ICSM Metadata Services Best Practice - Table of Contents

When creating metadata for services, most of the data resource metadata best practice guidance applies. But there are notable differences. Most of these differences are contained in the IdentificationInfo section

New elements specific to Service Metadata are highlighted in Bold

Elements with specific guidance for Services are in Bold Italic

Guidance

Metadata for Metadata

Package - Metadata Info
- Metadata Identifier Mandatory.
- Metadata Linkage Highly Recommended.
- Metadata Date Highly Recommended.
- Metadata Responsible Party Mandatory.
- Metadata Default Locale Highly Recommended.
- Metadata Scope Mandatory. For Service metadata, Resource Scope = Service
- Metadata Legal Constraints Recommended.
- Metadata Security Constraints Recommended.
- Metadata Standard Highly Recommended.

Metadata for Service Resources

Package - Resource Identification
- Resource Default locale
- Abstract Mandatory.
- Purpose Highly Recommended.
- Status Highly Recommended.
- Topic Category Highly Recommended.
- Spatial resolution Highly Recommended.
- Resource Point of Contact role = ‘pointOfContact’ Highly Recommended.
- Additional Docs Recommended. If any
- Spatial Representation Type Recommended.
- Service Type Mandatory. Plus at least one of:
- Service Type Version
- Profile CI_Citation
- Service Standard CI_Citation
- Coupling Type Highly Recommended. Options = tight, loose, mixed
- Coupled Resource Highly Recommended when CouplingType is tight. Includes:
  - ScopedName - Mandatory
  - ResourceReference - includes:
    - Title - Mandatory
    - OnlineResource - Highly Recommended. Metadata URL for related data
- Contains Operations class - SV_ContainsOperation Contains:
  - operationName Mandatory
  - distributedComputingPlatform codelist - DCPList, Mandatory
  - operationDescription Highly Recommended
  - connectPoint class - CI_OnlineResource Mandatory
  - Parameter class - SV_Parameter
    - name Madatory
    - direction Mandatory
    - description Recommended
    - optionality Mandatory
    - repeatability Mandatory
- Associated Resource class - MD_AssociatedResource
- Browse Graphic Class - MD_BrowseGraphic - Perhaps a logo for the service or oganisation
Package - Service Citation
- Title Mandatory.
- Resource Identifier (uri) Highly Recommended.
- Resource Date Highly Recommended.
- Resource Edition Recommended. If applicable
- Series Recommended. If applicable
- Cited Responsible party (author, creator, contributor, publisher) Highly Recommended.
- OnlineResource Should provide the URL for the service
Package - Keywords Mandatory. Package - MD_Keywords including:
- Service Keywords Mandatory. for service metadata
- ABS Field of Research
- Other keywords
Package - Maintenance - MD_MaintenanceInformation
- Frequency of update - of the service
- scope for maintenance
Package - Resource Constraint Information
- Resource Constraints - Includes:
  - UseLimitations
  - Releasibility
  - OtherConstraints
- Resource Legal Constraints - Includes
  - Legal constraints
  - Reference for legal
- Resource Security Constraints Includes
  - Security constraints
  - Reference for security
Package - Extents
Package - ReferenceSystemInfo Package - MD_ReferenceSystem
Package -Distribution Information Package - MD_Distribution - Option for service endpoint location
- Format - What the Online resource provides e.g. API, Webmap
- Distributor - could contain information about who hosts the service
- Online Resource - Highly Recommended when using distributionInfo for a service. The URL of the service

Classes

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