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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2008Show full title
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata (Text with EEA relevance)
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- Annex 1-3 inserted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(6)
- Annex 4 Annex renumbered as Annex 4 by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(7)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 7.1 word substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(f)(ii)(bb)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 7.1 words inserted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(f)(ii)(aa)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 5 words omitted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(c)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 7.1 words omitted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(f)(i)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 7.2 words omitted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(g)
- Annex 4 Pt. D para. 2 words omitted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(10)(a)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 3 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(a)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 4 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(b)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 6 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(d)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 7 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(e)(i)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 7 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(e)(ii)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 8.1 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(h)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 8.2 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(i)(i)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 8.2 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(i)(ii)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 9 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(j)
- Annex 4 Pt. B para. 10 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(8)(k)
- Annex 4 Pt. C words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(9)
- Annex 4 Pt. D para. 2 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(10)(b)
- Annex 4 Pt. D para. 2 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(10)(c)
- Annex 4 Pt. D para. 2 words substituted by S.I. 2018/1338 reg. 10(10)(d)
2.TOPIC CATEGORIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EN ISO 19115U.K.
2.1.Farming (farming)U.K.
Rearing of animals and/or cultivation of plants.
This category applies to Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data theme Annex III(9) Agricultural and aquaculture facilities.
2.2.Biota (biota)U.K.
Flora and/or fauna in natural environment.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex III(17) Bio-geographical regions, Annex III(18) Habitats and biotopes, Annex III(19) Species distribution.
2.3.Boundaries (boundaries)U.K.
Legal land descriptions.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex I(4) Administrative units, Annex III(1) Statistical units.
2.4.Climatology / Meteorology / Atmosphere (climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere)U.K.
Processes and phenomena of the atmosphere.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex III(13) Atmospheric conditions, Annex III(14) Meteorological geographical features.
2.5.Economy (economy)U.K.
Economic activities, conditions and employment.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex III(20) Energy resources, Annex III(21) Mineral resources.
2.6.Elevation (elevation)U.K.
Height above or below sea level.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data theme: Annex II(1) Elevation.
2.7.Environment (environment)U.K.
Environmental resources, protection and conservation.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data theme: Annex I(9) Protected sites.
2.8.Geoscientific Information (geoscientificInformation)U.K.
Information pertaining to earth sciences.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex III(3) Soil , Annex II(4) Geology, Annex III(12) Natural risk zones.
2.9.Health (health)U.K.
Health, health services, human ecology, and safety.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data theme: Annex III(5) Human health and safety.
2.10.Imagery / Base Maps / Earth Cover (imageryBaseMapsEarthCover)U.K.
Base maps.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex II(3) Orthoimagery, Annex II(2) Land cover.
2.11.Intelligence / Military (intelligenceMilitary)U.K.
Military bases, structures, activities.
This category does not apply specifically to any Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes.
2.12.Inland Waters (inlandWaters)U.K.
Inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data theme: Annex I(8) Hydrography.
2.13.Location (location)U.K.
Positional information and services.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex I(3) Geographical names, Annex I(5) Addresses.
2.14.Oceans (oceans)U.K.
Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters).
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex III(16) Sea regions, Annex III(15) Oceanographic geographical features.
2.15.Planning / Cadastre (planningCadastre)U.K.
Information used for appropriate actions for future use of the land.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex I(6) Cadastral parcels, Annex III(4) Land use, Annex III(11) Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units.
2.16.Society (society)U.K.
Characteristics of society and cultures.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex III(10) Population distribution – demography.
2.17.Structure (structure)U.K.
Man-made construction.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data themes: Annex III(2) Buildings, Annex III(8) Production and industrial facilities, Annex III(7) Environmental monitoring facilities.
2.18.Transportation (transportation)U.K.
Means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data theme: Annex I(7) Transport networks.
2.19.Utilities / Communication (utilitiesCommunication)U.K.
Energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services.
This category applies to the following Directive 2007/2/EC spatial data theme: Annex III(6) Utility and governmental services.
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