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| * Editors | * Editors | ||
| - | * Contributors willing to add content to the SD Database | + | * Contributors willing to add content to the SmartDublin Data Portal |
| ==== What this guide teaches ==== | ==== What this guide teaches ==== | ||
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| Imagine you received a parcel. | Imagine you received a parcel. | ||
| Without having to tear the wrapping paper and open the box, a label on the outside can tell you what's in the parcel. | Without having to tear the wrapping paper and open the box, a label on the outside can tell you what's in the parcel. | ||
| - | + | A carefully wrapped parcel without a label might add excitement for the recipient, but data without metadata is not usable. Data is simply numbers and figures. Data doesn’t mean anything without a description, metadata. | |
| - | A carefully wrapped parcel without a label might add excitement for the recipient, but data without metadata is not usable. Data is simply number and figures. Data doesn’t mean anything without a description, metadata. | + | |
| For CKAN purposes, data is published in units called “datasets”. A dataset is a parcel of data - for example, it could be the crime statistics for a region, the spending figures for a government department, temperature readings from various weather stations or a reference document. | For CKAN purposes, data is published in units called “datasets”. A dataset is a parcel of data - for example, it could be the crime statistics for a region, the spending figures for a government department, temperature readings from various weather stations or a reference document. | ||
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| If information is missing or inconsistent, describe the known inconsistencies or gaps instead of disregarding the resource. Mention any steps being taken to address these issues, along with an expected timeline. | If information is missing or inconsistent, describe the known inconsistencies or gaps instead of disregarding the resource. Mention any steps being taken to address these issues, along with an expected timeline. | ||
| - | ==== SmartDublin metadata template ==== | + | ==== Dublinked metadata template ==== |
| For each different type of data, there are specific terms that relate to that type of data. On the Datahub 1 type of dataset is currently stored/administered: | For each different type of data, there are specific terms that relate to that type of data. On the Datahub 1 type of dataset is currently stored/administered: | ||