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gmd:MD_Metadata

Element information

Content

Attributes

NameOccTypeDescriptionNotes
id [0..1]xsd:IDfrom group gco:ObjectIdentification
uuid [0..1]xsd:stringfrom group gco:ObjectIdentification

Used in

Sample instance

<gmd:MD_Metadata>
   <gmd:fileIdentifier>
      <gco:CharacterString>string</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmd:fileIdentifier>
   <gmd:language>
      <gco:CharacterString>string</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmd:language>
   <gmd:characterSet>
      <gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode codeList="http://www.example.com/" codeListValue="http://www.example.com/">string</gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode>
   </gmd:characterSet>
   <gmd:parentIdentifier>
      <gco:CharacterString>string</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmd:parentIdentifier>
   <gmd:hierarchyLevel>
      <gmd:MD_ScopeCode codeList="http://www.example.com/" codeListValue="http://www.example.com/">string</gmd:MD_ScopeCode>
   </gmd:hierarchyLevel>
   <gmd:hierarchyLevelName>
      <gco:CharacterString>string</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmd:hierarchyLevelName>
   <gmd:contact>
      <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
         <gmd:individualName>...
         </gmd:individualName>
         <gmd:organisationName>...
         </gmd:organisationName>
         <gmd:positionName>...
         </gmd:positionName>
         <gmd:contactInfo>...
         </gmd:contactInfo>
         <gmd:role>...
         </gmd:role>
      </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
   </gmd:contact>
   <gmd:dateStamp>
      <gco:Date>2000-01-01</gco:Date>
   </gmd:dateStamp>
   <gmd:metadataStandardName>
      <gco:CharacterString>string</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmd:metadataStandardName>
   <gmd:metadataStandardVersion>
      <gco:CharacterString>string</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmd:metadataStandardVersion>
   <gmd:dataSetURI>
      <gco:CharacterString>string</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmd:dataSetURI>
   <gmd:locale>
      <gmd:PT_Locale>
         <gmd:languageCode>...
         </gmd:languageCode>
         <gmd:country>...
         </gmd:country>
         <gmd:characterEncoding>...
         </gmd:characterEncoding>
      </gmd:PT_Locale>
   </gmd:locale>
   <gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo>
      <gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation>
         <gmd:numberOfDimensions>...
         </gmd:numberOfDimensions>
         <gmd:axisDimensionProperties>...
         </gmd:axisDimensionProperties>
         <gmd:cellGeometry>...
         </gmd:cellGeometry>
         <gmd:transformationParameterAvailability>...
         </gmd:transformationParameterAvailability>
      </gmd:MD_GridSpatialRepresentation>
   </gmd:spatialRepresentationInfo>
   <gmd:referenceSystemInfo>
      <gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>
         <gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>...
         </gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>
      </gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>
   </gmd:referenceSystemInfo>
   <gmd:metadataExtensionInfo>
      <gmd:MD_MetadataExtensionInformation>
         <gmd:extensionOnLineResource>...
         </gmd:extensionOnLineResource>
         <gmd:extendedElementInformation>...
         </gmd:extendedElementInformation>
      </gmd:MD_MetadataExtensionInformation>
   </gmd:metadataExtensionInfo>
   <gmd:identificationInfo>
      <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
         <gmd:citation>...
         </gmd:citation>
         <gmd:abstract>...
         </gmd:abstract>
         <gmd:purpose>...
         </gmd:purpose>
         <gmd:credit>...
         </gmd:credit>
         <gmd:status>...
         </gmd:status>
         <gmd:pointOfContact>...
         </gmd:pointOfContact>
         <gmd:resourceMaintenance>...
         </gmd:resourceMaintenance>
         <gmd:graphicOverview>...
         </gmd:graphicOverview>
         <gmd:resourceFormat>...
         </gmd:resourceFormat>
         <gmd:descriptiveKeywords>...
         </gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
         <gmd:resourceSpecificUsage>...
