Trends in Geospatial Metadata Standards [MP3]
by David Danko, ESRI
| Specifications | Provider | Consumer |
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| Web Mapping Service (WMS) 1.1.1 |
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| Web Mapping Service 1.3 |
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| Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) 1.0 |
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| Web Feature Service (WFS) 1.0 |
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| Web Feature Service 1.1 |
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| Web Feature Service 1.1 (Transactions) |
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| Filter Encoding 1.0 |
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| Filter Encoding 1.1 |
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| Web Coverage Service (WCS) 1.0 |
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| Web Coverage Service 1.1, 1.1.1 |
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| Catalog Services 1.0—Z39.50 |
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| Web Catalog Service (CS-W) 2.0.1 |
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| Web Catalog Service 2.0.2 |
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| Simple Features 1.1 |
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| Geography Markup Language (GML) 2.x |
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| Geography Markup Language 3.1.x |
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| Simple Features GML |
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| KML Version 2.1 |
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| OGC KML Version 2.2 |
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| Specification | Test Available? | Status |
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| Web Mapping Service 1.1.1 |
Yes | OGC-certified compliant for ArcGIS Server |
| Styled Layer Descriptor 1.0 | No | Not applicable |
| Web Feature Service 1.0 | Yes | OGC-certified compliant for ArcIMS |
| Web Coverage Service 1.0 | Yes | Not certified |
| Web Catalog Service 2.1 | Yes | Not certified |
| Geography Markup Language 3.0 | No | Not applicable |
| Simple Features 1.1—SQL Types | Yes | OGC-certified compliant for ArcSDE 9.1 (DB2, Informix), ArcGIS Server 9.2 (DB2, Informix, Oracle) |
| Simple Features 1.1—Binary Geometry Alternative | Yes | OGC-certified compliant for ArcSDE (SQL Server, Oracle), ArcGIS Server 9.2 (DB2, SQL Server Express) |
| Simple Features 1.1—OLE/COM | Yes | OGC-certified compliant for ArcGIS |
| ISO/TC 211 Geographic Information Standards | ESRI's Implementation |
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| ISO 19106:2004—Profiles | ESRI is using the concepts in this standard to produce user-community profiles of metadata and the Simple Features (SF) GML. |
| ISO 19107:2003—Spatial Schema | ESRI is using the concepts in this standard in the development of ISO 19125 and ISO 19115; basic concepts defined in this standard are implemented in ArcGIS and in the design of geodatabases. This is the foundation for Simple Features GML. |
| ISO 19128:2005—Web Map Server Interface | ESRI supports this standard in both its server and client implementation. From an implementation perspective, this is equivalent to the OGC WMS 1.3 specification. |
| ISO 19136:2007—Geography Markup Language | ESRI implements this specification. The GML functionality as specified in this standard is primarily available using the Data Interoperability extension to ArcGIS. |
| ISO 19108:2003—Temporal Schema | ESRI implements the concepts in this standard in metadata and wherever temporal information is appropriate. |
| ISO 19109:2005—Rules for Application Schema | Using the concepts described in this standard, ESRI defines application schemas using a conceptual schema language (e.g., UML). The ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension applies the concepts of mapping from one application schema to another for data transfer as defined in the standard. ESRI also uses the same concepts as the general feature model (GFM) as defined in the standard. |
| ISO 19110:2005—Methodology for Feature Cataloging | ESRI is participating in several standards organizations to develop an encoding for feature catalogs based on the concepts in this standard. Encoded catalogs can be used as additional metadata. |
| ISO 19111:2003—Spatial Referencing by Coordinates | ESRI implements the basic concepts defined in this standard through GML and participates on the project team for the development of the new amendment for this standard. |
| ISO 19112:2003—Spatial Referencing by Geographic Identifiers | ESRI uses the concepts defined in this standard in the implementation of gazetteers as well as wherever spatial referencing by geographic identifiers is used. |
| ISO 19113:2002—Quality Principles; ISO 19114:2003—Quality Evaluation Procedures | ESRI implements the concepts in these standards in Production Line Tool Set (PLTST) for ArcGIS and in database production services. |
| ISO 19115:2003—Metadata | ESRI implements this standard with ArcIMS Metadata Services 9.1 and GIS Portal Toolkit 2 and in ArcGIS Desktop. ESRI played a lead role in supporting the development of this standard. |
| ISO 19139:2007—Metadata: XML Schema Implementation | ISO 19139 is designed to provide a common XML specification for describing, validating, and exchanging geographic metadata. It is intended to promote interoperability and exploit ISO 19115's advantages in a concrete implementation specification. ESRI implements this standard with ArcIMS Metadata Services 9.2 and GIS Portal Toolkit and in ArcGIS Desktop 9.2. |
| ISO 19118:2005—Encoding | ESRI is using the concepts defined in this standard in the development of SF-GML and ISO 19139. |
| ISO 19119:2005—Services | ESRI is using the concepts defined in this standard in its implementation of the OGC W*S specifications and is testing implementation of their use in developing OGC profiles for Web Catalog Service. |
| ISO 19123:2005—Schema for Coverage Geometry | ESRI uses the concepts defined in this standard for exchanging and interfacing with several raster, matrix, and TIN structures. |
| ISO 19125:2004—Simple Feature Access—Parts 1-2 | ESRI implements this standard with ArcSDE technology and ArcGIS Desktop. ESRI played a lead role in supporting the development of this standard. |
