Package org.opengis.metadata.identification
Information to uniquely identify the data or service.
Identification information is mandatory
and includes information about the citation for the resource, an abstract, the purpose,
credit, the status and points of contact. Identification may be specialized as
data identification when used
to identify data, or as service
identification when used to identify a service.
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 |
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ISO 19115 object ├─ Identification «abstract» │ ├─ DataIdentification │ └─ ServiceIdentification ├─ Resolution ├─ BrowseGraphic ├─ Keywords ├─ Usage ├─ AggregateInformation ├─ CoupledResource ├─ OperationMetadata └─ OperationChainMetadata CodeList ├─ Progress ├─ KeywordType ├─ AssociationType ├─ InitiativeType ├─ TopicCategory ├─ CouplingType └─ DistributedComputingPlatform |
Identification «abstract» ├─ Resolution ├─ TopicCategory «code list» ├─ Progress «code list» ├─ BrowseGraphic ├─ Keywords │ └─ KeywordType «code list» ├─ Usage └─ AssociatedResource ├─ AssociationType «code list» └─ InitiativeType «code list» DataIdentification ServiceIdentification ├─ CouplingType «code list» ├─ CoupledResource ├─ OperationMetadata │ ├─ DistributedComputingPlatform «code list» │ └─ ParameterDescriptor │ └─ ParameterDirection «enum» └─ OperationChainMetadata |
More specifically, Identification
is an aggregate of the following entities:
Format
(from the distribution package): format of the data.BrowseGraphic
: graphic overview of the data.Usage
: specific uses of the data.Constraints
(from the constraint package): constraints placed on the resource.Keywords
: keywords describing the resource.MaintenanceInformation
(from the maintenance package): how often the data is scheduled to be updated and the scope of the update.
- Since:
- 2.0
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Interface Summary Interface Description AggregateInformation Deprecated. As of ISO 19115:2014, replaced byAssociatedResource
.AssociatedResource Associated resource information.BrowseGraphic Graphic that provides an illustration of the dataset (including a legend for the graphic, if applicable).CoupledResource Links a given operation name (mandatory attribute ofOperationMetadata
) with a resource identified by an "identifier".DataIdentification Information required to identify a resource.Identification Basic information required to uniquely identify a resource or resources.KeywordClass Specification of a class to categorize keywords in a domain-specific vocabulary that has a binding to a formal ontology.Keywords Keywords, their type and reference source.OperationChainMetadata Operation chain information.OperationMetadata Describes the signature of one and only one method provided by the service.RepresentativeFraction A scale defined as the inverse of a denominator.Resolution Level of detail expressed as a scale factor or a ground distance.ServiceIdentification Identification of capabilities which a service provider makes available.Usage Brief description of ways in which the resource(s) is/are currently or has been used. -
Class Summary Class Description AssociationType Justification for the correlation of two datasets.CharacterSet Deprecated. As of ISO 19115:2014, replaced by a reference to the IANA Character Set register.CouplingType Class of information to which the referencing entity applies.DistributedComputingPlatform Distributed computing platform (DCP) on which an operation has been implemented.InitiativeType Type of aggregation activity in which datasets are relatedKeywordType Methods used to group similar keywords.Progress Status of the dataset or progress of a review.TopicCategory High-level geographic data thematic classification to assist in the grouping and search of available geographic data sets.