         </gmd:resourceSpecificUsage>
         <gmd:resourceConstraints>...
         </gmd:resourceConstraints>
         <gmd:aggregationInfo>...
         </gmd:aggregationInfo>
         <gmd:spatialRepresentationType>...
         </gmd:spatialRepresentationType>
         <gmd:spatialResolution>...
         </gmd:spatialResolution>
         <gmd:language>...
         </gmd:language>
         <gmd:characterSet>...
         </gmd:characterSet>
         <gmd:topicCategory>...
         </gmd:topicCategory>
         <gmd:environmentDescription>...
         </gmd:environmentDescription>
         <gmd:extent>...
         </gmd:extent>
         <gmd:supplementalInformation>...
         </gmd:supplementalInformation>
      </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
   </gmd:identificationInfo>
   <gmd:contentInfo>
      <gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription>
         <gmd:complianceCode>...
         </gmd:complianceCode>
         <gmd:language>...
         </gmd:language>
         <gmd:includedWithDataset>...
         </gmd:includedWithDataset>
         <gmd:featureTypes>...
         </gmd:featureTypes>
         <gmd:featureCatalogueCitation>...
         </gmd:featureCatalogueCitation>
      </gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription>
   </gmd:contentInfo>
   <gmd:distributionInfo>
      <gmd:MD_Distribution>
         <gmd:distributionFormat>...
         </gmd:distributionFormat>
         <gmd:distributor>...
         </gmd:distributor>
         <gmd:transferOptions>...
         </gmd:transferOptions>
      </gmd:MD_Distribution>
   </gmd:distributionInfo>
   <gmd:dataQualityInfo>
      <gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
         <gmd:scope>...
         </gmd:scope>
         <gmd:report>...
         </gmd:report>
         <gmd:lineage>...
         </gmd:lineage>
      </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
   </gmd:dataQualityInfo>
   <gmd:portrayalCatalogueInfo>
      <gmd:MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference>
         <gmd:portrayalCatalogueCitation>...
         </gmd:portrayalCatalogueCitation>
      </gmd:MD_PortrayalCatalogueReference>
   </gmd:portrayalCatalogueInfo>
   <gmd:metadataConstraints>
      <gmd:MD_Constraints>
         <gmd:useLimitation>...
         </gmd:useLimitation>
      </gmd:MD_Constraints>
   </gmd:metadataConstraints>
   <gmd:applicationSchemaInfo>
      <gmd:MD_ApplicationSchemaInformation>
         <gmd:name>...
         </gmd:name>
         <gmd:schemaLanguage>...
         </gmd:schemaLanguage>
         <gmd:constraintLanguage>...
         </gmd:constraintLanguage>
         <gmd:schemaAscii>...
         </gmd:schemaAscii>
         <gmd:graphicsFile>...
         </gmd:graphicsFile>
         <gmd:softwareDevelopmentFile>...
         </gmd:softwareDevelopmentFile>
         <gmd:softwareDevelopmentFileFormat>...
         </gmd:softwareDevelopmentFileFormat>
      </gmd:MD_ApplicationSchemaInformation>
   </gmd:applicationSchemaInfo>
   <gmd:metadataMaintenance>
      <gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation>
         <gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency>...
         </gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency>
         <gmd:dateOfNextUpdate>...
         </gmd:dateOfNextUpdate>
         <gmd:userDefinedMaintenanceFrequency>...
         </gmd:userDefinedMaintenanceFrequency>
         <gmd:updateScope>...
         </gmd:updateScope>
         <gmd:updateScopeDescription>...
         </gmd:updateScopeDescription>
         <gmd:maintenanceNote>...
         </gmd:maintenanceNote>
         <gmd:contact>...
         </gmd:contact>
      </gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation>
   </gmd:metadataMaintenance>
   <gmd:series>
      <gmd:DS_OtherAggregate>
         <gmd:composedOf>...
         </gmd:composedOf>
         <gmd:seriesMetadata>...
         </gmd:seriesMetadata>
         <gmd:subset>...
         </gmd:subset>
         <gmd:superset>...
         </gmd:superset>
      </gmd:DS_OtherAggregate>
   </gmd:series>
   <gmd:describes>
      <gmd:DS_DataSet>
         <gmd:has>...
         </gmd:has>
         <gmd:partOf>...
         </gmd:partOf>
      </gmd:DS_DataSet>
   </gmd:describes>
   <gmd:propertyType/>
   <gmd:featureType/>
   <gmd:featureAttribute/>
</gmd:MD_Metadata>