Package org.opengis.metadata.citation

Citation and responsible party information.

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Interface Summary
Address Location of the responsible individual or organization.
Citation Standardized resource reference.
CitationDate Reference date and event used to describe it.
CitationFactory A factory for metadata from the citation package.
Contact Information required to enable contact with the responsible person and/or organization.
OnLineResource Information about on-line sources from which the dataset, specification, or community profile name and extended metadata elements can be obtained.
ResponsibleParty Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organizations associated with the dataset.
Series Information about the series, or aggregate dataset, to which a dataset belongs.
Telephone Telephone numbers for contacting the responsible individual or organization.
 

Class Summary
DateType Identification of when a given event occurred
OnLineFunction Class of information to which the referencing entity applies.
PresentationForm Mode in which the data is represented.
Role Function performed by the responsible party.
 

Package org.opengis.metadata.citation Description

Citation and responsible party information. The following is adapted from OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification.

This package of datatypes provides a standardized method (citation) for citing a resource (dataset, feature, source, publication, etc.), as well as information about the party responsible for a resource. The responsible party contains the identity of person(s), and/or position, and/or organization(s) associated with the resource. The location (address) of the responsible person or organization is also defined here.



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