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This paper is concerned with the use of metadata in a laser photography system. Metadata are all the data registered by additional sensors in the laser photography system. The paper is concerned with a problem of how to efficiently manage and use system metadata. The solution of using a general image metadata structure for every information unit is proposed. Various aspects of using additional data for proper image interpretation in the laser photography system are presented.