Metadata

ISO 19115 compliant UK GEMINI discovery level metadata is provided for the data and can be found on the AGI (The Association for Geographic Information) website.

The following list gives a detailed description of the metadata elements provided on the AGI website:

• Title: The title of the product.

• Abstract: The abstract gives a brief description of the product.

• Currency: The currency takes the form of date of last update for the feature.

• Lineage: The lineage metadata takes the form of product specification name and date of product specification.

• Spatial extent: The spatial extent is supplied in the form of geographic identifiers (for example, England, Scotland and Wales) and in the form of geographic coordinates.

• Spatial reference system: The spatial reference system for all products takes the form of a British National Grid system, namely OSGB36.

• Data format: Data format takes the form of the name of the format or formats the product is supplied in.

• Frequency of updates: Frequency of updates takes the form of a stated period of time.

• Distributor contact details: Distributor contact details include postal address, phone number, email address and website.

• Data originator: Given as the company having primary responsibility for the intellectual content of the data source; in all cases, this will be Ordnance Survey.

Other metadata available includes keywords, start date of data capture, access constraints, use constraints, level of spatial data, supply media and presentation details.