Validate Vocabulary Code List#

This FGDC conformance check examines FGDC recommended code lists and validates their code types. Code List Vocabulary and Codes are referenced from the official ISO codelist here:

https://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/resources/Codelists/cat/codelists.xml

ISO 19115 Codelists#

The following codelists are checked for their presence and validation of their respective code types. They are documented in the FGDC Technical Guidance: Data.gov and The GeoPlatform Metadata Recommendations.

  • ISO 19115 Date Type Codes (Date element)

    • //gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode

  • ISO 19115 Progress Codes (Status element)

    • //gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:status/gmd:MD_ProgressCode

  • ISO 19115 Maintenance Frequency Code (Status element)

    • //gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceMaintenance/gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation/gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency/gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode

  • ISO 19115 Role Codes (Responsible Party element)

    • //gmd:contact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode

ISO 19115-3 Codelists#

The following codelists are checked for their presence and validation of their respective code types. They are documented in the FGDC Technical Guidance: Data.gov and The GeoPlatform Metadata Recommendations.

  • ISO 19115-3 Date Type Codes (Date element)

    • //mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date/cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode

  • ISO 19115-3 Progress Codes (Status element)

    • //mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:status/mcc:MD_ProgressCode

  • ISO 19115-3 Maintenance Frequency Code (Status element)

    • //mdb:identificationInfo/mri:MD_DataIdentification/mri:resourceMaintenance/mmi:MD_MaintenanceInformation/mmi:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency/mmi:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode

  • ISO 19115-3 Role Codes (Responsible Party element)

    • //mdb:contact/cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode

Linked Open Data#

The ISO codelists and vocabularies support linked open data. The metadata records in GeoPlatform can be transformed to JSON-LD, DCAT RDF, and DataCite schemas for Linking Data. See FAQ - GeoPlatform Linked Open Data