diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.abstract.ts b/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.abstract.ts
index c17926725c..a9bd7f0425 100644
--- a/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.abstract.ts
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.abstract.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export abstract class Catalog implements ICatalog {
     id: string;
     title: string;
     url: string;
+    abstract?: string;
     forcedProperties?: any[];
     items?: CatalogItem[];
     type?: TypeCatalogStrings;
diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.service.ts b/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.service.ts
index 26ab8e367d..f4fbb76794 100644
--- a/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.service.ts
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/catalog/shared/catalog.service.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ export class CatalogService {
     return this.getCatalogCapabilities(catalog).pipe(
       map((capabilities: any) => {
         const items = [];
+        if (capabilities.Service && capabilities.Service.Abstract && capabilities.Service.Abstract.length) {
+          catalog.abstract = capabilities.Service.Abstract;
+        }
+
         this.includeRecursiveItems(
           catalog,
           capabilities.Capability.Layer,
@@ -363,6 +367,13 @@ export class CatalogService {
       }
     }
 
+    let abstract;
+    if (layer.Abstract) {
+      abstract = layer.Abstract;
+    } else if (!layer.Abstract && catalog.abstract) {
+      abstract = catalog.abstract;
+    }
+
     const layerPrepare = {
       id: generateIdFromSourceOptions(sourceOptions),
       type: CatalogItemType.Layer,
@@ -374,7 +385,8 @@ export class CatalogService {
         metadata: {
           url: metadata ? metadata.OnlineResource : undefined,
           extern: metadata ? true : undefined,
-          abstract: layer.Abstract
+          abstract,
+          type: baseSourceOptions.type
         },
         legendOptions,
         tooltip: { type: catalog.tooltipType },
@@ -497,6 +509,13 @@ export class CatalogService {
       (pattern: string) => new RegExp(pattern)
     );
 
+    if (
+      capabilities.ServiceIdentification &&
+      capabilities.ServiceIdentification.Abstract &&
+      capabilities.ServiceIdentification.Abstract.length) {
+      catalog.abstract = capabilities.ServiceIdentification.Abstract;
+    }
+
     return layers
       .map((layer: any) => {
         let forcedTitle;
@@ -538,7 +557,13 @@ export class CatalogService {
           title: forcedTitle !== undefined ? forcedTitle : layer.Title,
           address: catalog.id,
           options: {
-            sourceOptions
+            sourceOptions,
+            metadata: {
+              url: undefined,
+              extern: undefined,
+              abstract: catalog.abstract,
+              type: baseSourceOptions.type
+            }
           }
         });
       })
@@ -554,6 +579,11 @@ export class CatalogService {
       (pattern: string) => new RegExp(pattern)
     );
 
+    let abstract;
+    if (capabilities.serviceDescription && capabilities.serviceDescription.length) {
+      abstract = capabilities.serviceDescription;
+    }
+
     return layers
       .map((layer: any) => {
         let forcedTitle;
@@ -590,7 +620,13 @@ export class CatalogService {
           title: forcedTitle !== undefined ? forcedTitle : layer.name,
           address: catalog.id,
           options: {
-            sourceOptions
+            sourceOptions,
+            metadata: {
+              url: undefined,
+              extern: undefined,
+              abstract,
+              type: baseSourceOptions.type
+            }
           }
         });
       })
diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-abstract.component.html b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-abstract.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a506a5a7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-abstract.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<h2 mat-dialog-title>{{ data.layerTitle }}</h2>
+<button class="close-button" mat-button mat-dialog-close>X</button>
+<mat-dialog-content *ngIf="data.type !== 'arcgisrest'" class="mat-typography">
+  <h3>{{ data.abstract }}</h3>
+</mat-dialog-content>
+<mat-dialog-content *ngIf="data.type === 'arcgisrest'" class="mat-typography">
+  <h3 [innerHTML]="data.abstract"></h3>
+</mat-dialog-content>
diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-abstract.component.scss b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-abstract.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb6f3df705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-abstract.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.close-button {
+  top: 5px;
+  right: 5px;
+  padding: 7px;
+  line-height: 10px;
+  position: absolute !important;
+  min-width: auto;
+}
+
+mat-dialog-container {
+  position: relative;
+}
diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.html b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.html
index c548b2a74b..2fbab80918 100644
--- a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.html
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <button
-  *ngIf="options && options.metadata && options.metadata.url"
+  *ngIf="(options && options.metadata && options.metadata.url) || (options && options.metadata && options.metadata.abstract)"
   mat-icon-button
   tooltip-position="below"
   matTooltipShowDelay="500"
diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.ts b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.ts
index 853da7866a..fbebfc1456 100644
--- a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.ts
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata-button/metadata-button.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Component, Input, ChangeDetectionStrategy } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input, ChangeDetectionStrategy, Inject, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
+import { MatDialog, MAT_DIALOG_DATA } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 
 import { Layer } from '../../layer/shared/layers/layer';
 
