ICS 35.240.70                          LITD 22

1. Scope

This standard specifies metadata to provide a framework for documenting the spatial data and declare its content for the users. It facilitates finding spatial data as per their needs and deciding whether the spatial data meets the specific application requirement. The metadata standards allow describing the dataset in order to understand the uses and limitations of the data while distributing amongst the organizations. It provides a key to the information on the schema which describes the information about the data and distribution of dataset where the fields are clearly mentioned as mandatory or optional. In addition to the standards that are given, the information exchange can be extended using parameters like hardcopy of map, translation, chart production, etc.

2. Referenced

The standards listed in Annex A contains provisions, which through reference in this text constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreement based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated in Annex A.