AbcdConcept0024

Identifier

DataSets/DataSet/Metadata/Description/Representation/Coverage

Group

Meta

Subgroup

Full Name

Dataset coverage

Documentation

Free-form text terminology or descriptions available in the data source (geographic, taxonomic, etc.).

Content

Free-form text describing geographic, taxonomic, or other coverage aspects of terminology or descriptions available in the data source. Source for the Dublin-Core standard element "Coverage", defined as "The extent or scope of the content of the resource". The comment in the ISO standard reads: "Typically, Coverage will include spatial location (a place name or geographic coordinates), temporal period (a period label, date, or date range), or jurisdiction (such as a named administrative entity). Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]) and to use, where appropriate, named places or time periods in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date range."

Recommended or Prescribed Values

Example Value

Example Explanation

Reviewer

Editorial Notes