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World Spatial Metadata Standards : Scientific and Technical Characteristics, and Full Descriptions with Crosstable /
This book represents years of work by the ICA Spatial Data Standards Commission during the 1995-2003 ICA cycles. It consists of an Introduction and six Regional Summary chapters that describe the spatial metadata activities happening in Europe, North America, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa/Midd...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pergamon,
2005.
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| Colección: | International Cartographic Association.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Presidential Foreword; ISO/TC 211 Foreword; GIS Foreword; Editors' Preface; Part 1: Introduction to spatial metadata standards in the world; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Metadata for Geographic Information; Publisher Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. History of metadata; 3. Fundamentals of metadata; 4. Minimal metadataset; 5. Metadata query and distribution services; 6. Experiences in the use of metadata; 7. Regional and national efforts developing metadata; 8. Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgements.
- Part 2: Regional summaries of spatial metadata developments and associated activitiesChapter 2: European Efforts in the Field of Geographic Metadata and Related SDI Activities; Publisher Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. European projects funded by the EU; 3. National developments in the field of SDI in Europe; 4. Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 3: North American Metadata Standards Developments in Canada and the United States of America; Publisher Summary; 1. Regional SDI activities; 2. Overview of national metadata and SDI activities.
- 3. National organisations for NSDI's in North America3.2. Canada; 4. Metadata activities in North America; 6. Summary and conclusion; Acknowledgements; Chapter 4: Metadata Standards Development Activities in the Asia
- Pacific Region; Publisher Summary; 1. General regional structure for spatial data organisations; 2. Identification of major national spatial data organisations; 3. Identification of specific national/regional metadata standards development activities taking place; 4. Description of metadata query/distribution services that are in operation or planned.
- 5. Summary and conclusions with prognosis for the futureAcknowledgement; Chapter 5: Metadata Standards Development Activities in Central and South America and the Caribbean; Publisher Summary; 1. General regional structure for spatial data organisations; 2. Identification of major national spatial data organisations; 3. Identification of specific national/regional metadata standards development activities taking place; 3.5. Costa Rica; 3.6. Cuba; 3.7. El Salvador; 3.8. Guatemala; 3.9. Guyana; 3.10. Honduras; 3.11. Mexico; 3.12. Nicaragua; 3.13. Panama; 3.14. Uruguay; 3.15. Venezuela.
- 3.16. PC IDEA4. Description of metadata query/distribution services that are planned or in operation; 5. Summary and conclusions with prognosis for the future; Chapter 6: Spatial Metadata in Africa and the Middle East; Publisher Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. General regional structure for spatial data organisation; 3. African regions; 4. Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgement; Chapter 7: Global Spatial Metadata Activities in the ISO/TC211 Geographic Information Domain; Publisher Summary; 1. Introduction to ISO; 2. ISO 19115, Metadata standard; 3. Description of ISO 19115.