Layer Naming Conventions
OGC Compliant Web Service Layer Names
Pattern
{SurveyName} {Product Type} ({Organisation if not GA}) [{Identifier}] {Resolution} {Publication Date}
Element | Value |
Survey Name | Name of survey feature (AMP/ Geomorphic Unit/Sea/Transit) CSIRO preference to have survey ID
https://placenames.fsdf.org.au/ ) /GEBCO, use this name
|
Product Type | Bathymetry (for extension to Backscatter) |
Organisation (Conditional) | For organisations other than Geoscience Australia use a short name (e.g. CSIRO, SOI) |
Identifier (Optional) | For non-GA records, an identifier that is used in other catalogues |
Resolution -Horizontal | 1m (with metric unit name attached, use a ‘p’ for decimal point e.g 0p5m) |
Publication Date | Year of publication (with publication style referencing when multiple publications in the same year) |
Example1 GA Formed
Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve Bathymetry 1m 2018
This ensures that if there are yearly versioned products they sort in the correct order.
Element | Value |
Survey Name | Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve |
Product Type | Bathymetry |
Organisation | GA |
Identifier | N/A |
Resolution | 1m |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Example2 CSIRO
Boags Marine Reserve Bathymetry 2018 1m (CSIRO) bf2018_v01
Element | Value |
Survey Name | Boags Marine Reserve |
Product Type | Bathymetry |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Resolution | 1m |
Organisation | CSIRO |
Identifier | bf2018_v01 |