Project: QGIS
Version: 3.0.0
The metadata system in QGIS has been overhauled. In QGIS 3.0 we introduce our own internal, formalised metadata schema which is separate from the QGIS project file format. We introduce new API capabilities for reading and writing metadata for layers. We have separated the display of metatadata from the editing and have added a new metadata editing tool. Metadata are currently saved in the project file. It can also be saved as an XML file alongside file based layers or in a local sqlite database for remote layers (e.g. PostGIS).
you can read more about the design considerations adopted in this work by referring to the QGIS Enhancement Proposal (QEP) - QEP-92
Please note this is the first phase in the development of a complete and standards compliant metadata infrastructure for QGIS. We are seeking further funding to implement a more complete implementation for the metadata system - see this document for details of future planned work packages that need funding.
The specification for the QGIS metadata schema is here.
The primary funder for this work was The WorldBank/GFDRR with supporting funding provided by NINA.
