2.3.1 How do you make metadata?

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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


Contents

Metadata for data

There are lots of ways to make metadata. For each different way, there are various applications that meet the Dutch metadata profile which are available on the market. We describe how metadata can be made below:

  1. Enter Metadata for data via a metadata editor that can provide ISO TS 19139 XML.
  2. Add Metadata for data with support of a metadata editor of a catalogue.

The methods are described below to give users the opportunity of choosing a way of working that fits their organisation.

Metadata editor for data

This is an application (in most cases a desktop client or an editor tool from a GIS application) which helps the user to set up metadata documents. By using a tool, a complete and valid expansion of metadata is enforced. The more user-friendly the tool is, the easier for the user. Many metadata editor tools are integrated into the software that is used to make spatial data. The advantage here is that the inherently implicit metadata is directly adopted so there is no need to enter it manually. Consider spatial measurements, data construction etc. Another advantage of a desktop tool is that a number of things can be set by default, such as the name of the organisation, reference systems used, etc. These metadata elements will often be the same; if certain datasets have different elements then they can be manually modified.

There are stand-alone tools available for the desktop or which can be used via the internet as well. These tools have the advantage of being easy to approach/install and to work with if there are only a few datasets to manage. If a metadata document is being made for the first time, this option seems to be the easiest one. However, it may also be the most expensive way of making a metadata document. The user enters all the required metadata elements manually and then publishes the document as a valid ISO 19115/19139 document. To what extend the user is supported during this process depends on the software used.

Metadata editor for data via the catalog client

A metadata editor is not a mandatory part of a register; however it is often applied in a register. The advantage is that the metadata is published immediately in the register but it has no direct relationship to the data. The metadata can just be entered or, with another method of obtaining metadata, it can be edited.

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