1. Overview

Following is example XML Structure to serve as index of optional elements. Links (to be described) point to description on the guideline for each element.

• MD_Metadata
• fileIdentifier: urn:x-wmo:md:int.wmo.wis::TTAA00CCCC
• language: eng
• characterSet: utf8
• hierarchyLevel: dataset
• contact:
  • CI_ResponsibleParty
  • individualName: (Person who Created the Metadata)
  • organisationName: (Organisation that Created the Metadata)
  • positionName: (Role in the Organisation, Typically WIS Centre)
  • contactInfo:
    • CI_Contact
    • address:
      • CI_Address
      • electronicMailAddress: somebody@example.org
  • role: pointOfContact
• dateStamp: 2013-12-14
• metadataStandardName: WMO Core Metadata Profile of ISO 19115 (WMO Core), 2003/Cor.1:2006 (ISO 19115), 2007 (ISO/TS 19139)
• metadataStandardVersion: 1.3
• referenceSystemInfo:
  • MD_ReferenceSystem
  • referenceSystemIdentifier:
    • RS_Identifier
    • code: urn:ogc:def:crs:OGC:1.3:CRS84
• identificationInfo:
  • MD_DataIdentification
  • citation:
    • CI_Citation
    • title: (Brief Name of the Dataset)
    • date:
      • CI_Date
      • date: 2012-10-27
      • dateType: creation
    • date:
      • CI_Date
      • date: 2012-10-29
      • dateType: revision
    • date:
      • CI_Date
      • date: 2012-10-28
      • dateType: publication
    • identifier:
      • MD_Identifier
      • code: ahl:TTAA00CCCC
  • abstract: (Long description of the dataset, typically more than several lines)
  • pointOfContact:
    • CI_ResponsibleParty
    • individualName: (Person who Created the Dataset)
    • organisationName: (Organisation that Created the Dataset)
    • positionName: (Role in the Organisation, Often WIS Centre)
    • contactInfo:
      • CI_Contact
      • address:
        • CI_Address
        • electronicMailAddress: somebody@example.org
    • role: originator
  • descriptiveKeywords:
    • MD_Keywords
    • keyword: atmosphericComposition
    • type: theme
    • thesaurusName:
      • CI_Citation
      • title: WMO_CategoryCode
        • Anchor/@xlink:href: http://wis.wmo.int/2012/codelists/WMOCodeLists.xml#WMO_CategoryCode
      • date:
        • CI_Date
        • date: 2012-09-15
        • dateType: publication
  • descriptiveKeywords:
    • MD_Keywords
    • keyword: GlobalExchange
    • type: dataCentre
    • thesaurusName:
      • CI_Citation
      • title: WMO_DistributionScopeCode
      • date:
        • CI_Date
        • date: 2012-09-15
        • dateType: publication
  • resourceConstraints:
    • MD_LegalConstraints
    • useLimitation: PT12H
    • accessConstraints: otherConstraints
    • useConstraints: otherConstraints
    • otherConstraints: WMOEssential
      • Anchor/@xlink:href: http://wis.wmo.int/2012/codelists/WMOCodeLists.xml#WMO_DataLicenseCode
    • otherConstraints: GTSPriority2
      • Anchor/@xlink:href: http://wis.wmo.int/2012/codelists/WMOCodeLists.xml#WMO_GTSProductCategoryCode
  • spatialRepresentationType: vector
  • language: eng
  • characterSet: utf8
  • topicCategory:
    • MD_TopicCategoryCode
  • extent:
    • EX_Extent
    • geographicElement:
      • EX_GeographicBoundingBox
      • westBoundLongitude: 11.107
      • eastBoundLongitude: 24.167
      • southBoundLatitude: 55.001
      • northBoundLatitude: 69.063
    • temporalElement:
      • EX_TemporalExtent
      • extent:
        • TimePeriod:
          • @id: TimePeriod
          • beginPosition: 2010-12-31T12:00:00Z
          • endPosition: 2012-01-01T12:00:00Z
• distributionInfo:
  • MD_Distribution
  • distributionFormat:
    • MD_Format
    • name: FORMAT
    • version: VERSION

2. Elements