Documenting ISO-1 Metadata for Data Discovery

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Metadata reference information: (O/1)
(MD_Metadata.metadataIdentifier)
Resource title: (M/1)
(MD_Metadata.identificationInfo > MD_DataIdentification.citation > CI_Citation.title)
Resource reference date: (O/N)
(MD_Metadata.idenitificationInfo > MD_DataIdentification.citation > CI_Citation.date)
Resource identifier: (O/N)
(MD_Metadata.identificationInfo>MD_DataIdentification.citation > CI_Citation.identifier>MD_Identifier)
Abstract describing the dataset (M)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.abstract)
Dataset topic category (M)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.topicCategory)
Dataset language (M)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.language)
Geographic location of the dataset (by four coordinates or by geographic identifier) (C)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.extent/EX_Extent/EX_GeographicExtent/EX_GeographicBoundingBox or EX_GeographicDescription)
Metadata language (C)
(MD_Metadata.language)
Dataset character set (C)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.characterSet)
Metadata character set (C)
(MD_Metadata.characterSet)
Additional extent information for the dataset (vertical and temporal) (O)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.extent/EX_Extent/EX_TemporalExtent or EX_VerticalExtent)
Dataset responsible party (O)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.pointOfContact/CI_ResponsibleParty)
Lineage (O)
(MD_Metadata/DQ_DataQuality.lineage/LI_Lineage)
On-line resource (O)
(MD_Metadata/MD_Distribution/MD_DigitalTransferOption.onLine/CI_OnlineResource)
Spatial representation type (O)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.spatialRepresentationType)
Metadata file identifier (O)
(MD_Metadata.fileIdentifier)
Distribution format (O)
(MD_Metadata/MD_Distribution/MD_Format.name and MD_Format.version)
Metadata standard name (O)
(MD_Metadata.metadataStandardName)
Metadata standard version (O)
(MD_Metadata.metadataStandardVersion)
Reference system (O)
(MD_Metadata/MD_ReferenceSystem)
Spatial resolution of the dataset (O)
(MD_Metadata/MD_DataIdentification.spatialResolution/MD_Resolution.equivalentScale or MD_Resolution.distance)

This Table and content is excerpted from the ISO 19115-1 Standard.