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Metadata standards and their uses
A metadata standard is a set of guidelines, rules and conventions that define how information about data or objects should structured, described and recorded. Metadata standards ensure consistency and interoperability across different systems and agencies, making it easier to exchange, share and manage information.
| Name of Metadata Standard | Description of Standard | Link to Standard |
|---|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 11179 Metadata Registry Standard | ISO/IEC 11179 is an international standard for describing metadata registries that defines the technical, structural and governance requirements for describing the structure of data in a reusable way. Electronic copies of the ISO/IEC 11179 specification are made freely accessible on the ISO website. <https://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/index.html> |
https://www.iso.org/standard/78914.html |
| AS/NZS ISO 19115.1.2015 Metadata | ISO 19115-1:2014 defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services by means of metadata. It provides information about the identification, the extent, the quality, the spatial and temporal aspects, the content, the spatial reference, the portrayal, distribution, and other properties of digital geographic data and services. <https://www.anzlic.gov.au/search?keys=19115> | https://www.iso.org/standard/53798.html |
| Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set | The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set is a vocabulary of fifteen properties for use in resource description. The name "Dublin" is due to its origin at a 1995 invitational workshop in Dublin, Ohio; "core" because its elements are broad and generic, usable for describing a wide range of resources. | https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dces/ |
| Standards Australia | Standards Australia is an independent not-for-profit organisation, recognised by the Australian Government as the peak non-government Standards body. | https://www.standards.org.au/ |
| ONDC Metadata Attributes Guide | Metadata Attributes Guide | https://www.datacommissioner.gov.au |
| Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard (AGRkMS) | The Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard (AGRkMS) Version 2.2 describes information assets and the context in which they are captured and used in Australian Government agencies. | https://www.naa.gov.au/ |
NSW Government Metadata Sites
- SEED - The NSW Government’s central resource for Sharing and Enabling Environmental Data. It was developed for the NSW community in a collaborative effort between government agencies to provide an accessible and reliable platform for environmental data. <https://www.seed.nsw.gov.au/>
- CHeReL datasets - The CHeReL has a number of data collections linked in the Master Linkage Key (MLK) and regularly links other datasets on a project-by-project basis. Data collections contained in the MLK are listed below. Metadata and variable lists for each MLK data collection are found in the Data Dictionaries section below.<https://www.cherel.org.au/datasets>
- This page shows all the help pages in the Registry. - Click here
- For information about different types of metadata available in the Registry. - Click here
- Select this link to go to the knowledge base about how to manage metadata in Metadata.NSW - Click here
- Explore the relationships between metadata types in this registry use this interactive visual graph. - Click here