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Reference URIs

These are URIs that can be used as keys in the dct_references_s field.

Reference Type Reference URI Note
ArcGIS DynamicMapLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#DynamicMapLayer -
ArcGIS FeatureLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#FeatureLayer -
ArcGIS ImageMapLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#ImageMapLayer -
ArcGIS TiledMapLayer urn:x-esri:serviceType:ArcGIS#TiledMapLayer -
Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) https://github.com/cogeotiff/cog-spec -
Data dictionary / supplemental documentation http://lccn.loc.gov/sh85035852 Functions as a link to download documentation (not a viewer)
Download file http://schema.org/downloadUrl Link to download file (for multiple files see the multiple downloads guidelines)
GeoJSON http://geojson.org/geojson-spec.html -
Full layer description http://schema.org/url To view further descriptive information about the layer or a link to its landing page
International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Image API http://iiif.io/api/image Load the image viewer using Leaflet-IIIF
International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Presentation API Manifest http://iiif.io/api/presentation#manifest View the IIIF manifest - uses the Clover viewer by default https://samvera-labs.github.io/clover-iiif/docs
Metadata in FGDC http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/csdgm Provides an HTML view of an XML file in the FGDC standard
Metadata in HTML http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml View structured metadata in any standard expressed as HTML
Metadata in ISO 19139 http://www.isotc211.org/schemas/2005/gmd/ Provides an HTML view of an XML file in the ISO 19139 standard
Metadata in MODS http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 Provides a raw XML view of metadata in the MODS format
oEmbed https://oembed.com -
OpenIndexMap https://openindexmaps.org Provides an interactive preview of a GeoJSON file formatted as an OpenIndexMap
PMTiles https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles -
Tile Mapping Service (TMS) https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Tile_Map_Service_Specification -
TileJSON https://github.com/mapbox/tilejson-spec -
Web Coverage Service (WCS) http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wcs -
Web Feature Service (WFS) http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wfs Provides a to download generated vector datasets (GeoJSON, shapefile)
Web Mapping Service (WMS) http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wms Provides a service to visually preview a layer and inspect its features
WMTS http://www.opengis.net/def/serviceType/ogc/wmts -
XYZ tiles https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Slippy_map_tilenames Link to an XYZ tile server

Deprecated URIs

Type Reference URI Function in GeoBlacklight
Harvard Geospatial Library email download http://schema.org/DownloadAction Retrieve a file via email from the Harvard Geospatial Library