By INSPIRE interpretation, metadata present data about data, i.e. an information describing spatial data and electronic services. Contains information about spatial data and electronic services content, category, property, format, data creation and processing methods, spatial areal, quality, terms of their use, restrictions and other specifications, that is necessary for users and presents essential component of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
Metadata allow: to fulfill searching process without touching the data, to identify documented spatial data and electronic services with required and sufficient quality of detailing, to evaluate compatibility of different structure data when exchanging an information, that reveals new opportunities for unified processing and integration of data and software. In case of restrictions or fee for data, there is a record in metadata about it. Metadata are also used in the process of cataloging, registration, statistical processing and analysis.
Metadata forming rules are regulated by International standards ISO, OGC, INSPIRE and others.
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Metadata Catalogue
One of the significant applications, where metadata, describing geographic data and electronic services, are placed in systemic way, considering principles and parameters of cataloging. Use of specially elaborated keyword or search word provides fulfillment of fast, efficient, structural search, comparing and visual functions in the metadata catalogue without touching the data, that simplifies use of spatial data sets and electronic services.
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Metadata Editor
The application provides producing of metadata on the basis of the International standards (ISO 19115, ISO 19119).
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Metadata Validator
The application provides compliance control of geographic data and electronic services with metadata structure according to the International standards.
