Conformity: explanation

Name	Conformity: explanation
Definition	Explanation of conformity.
Obligation	dataset or dataset series: mandatory service: mandatory
Multiplicity	[1] within one conformity documentation, but there may be multiple conformity documentation
Example	The dataset is conformant with the INSPIRE implementing rules for the interoperability of spatial datasets and services.

Tehnical data
 

INSPIRE equivalent	explanation*
Comparison with INSPIRE	equivalent*
ISO equivalent	[131] explanation
Comparison with ISO	equivalent
XPath	dataQualityInfo/*/report/*/result/*/explanation
Data type	character string
Domain	free text
Implementation instructions	This element is documented using the gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult/gmd:explanation element in free text. There are no special requirements for this element. One can, for example, give a general explanation or refer to the cited specification.

NOTE: Metadata element Conformance: Explanation is not defined in the INSPIRE metadata implementing rules, but is required in the ISO 19115 standard. This implies mandatory completion of this metadata element in INSPIRE and NSDI.

Encoding example: Indicating conformance explanation
 

<gmd:MD_Metadata... ...     <gmd:dataQualityInfo>          <gmd:DQ_DataQuality>              <gmd:report>                  <gmd:DQ_DomainConsistency>                      <gmd:result>                          <gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult> ...                              <gmd:explanation>                                 <gco:CharacterString>The dataset is conformant with the INSPIRE implementig rules for the interoperability of spatial datasets and services.</gco:CharacterString>                              </gmd:explanation> ...                          </gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult>                      </gmd:result>                  </gmd:DQ_DomainConsistency>              </gmd:report> ...         </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>     </gmd:dataQualityInfo> ... </gmd:MD_Metadata>