Metadata – (Type 29 Record)
A structured entry providing metadata information such as the gazetteer owner, scope and character sets.
Data type attributes
The following page provides details about the attributes included with this data type, their types in the different output formats, and other important metadata about them.
Record identifier
Identifies the record as a Metadata Record (type 29).
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), RECORD_IDENTIFIER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: Integer
Size: 2
Multiplicity: [1]
Gaz name
Name of the Gazetteer, this will most likely reflect the product name, for example, AddressBase Premium.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_NAME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 60
Multiplicity: [1]
Gaz scope
Description of the content of the gazetteer.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_SCOPE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 60
Multiplicity: [1]
Ter of use
Geographic domain of the gazetteer, for example, England, Wales and Scotland.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), TER_OF_USE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 60
Multiplicity: [1]
Linked data
List of other datasets used to contribute to the creation of the product.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), LINKED_DATA (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 100
Multiplicity: [1]
Gaz owner
The organisation with overall responsibility for the gazetteer.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_OWNER (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 15
Multiplicity: [1]
Ngaz freq
The frequency with which the data is maintained and sent to the customer.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), NGAZ_FREQ (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 1
Multiplicity: [1]
Custodian name
Organisation or department responsible for the compilation and maintenance of the data, for example Geoplace.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CUSTODIAN_NAME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 40
Multiplicity: [1]
Local custodian code
Four-digit code identifying the gazetteer custodian.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: Integer
Size: 4
Multiplicity: [1]
Co-ord system
Coordinate Reference System used in the gazetteer to describe the position, for example British National Grid.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CO_ORD_SYSTEM (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 40
Multiplicity: [1]
Co-ord unit
Unit of measurement of coordinates.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CO_ORD_SYSTEM (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 10
Multiplicity: [1]
Meta date
Date metadata was last updated.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), META_DATE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: Date
Multiplicity: [1]
Class scheme
Classification scheme (s) used in the Gazetteer.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CLASS_SCHEME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 60
Multiplicity: [1]
Gaz date
Date at which the gazetteer can be considered to be current.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), GAZ_DATE (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: Date
Multiplicity: [1]
Language
Language used for the descriptors within the gazetteer, for example ‘ENG’.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CLASS_SCHEME (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Code List Name: LanguageCode
Size: 3
Multiplicity: [1]
Character set
The character set used in this gazetteer.
Attribute Name: Not provided (GML), CHARACTER_SET (CSV), Not provided (GKPG)
Data Type: char
Size: 30
Multiplicity: [1]
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