
21 July 2009, 4:18pm
21 Jul 2009 - UK GEMINI specifies a core set of metadata elements for use in a geospatial discovery metadata service. The first version GEMINI, (v1.0) was published in 2004 and is used in the gigateway metadata service.
GEMINI2 is a revised version, meeting the requirements of the INSPIRE metadata Implementing Rules, and conforming to the international metadata standard for geographic information, ISO 19115. It is intended for use in a future UK geospatial discovery metadata service.
It has been published following a period of public consultation.
View and download the new standard at the link below.
GEMINI 2 metadata standard (PDF)
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