GetCapabilities Response

GetCapabilities operation returns brief descriptions XML document contain the service-level metadata information, which is mainly composed of four parts:

Element name	Description
ServiceIdentification	Service introduction.
ServiceProvider	Service provider. Basic description of the service provider information.
OperationsMetadata	Metadata information of operations. Operations provided by services.
Filter_Capabilities	Metadata of filter operator. Describes the operator used for filtering.

Filter_Capabilities is used to describe the filter operation type provided by the current service, mainly including the following parts:

Element name	Description
Spatial_Capabilities	Contains the supported spatial operator and geometry operation list.
Scalar_Capabilities	Scalar operation operates the metadata, containing the supported comparison operation list.

In which Spatial_Capabilities is used to describe the supported spatial operator, which is comprised by the following parts:

Element name	O/M	Description
GeometryOperands	Mandatory	Geometry object currently supports Envelope to specify the geographical extent.
SpatialOperators	Mandatory	Spatial operation currently supports Within, Intersects and Disjoint.

In which, Scalar_Capabilities lists the supported comparison and logical operators, composed of the following parts:

Element name	O/M	Description
LogicalOperators	Optional	Logical operator. Supports And, Or, and Not.
ComparisonOperators	Mandatory	Comparison operator supports Between, EqualTo, GreaterThan, GreaterThanEqualTo, LessThan, LessThanEqualTo, Like, and NotEqualTo.

