org.opengis.layer
Interface MetadataURL

All Superinterfaces:

AbstractURL

@XmlElement(value="MetadataURL")
public interface MetadataURL
extends AbstractURL

Offers detailed, standardized metadata about the data corresponding to a particular Layer.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.0

Version:

Implementation specification 1.3

Method Summary

String

getType() Provides the standard to which the metadata compiles.

Methods inherited from interface AbstractURL

getFormat, getOnlineResource

Method Detail

getType

@XmlElement(value="type")
String getType()

Provides the standard to which the metadata compiles. The two currently defined values are:

• 'ISO19115:2003' - refers to ISO 19115:2003
• 'FGDC:1998' - refers to FGDC-STD-001-1998
An information community may define meanings for other values.