The following terms and definitions apply:
- dataset
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collection of data, published or curated by a single agent, and available for access or download in one or more formats
[W3C Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT)]
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Note
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The use of 'collection' in the definition from DCAT is broader than the use of the term in WFS 3.0. See the definition of 'feature collection'. |
- distribution
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represents an accessible form of a dataset
[W3C Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT)]
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Examples are: a downloadable file, an RSS feed or a web service that provides the data. |
- feature
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abstraction of real world phenomena
[ISO 19101-1:2014]
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If you are unfamiliar with the term 'feature', the explanations in the W3C/OGC Spatial Data on the Web Best Practice document cite:[SDWBP] may help, in particular the section on Spatial Things, Features and Geometry. |
- feature collection; collection
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a set of features from a dataset
[OGC Web Feature Service 3.0: Part 1 - Core]
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In WFS 3.0, 'collection' is used as a synonym for 'feature collection'. This is done to make, for example, URI path expressions shorter and easier to understand for those that are not geo-experts. |
- OpenAPI definition | OpenAPI document
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a document (or set of documents) that defines or describes an API and conforms to the OpenAPI Specification
[derived from OpenAPI Specification]
- 2D
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two-dimensional
- 3D
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three-dimensional
- 3DPS
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3D Portrayal Service
- ADE
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Application Domain Extension
- API
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Application Programming Interface
- CQL
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Common Query Language
- CRS
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Coordinate Reference System
- DCAT
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Data Catalog Vocabulary
- DWG
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Domain Working Group
- FES
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Filter Encoding Specification
- GML
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Geography Markup Language
- HTML
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Hypertext Markup Language
- IANA
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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
- JRC
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Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
- JSON
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Java Script Object Notation
- LoD
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Level of Detail
- NAS
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Normbasierte Austauschschnittstelle (Standards-based Data Exchange Interface)
- OGC
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Open Geospatial Consortium
- REST
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Representational State Transfer
- SLD
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Styled Layer Descriptor
- SE
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Symbology Encoding
- SWG
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Standards Working Group
- STAC
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SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog
- UTC
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Coordinated Universal Time
- W3C
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World Wide Web Consortium
- WFS
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Web Feature Service
- WMS
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Web Map Service
- WMTS
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Web Map Tile Service
- XML
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Extensible Markup Language