GeoSciML

GeoSciML is a data model and data transfer standard for geological data, from basic map data to complex relational geological databases. It is an OGC standard developed by the CGI and the Open Geospatial Consortium. See the GeoSciML working group page for its background, history and how to take part.

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

Current version: GeoSciML 4.1

Data model documentation

  • OGC Implementation Specification document (html)
    • Chinese translation (docx), with many thanks to the China Geological Survey
  • UML model (html)
  • Enterprise Architect UML file (eap)
  • UML summary wall poster (pdf)

XML schemas and encoding examples (xsd, xml), at the OGC schema repository.

Guides for building GeoSciML web feature services

  • How To Serve a GeoSciML Web Feature Service (WFS) Using GeoServer (pdf)
  • GeoSciML Encoding Cookbook for OneGeology and INSPIRE (pdf)

Changes from version 4.0

GeoSciML 4.1 differs from 4.0 in two respects:

  • The XSD schemas are now at the OGC schema repository.
  • “GeoSciML-Portrayal”, the package for simple WFS and WMS services, is now called “GeoSciML-Lite”.

All other aspects of the 4.1 model and schemas are the same as 4.0.

Previous versions

GeoSciML

GeoSciML-Portrayal

GeoSciML-Portrayal is now the GeoSciML-Lite package of GeoSciML 4.

Geologic Time

CGI Utilities

Schemas and vocabularies

News archive