Geoinformation Metadata in INSPIRE and SDI: Understanding. Editing. Publishing [Paperback]

The book is a new comprehensive textbook about creating and publishing geoinformation metadata.It is a compendium of knowledge about geoinformation metadata in INSPIRE Directive and Spatial Information Infrastructures. It contains the knowledge necessary to understand prior to the creation of geoinformation metadata.Metadata  data about data - describe the layers of spatial data (data series, services) responding to the questions: what?, why?, when?, who?, how? and where?Geoinformation metadata allows for exact search of the spatial data according to given criteria, regardless of where this data is located.On 15 May 2007 the EU Directive 2007/2/EC came into force establishing Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe - INSPIRE. The proper functioning of the infrastructure for spatial information would not be possible without the metadata.Introduction.- Metadata.- Standards and Interoperability.- Metadata Profiles Based on ISO 19115.- Metadata Description Languages.- Applications for Creating and Publishing Geoinformation Metadata.- How to properly create Metadata.- Examples of Metadata Documents.- Metadata Editor MEDARD.- Metadata Glossary.Provides a comprehensive knowledge about the importance and role of metadata in the SDI and INSPIRE Deals with creating and publishing geoinformation metadata Gives a comprehensive account of required ISO and OGC standards Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras