2008-05-07
The ISO/TC 211 Multi-Lingual Glossary of Terms has been compiled from International Standards developed by ISO/TC 211. Its purpose is to encourage consistency in the use and interpretation of geospatial terms. It is being made freely available to all interested people and organizations.
The repository for the ISO/TC 211 Glossary of Terms is an MS Excel workbook. The English language version of the Glossary occupies the workbook’s second spreadsheet. The multi-lingual capability has been implemented by adding a further spreadsheet for each additional language
Every record in the glossary includes a term, its definitions and a reference to an authoritative source document. Abbreviations, examples and notes are also included where available. Terms and definitions that are under review (due to a revision of an International standard) are clearly identified.
Corresponding terminology records on different spreadsheets are linked through a unique identifier (Term_ID).
At present, the Glossary is available in the following languages:
Translations into other languages will be published as they become available.
For further information or comment, please contact:
Convener, Terminology Maintenance Group
ajones@adam.com.au