EarthResourceML

EarthResourceML is an XML-based data transfer standard for the exchange of digital information for mineral occurrences, mines and mining activity. The model describes the geological features of mineral occurrences, their commodities, mineral resources and reserves. It can also describe mines and mining activities, and the production of concentrates, refined products and waste materials. See the EarthResourceML working group page for its background and how to take part.

The documents and schemas listed here stay at their addresses on earthresourceml.org, because XML documents, papers and INSPIRE data cite them by URL.

Current version: EarthResourceML 2.0

EarthResourceML 2.0 was released in October 2013. It uses ISO and OGC data standards, including GML 3.2, SWE Common 2 and GeoSciML 3.2.

EarthResourceML-Lite 2.0.1

EarthResourceML-Lite is a model and schema for simple map services (for example WMS and WFS Simple Features). It is an abridged version of the full EarthResourceML model and can be used to deliver simplified views of mineral occurrences and their commodities, mines, mining activities and mine waste products.

Version 2.0.1 was released in October 2018. It corrects minor omissions in the CommodityResourceView and MiningWasteView schemas, but is otherwise compatible with 2.0.0.

Previous versions

Schemas and vocabularies