Validator Validator
INSPIRE validation tool INSPIRE validation tool

Using this validation tool you can check whether your metadata to data and services or your viewing services WMS are in accordance with the technical requirements of INSPIRE.

Validation of metadata records

1.     XML file - If you want to validate a metadata record of data or services, select "Type: Metadata" and the tab "File". Use the browse button to load the required file in XML format and click "Validate". 

2.     You can also validate a metadata record of data or service stored directly in your metadata catalogue. Select "Type: Metadata" and the tab "URL". Fill in the URL of your metadata record (individual metadata records in the catalogue are identified by UUID) and then click on "Validate".

Validation of View (WMS), Download (WFS) and Discovery (CSW) services

1.     You can validate a Capabilities file from your View, Download or Discovery service. In this case the validated service doesn't have to be running. In the menu select corresponding type of service and the tab "File". Use the browse button to load the file in XML format and then click "Validate".

2.     If you want to validate a running View service (WMS), Download service (WFS) or Discovery service (CSW), select corresponding type of service and the tab "URL". Enter the URL of your service and then click on "Validate".

      Validation results

The result of the validation is a list containing details on the completeness of completion of all of the items listed in the technical requirements of INSPIRE:

- passed - the item is complete,

- failed - mandatory item is missing,

- warning - conditionally required item is missing,

- notice - unconditional item is missing.

INSPIRE View service

WMS service, which you create on the map server is not the INSPIRE View service. In such services you must manually edit several items. To create INSPIRE View services you can use a sample service, that is fully compliant with INSPIRE.

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