[GD4-2] Metadata, standards, and infrastructures

Meaning of geospatial metadata, elements of metadata, use of metadata, integration of metadata in data production, standards in geospatial data, ISO standard family 191xx, data warehouse, exchange protocol, transport protocols, spatial data infrastructure, INSPIRE, OGC, DCAT profiles for CKAN applications bridging metadata from GI and IT domains.

External resources

• Moellering, H. (Ed.), (2005). World spatial metadata standards. Elsevier.
  ISBN number: 9780080457611

Learning outcomes

• 2293 - Explain how metadata, standards and data infrastructures are linked to each other

  Explain how metadata, standards and data infrastructures are linked to each other

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [GD4-2] Metadata, standards, and infrastructures subclassof [GD4] Data Quality, Metadata and Data Infrastructure

Incoming relations

• [GD12] Metadata, standards, and infrastructures (proposed relation) [GD4-2] Metadata, standards, and infrastructures