ISO 19115:2003地理信息北美概要——元数据旨在识别 北美组织描述其地理空间数据所需的地理空间元数据， 包括数据集和数据集系列，以及相关的Web服务。它基于ISO 19115:2003地理信息 信息元数据和ISO 19106:2004地理信息概要。它还包括服务 ISO 19119:2005地理信息元数据——服务和实施视角 ISO/TS 19139:2007地理信息元数据XML模式实现。如中所述 ISO 19106:2004地理信息概要文件，它满足一致性等级1，因为它定义了 ISO 19115:2003地理信息子集元数据和ISO 19119:2005地理信息-- 服务。已选择保留的元数据元素以增强地理信息的发现 并尽量减少授权的重复。代码列表的扩展也旨在 支持地理信息发现。附录A提供了对ISO 19115:2003进行的调整 地理信息元数据和ISO 19119:2005地理信息服务UML模型。本简介旨在成为一份涉及ISO 19115:2003地理信息的包容性文件-- 元数据和接受的修改。它的呈现方式支持一致的捕获和 使用地理空间元数据。因此，它包括指导数据提供商获取地理空间信息的最佳实践 元数据。为此，它支持地理空间信息的互操作性，因为它提供了一个通用的 元数据描述和表示的框架。此外，此配置文件还提供了一种机制 通过在多种语言和语言中表达自由文本，支持文化和语言适应性 通过引入元数据寄存器，以多种语言（如英语和法语）描述元数据 符合ISO 19135:2005地理信息——物品注册程序。注:ISO 19110:2005地理信息——要素编目和分类方法的部分内容 ISO/FDIS19111修订版。地理信息——根据需要涵盖坐标的空间参考。

The North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 Geographic information -- Metadata is intended to identify geospatial metadata that are needed for North American organizations to describe their geospatial data, including dataset and dataset series, and related Web services. It is based on ISO 19115:2003 Geographic information -- Metadata and ISO 19106:2004 Geographic information -- Profiles. It also includes service metadata from ISO 19119:2005 Geographic information -- Services and implementation perspectives from ISO/TS 19139:2007 Geographic information -- Metadata -- XML schema implementation. As outlined in ISO 19106:2004 Geographic Information -- Profiles, it satisfies conformance Class 1 since it defines a pure subset of ISO 19115:2003 Geographic information -- Metadata and ISO 19119:2005 Geographic information -- Services. Retained metadata elements have been selected to enhance discovery of geographic information within North America and to minimize authorized duplications. The extension of code lists is also intended to support to geographic information discovery. Annex A provides the adjustments made to the ISO 19115:2003 Geographic information --Metadata and ISO 19119:2005 Geographic information--Services UML models.This profile intends to be an inclusive document addressing ISO 19115:2003 Geographic information -- Metadata and the accepted modifications. It is presented in a manner to support the consistent capture and use of geospatial metadata. As such, it includes best practices to guide data providers in capturing geospatial metadata. To that end, it supports interoperability of geospatial information as it provides a common framework for the description and representation of metadata. In addition, this profile provides a mechanism to support cultural and linguistic adaptability by enabling representation of free text in multiple languages and by introducing a metadata register describing metadata in multiple languages (e.g. English and French) compliant to ISO 19135:2005 Geographic information-- Procedures for item registration.Note: Parts of ISO 19110:2005 Geographic information --Methodology for feature cataloguing and ISO/FDIS19111rev. Geographic information --Spatial referencing by coordinates are covered as needed.