Words or phrases summarizing an aspect of the theme of the data set. Separate each keyword with a comma.
Example: utilitiesCommunication, transmission line, power line,
electric, substation
Guidance
ISO 19115 Topic Categories: Best
practice is to begin the list of theme keywords with one or more of the
following international topic categories that best describe the data theme.
Spell the name exactly as listed, with no spaces, and in camel case (first
word starts with lower case, and each subsequent word starts with a capital
letter). The list below shows the category name in bold, followed by a
definition and examples.
farming: rearing of animals and/or cultivation of
plants, e.g., agriculture, crops, livestock
biota: flora and/or fauna in natural environments,
e.g., flora and fauna, ecology, wetlands, habitat
boundaries: legal land descriptions, e.g.,
political and administrative boundaries
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere: processes and
phenomena of the atmosphere, e.g., processes and phenomena of the
atmosphere
economy: economic activities, conditions, and
employment, e.g., business and economics
elevation: height above or below the earth’s
surface, e.g., altitude, bathymetry, dem’s, slope, derived products
environment: environmental resources, protection,
and conservation, e.g., natural resources, pollution, impact
assessment, monitoring, land analysis
geoscientificInformation: information pertaining to
the earth sciences, e.g., geology, minerals, earthquakes,
landslides, volcanoes, soils, gravity, permafrost, hydrogeology,
erosion
health: health, health services, human ecology, and
safety, e.g., disease, illness, factors affecting health, hygiene,
substance abuse
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover: base maps, e.g., land
cover, topographic maps, imagery, annotations
intelligenceMilitary: military bases, structures,
activities, e.g., military bases, structures, activities
inlandWaters: inland water features, drainage
systems and characteristics, e.g., rivers, glaciers, lakes, water
use plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic
charts
location: positional information and services,
e.g., addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones,
place names
oceans: features and characteristics of salt water
bodies, e.g., tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs
planningCadastre: information used for appropriate
actions for future use of the land, e.g., land use maps, zoning
maps, cadastral surveys, land ownership
society: characteristics of society and culture,
e.g., anthropology, archaeology, religion, demographics, crime and
justice
transportation: means and aids for conveying
persons and/or goods, e.g., roads, airports, airstrips, shipping
routes, tunnels, nautical charts, vehicle and vessel locations,
aeronautical charts, railways, trails
utilitiesCommunication: energy, water and waste
systems, and communications infrastructure, e.g., hydroelectricity,
geothermal, solar, and nuclear sources of energy, water purification
and distribution, sewage collection and disposal, electrical and gas
distribution, data communication, telecommunication, radio,
communication networks
