{@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage} information. The following is adapted from OpenGIS® Metadata (Topic 11) specification.

This package also contains information about the sources and production processes used in producing a dataset. The {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage lineage} entity is optional and contains a statement about the lineage. It is an aggregate of {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.lineage.ProcessStep process step} and {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Source source}. The {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Lineage#getStatement statement} element is mandatory if `{@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.quality.DataQuality#getScope DataQuality.scope}.{@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.quality.Scope#getLevel level}` has a value of "{@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.ScopeCode#DATASET dataset}" or "{@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.maintenance.ScopeCode#SERIES series}" and the {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.lineage.Source source} and {@linkplain org.opengis.metadata.lineage.ProcessStep process step} are not set.