Atlas Layer Metadata Generator

Atlas Layer Metadata Generator

This form can be used to create the Atlas required metadata for a .lay file. Enter text in the VALUE column, press the GENERATE button, and copy the generated text from the bottom text area into your .lay file.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION	VALUE
ows_abstract	description of the layer
ows_attribution_onlineresource	data provider's URL
ows_attribution_title	human-readable name of the data provider
ows_dataurl_format	non-standardized file format of the data link. e.g. "application/zip"
ows_dataurl_href	URL to the layer's data
ows_group_title	human-readable name for the group that layer belongs to
ows_keywordlist	comma-separated list of keywords or keyword phrases to help catalog searching (see Best Practices Wiki)
ows_metadataurl_href	URL to the layer's metadata
ows_metadataurl_type	standard to which the metadata complies. Currently only two types are valid: "TC211" which refers to [ISO 19115], and "FGDC" which refers to [FGDC-STD-001-1988]
ows_metadataurl_format	file format MIME type of the metadata record (e.g. "text/plain"). For a list of common MIME types see here
ows_srs	source data projection, in EPSG code format
ows_title	human-readable name for the layer

source: MapServer OGC Web Services Workshop