DCMI: Coverage

Coverage

Vocabulary:

URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage

Label

Coverage

Definition

The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, spatial applicability of the resource, or jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.

Comment

Spatial topic and spatial applicability may be a named place or a location specified by its geographic coordinates. Temporal topic may be a named period, date, or date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods may be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. Because coverage is so broadly defined, it is preferable to use the more specific subproperties Temporal Coverage and Spatial Coverage.

Type of Term

Property

Range Includes

http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Period
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Jurisdiction

Subproperty of

Coverage (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage)

Examples

1700/1799
Boston, MA

Vocabulary:	DCMI Metadata Terms
URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage
Label	Coverage
Definition	The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, spatial applicability of the resource, or jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
Comment	Spatial topic and spatial applicability may be a named place or a location specified by its geographic coordinates. Temporal topic may be a named period, date, or date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods may be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. Because coverage is so broadly defined, it is preferable to use the more specific subproperties Temporal Coverage and Spatial Coverage.
Type of Term	Property
Range Includes	http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location http://purl.org/dc/terms/Period http://purl.org/dc/terms/Jurisdiction
Subproperty of	Coverage (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage)