ANZMETA Document Type Definition (DTD)

www.auslig.gov.au/anzmeta/

• DTD formally defines structure
  • set of rules to ensure consistent metadata
• v1.1 facilitates powerful presentation
  • e.g. abstract can contain hypertext links to further information
• v1.2 has formal method for Page 1 and thematic metadata
  • each top-level element can be extended (e.g. descript, dataqual)
  • allow new top-level elements with their own sub-structure
  • develop a DTD for your own community or organisation
  • each DTD references ANZMETA and maintains consistency
• references for controlled vocabularies
  • geographic extent names (formal name, short name, MBR)
  • jurisdiction
  • maintenance and update frequency
  • progress
  • theme keywords (search words)
  • theme keyword qualifiers

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