
Implementing INSPIRE SDS metadata in GeoNetwork
INSPIRE SDS The European INSPIRE directive sets standards and requirements for estabilishing a common infrastructure for spatial information in Europe. To ensure that the spatial data infrastructures of the Member States are compatible and usable in a Community and transboundary context, the Directive requires that common Implementing Rules (IR) are adopted in a number of specific areas (Metadata, Data Specifications, Network Services, Data and Service Sharing and Monitoring and Reporting). Spatial data services are services that do not provide the “standard” functionalities for viewing, downloading or transforming spatial data as are offered by network services. They provide added value to...
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