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ISO 19115-1:2014 Geographic information -- Metadata -- Part 1: Fundamentals

Abbreviation: ISO 19115-1:2014

General Information

ISO 19115-1:2014 defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services by means of metadata. It provides information about the identification, the extent, the quality, the spatial and temporal aspects, the content, the spatial reference, the portrayal, distribution, and other properties of digital geographic data and services.

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Homepage https://www.iso.org/standard/53798.html

Countries that developed this resource Worldwide

Created in 2014

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How to cite this record FAIRsharing.org: ISO 19115-1:2014; ISO 19115-1:2014 Geographic information -- Metadata -- Part 1: Fundamentals; DOI: https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.t7mby9; Last edited: Jan. 13, 2021, 1:56 p.m.; Last accessed: Dec 07 2021 9:18 p.m.

Record added: Oct. 24, 2017, 9:41 a.m.
Record updated: Jan. 13, 2021, 1:54 p.m. by The FAIRsharing Team.

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			North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
			ISO/TS 19115-3:2016 Geographic information -- Metadata -- Part 3: XML schema implementation for fundamental concepts
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Additional Information

Contact

ISO/TC 211 - Secretariat

External Links

Bioportal

http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/ISO19115

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No XSD schemas defined

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Applies to: Data use

ISO Privacy and Copyright

Data Access

Full Specification behind paywall	No link recorded
Preview Specification	https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#!iso:std:53798:en

Publications

No publications available

Related Standards

Reporting Guidelines

Terminology Artifacts

No semantic standards defined

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Identifier Schemas

No identifier schema standards defined

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