Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.
Expand
titleClick here to show Table of Contents...

Table of Contents

...

Excerpt

Status
colourBlue
titleRepeatable

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.

Note

Do not enter scales for non-cartographic materials in this subelement.

Add scales for non-cartographic materials in a Note filed of type "scale" instead.

Definition

Cartographic (maps or charts) data indicating spatial coverage.

...

DAMS form field nameform field typerequiredMODS elementCollections Portal displaynotes
Coordinatestext fieldnosubject/cartographics/coordinatesCartographic 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.

Note

Specifications for coordinates for bounding boxes (rectangles) or polygons have not yet been finalised. Please contact the DAMS Management team to coordinate a suitable representation for your geospatial data.

Information from this field is consolidated with other cartographic subject information for display on the Collections portal.

Scaletext fieldnosubject/cartographics/scaleCartographic 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 systemtext fieldnosubject/cartographics/projectionCartographic InformationInformation from this field is consolidated with other cartographic subject information for display on the Collections portal.

...

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

displayLabel

value:

  • Cartographic properties
subject/cartographics[@displayLabel="Cartographic properties"]

...

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

displayLabel

value:

  • Cartographic scale
subject/cartographics/scale[@displayLabel="Cartographic scale"]

...

Subelement <subject><cartographics><projection>

Guidelines for use

Provides a statement of projectionYou may also record: "no projection statement".

Attributes

Attribute name

Details

XPath syntax examples

displayLabel

value:

  • Coordinate system
subject/cartographics/projection[@displayLabel="Coordinate system"]

...

Currently, no data from <cartographics> subelements is mapped to DC elements.

MARC 21

Multiexcerpt
MultiExcerptNamemarc-subject-cartographic

See http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.

...

html#subject. The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:

MARC 21 fieldMapping conditionMODS elementNotes
500
subject/cartographic/*Use information in general notes (MARC field 500) for additional information about coordinates, zone, and equinox.
034$d$e$f$g
subject/cartographic/coordinates

Data transformation may be required.

The target format for point coordinates in the DAMS MODS should be decimal, 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.

...

Specifications for coordinates for bounding boxes (rectangles) or polygons have not yet been finalised. Please contact the DAMS Management team to coordinate a suitable representation for your geospatial data.

255$c
subject/cartographic/coordinates

Data transformation required.

The target format for point coordinates in the DAMS MODS should be decimal, 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.

...

Specifications for coordinates for bounding boxes (rectangles) or polygons have not yet been finalised. Please contact the DAMS Management team to coordinate a suitable representation for your geospatial data.

Solr

In general, all MODS metadata is imported into the DAMS Solr server upon ingest. The ingest process generates Solr fields typically named according to the following schema:

...