North Am erican Profile ISO 19115: M etadata

David Danko ESRI

Sharon Shin FGDC

Jessica Zichichi Innovate! (EPA)

Harvey Sim on -EPA1

Overview

Defining geographic know ledge through m etadata

M etadata today: CSDGM FGDC M etadata Standard

ISO 19115 Geographic inform ation: M etadata

Profiles

Overview of NAP ISO 19115 (FGDC M etadata Standard

-Version 3)

FGDC Im plem entation Strategies

Im plem enting M etadata Profiles

2

M etadata

Data about Data (official definition)

Inform ation that describes a resource (data) so it can be understood

Ensures we find and use the right data for the right purpose

And used correctly

Geographic M etadata

Data about dataGeographic area coveredCurrencyRules of usePositional accuracyData dictionaryM eans of encodingDatumM ap projection

A Key interoperability technology:Producers explain their productUsers learn about products

Non standard products can be understood4

W ould you buy food or drink without knowing what it is?

title

supplemental informationabstract

time period

author

sources

(file) size

Interoperability Enablers

Authorization

Copyright

Business Agreem ents

Policy Fram ework

Incentives to cooperate

Business M odels

Infrastructure

Networks

Support for m ultipleLanguages

Custom s

View s

Data Form ats

Projections

Datum s

M etadata

Shared Best Practices

Standards

Land Inform ation Ontario

Enterprise M etadata Strategy

M etadata data

describing inform ation

resources that

enable collaboration

Collaboration

interoperating

purposefully toward a com m on end

Interoperability

share and exchange inform ation

Interoperability

Collaboration

Technical (Physical)

Sem antic (Inform ation)

Business (Process)

Discover Find each

other

Determ ine

m eaning and

usefulness

Determ ine

business term s

and requirem ents

Trust Establish

physical

connection

trust

Establish

inform ation

provenance trust

Establish

business

relationship trust

Prepare Prepare for

physical data

exchange

Prepare to use

the inform ation

Enter into a

com m itm ent w ith

the other party

Transact Exchange the

physical data

Use the valid

inform ation

Establish

transaction

com pleteness

and

accountability

Stew ard Physically

safeguard and

protect the

data

Safeguard the

interpretations of

the inform ation

used

Safeguard the

organizations

involved in the

business

relationship 7

M etadata fram ew ork stages of collaboration

From Raphael Sussm an, 2003

GIS Abstracts Geography into a M odern Inform ationTechnology Fram ew ork

M etadata

M odelsM aps

GeodataSets

DataM odels

G eodatabase

EncapsulatingReal W orld Know ledge

Data M anagem ent

GeoVisualization Decision Support

G IS

Geodata Sets

Process and W orkflow M odels

M aps and Globes

M etadata

Data M odels

G IS abstracts geography into five basic elem ents

. . . Together They Represent the Building Blocks of Geographic Know ledge

M etadata ApplicationsUnderstanding the right data for the right purpose

Locate

Find

Discover

Structured searches vs.

unstructured

Evaluate

Restrictions

Quality

Reputation

Extract

Order

Dow nload

Em ploy

Building

block of

geographic

know ledge

Understand11

Pleasantville

Pleasantville

Pleasantville

M etadata today in the US

M etadata Version 1 (FGDC-STD-001)Approved June 8, 1994

Provided basic fram ew ork for m etadata activities

M etadata Version 2 (FGDC-STD-001-1998)Approved June 19, 1998

Supersedes CSDGM V1 -June 8, 1994

Provides for Profiles & User Extensions

FGDC V1 Com pliant M etadata Records still com pliant12

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial M etadata (CSDGM )

Objectives

Enable Executive Order 12906 -Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Signed on April 11, 1994, by President W illiam Clinton

Support com m on uses of m etadata.Internal investm ent

Clearinghouse

Transfer

Developed from the perspective of "w hat do I need to know about a data set?"

Provide a com m on set of term inology and definitions, and inform ation about values to be provided.

Identify m andatory, m andatory if applicable, and optional data elem ents.

13

10/06/95

ISO 19115:2003

Designed:

to support geographic inform ation;

to w ork w ith w ider inform ation technology standards and practices;

to support locate, evaluate, extract, em ploy

to serve the global com m unity, in a m ulti-national, m ulti-language environm ent;

based on a foundation of national, regional, and special inform ation

com m unity standards and experiences

Developed through a rigorous, consensus ISO process

Provides a foundation for national, regional, and global interoperability

Sem antic Interoperability

19115:2003 Geographic Inform ation M etadata

Defines m etadata

elem ents;

Provides a schem a

(UM L);

