CO:metadata

metadata
 

Scheme description / Schemenbeschreibung

Position of metadata in the XML-Tree / Position von metadata im XML-Baum

• Parent: <railml>
• Children: <any>, <dc:contributor>, <dc:coverage>, <dc:creator>, <dc:date>, <dc:description>, <dc:format>, <dc:identifier>, <dc:language>, <dc:publisher>, <dc:relation>, <dc:rights>, <dc:source>, <dc:subject>, <dc:title>, <dc:type>, <organizationalUnits> (introduced with version 2.2), <projects> (introduced with version 2.5)

Multiplicity / Anzahl

[0..1]

Semantics / Bedeutung

The element <metadata> provides a flexible collection of Dublin Core metadata (external link) based on xs:any.
(introduced with version 2.2) Furthermore some basic, export specific organizational bindings may be predefined.

Attributes of metadata / Attribute von metadata

None

Syntactic Constraints / Syntaktische Beschränkungen

The element <metadata> may be ommitted or used once.
Dublin Core elements (with 'dc:' prefix) may occur in any order and any count. The railML^® element <organizationalUnits> should come last, or may be omitted.

Best practice & Examples / Empfohlene Anwendung & Beispiele

see railML^® recommendation and example for usage of DC elements (external link, PDF; German, English, 151 kByte)

Notes / Anmerkungen

Not yet described. / Noch nicht beschrieben.

Open issues / Offene Punkte/Pendenzen

Not yet described. / Noch nicht beschrieben.