Package org.opengis.metadata.identification

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Information to uniquely identify the data or service.

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Description

Interface Summary

AggregateInformation	Aggregate dataset information.
BrowseGraphic	Graphic that provides an illustration of the dataset (should include a legend for the graphic).
DataIdentification	Information required to identify a dataset.
Identification	Basic information required to uniquely identify a resource or resources.
Keywords	Keywords, their type and reference source.
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 to a service user through a set of interfaces that define a behaviour.
Usage	Brief description of ways in which the resource(s) is/are currently used.

Class Summary

AssociationType	Justification for the correlation of two datasets.
CharacterSet	Name of the character coding standard used for the resource.
InitiativeType	Type of aggregation activity in which datasets are related
KeywordType	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.

Package org.opengis.metadata.identification Description

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
ISO-19115 object ├─ Identification «abstract» │ ├─ DataIdentification │ └─ ServiceIdentification ├─ Resolution ├─ BrowseGraphic ├─ Keywords ├─ Usage └─ AggregateInformation CodeList ├─ Progress ├─ KeywordType ├─ AssociationType ├─ InitiativeType ├─ TopicCategory └─ CharacterSet	Identification «abstract» ├─ Progress «code list» ├─ BrowseGraphic ├─ Keywords │ └─ KeywordType «code list» ├─ Usage └─ AggregateInformation ├─ AssociationType «code list» └─ InitiativeType «code list» DataIdentification ├─ Resolution └─ TopicCategory «code list» ServiceIdentification CharacterSet «code list»

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