Establishes a

com m on set of

m etadata

term inology,

definitions (data

dictionary);15

M D_ApplicationSchem aInform ation

M D_PortrayalCatalogueReference

M D_ContentInform ation

M D_DistributionM D_M etadata

M D_SpatialRepresentation

M D_M etadataExtensionInform ation

M D_ReferenceSystem

DQ_DataQuality

M D_Constraints

M D_M aintenanceInform ation

M D_Identification

Nam e/RoleNam e

ShortNam e

Definition O bligation/Condition

M axim umoccurrence

Data type Dom ain

29 M D_Identification

ident basicinformationrequired touniquely identifya resource

Useobligationfrom

referencingobject

Usemaxim umoccurrence

forreferencingobject

AggregatedClass(M D_M etadata)<<Abstract>>

Lines 30-41

30 citation idCitation citation data forthe resource

M 1 Class CI_Citation<<DataType>>(B3.2)

31 abstract idAbs brief narratiavesum m ary

M 1 CharacterString Free text

32 purpose idPurp sum m ary of theintentions withwhich theresource wasdeveloped

O 1 CharacterString Free text

33 credit idCredit recognition ofthose whocontributed tothe resource

O 1 CharacterString Free text

34 statusCode idStatCode status ofresource

O N Class M D_ProgressCode<<CodeList>>(B.6.26)

ISO 19115:2003 M etadata applications

16

M D_M etadata

<<Abstract>>DS_Aggregate

DS_DataSet

DS_Series DS_Initiative

GF_PropertyType

GF_FeatureType

FE_FeatureAttribute

FE_Feature

0..*

0..*

0..*

0..*

0..*

0..*

1..*0..*

1..*

0..*

0..*

1..*

DS_Platform DS_Sensor DS_ProductionSeries

ISO 19115:2003 M etadata applications

17

<<Abstract>>DS_Aggregate

DS_SeriesDS_Initiative

GF_PropertyType

GF_FeatureType

FE_FeatureAttribute

FE_Feature

0..*

0..*

0..*

0..*

0..*

0..*

1..*

0..*

1..*

0..*

0..*

1..*

DS_PlatformDS_Sensor

DS_ProductionSeries

M etadataDataset

XYZ Points

3-D Features

Contours

LIDAR

or

or or

M D_TopicCategoryCode

1. farm ing

2. biota

3. boundaries 4. clim atologyM eteorology

Atm osphere

5. econom y6. elevation

7. environm ent

8. geoscientificInform ation

9. health

10. im ageryBaseM apsEarth

Cover

11. intelligenceM ilitary 12. inlandW aters

13. location

14. oceans15. planningCadastre

16. society

17. structure

18. transportation

19. utilitiesCom m unication

22

FedUC 2007 23

M D_TopicCategoryCode

TopicCatCd high-level geographic data them atic classification to assist in the grouping and search of available geographic data sets. Can be used to group keyw ords as w ell. Listed exam ples are not exhaustive. NOTE It is understood there are overlaps betw een general categories and the user is encouraged to select the one m ost appropriate.

farm ing 001 rearing of anim als and/or cultivation of plants

Exam ples: agriculture, irrigation, aquaculture, plantations, herding, pests and

diseases affecting crops and livestock

biota 002 flora and/or fauna in natural environm ent

Exam ples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife,

wetlands, habitat

boundaries 003 legal land descriptions

Exam ples: political and adm inistrative boundaries

clim atologyM eteorology

Atm osphere

004 processes and phenom ena of the atm osphere

Exam ples: cloud cover, weather, clim ate, atm ospheric conditions, clim ate change,

precipitation

econom y 005 econom ic activities, conditions and em ploym ent

Exam ples: production, labour, revenue, com m erce, industry, tourism and

ecotourism , forestry, fisheries, com m ercial or subsistence hunting, exploration and

exploitation of resources such as m inerals, oil and gas

elevation 006 height above or below sea level

Exam ples: altitude, bathym etry, digital elevation m odels, slope, derived products

environm ent 007 environm ental resources, protection and conservation

Exam ples: environm ental pollution, waste storage and treatm ent, environm ental

im pact assessm ent, m onitoring environm ental risk, nature reserves, landscape

geoscientificInform ation 008 inform ation pertaining to earth sciences

Exam ples: geophysical features and processes, geology, m inerals, sciences

ISO 19115 recom m ended core

Dataset titleDataset reference date

- Dataset responsible partyGeographic location of the dataset (by four coordinates or by geographic identifiers)Dataset languageDataset character setDataset topic category

- Spatial Resolution- Abstract describing the dataset

- Distribution form at

- Additional extent inform ation (vertical and tem poral)

- Spatial representation type- Reference system- Lineage statem ent- O n-line resource- M etadata file identifier- M etadata standard nam e- M etadata standard versionM etadata languageM etadata character setM etadata point of contactM etadata date stam p

M andatory

This list contains m etadata elem ents answering the following questions: what

where whenwho

Autom ated

ISO 15836 Dublin Core elem ents

1. Title

2. Creator

3. Subject (and keyw ords/topic)

4. Description (abstract)

5. Publisher (responsible for m aking resource available

6. Contributor

7. Date (date of event in life cycle -creation, availability)

8.