Response Sample

After Request sample executes the GetCapabilities request to the CSW service, the XML document returned from the server is as illustrated below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<csw:Capabilities xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:csw="http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2" xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" xmlns:ns8="http://www.w3.org/2001/SMIL20/" xmlns:ns9="http://www.w3.org/2001/SMIL20/Language" version="2.0.2">
    <ows:ServiceIdentification>
        <ows:Title>SuperMap CSW</ows:Title>
        <ows:Abstract>SuperMap CSW</ows:Abstract>
        <ows:Keywords>
            <ows:Keyword>CSW</ows:Keyword>
            <ows:Keyword>ISO19139</ows:Keyword>
            <ows:Keyword>SMMD2007</ows:Keyword>
            <ows:Keyword>iServer</ows:Keyword>
            <ows:Keyword>Catalog Service</ows:Keyword>
            <ows:Keyword>metadata</ows:Keyword>
        </ows:Keywords>
        <ows:ServiceType>CSW</ows:ServiceType>
        <ows:ServiceTypeVersion>2.0.2</ows:ServiceTypeVersion>
        <ows:Fees>NONE</ows:Fees>
        <ows:AccessConstraints>NONE</ows:AccessConstraints>
    </ows:ServiceIdentification>
    <ows:ServiceProvider>
        <ows:ProviderName>supermap</ows:ProviderName>
        <ows:ProviderSite xlink:href="http://www.supermap.com.cn"/>
        <ows:ServiceContact>
            <ows:IndividualName>name of contact</ows:IndividualName>
            <ows:PositionName>supermap</ows:PositionName>
            <ows:ContactInfo>
                <ows:Phone>
                    <ows:Voice>+86-10-59896655</ows:Voice>
                    <ows:Facsimile>86-10-59896666</ows:Facsimile>
                </ows:Phone>
                <ows:Address>
                    <ows:DeliveryPoint>
                       6/F, Building 107, No. A10, Jiuxianqiao North Road,Chaoyang District
                    </ows:DeliveryPoint>
                    <ows:City>Beijing</ows:City>
                    <ows:AdministrativeArea>Beijing</ows:AdministrativeArea>
                    <ows:PostalCode>100015</ows:PostalCode>
                    <ows:Country>China</ows:Country>
                    <ows:ElectronicMailAddress>support@supermap.com</ows:ElectronicMailAddress>
                </ows:Address>
            </ows:ContactInfo>
        </ows:ServiceContact>
    </ows:ServiceProvider>
    <ows:OperationsMetadata>
        <ows:Operation name="GetCapabilities">
            <ows:DCP>
                <ows:HTTP>
                    <ows:Get xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=GetCapabilities"/>
                    <ows:Post xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=GetCapabilities">
                        <ows:Constraint name="PostEncoding">
                            <ows:Value>XML</ows:Value>
                        </ows:Constraint>
                    </ows:Post>
                </ows:HTTP>
            </ows:DCP>
            <ows:Parameter name="sections">
                <ows:Value>ServiceIdentification</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>ServiceProvider</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>OperationsMetadata</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>Filter_Capabilities</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
        </ows:Operation>
        <ows:Operation name="GetRecords">
            <ows:DCP>
                <ows:HTTP>
                    <ows:Post xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=GetRecords">
                        <ows:Constraint name="PostEncoding">
                            <ows:Value>XML</ows:Value>
                        </ows:Constraint>
                    </ows:Post>
                </ows:HTTP>
            </ows:DCP>
            <ows:Parameter name="TypeNames">
                <ows:Value>gmd:MD_Metadata</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>smmd:Metadata</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>csw:Record</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="outputFormat">
                <ows:Value>text/xml</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>application/xml</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="outputSchema">
                <ows:Value>http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="resultType">
                <ows:Value>hits</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>results</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>validate</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="ElementSetName">
                <ows:Value>brief</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>summary</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>full</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="CONSTRAINTLANGUAGE">
                <ows:Value>Filter</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Constraint name="SupportedISOQueryables">
                <ows:Value>dc:identifier</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>dc:title</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>dc:type</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>dc:linkPage</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>dct:abstract</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>ows:BoundingBox</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>dct:modified</ows:Value>
            </ows:Constraint>
        </ows:Operation>
        <ows:Operation name="GetRecordById">
            <ows:DCP>
                <ows:HTTP>
                    <ows:Get xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=GetRecordById"/>
                </ows:HTTP>
            </ows:DCP>
            <ows:Parameter name="ElementSetName">
                <ows:Value>brief</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>summary</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>full</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="outputSchema">
                <ows:Value>http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="outputFormat">
                <ows:Value>text/xml</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>application/xml</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
        </ows:Operation>
        <ows:Operation name="DescribeRecord">
            <ows:DCP>
                <ows:HTTP>
                    <ows:Get xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=DescribeRecord"/>
                    <ows:Post xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=DescribeRecord">
                        <ows:Constraint name="PostEncoding">
                            <ows:Value>XML</ows:Value>
                        </ows:Constraint>
                    </ows:Post>
                </ows:HTTP>
            </ows:DCP>
            <ows:Parameter name="TypeName">
                <ows:Value>gmd:MD_Metadata</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>smmd:Metadata</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>csw:Record</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="outputFormat">
                <ows:Value>text/xml</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>application/xml</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
            <ows:Parameter name="schemaLanguage">
                <ows:Value>XMLSCHEMA</ows:Value>
                <ows:Value>http://www.w3.org/XML/Schema</ows:Value>
            </ows:Parameter>
        </ows:Operation>
        <ows:Operation name="GetDomain">
            <ows:DCP>
                <ows:HTTP>
                    <ows:Get xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=GetDomain"/>
                    <ows:Post xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=GetDomain">
                        <ows:Constraint name="PostEncoding">
                            <ows:Value>XML</ows:Value>
                        </ows:Constraint>
                    </ows:Post>
                </ows:HTTP>
            </ows:DCP>
        </ows:Operation>
        <ows:Operation name="Transaction">
            <ows:DCP>
                <ows:HTTP>
                    <ows:Post xlink:href="http://localhost:8091/iserver/services.csw?REQUEST=Transaction">
            <ows:Constraint name="PostEncoding">
                            <ows:Value>XML</ows:Value>
                        </ows:Constraint>
                    </ows:Post>
                </ows:HTTP>
            </ows:DCP>
        </ows:Operation>
        <ows:Parameter name="service">
            <ows:Value>CSW</ows:Value>
        </ows:Parameter>
        <ows:Parameter name="version">
            <ows:Value>2.0.2</ows:Value>
        </ows:Parameter>
    </ows:OperationsMetadata>
    <ogc:Filter_Capabilities>
        <ogc:Spatial_Capabilities>
            <ogc:GeometryOperands>
                <ogc:GeometryOperand>gml:Envelope</ogc:GeometryOperand>
            </ogc:GeometryOperands>
            <ogc:SpatialOperators>
                <ogc:SpatialOperator name="Disjoint"/>
                <ogc:SpatialOperator name="Intersects"/>
                <ogc:SpatialOperator name="Within"/>
                <ogc:SpatialOperator name="BBOX"/>
            </ogc:SpatialOperators>
        </ogc:Spatial_Capabilities>
        <ogc:Scalar_Capabilities>
            <ogc:LogicalOperators/>
            <ogc:ComparisonOperators>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>Between</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>EqualTo</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>GreaterThan</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>GreaterThanEqualTo</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>LessThan</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>LessThanEqualTo</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>Like</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
                <ogc:ComparisonOperator>NotEqualTo</ogc:ComparisonOperator>
            </ogc:ComparisonOperators>
        </ogc:Scalar_Capabilities>
        <ogc:Id_Capabilities>
            <ogc:FID/>
        </ogc:Id_Capabilities>
    </ogc:Filter_Capabilities>
</csw:Capabilities>

GetCapabilities Response

Response Description

Response Sample