Interface Metadata

All Known Implementing Classes:

Default­Metadata

@UML(identifier="MD_Metadata",
     specification=ISO_19115)
public interface Metadata

Root entity which defines metadata about a resource or resources.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<? extends Acquisition­Information>	get­Acquisition­Information()	Provides information about the acquisition of the data.
Collection<? extends Application­Schema­Information>	get­Application­Schema­Info()	Provides information about the conceptual schema of a dataset.
Character­Set	get­Character­Set()	Full name of the character coding standard used for the metadata set.
Collection<? extends Responsible­Party>	get­Contacts()	Parties responsible for the metadata information.
Collection<? extends Content­Information>	get­Content­Info()	Provides information about the feature catalogue and describes the coverage and image data characteristics.
Collection<? extends Data­Quality>	get­Data­Quality­Info()	Provides overall assessment of quality of a resource(s).
String	get­Data­Set­Uri()	Uniformed Resource Identifier (URI) of the dataset to which the metadata applies.
Date	get­Date­Stamp()	Date that the metadata was created.
Distribution	get­Distribution­Info()	Provides information about the distributor of and options for obtaining the resource(s).
String	get­File­Identifier()	Unique identifier for this metadata file, or null if none.
Collection<String>	get­Hierarchy­Level­Names()	Name of the hierarchy levels for which the metadata is provided.
Collection<Scope­Code>	get­Hierarchy­Levels()	Scope to which the metadata applies.
Collection<? extends Identification>	get­Identification­Info()	Basic information about the resource(s) to which the metadata applies.
Locale	get­Language()	Language used for documenting metadata.
Collection<Locale>	get­Locales()	Provides information about an alternatively used localized character string for a linguistic extension.
Collection<? extends Constraints>	get­Metadata­Constraints()	Provides restrictions on the access and use of metadata.
Collection<? extends Metadata­Extension­Information>	get­Metadata­Extension­Info()	Information describing metadata extensions.
Maintenance­Information	get­Metadata­Maintenance()	Provides information about the frequency of metadata updates, and the scope of those updates.
String	get­Metadata­Standard­Name()	Name of the metadata standard (including profile name) used.
String	get­Metadata­Standard­Version()	Version (profile) of the metadata standard used.
String	get­Parent­Identifier()	File identifier of the metadata to which this metadata is a subset (child).
Collection<? extends Portrayal­Catalogue­Reference>	get­Portrayal­Catalogue­Info()	Provides information about the catalogue of rules defined for the portrayal of a resource(s).
Collection<? extends Reference­System>	get­Reference­System­Info()	Description of the spatial and temporal reference systems used in the dataset.
Collection<? extends Spatial­Representation>	get­Spatial­Representation­Info()	Digital representation of spatial information in the dataset.

Method Details

getFileIdentifier

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="fileIdentifier",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getFileIdentifier()

Unique identifier for this metadata file, or null if none.

Returns:

Unique identifier for this metadata file, or null.

getLanguage

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="language",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Locale getLanguage()

Language used for documenting metadata.

Returns:

Language used for documenting metadata, or null.

getCharacterSet

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="characterSet",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
CharacterSet getCharacterSet()

Full name of the character coding standard used for the metadata set.

Returns:

character coding standard used for the metadata, or null.

getParentIdentifier

@UML(identifier="parentIdentifier",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getParentIdentifier()

File identifier of the metadata to which this metadata is a subset (child).

Returns:

Identifier of the metadata to which this metadata is a subset, or null.

getHierarchyLevels

@UML(identifier="hierarchyLevel",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<ScopeCode> getHierarchyLevels()

Scope to which the metadata applies.

Returns:

Scope to which the metadata applies.

getHierarchyLevelNames

@UML(identifier="hierarchyLevelName",
     obligation=CONDITIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<String> getHierarchyLevelNames()

Name of the hierarchy levels for which the metadata is provided.

Returns:

Hierarchy levels for which the metadata is provided.

getContacts

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="contact",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ResponsibleParty> getContacts()

Parties responsible for the metadata information.

Returns:

Parties responsible for the metadata information.

Since:

2.1

getDateStamp

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="dateStamp",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Date getDateStamp()

Date that the metadata was created.

