OMNISCIENT compliance:
Omniscient is developed using an Open Source approach and is compliant with the latest spatial data metadata standards developed by International Organisation For Standardardisation (ISO – www.iso.org ). OMNISCIENT complies with:

• ISO19115:2003 – Geographic Information – Metadata (more info)
• ISO19139:2007 – Geographic Information - XML Schema implementation - defines Geographic MetaData XML (gmd) encoding, an XML Schema implementation derived from ISO 19115.

Within jurisdictions, profiles are developed to provide for localised implementation of the above ISO standards. OMNISCIENT will provide support and compliance with there standards through templates. To date, support for the ANZLIC (www.anzlic.org.au) Profile is provided and OMNISCIENT has been successfully interfaced into our clients enterprise spatial applications to enable a seamless interface between users and metadata.

ISO 19115:2003 defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services. It provides information about the identification, the extent, the quality, the spatial and temporal schema, spatial reference, and distribution of digital geographic data.

ISO 19115:2003 is applicable to:

• the cataloguing of datasets, clearinghouse activities, and the full description of datasets;
• geographic datasets, dataset series, and individual geographic features and feature properties.

ISO 19115:2003 defines:

• mandatory and conditional metadata sections, metadata entities, and metadata elements;
• the minimum set of metadata required to serve the full range of metadata applications (data discovery, determining data fitness for use, data access, data transfer, and use of digital data);
• optional metadata elements - to allow for a more extensive standard description of geographic data, if required;
• a method for extending metadata to fit specialized needs.

Though ISO 19115:2003 is applicable to digital data, its principles can be extended to many other forms of geographic data such as maps, charts, and textual documents as well as non-geographic data.