Geographic Information Metadata for Spatial Data Infrastructures Resources, Interoperability and Information Retrieval /

• Main Authors: Nogueras-Iso, Javier (Author), Zarazaga-Soria, F. Javier (Author), Muro-Medrano, Pedro R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Geography.; Earth sciences.; Data structures (Computer science).; Computers.; Geographical information systems.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Earth Sciences, general.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

Metadata play a fundamental role in both DLs and SDIs. Commonly defined as "structured data about data" or "data which describe attributes of a resource" or, more simply, "information about data", it is an essential requirement for locating and evaluating available data...