Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms
  5.1 Acronyms
  5.2 Namespace abbreviations
  5.3 UML model relationships
  5.4 UML model stereotypes
6 Requirements
  6.1 Introduction to gmd
  6.2 Rule-based
  6.3 Quality
  6.4 Web implementations
  6.5 Use of external XML implementations
  6.6 Multilingual support
  6.7 Polymorphism
  6.8 Rules for application schema
7 Extensions to the UML models in the ISO 19100
  series of International Standards
  7.1 Introduction to extensions
  7.2 Extensions specific to the web environment
  7.3 Cultural and linguistic adaptability extensions
  7.4 Extensions for metadata-based transfers of
      geospatial information
8 Encoding rules
  8.1 Introduction to encoding rules
  8.2 Default XML Class Type encoding
  8.3 XML Class Global Element encoding
  8.4 XML Class Property Type encoding
  8.5 Special case encodings
  8.6 XML namespace package encoding
  8.7 XML schema package encoding
9 Encoding descriptions
  9.1 Introduction to the encoding descriptions
  9.2 XML namespaces
  9.3 gmd namespace
  9.4 gss namespace
  9.5 gts namespace
  9.6 gsr namespace
  9.7 gco namespace
  9.8 gmx namespace
  9.9 From the conceptual schema to XML file instances
Annex A (normative) Abstract test suite
Annex B (normative) Data dictionary for extensions
Annex C (informative) Geographic Metadata XML resources
Annex D (informative) Implementation examples
Bibliography