Metadata Standard for Maritime Spatial Plans

A common structure to describe data associated with maritime spatial plans. Metadata is a description of the data. In the case of this metadata profile, the data being described are maritime spatial plans including the spatial and temporal coverage of these plans; the organisations responsible for the creation, monitoring or implementation of these plans; and digital resources such as datasets used in the creation of a plan or developed through a maritime spatial plan and legislation or policies published online which inform the development of or support a maritime spatial plan.