1. Chapter 5.5 Metadata
John Cima

2. Chapter Content
Describes the purpose of metadata
Describes the concepts of ISO19115
Explains the scope of the WISE Metadata standard
Recommends that the WISE Metadata standard is used for all WISE layers
Provides link to Appendix 12 – the WISE Metadata standard

3. WISE Metadata Standard
The profile is mainly based on the guidelines for metadata included within the original document “Guidance Document on Implementing the GIS Elements of the Water Framework Directive
Adapted to be in line with the draft implementing rules for metadata (Version 3) of the INSPIRE initiative.
The WISE metadata profile defines the minimum requirements for the metadata elements that have to be provided to enable the functional concepts of discovery and data usage.
Developed by Eurostat in conjunction with the WISE GIS Working Group

4. Obligatory elements Name Definition abstract
Brief narrative summary of the content of the resource(s)
contact
Party responsible for the metadata information
date
Reference date for the cited resource
dataQualityInfo
Provides overall assessment of quality of a resource(s)
dateStamp
Date that the metadata was created
distributionFormat
Provides a description of the format of the data to be distributed
language
Language(s) used within the dataset
metadataStandardName
Name of the metadata standard (including profile name) used
metadataStandardVersion
Version (profile) of the metadatastandard used
online
Information about online sources from which the resource can be obtained
title
Name by which the cited resource is known
fileIdentifier
Unique identifier for this metadata file

5. Conditional elements Name Definition characterSet
Full name of the character coding standard used for the dataset
extent
Provides geographic component of the extent of the referring object
hierarchyLevel
Scope to which the metadata applies
language
Language used for documenting metadata
referenceSystemInfo
Description of the spatial and temporal reference systems used in the dataset
serviceType
A service type name from a registry of services
spatialRepresentationType
Method used to spatially represent geographic information
spatialResolution
Factor which provides a general understanding of the density of spatial data in the dataset
topicCategory
Main theme(s) of the dataset

6. Optional elements Name Definition aggregationInfo
Provides aggregate dataset information
credit
Recognition of those who contributed to the resource(s)
descriptiveKeywords
Provides category keywords, their type, and reference source
metadataConstraints
Provides restrictions on the access and use of metadata
presentationForm
Mode in which the resource is represented
pointOfContact
Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organization(s) associated with the resource(s)
purpose
Summary of the intentions with which the resource(s) was developed
resourceConstraints
Provides information about constraints which apply to the resource(s)
specificUsage
Brief description of the resource and/or resource series usage
temporalElement
Provides temporal component of the extent of the referring object
verticalElement
Provides vertical component of the extent of the referring object

7. Appendix 12 content
Describes the scope of the WISE metadata standard
Provides a more detailed table of the WISE metadata elements
Explains the technical differences from the original WFD metadata standard
Describes the elements and data types in detail based on a common data dictionary approach