Package org.opengis.metadata.citation

Citation and responsible party information.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Address	Location of the responsible individual or organization.
Citation	Standardized resource reference.
CitationDate	Reference date and event used to describe it.
CitationFactory	A factory for metadata from the citation package.
Contact	Information required to enable contact with the responsible person and/or organization.
OnLineResource	Information about on-line sources from which the dataset, specification, or community profile name and extended metadata elements can be obtained.
ResponsibleParty	Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organizations associated with the dataset.
Series	Information about the series, or aggregate dataset, to which a dataset belongs.
Telephone	Telephone numbers for contacting the responsible individual or organization.

Class Summary

Class	Description
DateType	Identification of when a given event occurred
OnLineFunction	Class of information to which the referencing entity applies.
PresentationForm	Mode in which the data is represented.
Role	Function performed by the responsible party.

Package org.opengis.metadata.citation Description

Citation and responsible party information. The following is adapted from OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification.

This package of datatypes provides a standardized method (citation) for citing a resource (dataset, feature, source, publication, etc.), as well as information about the party responsible for a resource. The responsible party contains the identity of person(s), and/or position, and/or organization(s) associated with the resource. The location (address) of the responsible person or organization is also defined here.

Since:

GeoAPI 1.0