field_coverage.rst

Coverage (R)

dc:coverage

Cardinality

Recommended

Occurrence: 0-n

Definition and Usage Instruction

The extent or scope of the content of the resource. Coverage will typically include temporal period (a period label, date, or date range) or jurisdiction (such as a named administrative entity).

Usage Instruction

It is recommended to use literal or non-literal values. If necessary, repeat this element to encode multiple periods.

Remarks

• introduced in DRIVER Guidelines v2 element coverage
• to describe spatial location information (a place name or geographic coordinates) use the property dci:geolocation

Property coverage (R, 0-n)

Use temporal period or jurisdiction information as value.

Example

Example Spatial: temporal topic:

<dc:coverage>2000-2010</dc:coverage>

Example Spatial: BOX:

<dc:coverage>
  scheme=historic; content=Ming Dynasty
</dc:coverage>