances

OnLine resource - Description

Detailed text description of what the online resource is/does

Descriptive keywords

Provides category keywords, their type, and reference source

Grid spatial representation - Dimension name

Name of the axis i.e. row, column

Grid spatial representation - Dimension size

Number of elements along the axis

Dimension size Resolution

Number of elements along the axis

Distribution info

Provides information about the distributor of and options for obtaining the resource(s)

Geographic bounding box - East bound longitude

Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)

Edition

Version of the cited resource

Electronic mail address

Address of the electronic mailbox of the responsible organisation or individual

Temporal extent - End date

Formatted as 2007-09-12T15:00:00 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss)

Equivalent scale

Level of detail expressed as the scale of a comparable hardcopy map or chart

Extent

Information about spatial, vertical, and temporal extent

Facsimile

Telephone number of a facsimile machine for the responsible organisation or individual

File identifier

Unique identifier for this metadata file

Vector spatial representation - Geometric object type

Name of point and vector spatial objects used to locate zero-, one-and two-dimensional spatial locations in the dataset

Vector spatial representation - Geometric object count

Total number of the point or vector object type occurring in the dataset

Geographic bounding box

Geographic position of the dataset

Grid spatial representation

Information about grid spatial objects in the dataset

Grid spatial representation - Resolution value

Degree of detail in the grid dataset

Grid spatial representation - Transformation parameter availability

Indication of whether or not parameters for transformation exists

Data Quality - Hierarchy level

Hierarchical level of the data specified by the scope

Identification info

Basic information about the resource(s) to which the metadata applies

Point of Contact - Individual name

Name of the responsible person- surname, given name, title separated by a delimiter

Keyword

Commonly used word(s) or formalised word(s) or phrase(s) used to describe the subject

Data Language

Language used for documenting data

Metadata - Language

Language used for documenting metadata

Data Quality - Lineage

Non-quantitative quality information about the lineage of the data specified by the scope. Mandatory if report not provided

OnLine resource - Linkage

Location (address) for on-line access using a Uniform Resource Locator address or similar addressing scheme such as http://www.statkart.no/isotc211

Maintenance and update frequency

Frequency with which changes and additions are made to the resource after the initial resource is completed

Metadata author

Party responsible for the metadata information

Metadata standard name

Name of the metadata standard (including profile name) used

Metadata standard version

Version (profile) of the metadata standard used

OnLine resource - Name

Name of the online resource

Geographic bounding box - North bound latitude

Northern-most, coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)

Grid spatial representation - Number of dimensions

Number of independent spatial-temporal axes

Distribution Info - OnLine resource

Information about online sources from which the resource can be obtained

Point of Contact - Organisation name

Name of the responsible organisation

Other constraints

Other restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing and using the resource

Point of contact

Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organisations(s) associated with the resource(s)

Point of contact - Position name

Role or position of the responsible person

Postal code

ZIP or other postal code

Presentation form

Mode in which the resource is represented

OnLine resource - Protocol

Connection protocol to be used

Purpose

Summary of the intentions with which the resource(s) was developed

Reference system info

Description of the spatial and temporal reference systems used in the datasetData

Data Quality - Report

Quantitative quality information for the data specified by the scope. Mandatory if lineage not provided

Grid spatial representation - Resolution value

Degree of detail in the grid dataset

Point of contact - Role

Function performed by the responsible party

Geographic bounding box - South bound latitude

Southern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)

Spatial representation info

Digital representation of spatial information in the dataset

Spatial representation type

Method used to spatially represent geographic information

Data Quality - Statement

General explanation of the data producer’s knowledge about the lineage of a dataset

Status

Status of the resource(s)

Supplemental Information

Any other descriptive information about the dataset

Temporal Extent

Time period covered by the content of the dataset

Title

Name by which the cited resource is known

Topic category code

High-level geographic data thematic classification to assist in the grouping and search of available geographic data sets. Can be used to group keywords as well. Listed examples are not exhaustive. NOTE It is understood there are overlaps between general categories and the user is encouraged to select the one most appropriate.

Grid spatial representation - Transformation parameter availability

Indication of whether or not parameters for transformation exists

Vector spatial representation - Topology level

Code which identifies the degree of complexity of the spatial relationships

Type

Subject matter used to group similar keywords

URL

Unified Resource Locator

Use constraints

Constraints applied to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special restrictions or limitations or warnings on using the resource

Vector spatial representation

Information about the vector spatial objects in the dataset

Voice

Telephone number by which individuals can speak to the responsible organisation or individual

Geographic bounding box - West bound longitude

Western-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)