INCITS ISO 19115 : 2003(R2013)

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
  2.1 Conformance requirements
  2.2 Metadata Profiles
  2.3 Obligation and condition
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms
  5.1 Abbreviations
  5.2 UML notations
  5.3 UML model relationships
  5.4 UML model stereotypes
  5.5 Package abbreviations
  5.6 UML model/data dictionary relationships
6 Requirements
  6.1 Metadata for geographic data requirement
  6.2 Metadata application information
  6.3 Metadata packages
  6.4 Metadata datatypes
  6.5 Core metadata for geographic datasets
  6.6 Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagrams
  6.7 Data dictionary
  6.8 Metadata extensions and profiles
  6.9 Abstract test suite
  6.10 Comprehensive dataset metadata application profile
  6.11 Metadata extension methodology
  6.12 Metadata implementation
  6.13 Hierarchical levels of metadata
  6.14 Implementation examples
  6.15 Multilingual support for free text fields
Annex A (normative) Metadata schemas
      A.1 Metadata UML models
      A.2 Metadata package UML diagrams
      A.3 Metadata data types
Annex B (normative) Data dictionary for geographic metadata
      B.1 Data dictionary overview
      B.2 Metadata package data dictionaries
      B.3 Data type information
      B.4 Externally referenced entities
      B.5 CodeLists and enumerations
Annex C (normative) Metadata extensions and profiles
      C.1 Background
      C.2 Types of extensions
      C.3 Creating an extension
      C.4 Rules for creating an extension
      C.5 Community profile
      C.6 Rules for creating a profile
Annex D (normative) Abstract test suite
      D.1 Abstract test suite
      D.2 Metadata test suite
      D.3 User-defined extension metadata test suite
      D.4 Metadata profiles
Annex E (normative) Comprehensive dataset metadata application
        profile
      E.1 Comprehensive dataset metadata application schema
      E.2 Comprehensive dataset metadata profile - UML model
Annex F (informative) Metadata extension methodology
      F.1 Metadata extensions methodology
      F.2 Review of existing metadata elements (Stage 1)
      F.3 Definition of a new metadata section (Stage 2)
      F.4 Definition of a new metadata codelist (Stage 3)
      F.5 Definition of a new metadata codelist element
           (Stage 4)
      F.6 Definition of a new metadata element (Stage 5)
      F.7 Definition of a new metadata entity (Stage 6)
      F.8 Definition of a more stringent metadata obligation
           (Stage 7)
      F.9 Definition of more restrictive metadata codelist
           (Stage 8)
      F.10 Documentation of metadata extensions (Stage 9)
Annex G (informative) Metadata implementation
      G.1 Background
      G.2 Metadata hierarchy levels
Annex H (informative) Hierarchical levels of metadata
      H.1 Levels of metadata
      H.2 Example
Annex I (informative) Implementation examples
      I.1 Metadata examples
      I.2 Example 1 - Exploration Licences for Minerals
      I.3 Example 2 - Example of extended metadata
      I.4 Data dictionary for the extended elements
      I.5 MD_KeywordType (Modified)
Annex J (informative) Multilingual support for free text metadata
        element
      J.1 Free text metadata elements
      J.2 Data structure for handling multi-languages support in
          free text metadata elements
      J.3 Example of multi-languages free text in a metadata element
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Describes 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.