Division 1

The following definitions shall apply:

• ‘character string’ means the value domain of metadata elements expressed as a set of characters treated as a unit,

• ‘free text’ means the value domain of metadata elements expressed in one or more natural languages,

• ‘lineage’ means the history of a data set, and the life cycle from collection and acquisition through compilation and derivation to its current form, in accordance with EN ISO 19101,

• ‘metadata element’ means a discrete unit of metadata, in accordance with EN ISO 19115,

• ‘namespace’ means a collection of names, identified by a uniform resource identifier (URI) reference, which are used in extensible markup language (XML) documents as element names and attribute names,

• ‘quality’ means the totality of characteristics of a product that bear on its ability to satisfy stated and implied needs, in accordance with EN ISO 19101,

• ‘resource’ means an information resource that has a direct or indirect reference to a specific location or geographic area,

• ‘spatial data set series’ means a collection of spatial data sets sharing the same product specification.