Package org.geotoolkit.metadata.iso

Metadata implementation.

See:
Description

Class Summary

DefaultApplicationSchemaInformation	Information about the application schema used to build the dataset.
DefaultExtendedElementInformation	New metadata element, not found in ISO 19115, which is required to describe geographic data.
DefaultFeatureTypeList	List of names of feature types with the same spatial representation (same as spatial attributes).
DefaultIdentifier	Value uniquely identifying an object within a namespace.
DefaultMetadata	Root entity which defines metadata about a resource or resources.
DefaultMetadataExtensionInformation	Information describing metadata extensions.
DefaultPortrayalCatalogueReference	Information identifying the portrayal catalogue used.
MetadataEntity	The base class of ISO 19115 implementation classes.

Package org.geotoolkit.metadata.iso Description

Metadata implementation. An explanation for this package is provided in the OpenGIS® javadoc. The remaining discussion on this page is specific to the Geotk implementation.

Overview
For a global overview of metadata in Geotk, see the Metadata page on the project web site.

Parameterized types
In GeoAPI interfaces, most collections are typed with wildcards, for example Collection<? extends Citation>. The Geotk implementation removes the wildcards and declares Collection<Citation> instead. This allows collections to be live. Consequently it is possible to add new elements directly in an existing collection using code like getCitations().add(myCitation) instead than setting the collection as a whole with setCitations(myCitations).

Localization
When a metadata object is marshalled as an ISO 19139 compliant XML document, the marshaller XML.LOCALE property will be used for the localization of every InternationalString and CodeList instances, except if the object to be marshalled is an instance of DefaultMetadata, in which case the value given to the setLanguage(Locale) method will have precedence. The later behavior is compliant with INSPIRE rules.

Since:

2.1

Version:

3.18

Author:

Martin Desruisseaux (IRD, Geomatys), Touraïvane (IRD), Cédric Briançon (Geomatys)

Module:

metadata/geotk-metadata (download)