2.2.2 Standards for geo-information

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2.1 Introduction to Metadata

2.1.1 What is metadata?
2.1.2 Why metadata?
2.1.3 What can you do with it?
2.1.4 Where can you find metadata?
2.1.5 Applications
2.1.6 Discovery discovery

2.2 Metadata standards

2.2.1 What is a standard for?
2.2.2 Standards for geo-information
2.2.3 Metadata standards
2.2.4 INSPIRE
2.2.5 Discovery standards

2.3 Metadata in the working process

2.3.1 How do you make metadata?
2.3.2 How do you make metadata from services?
2.3.3 Where in the working process?
2.3.4 Tips for gathering metadata
2.3.5 Publishing metadata
2.3.6 Harvesting
2.3.7 Validating
2.3.8 Discovery working process

2.4 Metadata elements

2.4.0 Overview of metadata elements
2.4.1 Title of the resource
2.4.2 Summary
2.4.3 Status
2.4.4 Level of hierarchy
2.4.5 URL
2.4.6 Protocol
2.4.7 Name
2.4.8 Unique Identifier of the resource
2.4.9 Language of the resource
2.4.10 Subject
2.4.11 Keyword
2.4.12 Thesaurus
2.4.13 Thesaurus date
2.4.14 Thesaurus date type
2.4.15 Minimum x-coordinate
2.4.16 Maximum x-coordinate
2.4.17 Minimum y-coordinate
2.4.18 Maximum y-coordinate
2.4.19 Temporal cover
2.4.20 Date of the resource
2.4.21 Date type of the resource
2.4.22 Grade of the description of quality
2.4.23 General description of origin
2.4.24 Scale of application
2.4.25 Resolution
2.4.26 Code Reference system
2.4.27 Responsible organisation for namespace reference system
2.4.28 Conformity indication with the specification
2.4.29 Clarification
2.4.30 Specification
2.4.31 Specification date
2.4.32 Specification date type
2.4.33 Legal restrictions to accessibility
2.4.34 Other constraints
2.4.35 Security restrictions
2.4.36 User constraints
2.4.37 Responsible organisation resource
2.4.38 Responsible organisation resource: email
2.4.39 Responsible organisation resource: role
2.4.40 Metadata unique identifier
2.4.41 Parent unique identifier
2.4.42 Responsible organisation metadata
2.4.43 Responsible organisation metadata: role
2.4.44 Responsible organisation metadata: email
2.4.45 Metadata date
2.4.46 Language of the metadata
2.4.47 Metadata standard name
2.4.48 Metadata Standard version
2.4.49 Discovery metadata for data

2.5 Metadata elements for services

2.5.0 Metadata elements for services overview
2.5.1 Resource Title
2.5.2 Resource abstract
2.5.3 Resource type
2.5.4 Resource locator
2.5.5 Connect Point Linkage
2.5.6 Coupled resource
2.5.7 Scoped Name
2.5.8 Coupling Type
2.5.9 Spatial data service type
2.5.10 Service Type Version
2.5.11 Operation Name
2.5.12 DCP
2.5.13 Keyword value
2.5.14 Originating controlled vocabulary
2.5.15 Geographic location
2.5.16 Temporal Reference
2.5.17 Spatial resolution
2.5.18 Degree
2.5.19 Specification
2.5.20 Constraints
2.5.21 Conditions applying to access and use
2.5.22 Responsible party
2.5.23 Responsible party role
2.5.24 Metadata point of contact
2.5.25 Metadata language
2.5.26 Metadata date
2.5.27 The link to the metadata of the dataset and dataset series from the service
2.5.28 Discovery metadata for services

2.6 What you should also know

2.6.1 Bordering rectangle
2.6.2 Reference system
2.6.3 Geo shared licence
2.6.4 Optional set metadata of data
2.6.5 Multilingual metadata
2.6.6 Object and attribute information
2.6.7 Guidelines for sectors
2.6.8 Exchanging metadata


There are various standards that are available for use within the domain of geo-information. To forge links to the European infrastructure in this field and to enable close integration with the Electronic Government the framework of standards has been developed. More information about this can be found under Framework of Geostandards

Standards which are specific to the use of metadata in the Netherlands are “The Dutch profile for metadata on ISO 19115“ and “The Dutch profile for metadata on ISO 19119”. These form part of the framework of standards.

There are more standards that are important to the metadata of data or services. In the figure below the relationship between those standards and the national geo register are displayed. Metadata for data is described according to the Dutch metadata profile on ISO 19115. ISO 19139 is the specification of the implementation, the encoding for it. By encoding it, the metadata is saved in a clear way in an XML. Metadata for services is described according to the Dutch metadata profile on ISO 19119. The encoding for services is listed in CSW ISO AP 2.0.2. Besides the standards devised for metadata and catalogs the praktijkrichtlijn voor metadata van services and theNederlands profiel op WMS are also important.

Relationship standards in the NGR


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