@@ -33,10 +34,22 @@ export class MetadataButtonComponent {
   }
   private _color = 'primary';
 
-  constructor(private metadataService: MetadataService) {}
+  constructor(
+    private metadataService: MetadataService,
+    private dialog: MatDialog) {}
 
   openMetadata(metadata: MetadataOptions) {
-    this.metadataService.open(metadata);
+    if (metadata.extern) {
+      this.metadataService.open(metadata);
+    } else if (!metadata.extern && metadata.abstract) {
+      this.dialog.open(MetadataAbstractComponent, {
+        data: {
+          layerTitle: this.layer.title,
+          abstract: metadata.abstract,
+          type: metadata.type
+        }
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   get options(): MetadataLayerOptions {
@@ -46,3 +59,13 @@ export class MetadataButtonComponent {
     return this.layer.options;
   }
 }
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'igo-metadata-abstract',
+  templateUrl: './metadata-abstract.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./metadata-abstract.component.scss'],
+  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
+})
+export class MetadataAbstractComponent {
+  constructor(@Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: MetadataOptions) {}
+}
diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata.module.ts b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata.module.ts
index ff99c1d631..b5dfa5a676 100644
--- a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata.module.ts
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/metadata.module.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { MatDialogModule } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { NgModule, ModuleWithProviders } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ import { MatTooltipModule } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
 
 import { IgoLanguageModule } from '@igo2/core';
 
-import { MetadataButtonComponent } from './metadata-button/metadata-button.component';
+import { MetadataButtonComponent, MetadataAbstractComponent } from './metadata-button/metadata-button.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -15,10 +16,15 @@ import { MetadataButtonComponent } from './metadata-button/metadata-button.compo
     MatIconModule,
     MatButtonModule,
     MatTooltipModule,
-    IgoLanguageModule
+    IgoLanguageModule,
+    MatDialogModule
   ],
-  exports: [MetadataButtonComponent],
-  declarations: [MetadataButtonComponent]
+  exports: [
+    MetadataButtonComponent,
+    MetadataAbstractComponent],
+  declarations: [
+    MetadataButtonComponent,
+    MetadataAbstractComponent]
 })
 export class IgoMetadataModule {
   static forRoot(): ModuleWithProviders<IgoMetadataModule> {
diff --git a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/shared/metadata.interface.ts b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/shared/metadata.interface.ts
index 6794e45b6a..aa9efff003 100644
--- a/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/shared/metadata.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/geo/src/lib/metadata/shared/metadata.interface.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { TypeCatalogStrings } from '../../catalog';
 import { LayerOptions } from '../../layer/shared/layers/layer.interface';
 
 export interface MetadataOptions {
@@ -5,6 +6,8 @@ export interface MetadataOptions {
   extern?: boolean;
   abstract?: string;
   keywordList?: string[];
+  layerTitle?: string;
+  type?: TypeCatalogStrings;
 }
 
 export interface MetadataLayerOptions extends LayerOptions {