Metadata APIs
Syke's Metadata portal includes also information about other data producers data resources that can be used within Finnish Environmental Administration
Metadata portal has been implemented with GeoNetwork and can also be used either via CSW interface or GeoNetwork API interface. More information on how to use the API interface can be found in the API guide. CSW query examples can be found below.
CSW interface
Syke's metadata can be harvested from the discovery service that supports OGC CSW interface standard according to version 2.0.2. CSW interface provides INSPIRE compatible (TG2.0) metadata for GIS data. All metadata in the service do not follow precisely the INSPIRE Technical Guidance on metadata.
CSW interface table of contents
https://metatieto.ymparisto.fi/geonetwork/srv/fin/csw?request=GetCapabilities&service=CSW&version=2.0.2
CSW interface query examples
Query example: Metadata for a single dataset
https://metatieto.ymparisto.fi/geonetwork/srv/fin/csw?service=CSW&version=2.0.2&request=GetRecordById&id=[ID]&elementSetName=full&outputSchema=http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd
[ID] is the unique identifier in the service. Some of the identifiers use curly braces (e.g. {8F45F7BF-669F-4434-A8DB-8E686933F6FF}) and some do not (e.g. 1dfb24c9-c3d1-45e7-b433-7638872d5c03). If there are curly braces, replace them with %7B and %7D in the request.
Query example: Meta-data for the selected 10 datasets
https://metatieto.ymparisto.fi/geonetwork/srv/fin/csw?service=CSW&version=2.0.2&request=GetRecords&service=CSW&resultType=results&startPosition=1&maxRecords=10&outputSchema=http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd