Go-Geo!
The Geo-Data Portal Project (Phase 3)

Identifier

Go-Geo! Metadata Element and Entity Names

Go-Geo! Definition

Obligation

Maximum Occurrence

Data Type

Domain

G 2

IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
(WHAT)

Basic Information about the dataset

Mandatory

N

Metadata Entity
Level 1

6

Topic

Main theme(s) of the dataset.

Mandatory and Searchable

N

Enumerated List

Farming
Biota
Boundaries
Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Economy
Elevation
Environment
Geo-scientific Information
Health
Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover
Intelligence/Military
Inland Waters
Location
Oceans
Planning/Cadastre
Society
Structure
Transportation
Utilities/Communication

7

Controlled Vocabulary

Name of the controlled vocabulary used as a source for the controlled keywords.

Mandatory

1

Character String

UNESCO

8

Controlled Keywords

Keywords taken from a controlled vocabulary summarising the subject of the dataset.

Mandatory and Searchable

N

Enumerated List

Search UNESCO for term(s).

9

Other Keywords

Other words or phrases summarising the subject of the dataset.

Optional and Searchable

N

Character String

Text

10

Controlled Place Name Vocabulary

Name of the controlled vocabulary used as a source for the controlled place name keywords.

Optional and Searchable

1

Character String

Getty or Ordnance Survey

11

Controlled Place Name Keywords

The geographic name of a location(s) covered by a dataset.

Optional and Searchable

N

Enumerated List

Search Getty or Ordnance Survey Gazetteer for term(s).

12

Description

A brief description of the dataset.  This should include some explanation as to why the dataset was produced and how it has been used since its creation.

Mandatory and Searchable

1

Character String

Text

13

Quality

A general assessment of the quality of a dataset for determining its fitness for use.  Quality is stated in terms of accuracy, completeness, and consistency for both the data and the dataset.

Optional

1

Character String

Text

14

Language

The language(s) used within the dataset.

Mandatory

N

Enumerated List

English
Gaelic
Welsh

15

Further Information

Source of further information about the dataset.

Optional

N

Character String

Text

16

Related Dataset

Information about other, related datasets of a similar theme or derived from a common source, which may be of interest to the user.

Optional

N

Character String

Text

18

Geographic Identifiers

Name or description of the spatial referencing system used within the dataset, which is based on geographic identifiers e.g. postcodes, postal addresses, administrative units, or countries.

Conditional/
Mandatory
If Co-ordinate System not used.

N

Character String

Text

G2.sg2

LEVEL OF SPATIAL DETAIL

Description of the spatial level of detail for the source data measured in terms of absolute size, relative size, resolution, granularity, or the smallest representative unit associated with disaggregated, statistical  data.

Optional/  Enter values for Source Scale Denominator or Raster Cell/Pixel Size X and Y Values or Smallest Administrative Unit.

1

Metadata Entity
Level 2

19

Source Scale Denominator

Denominator of the  representative fraction on the source map(s) (e.g. on a 1:50000 scale map, the source scale denominator is 50000).  If no source map used, enter 0.  If multiple source map scales were used, enter the Source Scale Denominator of the smallest scale map (largest denominator).

Optional

1

Character String

Text

20

Imagery or Grid
Raster Cell/Pixel Size
(X-Value)

The column width of a raster cell expressed in distance units of measure.

Optional

1

Character String

Text

21

Imagery or Grid
Raster Cell/Pixel Size
(Y-Value)

The row height of a raster cell expressed in distance units of measure.

Optional

1

Character String

Text

22

Smallest Administrative Unit

The smallest representative unit associated with disaggregated statistical data.

Optional

1

Character String

Text