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titleRecommendation

Each ICAO data set should be provided together with metadata giving the geographical extent of the data set.
This requirement can be fulfilled in one of three ways:

  • GeographicDescription; or
  • GeographicBoundingBox; or
  • BoundingPolygon.

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Geographic Description

Requirement

Reference

DS-META-007

 

 

 



Element Name

Geographical extent of the data set

 



Obligation / Condition

Mandatory. One of the three options must be provided.

 

 



Multiplicity

1..*

 


ISO 19115 (2003)

Number

349

 

 



Name

geographicIdentifier

 

 



Definition

identifier used to represent a geographic area

 

 



XPath

gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicDescription/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString

 

 



Data type

CharacterString

 

 



Domain

Free Text

 

 



Example

Belgium and Luxembourg

 


Implementing Instructions

 

 



-

 

Trace to ICAO

 

 



Not applicable

 
Code Block

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language

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xml

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titleExample
<gmd:MD_Metadata>

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 <gmd:identificationInfo>

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  <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>

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   <gmd:extent>

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    <gmd:EX_Extent>

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     <gmd:geographicElement>

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      <gmd:EX_GeographicDescription>

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       <gmd:geographicIdentifier>

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        <gmd:MD_Identifier>

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         <gmd:code><gco:CharacterString>Belgium and Luxembourg</gco:CharacterString></gmd:code>

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        </gmd:MD_Identifier>

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       </gmd:geographicIdentifier>

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      </gmd:EX_GeographicDescription>

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     </gmd:geographicElement>

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    </gmd:EX_Extent>

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   </gmd:extent>

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  </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>

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 </gmd:identificationInfo>

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</gmd:MD_Metadata>

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Geographic Bounding Box

Requirement

Reference

DS-META-007

 

 



Element Name

Geographical extent of the data set

 

 



Obligation / Condition

Mandatory. One of the three options must be provided.

 

 



Multiplicity

1..*

 


ISO 19115

Number

344

 

 



Name

westBoundLongitude

 

 



Definition

Western-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)

 

 



XPath

gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:westBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal

 

 



Data type

Decimal

 

 



Domain

-180.00 <= West Bounding Longitude Value <= 180.00

 

 



Example

3.93

 


ISO 19115

Number

345

 

 

 



Name

eastBoundLongitude

 



Definition

Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)

 

 



XPath

gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:eastBoundLongitude/gco:Decimal

 

 



Data type

Decimal

 

 



Domain

-180.00 <= East Bounding Longitude Value <= 180.00

 

 



Example

7.57

 


ISO 19115

Number

346

 

 

 



Name

southBoundLatitude

 



Definition

Southern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)

 

 

 



XPath

gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:southBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal

 



Data type

Decimal

 

 



Domain

-90.00 <= South Bounding Latitude Value <= North Bounding Latitude Value

 

 



Example

52.10

 


ISO 19115

Number

347

 

 

 



Name

northBoundLatitude

 



Definition

Northern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)

 

 



XPath

gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox/gmd:northBoundLatitude/gco:Decimal

 

 



Data type

Decimal

 

 



Domain

South Bounding Latitude Value <= North Bounding Latitude Value <= 90.00

 

 



Example

54.10

 


Implementing Instructions

 

 



-

 

Trace to ICAO

 

 



Not applicable

 
Code Block

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language

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xml

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titleExample
<gmd:MD_Metadata>

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 <gmd:identificationInfo>

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  <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>

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   <gmd:extent>

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    <gmd:EX_Extent>

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     <gmd:geographicElement>

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      <gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox>

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       <gmd:westBoundLongitude><gco:Decimal>3.93</gco:Decimal></gmd:westBoundLongitude>

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       <gmd:eastBoundLongitude><gco:Decimal>7.57</gco:Decimal></gmd:eastBoundLongitude>

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       <gmd:southBoundLatitude><gco:Decimal>52.10</gco:Decimal></gmd:southBoundLatitude>

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       <gmd:northBoundLatitude><gco:Decimal>54.10</gco:Decimal></gmd:northBoundLatitude>

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      </gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox>

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     </gmd:geographicElement>

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    </gmd:EX_Extent>

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   </gmd:extent>

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  </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>

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 </gmd:identificationInfo>

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</gmd:MD_Metadata>

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BoundingPolygon

Requirement

Reference

DS-META-007

 


Element Name

Geographical extent of the data set

 


Obligation / Condition

Mandatory. One of the three options must be provided.

 


Multiplicity

1..*

ISO 19115 (2003)

Number

342

 


Name

polygon

 


Definition

set of points defining the bounding polygon

 


XPath

gmd:MetaData/gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_BoundingPolygon/gmd:polygon

 


Data type

Class

 


Domain

GM_Object

 


Example

30 30 30 40 60 40 60 30

Implementing Instructions

 


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Trace to ICAO

 


Not applicable

Code Block
languagexml
titleExample

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<gmd:MD_Metadata>
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 <gmd:identificationInfo>
  <gmd:DataIdentification>
   <gmd:extent>
    <gmd:geographicElement>
     <gmd:EX_BoundingPolygon>
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].</gmd:polygon>
     </gmd:EX_BoundingPolygon>
    </gmd:geographicElement>
   </gmd:extent>
  </gmd:DataIdentification>
 <gmd:identificationInfo>
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</gmd:MD_Metadata>

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