9. Form at

10.Identifier

11.Source

12.Language

13.Relation

14.Coverage

15.Rights

Dublin Core / ISO 19115 Core Com pared

Dataset title

Dataset responsible party (originator)

Dataset topic category

Abstract describing the dataset

Dataset responsible party (publisher)

Contributor

Dataset reference date

Spatial representation type

Distribution form at

Identifier

Lineage statem ent

Dataset language

Relation

Geographic location of the dataset (by four coordinates or by geographic identifiers)

Rights

DataSetURI/On-lineResource

Credit

AggregateInfo

M D_Contraints

Dublin Core equivalent from ISO 19115 outside core

Rem aining ISO 19115 Core

Spatial ResolutionAdditional extent inform ation (vertical and tem poral)Reference systemM etadata standard nam eM etadata standard versionM etadata languageM etadata character setM etadata point of contact

ISO 19139:2007Geographic Inform ation -M etadataXM L Schem a Im plem entation

Defines geographic m etadata XM L encoding (gm d)

Uses ISO 19118 rules to produce ISO 19139 XM L Schem a from ISO 19115 UM L Schem a

Identification of additional 19100 entities19103, 7, 8, 9, 18

gm d XM L encoding rules

Takes advantage of GM L and other XM L encodings

Clauses defining

Cultural and linguistic support

m ultiple languages, etc

M etadata for transfer

Dataset and Aggregate dataset m etadata

Codelists Technical Interoperability

How to encode ISO 19115 M etadata using XM L

W hat is a profile?

sub-sets of base

Conform ance to profile = conform ance w ith base standard(s) (Conform ance Level 1, Strict Conform ance)

Registered ProfilesInternationally Registered (ISP)

Nationally Registered

Published ProfilesForm ally w ithin Com m unity

Inform ally w ithin Organization

29

ISO 19106 - Standardized Profiles

Profile

Standard

Broad/com plex

Generic

Optional

Undefined dom ains

Profile

Narrow focus/often sim pler

Specific

M andatory

Explicit Dom ains codelists

Easier im plem entation

30

INSPIRE Im plem enting Rules for M etadata

Defines INSPIRE M etadata elem ents

For spatial datasets and dataset series

For spatial data services

Conditions and Relationships to the Directives

Guidelines and instructions for im plem entation

M etadata required to participate in the European SDI

INSPIRE Draft Im plem entation Rules for M etadata

M etadata elem ents Spatial datasets and dataset series

1.Resource Title2.Abstract3.Resource type4.Resource Locator5.Unique Resource Identifier6.Resource language7.Topic Category8.Keyw ord9.Geographic bounding box10.Tem poral reference11.Lineage 12.Spatial resolution13.Conform ity14.Conditions for access and use15.Lim itations on public access16.Organisations responsible17.M etadata point of contact18.M etadata date19.M etadata language

M etadata elem ents for spatial data services

1.Resource Title2.Abstract3.Resource type4.Resource Locator5.Coupled Resource6.Classification of spatial data services7.Keyw ord8.Geographic bounding box9.Conform ity10.Conditions for access and use11.Lim itations on public access12.Organisations Responsible13.M etadata point of contact14.M etadata date15.M etadata language

UK Gem ini Profile

33

French Profile

UM L

Extensions

M ulti-level

34

Profile sum m ary slide

Profiles subset

M ost interoperablew ith extensions

Less interoperable

How m uch m etadata is enough?M oderation is the best policy

Developing a profileReview w hat others have doneAddress user requirem entsBe pragm aticunderstand your dataset/service?

with M etadata

The Good

Standards are being im plem ented

People understanding the im portance of m etadata

Interoperability is happening

The BAD

M ost profiles focus on a m inim um m etadata content

Focus on discovery

Developers/users will only focus on these

Im portant m etadata will not be captured during production

Unpublished extensions

New schem as

NAP M eetings & Schedule

W orking Group M eetingsSherbrooke, QC Sept 2005

Colum bus, OH Dec 2005

Vienna, VA M arch 2006

Denver, CO Sept 2006

Redlands, CA Spring 2007

Ottaw a, CA M arch 2008

INCITS-L1 public review -Fall 2007

Subm it to ANSI for form al Review M arch 31, 2008

ANSI Public Review July-August 2008

INCITS Executive Approval Septem ber 2008

ANSI Standard Novem ber 200853

ArcGIS support for m etadata profiles

Support for profile XYZ of ISO 19139

ESRI M etadata Translator is custom izable

Custom izable for regional/national/inform ation

com m unity profiles

All files defining the transform ation (how XM L is read

and w ritten) are provided and can be m odified

Only need to change areas w here profile XYZ is

different

54

ArcGIS M etadata geoprocessingtools

Validate m etadata for ISO 19139

Transform FGDC m etadata to ISO 19139

using official XSLT style sheet

55

Support for ISO 19139 m etadata standard

ESRI M etadata Translator geoprocessingtool im ports/exports m etadata in ISO

19139 form at

ESRI-ISO to ISO 19139

FGDC to ISO 19139

ISO 19139 to ESRI-ISO

FGDC to ESRI-ISO

New ISO 19139 style sheet in ArcCatalog

56