Metadata Model Reference

pycsw’s metadata repository model is designed to support queryable elements as well full-text search. The model is rooted in ISO 19115 and is updated as required to be able to support additional metadata models in a generic fashion.

Overview

Model Crosswalk

pycsw model
Database column pycsw mapping name Queryable name ISO 19115 (XPath) CSW Record/Dublin Core (XPath) OGC API - Records (JSONPath) STAC (JSONPath) Description
identifier pycsw:Identifier apiso:Identifier gmd:fileIdentifier/gco:CharacterString dc:identifier id id Record identifier (Primary key)
typename pycsw:Typename           CSW typename (e.g. csw:Record, gmd:MD_Metadata), see also ref:existing-repository-requirements
schema pycsw:Schema           Schema namespace, i.e. http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2, http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd, http://www.opengis.net/spec/ogcapi-records-1/1.0/req/record-core
mdsource pycsw:MdSource           Origin of resource, either local (default), or URL to location of record/resource/service
insert_date `pycsw:InsertDate           Date of insertion of the metadata record, see also ref:existing-repository-requirements
xml pycsw:XML           Raw XML metadata as it was inserted into the repository. Note that this field is deprecated for the metadata field, and will be removed in a future release, see also ref:existing-repository-requirements
metadata pycsw:Metadata           Raw metadata payload (replaces xml field, supports any metadata type [JSON, XML, etc.]), see also ref:existing-repository-requirements
metadata_type pycsw:MetadataType           Media type of the metadata payload (application/xml [default], application/json for OGC API - Records and STAC)
anytext pycsw:AnyText apiso:AnyText //text() (csw:AnyText [queryable only, not a returnable]) //text() (csw:AnyText [queryable only, not a returnable]) q= (for API) q= (for API) Bag of metadata element and attributes content ONLY, no XML tags or JSON element names, see also Existing Repository Requirements
language pycsw:Language apiso:Language gmd:language/gmd:LanguageCode, gmd:language/gco:CharacterString dc:language properties.language properties.language  
title pycsw:Title apiso:Title gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString dc:title properties.title properties.title  
abstract pycsw:Abstract apiso:Abstract gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:abstract/gco:CharacterString dct:abstract properties.description properties.description  
edition pycsw:Edition apiso:Edition gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:edition/gco:CharacterString        
keywords pycsw:Keywords apiso:Subject gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_Identification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:keyword/gco:CharacterString, gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode dc:subject properties.keywords   CSV of keywords, see also Existing Repository Requirements
keywordstype pycsw:KeywordType apiso:KeywordType gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords/gmd:MD_Keywords/gmd:type/gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode        
themes pycsw:Themes       properties.themes   JSON list of concepts/schemes, see also Existing Repository Requirements
format pycsw:Format apiso:Format gmd:distributionInfo/gmd:MD_Distribution/gmd:distributionFormat/gmd:MD_Format/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString dc:format properties.formats    
source pycsw:Source     dc:source properties.externalIds    
date pycsw:Date     dc:date time properties.datetime  
date_modified pycsw:Modified apiso:Modified gmd:dateStamp/gco:Date dct:modified properties.updated properties.updated  
type pycsw:Type apiso:Type gmd:hierarchyLevel/gmd:MD_ScopeCode dc:type properties.type    
wkt_geometry pycsw:BoundingBox apiso:BoundingBox apiso:BoundingBox ows:BoundingBox geometry geometry WKT/EWKT of geometry
crs pycsw:CRS apiso:CRS gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:codeSpace/gco:CharacterString, gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:version/gco:CharacterString, gmd:referenceSystemInfo/gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem/gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString dct:spatial      
title_alternate pycsw:AlternateTitle apiso:AlternateTitle gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:alternateTitle/gco:CharacterString dct:alternative      
date_revision pycsw:RevisionDate apiso:RevisionDate gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode/@codeListValue="revision"]/gmd:date/gco:Date   properties.updated properties.updated  
date_creation pycsw:CreationDate apiso:CreationDate gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode/@codeListValue="creation"]/gmd:date/gco:Date   properties.created properties.created  
date_publication pycsw:PublicationDate apiso:PublicationDate gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode/@codeListValue="publication"]/gmd:date/gco:Date        
organization pycsw:OrganizationName apiso:OrganisationName gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString        
securityconstraints pycsw:SecurityConstraints apiso:HasSecurityConstraints gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_SecurityConstraints        
parentidentifier pycsw:ParentIdentifier apiso:ParentIdentifier gmd:parentIdentifier/gco:CharacterString   collection collection  
topicategory pycsw:TopicCategory apiso:TopicCategory gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:topicCategory/gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode        
resourcelanguage pycsw:ResourceLanguage apiso:ResourceLanguage md:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:code/gmd:MD_LanguageTypeCode        
geodescode pycsw:GeographicDescriptionCode apiso:GeographicDescriptionCode gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:geographicElement/gmd:EX_GeographicDescription/gmd:geographicIdentifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString        
denominator pycsw:Denominator apiso:Denominator gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution/gmd:MD_Resolution/gmd:equivalentScale/gmd:MD_RepresentativeFraction/gmd:denominator/gco:Integer        
