Package org.opengis.metadata.citation
Type for citing a resource and information
about the responsible party.
The resource can be a dataset, feature, source, publication, etc.
The responsible party contains the identity of person(s), and/or position, and/or organization(s)
associated with the resource. The address
contains the location of the responsible person or organization.
Metadata object are described in the OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification. The following table shows the class hierarchy, together with a partial view of aggregation hierarchy:
| Class hierarchy | Aggregation hierarchy |
|---|---|
ISO 19115 object ├─ Citation ├─ CitationDate ├─ Responsibility ├─ Party «abstract» │ ├─ Individual │ └─ Organisation ├─ Contact ├─ Telephone ├─ Address ├─ OnlineResource └─ Series CodeList ├─ DateType ├─ OnLineFunction ├─ PresentationForm └─ Role |
Citation ├─ CitationDate │ └─ DateType «code list» ├─ Responsibility │ ├─ Party «abstract» │ │ └─ Contact │ │ ├─ Telephone │ │ ├─ Address │ │ └─ OnlineResource │ │ └─ OnLineFunction «code list» │ └─ Role «code list» ├─ PresentationForm «code list» └─ Series |
- Since:
- 1.0
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Interface Summary Interface Description Address Location of the responsible individual or organization.Citation Standardized resource reference.CitationDate Reference date and event used to describe it.Contact Information required to enable contact with the responsible person and/or organization.Individual Information about the party if the party is an individual.OnlineResource Information about on-line sources from which the dataset, specification, or community profile name and extended metadata elements can be obtained.Organisation Information about the party if the party is an organisation.Party Information about the individual and / or organisation of the party.Responsibility Information about the party and their role.ResponsibleParty Deprecated. Series Information about the series, or aggregate dataset, to which a dataset belongs.Telephone Telephone numbers for contacting the responsible individual or organization. -
Class Summary Class Description DateType Identification of when a given event occurredOnLineFunction Class of information to which the referencing entity applies.PresentationForm Mode in which the data is represented.Role Function performed by the responsible party.TelephoneType Type of telephone.