Package org.opengis.metadata.lineage

Lineage information.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Lineage	Information about the events or source data used in constructing the data specified by the scope or lack of knowledge about lineage.
ProcessStep	Description of the event, including related parameters or tolerances.
Source	Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.

Package org.opengis.metadata.lineage Description

Lineage information. The following is adapted from OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification.

This package also contains information about the sources and production processes used in producing a dataset. The lineage entity is optional and contains a statement about the lineage. It is an aggregate of process step and source. The statement element is mandatory if DataQuality.scope.level has a value of "dataset" or "series" and the source and process step are not set.