ICSM ISO19115-1 Metadata Best Practice Guide

Class - MD_DataIdentification

When capturing information on a spatial resource, it is important to identify and categorise information as pertaining to the data resource and to distinguish these information from that which applies to the metadata itself or service resources. MD_DataIdentification extends the abstract class MD_Identification to document a spatial data resource.

Definition -

basic information required to uniquely identify a data resource.

ISO Associations

MD_Identification is an abstract class that is parent to

Atributes and packages

the following provides additional gauidance to MD_Identification.

MDWG Recomended -

In addition to all the attributes of MD_Identification, the additional recommended elements apply -

Additional optional attributes

Discussion

Identification information about a resource is of high importance to document as this information strongly impacts on the ability of a user to asses the resource fitness to use. MD_DataIdentification instantiates the abstract class MD_Identification for use with data resources.

ICSM Best Practice Recommendations

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UML diagrams

Recommended elements highlighted in yellow

MD_DataIdentification

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