OpenGIS Catalogue Service Implementation Specification
Overview
Full name | OpenGIS Catalogue Service Implementation Specification |
Version | V3.0 |
Amendments | None |
Corrigenda | None |
Published by | OGC |
Languages | English |
Online overview | http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/cat |
Type of standard | ISO International Standard and OpenGIS Implementation Specification Application level |
Related standard(s) | ISO 19115:2003, Geographic information – Metadata ISO 19119:2005, Geographic information – Services ISO 19128:2005, Geographic information – Web Map Server interface ISO 19136:2007, Geographic information -- Geography Markup Language (GML) ISO 19142:2010, Geographic information – Web Feature Service OpenGIS Web Map Tile Service Implementation Standard OpenGIS |
Application | Catalogue services support the ability to publish and search collections of descriptive information (metadata) for data, services, and related information objects. The OGC Catalogue Services Specification defines the requirements for the interface and bindings to realise these functionalities. This specification includes an HTTP protocol binding, called the Catalogue Services for the Web (CSW). |
Conformance classes | None specified |
Implementation benefits | Catalogue services are an important aspect of most spatial data infrastructures (SDI). It allows the client to search and discover data and associated services. The catalogue service relies on metadata of the data and service. |
Products | The geoportal of an SDI is commonly an example of a catalogue service. A proprietary catalogue service implementation is the Esri Geoportal Server 1.2.5. |