Geography - sub-national locations (all elements)
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Geography - sub-national locations (all elements)
This table lists all elements that can be included in the location element. It includes all the recommended elements, as outlined on the geography - sub-national locations page, plus further elements that can be used to build a comprehensive picture of an activity’s location, if known.
Technical guidance summary
Element |
Use |
Rules |
Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | Details the geographical locations in which the activity is taking place. | The @ref attribute should be included; this is an internal reference for each location element. This can be used to link one of the activity’s results to a defined location. | |
| location-reach | Specifies whether the location is where the activity is happening or where the intended beneficiaries live. | This can only be published once. The value must be on the geographic location reach codelist. | |
| location-id | A unique code describing the location according to a recognised gazetteer or repository of administrative boundaries. | The must come from one of the lists on the geographic vocabulary codelist. | Administrative areas should be published here only if the location being defined is the administrative area itself. For describing the administrative area/s within which a more specific location falls, the location/administrative element should be used. |
| name | The name of the location | This can only be published once. | The name can be repeated in multiple languages. |
| description | A description of the location | This can only be published once. | The description can be repeated in multiple languages. |
| activity-description | A description that qualifies the activity taking place at the location. | This can only be published once. | This should be used when the activity has multiple locations; can be used to specify what activity is happening at each location. This should not duplicate information provided elsewhere. |
| administrative | A unique code describing the location according to an administrative boundary repository. | This must come from one of the lists on the geographic vocabulary codelist. | |
| point and pos | This holds the geo-coordinates for the location, in the format of latitude and longitude. | The point element must contain the @srsName attribute with the value: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326” | The latitude and longitude coordinates are published within the pos element. |
| exactness | Specifies whether the location provided is exact or approximate. | This value must be on the geographic exactness codelist. | |
| location-class | Specifies the form of the location e.g. populated place (town, farm), or topographical feature (mountain, river). | This value must be on the geographic location class codelist. | |
| feature-designation | This adds more detail to the type of location (e.g. beach, well or college). | This value must be on the location type codelist. |