## Package org.opengis.metadata.lineage

Lineage information.

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Description

Interface Summary
Lineage: Information about the events or source data used in constructing the data specified by the scope or lack of knowledge about lineage.
ProcessStep: Description of the event, including related parameters or tolerances.
Source: Information about the source data used in creating the data specified by the scope.

## Package org.opengis.metadata.lineage Description

Lineage information. The following is adapted from OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification.

This package also contains information about the sources and production processes used in producing a dataset. The lineage entity is optional and contains a statement about the lineage. It is an aggregate of process step and source. The statement element is mandatory if `DataQuality.scope.level` has a value of "dataset" or "series" and the source and process step are not set.

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