Metadata Working Group Regions schema

The Metadata Working Group's schema for image region metadata.

Reference: Guidelines for Handling Image Metadata

Property Label Value type Exiv2 type Category Description
Regions Regions RegionInfo XmpText Internal Main structure containing region based information
AppliedToDimensions Applied To Dimensions Dimensions XmpText External Width and height of image when storing region data
RegionList Region List bag RegionStruct XmpBag External List of Region structures
Area Area Area XmpText External Descriptive markers of catalog items by content
Type Type closed Choice of Text XmpText External Type purpose of region (Face|Pet|Focus|BarCode)
Name Name Text XmpText External Name/ short description of content in image region
Description Description Text XmpText External Usage scenario for a given focus area (EvaluatedUsed|EvaluatedNotUsed|NotEvaluatedNotUsed)
FocusUsage Focus Usage closed Choice of Text XmpText External Descriptive markers of catalog items by content
BarCodeValue Bar Code Value Text XmpText External Decoded BarCode value string
Extensions Extensions Text XmpText Internal Any top level XMP property to describe the region content