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Update boundingbox.asciidoc Issue 116
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archaeogeek committed Jul 31, 2024
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|Guidelines
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. The encoding example for geographic bounding box for datasets is shown
in the example
. Note that the extent XML element is in the gmd namespace. This differs
from service metadata instances where the extent XML element will be in
the srv namespace.
# tag::service[]
. The encoding is very similar to that used in metadata
instances for datasets or series, except that the extent XML element is
in the srv namespace instead of gmd. This is because extent is a
property of MD_DataIdentification (ISO 19115) and
SV_ServiceIdentification (ISO 19119/Amd 1:2008), not a property of the
parent MD_Identification.
. Note that the EX_Extent XML element is in the gmd namespace, even though it is being used to describe a service.
# end::service[]
. The definition of the equivalent ISO 19115 class,
EX_GeographicBoundingBox, is 'Geographic area of the entire dataset
referenced to WGS 84'. Consequently, the CRS of the coordinates
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coordinate values shall be expressed in units of degrees (encoded using
decimal numbers) with axes orientated north and east. The geodetic datum
is WGS 84.

# tag::service[]
Note that the encoding is very similar to that used in metadata
instances for datasets or series, except that the extent XML element is
in the srv namespace instead of gmd. This is because extent is a
property of MD_DataIdentification (ISO 19115) and
SV_ServiceIdentification (ISO 19119/Amd 1:2008), not a property of the
parent MD_Identification.
# end::service[]
|Example
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[source,xml]
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above is being given to roughly the nearest molecule.

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