Data Catalogue standard

Page last updated:26 April 2019

Standard metadata and vocabularies for our data catalogue

At ŮŮÊÓÆµwe have an enterprise data catalogue, , where data products can be found. This catalogue uses a metadata profile based on the standard which allows us to describe our data using an agreed community standard. We are also standardising the geoscience keywords to better enable search of the catalogue.

Information about the ŮŮÊÓÆµcatalogue platform, metadata profile and schema used in eCat, and the vocabularies used across Geoscience Australia, are available via the Definitional resource register or via the following links:

ISO19115-3:2016 Metadata Profile Validator

Metadata are stored as XML documents conforming to , the standardised XML schema representation of . The ISO 19115-3:2016 Metadata Profile Validator is an online tool for users to validate individual XML metadata records against the schema and .

Previous version

The previous version of the ŮŮÊÓÆµmetadata profile is an extension of the ANZLIC Metadata Profile, a standard used widely in the Australian and New Zealand spatial community. The ANZLIC Metadata Profile is a profile of which has been superseded by . Metadata are stored as XML documents conforming to , the standardised XML schema representation of .

  • Legacy catalogue standards and
  • Superseded Metadata Profile Validator, for validation of XML documents against the ANZLIC and ŮŮÊÓÆµprofiles of

For more information on Data Standards in GA please contact: data@ga.gov.au