Metadata Definitions and Requirements

The following tables describe the metadata standards used by Data.gov.au.

Term Name	Term Definition	Required Field
Title	The title or name given to the dataset.	Yes
URL	The online location of the dataset.	Yes
Description	Notes about the dataset and what it contains.	Yes
Keywords	A description of the content and/or components of the dataset.	No
License	License details giving official permission to use the dataset.	No
Unpublished	Metadata stays at draft status; therefore, Users will not be able to view the dataset resources.	No
Organisation	The agency or division responsible for publication of the data represented in the dataset.	Yes
Visibility	Public: Dataset is visible to all Users/Custodians. Private: Dataset is only visible to Organisation/Custodian responsible for dataset.	No
Coverage	Geographical area covered by the data.	No
Reference Period From:	The date in which the dataset begins.	Yes
Reference Period To:	The date in which the dataset ends.	No
Language	The language the data set is presented in, default language is English.	No
Data Custodian	The agency; division; department that shares the dataset, if different from the Organisation.	No
Point of Contact	Contact email address for questions about content of published dataset.	Yes
Geospatial Topic	The high level ISO1 9115 topics (drop down box).	No
Archive	Whether the data is no longer updated but is still published.	No

Term Name	Term Definition	Required Field
File	Upload: Manually uploading dataset file. Link: Adding link to API dataset URL.	No
Name	Name of the resource.	No
Description	Useful information explaining the content of the resource.	No
Format	The file type of the resource that is uploaded.	No
Extract Resources from Zip Files	Whether any files inside zip files should be extracted into separate resources.	No