ISO 19135 Geographic information — Registration and register governance

ISO 19135
Working Group
Reference	Status/Date	Name	WG
ISO 19135:2026	2026-02-05	Geographic information — Registration and register governance	1
ISO 19135-1:2015 /Amd 1:2021	2021-02-19	Geographic information — Procedures for item registration — Part 1: Fundamentals — Amendment 1	9
ISO 19135-1:2015	2015-09-30	Geographic information — Procedures for item registration — Part 1: Fundamentals	9
ISO 19135:2005	2005-10-14	Geographic information — Procedures for item registration	9

Scope

This document defines a framework for the extensible registration of information — an approach used to manage an information register.

This framework specifies the following requirements of an information register:
—   capability requirements that an information register uses to manage register content;
—   governance requirements that define a set of processes and rules used in the establishment, management, operation, content publication and use of an information register.

The following considerations are out of scope of this document:
—   implementation details for the realization of an information register;
—   content and related definitions that are managed within an information register.

Document Normative References:

There are no normative references in this document.

Referenced from active ISO/TC 211 standard:

ISO 19104:2016 Geographic information — Terminology

ISO 19110:2016 Geographic information — Methodology for feature cataloguing

ISO 19112:2019 Geographic information — Spatial referencing by geographic identifiers

ISO 19126:2009 Geographic information — Feature concept dictionaries and registers

ISO 19127:2019 Geographic information — Geodetic register

ISO 19144-1:2009 Geographic information — Classification systems — Part 1: Classification system structure

ISO 19145:2013 Geographic information — Registry of representations of geographic point location

ISO 19146:2018 Geographic information — Cross-domain vocabularies

ISO/TS 19150-1:2012 Geographic information — Ontology — Part 1: Framework

ISO 19160-1:2015 Addressing — Part 1: Conceptual model

Model References:

ISO 19103 Edition 1

ISO 19104 Edition 1

ISO 19110 Edition 2

ISO 19112 Edition 2

ISO 19115-1 Edition 1

ISO 19126 Edition 1

ISO 19126 Edition 2

ISO 19144-1 Edition 1

ISO 19144-2 Edition 1

ISO 19146 Edition 2

ISO/DIS 19157-1 Edition 1

ISO/WD 19157-3 Edition 1

User Stories

ECJRC - The European INSPIRE Directive

Norway - National standard for modelling geospatial data and services

Supporting the following Sustainable Development Goals:

	(Indirect support) ISO 19135 supports reliable digital and information infrastructure by ensuring consistent identification, registration, and management of geospatial information objects. These governed procedures improve interoperability and enable scalable, reusable systems across standards and implementations.
Additional
	(Indirect support) When applied in geospatial and urban‑data contexts, consistent registers and identifiers enable cities and public authorities to coordinate data across systems and agencies. This indirectly supports integrated urban planning, management, and service delivery.
	(Indirect support) By defining transparent and governed registration procedures, ISO 19135 supports accountability, traceability, and trust in public and institutional information systems. This contributes to stronger data governance practices and more reliable institutional frameworks.
	(Indirect support) ISO 19135 facilitates interoperability and data sharing across organizations and countries through shared registers and unique identifiers. Common registration procedures support collaboration, alignment, and coordinated use of geographic information among international partners.