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Metadata for dataset (both spatial and non-spatial)

Fields marked with * are mandatory
Fields marked with [ML] are multilingual
Fields marked with [M] can have more than 1 value
Fields with contents being ~~struck through~~ are marked for removal

Category	Label	Fieldname	Definition and guideline
Description	Title * [ML]	title_translated	Name given to the dataset.
Description	Abstract [ML]	notes, notes_translated	Short description explaining the content and its origins.
Description	??	~~long_notes, long_notes_translated~~	~~Longer description explaining the content and its origins.~~
Description	Dataset topic category *	taxonomy	e.g. economy, mental health, government. See Taxonomic tagging guide
Description	Language *	odm_language	Language(s) of the dataset, including resources within dataset.
Description	Use limitations * [ML]	odm_access_and_use_constraints	A few sentences describing legal considerations for people who access the website and/or use its contents
Description	Organization name *	owner_org
Description	Visibility *	??	Public or Private (visible to owning organisation members only)
Temporal	Dataset reference date *	odm_date_created	Date the dataset was first published by its creator.
Temporal	Temporal extent's start date	EX_TemporalExtent_startDate	The start date for which the dataset is relevant (eg. 2011-12-31)
Temporal	Temporal extent's end date	EX_TemporalExtent_endDate	The end date for which the dataset is relevant (eg. 2011-12-31)
Temporal	??	odm_date_uploaded	The date the dataset was uploaded (eg. 2011-12-31)
Temporal	Date of last revision	odm_date_modified	Date of last revision
Spatial	GeoNames *	odm_spatial_range	The geographic area that the dataset is relevant to (i.e. Cambodia, Laos).
Spatial	West bounding coordinates	EX_GeographicBoundingBox_west	The west point of the bounding box that the dataset is relevant to
Spatial	East bounding coordinates	EX_GeographicBoundingBox_east	The east point of the bounding box that the dataset is relevant to
Spatial	South bounding coordinates	EX_GeographicBoundingBox_south	The south point of the bounding box that the dataset is relevant to
Spatial	North bounding coordinates	EX_GeographicBoundingBox_north	The north point of the bounding box that the dataset is relevant to
Spatial	Spatial Resolution	MD_DataIdentification_spatialResolution	Spatial resolution of the dataset
Spatial	Spatial Reference System	MD_DataIdentification_spatialReferenceSystem
Spatial	Positional Accuracy [ML]	odm_accuracy	Details on the level of accuracy of the dataset and any existing issues
DataQuality	Attribute Accuracy [ML]	DQ_PositionalAccuracy	Details on the attribute accuracy of the dataset and any existing issues
DataQuality	Logical Consistency [ML]	odm_logical_consistency	Issues with logical consistency in the dataset and the steps, if any, being taken to validate its contents
DataQuality	Completeness [ML]	odm_completeness	Brief description of the level of completenessof the dataset's contents and the steps, if any, boing taken to make the dataset more complete
DataQuality	Process Step [ML]	odm_process	The steps taken to acquire, aggregate, or transform any of the resources in the dataset
DataQuality	Lineage [ML]	odm_source	Ordered citations for all information sources that went into producing the dataset
Contact	Responsible party [ML]	odm_contact	Contact information for the individual or organization that is responsible for or most knowledgeable about the dataset. This could be the author of a report, the contact information for the relevant department of an organization that produced a report, or the data analyst, mapper or researcher that produced a dataset or report.
Contact	Metadata creator information [ML]	odm_metadata_reference_information	Information about how up-to-date the metadata is and who is responsible for maintaining it.
Management	Attributes [ML]	odm_attributes	Details about the information content of the dataset.
Management	GEMET controlled keywords [ML]	MD_DataIdentification_keywords	A few sentences describing GEMET keywords
Management	Identifier code [ML]	CI_Citation_identAuth	A few sentences describing the Identifier code
Management	Limitations on public access [ML]	MD_LegalConstraints	A few sentences describing the Limitations on public access
Management	Format version [ML]	MD_Format_version	A few sentences describing the Format version
Management	Update frequency	CI_Citation_updateFreq
Management	License *	odm_license	License definitions and additional information can be found at http://opendefinition.org/
Management	Copyright *	odm_copyright	Select 'Yes', 'No', 'Unclear copyright' or 'To be determined' about the copyright of the dataset. If copyright of any type is present, describe further in Access and User Constraints.
Management	Version	version	Dataset's version (eg. 1.0)
Management	Province(s)	odm_province	The province(s) this dataset relates to
Management	Legacy reference document	odm_reference_document	eg. Tong_Min_Group_Engineering_21.06.2011.pdf
Management	Database table?	odm_db_table	INTERNAL USE ONLY: Select true if this record contains CSV and/or XLS resources available in the datastore.
Management	Keywords	odm_keywords	INTERNAL USE ONLY: Enter keywords for improving the discoverability of this record via search
??	??	~~maintainer~~
??	??	~~maintainer_email~~
??	??	~~author~~
??	??	~~author_email~~

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 * [ML]	xxxx	Name given to the dataset.
DESCRIPTION [ML]	xxxx	Provide a detailed description of this specific resource, e.g. This dataset contains only the special economic zones for Thailand with attributes containing their specific name only.
FORMAT	xxxx	File format type. Please simply start typing and the appropriate file type will be selected. ALL CAPS, NO DOTS, NO SPACES .
RESOURCE'S LANGUAGES *	xxxx	This field is MANDATORY and provides access to the systems language switcher.
FEATURE INFO TEMPLATE for WMS RESOURCE	xxxx	This feature allows for editing the info window feature of a datasets attributes. Please follow the instructions listed here Feature info template field in CKAN