distancevalue pycsw:DistanceValue apiso:DistanceValue gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution/gmd:MD_Resolution/gmd:distance/gco:Distance        
distanceuom pycsw:DistanceUOM apiso:DistanceUOM gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:spatialResolution/gmd:MD_Resolution/gmd:distance/gco:Distance/@uom        
time_begin pycsw:TempExtent_begin apiso:TempExtent_begin gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:beginPosition   properties.extent.temporal.interval[0] properties.start_datetime  
time_end pycsw:TempExtent_end apiso:TempExtent_end gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:extent/gmd:EX_Extent/gmd:temporalElement/gmd:EX_TemporalExtent/gmd:extent/gml:TimePeriod/gml:endPosition   properties.extent.temporal.interval[1] properties.end_datetime  
servicetype pycsw:ServiceType apiso:ServiceType gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:serviceType/gco:LocalName        
servicetypeversion pycsw:ServiceTypeVersion apiso:ServiceTypeVersion gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:serviceTypeVersion/gco:CharacterString        
operation pycsw:Operation apiso:Operation gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:containsOperations/srv:SV_OperationMetadata/srv:operationName/gco:CharacterString        
couplingtype pycsw:CouplingType apiso:CouplingType gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:couplingType/srv:SV_CouplingType        
operateson pycsw:OperatesOn apiso:OperatesOn gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:operatesOn/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:RS_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString        
operatesonidentifier pycsw:OperatesOnIdentifier apiso:OperatesOnIdentifier gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:coupledResource/srv:SV_CoupledResource/srv:identifier/gco:CharacterString        
operatesoname pycsw:OperatesOnName apiso:OperatesOnName gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/srv:coupledResource/srv:SV_CoupledResource/srv:operationName/gco:CharacterString        
degree pycsw:Degree apiso:Degree gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report/gmd:DQ_DomainConsistency/gmd:result/gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult/gmd:pass/gco:Boolean        
accessconstraints pycsw:AccessConstraints apiso:AccessConstraints gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gmd:MD_RestrictionCode dc:rights      
otherconstraints pycsw:OtherConstraints apiso:OtherConstraints gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:otherConstraints/gco:CharacterString   properties.license    
classification pycsw:Classification apiso:Classification gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:resourceConstraints/gmd:MD_LegalConstraints/gmd:accessConstraints/gmd:MD_ClassificationCode        
conditionapplyingtoaccessanduse pycsw:ConditionApplyingToAccessAndUse apiso:ConditionApplyingToAccessAndUse gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:useLimitation/gco:CharacterString        
lineage pycsw:Lineage apiso:Lineage gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:lineage/gmd:LI_Lineage/gmd:statement/gco:CharacterString        
responsiblepartyrole pycsw:ResponsiblePartyRole apiso:ResponsiblePartyRole gmd:contact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode        
specificationtitle pycsw:SpecificationTitle apiso:SpecificationTitle gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report/gmd:DQ_DomainConsistency/gmd:result/gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult/gmd:specification/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString        
specificationdate pycsw:SpecificationDate apiso:SpecificationDate gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report/gmd:DQ_DomainConsistency/gmd:result/gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult/gmd:specification/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:date/gco:Date        
specificationdatetype pycsw:SpecificationDateType apiso:SpecificationDateType gmd:dataQualityInfo/gmd:DQ_DataQuality/gmd:report/gmd:DQ_DomainConsistency/gmd:result/gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult/gmd:specification/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date/gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode        
creator pycsw:Creator apiso:Creator gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode/@codeListValue="originator"]/gco:CharacterString dc:creator properties.providers    
publisher pycsw:Publisher apiso:Publisher gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode/@codeListValue="publisher"]/gco:CharacterString dc:publisher properties.providers    
contributor pycsw:Contributor apiso:Contributor gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:pointOfContact/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:organisationName[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode/@codeListValue="contributor"]/gco:CharacterString dc:contributor properties.providers    
relation pycsw:Relation apiso:Relation gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_Data_Identification/gmd:aggregationInfo dc:relation      
platform pycsw:Platform apiso:Platform gmi:acquisitionInfo/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:identifier        
instrument pycsw:Instrument apiso:Instrument gmi:acquisitionInfo/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:identifier        
sensortype pycsw:SensorType apiso:SensorType gmi:acquisitionInfo/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:platform/gmi:MI_Platform/gmi:instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:type        
cloudcover pycsw:CloudCover apiso:CloudCover gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_ImageDescription/gmd:cloudCoverPercentage        
bands pycsw:Bands apiso:Bands gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_ImageDescription/gmd:dimension/MD_Band/@id       JSON list of band information, see also Existing Repository Requirements
links pycsw:Links       links links, assets List of dicts with properties: name, description, protocol, url, see also Existing Repository Requirements
contacts pycsw:Contacts   //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty   properties.providers   List of dicts with properties: name, organization, address, postcode, city, region, country, email, phone, fax, onlineresource, position, role