Warning: The return type of this method may change in GeoAPI 3.1 release. It may be replaced by a type matching more closely either ISO 19108 (Temporal Schema) or ISO 19103.

Returns:

Date that the metadata was created.

getMetadataStandardName

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="metadataStandardName",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getMetadataStandardName()

Name of the metadata standard (including profile name) used.

Returns:

Name of the metadata standard used, or null.

getMetadataStandardVersion

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="metadataStandardVersion",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getMetadataStandardVersion()

Version (profile) of the metadata standard used.

Returns:

Version of the metadata standard used, or null.

getDataSetUri

@UML(identifier="dataSetURI",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
String getDataSetUri()

Uniformed Resource Identifier (URI) of the dataset to which the metadata applies.

Returns:

Uniformed Resource Identifier of the dataset, or null.

Since:

2.1

getLocales

@UML(identifier="locale",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<Locale> getLocales()

Provides information about an alternatively used localized character string for a linguistic extension.

Returns:

Alternatively used localized character string for a linguistic extension.

Since:

2.1

getSpatialRepresentationInfo

@UML(identifier="spatialRepresentationInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends SpatialRepresentation> getSpatialRepresentationInfo()

Digital representation of spatial information in the dataset.

Returns:

Digital representation of spatial information in the dataset.

getReferenceSystemInfo

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="referenceSystemInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ReferenceSystem> getReferenceSystemInfo()

Description of the spatial and temporal reference systems used in the dataset.

Returns:

Spatial and temporal reference systems used in the dataset.

getMetadataExtensionInfo

@UML(identifier="metadataExtensionInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends MetadataExtensionInformation> getMetadataExtensionInfo()

Information describing metadata extensions.

Returns:

Metadata extensions.

getIdentificationInfo

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="identificationInfo",
     obligation=MANDATORY,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Identification> getIdentificationInfo()

Basic information about the resource(s) to which the metadata applies.

Returns:

The resource(s) to which the metadata applies.

getContentInfo

@UML(identifier="contentInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ContentInformation> getContentInfo()

Provides information about the feature catalogue and describes the coverage and image data characteristics.

Returns:

The feature catalogue, coverage descriptions and image data characteristics.

getDistributionInfo

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="distributionInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Distribution getDistributionInfo()

Provides information about the distributor of and options for obtaining the resource(s).

Returns:

The distributor of and options for obtaining the resource(s).

getDataQualityInfo

@Profile(level=CORE)
@UML(identifier="dataQualityInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends DataQuality> getDataQualityInfo()

Provides overall assessment of quality of a resource(s).

Returns:

Overall assessment of quality of a resource(s).

getPortrayalCatalogueInfo

@UML(identifier="portrayalCatalogueInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends PortrayalCatalogueReference> getPortrayalCatalogueInfo()

Provides information about the catalogue of rules defined for the portrayal of a resource(s).

Returns:

The catalogue of rules defined for the portrayal of a resource(s).

getMetadataConstraints

@UML(identifier="metadataConstraints",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends Constraints> getMetadataConstraints()

Provides restrictions on the access and use of metadata.

Returns:

Restrictions on the access and use of metadata.

See Also:

• Identification.get­Resource­Constraints()

getApplicationSchemaInfo

@UML(identifier="applicationSchemaInfo",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
Collection<? extends ApplicationSchemaInformation> getApplicationSchemaInfo()

Provides information about the conceptual schema of a dataset.

Returns:

The conceptual schema of a dataset.

getMetadataMaintenance

@UML(identifier="metadataMaintenance",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115)
MaintenanceInformation getMetadataMaintenance()

Provides information about the frequency of metadata updates, and the scope of those updates.

Returns:

The frequency of metadata updates and their scope.

See Also:

• Identification.get­Resource­Maintenances()

getAcquisitionInformation

@UML(identifier="acquisitionInformation",
     obligation=OPTIONAL,
     specification=ISO_19115_2)
Collection<? extends AcquisitionInformation> getAcquisitionInformation()

Provides information about the acquisition of the data.

Returns:

The acquisition of data.