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MODS Element name: <subject><cartographics> Short definition: Cartographic (maps or charts) data indicating spatial coverage. Input guidelines: Fill out all cartographic subelements or leave all blank. Use to record scale (e.g. 1:25,000), projection, and/or coordinates. You may record: "not drawn to scale", "scales differ", or "no projection statement" in these fields.
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Definition
Cartographic (maps or charts) data indicating spatial coverage.
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| Coordinates | text field | no | subject/cartographics/coordinates | Cartographic Information | Contains a statement of coordinates covered by the resource. One or more statements may be supplied. Enter point coordinates in decimal format, with the value for latitude first (e.g.: 18.2975,-65.9914). Preferably, use positive values for coordinates on the Northern and Eastern hemisphere, and negative values for coordinates on the Southern and Western hemisphere. If you provide a compass direction, place it after the numeric coordinate, not before.
Information from this field is consolidated with other cartographic subject information for display on the Collections portal. | ||
| Scale | text field | no | subject/cartographics/scale | Cartographic Information | Use this field to describe cartographic resources only. To record scale for non-cartographic resources, use the Note field with note type "scale". Information from this field is consolidated with other cartographic subject information for display on the Collections portal. | ||
| Coordinate system/ spatial reference information | text field | no | subject/cartographics/projection | Cartographic Information | Information about the Coordinate or Spatial Reference System. For map content, typically only a projection statement is available/necessary. You may also record: "no projection statement". In addition, this field can include information about coordinate system and datum, if available. Information from this field is consolidated with other cartographic subject information for display on the Collections portal. |
MODS Element description
Element <subject>
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Subelement <subject><cartographics>
Guidelines for use
<cartographics> is a container element; data content is entered in the subelements.
Fill out all <cartographics> subelements or leave all blank.
Attributes
Attribute name | Details | XPath syntax examples |
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| displayLabel | value:
| subject/cartographics[@displayLabel="Cartographic properties"] |
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Subelement <subject><cartographics><scale>
Guidelines for use
Provides a statement of scale. Use this element to describe cartographic resources only. To record scale for non-cartographic resources, use the a note element with type "scale". You may also record: "not drawn to scale", or "scales differ".
Attributes
Attribute name | Details | XPath syntax examples |
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| displayLabel | value:
| subject/cartographics/scale[@displayLabel="Cartographic scale"] |
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Subelement <subject><cartographics><projection>
Guidelines for use
Provides a statement of projectionInformation about the Coordinate or Spatial Reference System. For map content, typically only a projection statement is available/necessary. You may also record: "no projection statement". In addition, this field can include information about coordinate system and datum, if available.
Attributes
Attribute name | Details | XPath syntax examples |
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| displayLabel | value:
| subject/cartographics/projection[@displayLabel="Coordinate reference system"] |
Subelements
No subelements for <projection>.
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<subject>
<cartographics displayLabel="Cartographic properties">
<coordinates displayLabel="Cartographic coordinates">18.2975,-65.9914</coordinates>
<scale displayLabel="Cartographic scale">1:250,000 </scale>
<projection displayLabel="Coordinate reference system">Universal Transverse Mercator</projection>
</cartographics>
</subject> |
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