## Package org.opengis.metadata.citation

Citation and responsible party information.

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Description

Interface Summary
Address: Location of the responsible individual or organization.
Citation: Standardized resource reference.
CitationDate: Reference date and event used to describe it.
CitationFactory: A factory for metadata from the citation package.
Contact: Information required to enable contact with the responsible person and/or organization.
OnLineResource: Information about on-line sources from which the dataset, specification, or community profile name and extended metadata elements can be obtained.
ResponsibleParty: Identification of, and means of communication with, person(s) and organizations associated with the dataset.
Series: Information about the series, or aggregate dataset, to which a dataset belongs.
Telephone: Telephone numbers for contacting the responsible individual or organization.

Class Summary
DateType: Identification of when a given event occurred
OnLineFunction: Class of information to which the referencing entity applies.
PresentationForm: Mode in which the data is represented.
Role: Function performed by the responsible party.

## Package org.opengis.metadata.citation Description

Citation and responsible party information. The following is adapted from OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification.

This package of datatypes provides a standardized method (citation) for citing a resource (dataset, feature, source, publication, etc.), as well as information about the party responsible for a resource. The responsible party contains the identity of person(s), and/or position, and/or organization(s) associated with the resource. The location (address) of the responsible person or organization is also defined here.

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