sans 1878 research

SANS 1878 research

6.1. Metadata shall be provided for geographic datasets and may, optionally, also be provided for aggregations of datasets, features and attributes of features.

Core metadata elements

As described on Table2 - Core metadata for geographic datasets

Element	Obligation and Condition	Exists in stock CKAN	Notes
Dataset title	Mandatory	Yes
Dataset reference date	Mandatory	No	To be implemented
Dataset responsible party	Mandatory	Yes*	Need to make it mandatory
Geographic location of the dataset (by four coordinates or by geographic identifier)	Mandatory	No	(As seen on Annex D - Creating the South African community profile) To be implemented
Dataset language	Mandatory	No	To be implemented
Dataset character set	Mandatory	No	To be implemented
Dataset topic category	Mandatory	No	To be implemented
Spatial resolution of the dataset	Mandatory	No	(As seen on Annex D - Creating the South African community profile) To be implemented
Abstract describing the dataset	Mandatory	Yes*	Need to make it mandatory
Distribution format*	Mandatory	No	To be implemented
Additional extent information for the dataset (vertical and temporal)	Optional	No
Spatial representation type	Mandatory	No	(As seen on Annex D - Creating the South African community profile)<br / To be implemented
Reference system	Mandatory	No	(As seen on Annex D - Creating the South African community profile) To be implemented
Lineage statement	Mandatory	No
On-line resource	Conditional	Yes
Metadata file identifier	Mandatory	Yes
Metadata standard name	Conditional	No	To be implemented
Metadata standard version	Conditional	No	To be implemented
Metadata language	Mandatory	No	To be implemented
Metadata character set	Mandatory	No	To be implemented
Metadata point of contact	Mandatory	Yes
Metadata date stamp	Mandatory	Yes

Additional elements

As found scattered throughout the SANS 1878 document

Name	Obligation and condition	Notes
hierarchyLevel	Mandatory	Unclear whether this should be implemented or not, as there is a question mark in the standard
referenceSystemInfo	Mandatory
metadataMaintenance	Optional
purpose	Mandatory
acknowledgement	Optional
status	Mandatory
resourceMaintenance	Optional
descriptiveKeywords	Optional
resourceSpecificUsage	Optional
graphicOverview	Optional
resourceConstraints	Optional	These are the constraints applicable to the resource. Can be defined as either LegalConstraints or SecurityConstraints, or both
MetadataConstraints	Optional	These apply to the metadata. Can be defined as either LegalConstraints or SecurityConstraints, or both