Spatial representation type
| Name | Spatial representation type |
| Definition | Method used for spatial representation of geographical information. |
| Obligation |
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| Multiplicity | [1..*] |
| Example | |
| vector | |
| This element is used for a broader categorization of spatial data sources. | |
Technical data
| INSPIRE equivalent | Spatial representation type |
| Comparison with INSPIRE | equivalent |
| ISO equivalent | [37] SpatialRepresentationType |
| Comparison with ISO | equivalent (limited to vector, grid, tin and textTable) |
| XPath | identificationInfo[1]/*/spatialRepresentationType |
| Data type | MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode |
| Domain | MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode<<CodeList>> [ISO 19115] limited to "vector", "regular rectangular grid", "irregular triangle grid" or "text / table" according to INSPIRE metadata implementing rules. |
| Implementation instructions | At least one type of spatial representation must be documented. It is documented using the gmd:spatialRepresentationType/gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode element, in a way that it contains, according to the INSPIRE metadata implementing rules, one of the following ISO 19139 values of the MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode code list: "vector", "regular rectangular grid", "irregular triangle grid" or "text / table" ("vector", "grid", "tin" or "textTable" XML values). |
Encoding example: Documenting spatial representation type
| <gmd:MD_Metadata... ... <gmd:identificationInfo> <gmd:MD_DataIdentification> ... <gmd:spatialRepresentationType> <gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19139/resources/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode" codeListValue="vector">vector</gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode> </gmd:spatialRepresentationType> ... </gmd:MD_DataIdentification> </gmd:identificationInfo> ... </gmd:MD_Metadata> |