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Metadata for dataset (both spatial and non-spatial)

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  • Fields marked with * are mandatory
  • Fields marked with [M] can have more than 1 value

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Label Definition and guideline
Title * Name given to the dataset.
Description * Short description explaining the content and its origins.
Language * Language of the dataset, including resources within dataset.
Tags * [M] Tags are used to improve the search function
Date Created Date the dataset was first published by its creator.
Date Updated
Date Released
Date Range Refers to the date range of the dataset - e.g. when the dataset's data is valid eg. 2019-09-01 to 2019-10-01
Target Audience Potential users of the dataset
Category * Each dataset must be assigned one of the predetermined categories
Related Datasets [M] Any datasets that hold related data
License * License under which the data is provided, see Licensing and citing data
Organization * The owning organization within SmartDublin
Visibility * Public datasets are open to all, private to only members of the owning organization
Landing Page This is the URL to the data's original source, if any. It must be a URL, if present.
Version Version of the dataset
Update Frequency * One of “As Required”, “Every 5 Minutes”, “Daily” etc.
Was Revision of URL to another dataset that this replaces
Geographical Bounding Box (for geolocation data) co-ordinates that define boundary of data
Region * One of the Dublin regions, or national
Spatial Projection for geolocation data
Conforms to Fixed field: https://data.gov.ie/technical-framework
Contact Person * Name of contact
Contact Person Email * Email address of contact
Data Owner *
Data Owner Email * Email for data owner
Completeness

There may also be various Custom Fields specific to a dataset, such as: eg. Purpose of Collection, Use Constraints, date_created, date_modified, metadata_modified

Resource Level Metadata

Each resource that is added within a dataset requires its own specific metadata. These fields include:

Label Fieldname Definition and guideline
NAME * xxxx Name given to the dataset.
DESCRIPTION * xxxx Provide a detailed description of this specific resource, e.g. DCC River Level Data 2019
FORMAT * xxxx File format type. Please simply start typing and the appropriate file type will be selected. ALL CAPS, NO DOTS, NO SPACES .
FEATURE INFO TEMPLATE for WMS RESOURCE xxxx This feature allows for editing the info window feature of a dataset's attributes. Please follow the instructions listed here Feature info template field in CKAN

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public/geospatial_metadata.txt · Last modified: 2020/02/04 11:09 by admin