Geographic Information Metadata for Spatial Data Infrastructures Resources, Interoperability and Information Retrieval
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2005, 2005
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2005 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Spatial Data Infrastructures and related concepts
- A metadata infrastructure for the management of nested collections
- Interoperability between metadata standards
- The use of disambiguated thesauri to improve information retrieval
- Integrating the concepts within the components of a Spatial Data Infrastructure
- Conclusions and future work