NF EN ISO 19115 : 2005

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
       5.3.1 Associations
       5.3.2 Generalization
       5.3.3 Instantiation/Dependency
       5.3.4 Roles
  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
       6.3.1 Metadata package and entity relationship
       6.3.2 Package descriptions
  6.4 Metadata datatypes
       6.4.1 Extent information (EX_Extent)
       6.4.2 Citation and responsible party information (CI_Citation
             and CI_ResponsibleParty)
  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.2.1 Metadata entity set information
       A.2.2 Identification information
       A.2.3 Constraint information
       A.2.4 Data quality information
       A.2.5 Maintenance information
       A.2.6 Spatial representation information
       A.2.7 Reference system information
       A.2.8 Content information
       A.2.9 Portrayal catalogue information
       A.2.10 Distribution information
       A.2.11 Metadata extension information
       A.2.12 Application schema information
  A.3 Metadata data types
       A.3.1 Extent information
       A.3.2 Citation and responsible party information
Annex B (normative) Data dictionary for geographic metadata
  B.1 Data dictionary overview
       B.1.1 Introduction
       B.1.2 Name/role name
       B.1.3 Short name and domain code
       B.1.4 Definition
       B.1.5 Obligation/Condition
       B.1.6 Maximum occurrence
       B.1.7 Data type
       B.1.8 Domain
  B.2 Metadata package data dictionaries
       B.2.1 Metadata entity set information
       B.2.2 Identification information (includes data and
              service identification)
       B.2.3 Constraint information (includes legal and security)
       B.2.4 Data quality information
       B.2.5 Maintenance information
       B.2.6 Spatial representation information (includes grid
              and vector representation)
       B.2.7 Reference system information (includes temporal,
              coordinate and geographic identifiers)
       B.2.8 Content information (includes Feature catalogue
              and Coverage descriptions)
       B.2.9 Portrayal catalogue information
       B.2.10 Distribution information
       B.2.11 Metadata extension information
       B.2.12 Application schema information
  B.3 Data type information
       B.3.1 Extent information
       B.3.2 Citation and responsible party information
  B.4 Externally referenced entities
       B.4.1 Introduction
       B.4.2 Date and DateTime information
       B.4.3 Distance, angle, measure, number, record,
             recordType, scale and UomLength information
       B.4.4 Feature type, property type, and attribute type
             information
       B.4.5 PeriodDuration and temporal primitive information
       B.4.6 Point and Object information
       B.4.7 Set and Sequence information
       B.4.8 Type name information
       B.4.9 Vertical datum information
  B.5 CodeLists and enumerations
       B.5.1 Introduction
       B.5.2 CI_DateTypeCode <>
       B.5.3 CI_OnLineFunctionCode <>
       B.5.4 CI_PresentationFormCode <>
       B.5.5 CI_RoleCode <>
       B.5.6 DQ_EvaluationMethodTypeCode <>
       B.5.7 DS_AssociationTypeCode <>
       B.5.8 DS_InitiativeTypeCode <>
       B.5.9 MD_CellGeometryCode <>
       B.5.10 MD_CharacterSetCode <>
       B.5.11 MD_ClassificationCode <>
       B.5.12 MD_CoverageContentTypeCode <>
       B.5.13 MD_DatatypeCode <>
       B.5.14 MD_DimensionNameTypeCode <>
       B.5.15 MD_GeometricObjectTypeCode <>
       B.5.16 MD_ImagingConditionCode <>
       B.5.17 MD_KeywordTypeCode <>
       B.5.18 MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode <>
       B.5.19 MD_MediumFormatCode <>
       B.5.20 MD_MediumNameCode <>
       B.5.21 MD_ObligationCode <>
       B.5.22 MD_PixelOrientationCode <>
       B.5.23 MD_ProgressCode <>
       B.5.24 MD_RestrictionCode <>
       B.5.25 MD_ScopeCode <>
       B.5.26 MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode <>
       B.5.27 MD_TopicCategoryCode << Enumeration>>
       B.5.28 MD_TopologyLevelCode <>
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.2.1 Test case identifier: Completeness test
       D.2.2 Test case identifier: Maximum occurrence test
       D.2.3 Test case identifier: Short name test
       D.2.4 Test case identifier: Data type test
       D.2.5 Test case identifier: Domain test
       D.2.6 Test case identifier: Schema test
  D.3 User-defined extension metadata test suite
       D.3.1 Test case identifier: Exclusiveness test
       D.3.2 Test case identifier: Definition test
       D.3.3 Test case identifier: Standard metadata test
  D.4 Metadata profiles
       D.4.1 Test case identifier: 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.1.1 Problem statement
       G.1.2 Scope and objectives
       G.1.3 Granularity of spatial data supported
  G.2 Metadata hierarchy levels
       G.2.1 Dataset series metadata (optional)
       G.2.2 Dataset metadata
       G.2.3 Feature type metadata (optional)
       G.2.4 Feature instance metadata (optional)
       G.2.5 Attribute type metadata (optional)
       G.2.6 Attribute instance metadata (optional)
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
Bibliography

Provides 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.