In our metadata we should specify what kind of data we are describing. European Commission is working on INSPIRE project and they specified a themes for geospatial data cataloguing, which are used in ISO 19115 Metadata formats. Practical use in ISO 19115 Metadata trough element topicCategory (B.2 Topic categories). More detail description: INSPIRE Themes (for copy & paste):Annex II.1 Coordinate reference systems I.2 Geographical grid systems I.3 Geographical names I.4 Administrative units I.5 Addresses I.6 Cadastral parcels I.7 Transport networks I.8 Hydrography I.9 Protected sites Annex IIII.1 Elevation II.2 Land cover II.3 Orthoimagery II.4 Geology Annex IIIIII.1 Statistical units III.2 Buildings III.3 Soil III.4 Land use III.5 Human health and safety III.6 Utility and Government services III.7 Environmental monitoring facilities III.8 Production and industrial facilities III.9 Agricultural and aquaculture facilities III.10 Population distribution – demography III.11 Area management / restriction / regulation zones & reporting units III.12 Natural risk zones III.13 Atmospheric conditions III.14 Meteorological geographical features III.15 Oceanographic geographical features III.16 Sea regions III.17 Bio-geographical regions III.18 Habitats and biotopes III.19 Species distribution III.20 Energy resources III.21 Mineral resources | B.2 Topic categories from ISO 19115
1. Farming Rearing of animals and/or cultivation of plants. This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Agricultural and aquaculture facilities (III.9) 2. Biota Flora and/or fauna in natural environment This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Bio-geographical regions (III.17), Habitats and biotopes (III.18) and Species distribution (III.19) 3. Boundaries Legal land descriptions This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Administrative units (I.4) and Statistical units (III.1) 4. Climatology / Meteorology / Atmosphere Processes and phenomena of the atmosphere This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Atmospheric conditions (III.13) and Meteorological geographical features (III.14) 5. Economy Economic activities, conditions and employment This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Energy resources (III.20) and Mineral resources (III.21) 6. Elevation Height above or below sea level This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Elevation (II.1) 7. Environment Environmental resources, protection and conservation This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Protected sites (I.9) 8. Geoscientific Information Information pertaining to earth sciences This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Soil (III.3), Geology (II.4) and Natural risk zones (III.12) 9. Health Health, health services, human ecology, and safety This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Human health and safety (III.5) 10. Imagery Base Maps / Earth Cover Base maps This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Orthoimagery (II.3) and Land cover (II.2) 11. Intelligence / Military Military bases, structures, activities This category does not apply specifically to any INSPIRE Theme 12. Inland Waters Inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Hydrography (I.8) 13. Location Positional information and services This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Geographical names (I.3) and Addresses (I.5) 14. Oceans Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters) This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Sea regions (III.16) and Oceanographic geographical features (III.15) 15. Planning / Cadastre Information used for appropriate actions for future use of the land This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Cadastral parcels (I.6), Land use (III.4) and Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units (III.11) 17. Structure Man-made construction This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Buildings (III.2), Production and industrial facilities (III.8) and Environmental monitoring facilities (III.7) 18. Transportation Means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Transport networks (I.7) 19. Utilities / Communication Energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services This category applies to the following INSPIRE Themes: Utility and governmental services (III.6) |
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