Ticket #287: Canadian_form.txt

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1[Re-worked fairly extensively 29 Mar 2010 - LB]
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3Sections of this document:
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51. General Notes
62. Proposed format for 'Register a New Package' form
73. List of Federal Ministries
84. List of Federal Agencies
95. List of license types
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121. GENERAL NOTES
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15We like the UK form a lot (http://ca.ckan.net/package/new?package_form=gov) but would like to rearrange the order of fields and would also like to drop a few unnecessary fields.
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17Here are the fields that can be dropped (or hidden, whichever is easier):
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19External reference
20Geographic coverage
21Temporal granularity
22National statistic
23Precision
24Taxonomy URL
25Author / Author email
26Maintainer
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302. Proposed Format for 'Register a  New Package' Form
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33In this section, [square brackets] indicate technical notes/questions. Otherwise, all text should be displayed on the form (including instructions above/before fields and examples below/after).
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36Short Unique Name (required)
37Insert a short, descriptive title here, using only 'a-z', '0-9' and '-_'. Must be lowercase; no spaces allowed.
38______________________________
39(Example: geogratis-radarsat-mosaic)
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41Title
42Insert a more descriptive title - ideally the same as that used on the government website.
43_______________________________
44(Example: RADARSAT Ortho-rectified Mosaic of Canada, Lambert Conformal Conic, 1000 Metres)
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46URL
47[Is it possible to add a default  'http://' to the URL & Resources  fields? Seems like it might reduce  error & make data entry a bit  quicker to boot.]
48The link to the government web page where the data is described and located. Do not link to the dataset itself.
49http://_________________________
50(Example: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/collection/detail.do?id=9369)   
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52Resources
53The link to the actual data set (if available)
54http://_________________________
55(Example: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/collection/metadata.do;jsessionid=C7EC7276E2CC15D6A5201FA98F19406D?id=9369)
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57 Format
58Describe the format type, e.g. XML, CSV, SHAPE, etc.
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61 Description
62 A description of the data. Feel free to copy the description on the government website.
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64 Hash
65For über data geeks - if you don't know what this means, just leave it blank.
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68Date Released
69Please enter in YYYY-MM-DD format.
70______________________________
71(Example: 2009-01-15)
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73Date Updated
74Please enter in YYYY-MM-DD  format.
75______________________________
76(Example: 2010-04-12)
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78Update frequency (only if available)
79______________________________
80(Example: monthly)
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82Years covered [was 'Temporal coverage' in UK form]
83Please enter in YYYY - YYYY format.
84[David R: Can we validate these fields to force them to be entered as YYYY?]
85________ - ________
86(Example: 1992 - 1995)
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89License
90Select the license type.
91[drop-down…  See list at bottom of this document. Note: We will need to add to this over time.]
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93Notes
94A  more detailed description of the data can go here. Feel free to copy  & paste from the government website.
95___________________________
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97Tags  (space separated list)     
98Include tags you think are descriptive and appropriate. Tags are space separated; to  join two words together, use a dash (-) or underscore (_).
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100(Example:  radar radar-imagery radarsat-1 satellite-imagery mosaic  spectral-engineering geogratis canada gcmd earth-science)
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103Level of Government [was 'Geographic granularity' in UK form]
104What level of government produced this data?
105[Pull-down menu with the following options: Federal, Provincial/Territorial, Regional, Municipal, Other - please specify]
106____ [pull-down] _____  or Other: ___ [text field] ___
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108Federal Ministry (if applicable) [was 'Department' in UK form]
109Indicate the ministry responsible for the data.
110 [pull-down + other field]
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112Federal Agency [was 'Agency' in UK form]
113Indicate the agency responsible for the data.
114[Can we make this a pull-down menu + other field? List appended below.]
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116Maintainer email
117Include an email address for the ministry or agency responsible for maintaining the data (if available).
118______________________
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1223. LIST OF FEDERAL MINISTRIES
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124Agriculture and Agri-Food
125Canadian Heritage
126Citizenship and Immigration
127Environment
128Finance
129Fisheries and Oceans
130Foreign Affairs and International Trade
131Health
132Human Resources and Social Development
133Indian and Northern Affairs
134Industry
135Intergovernmental Affairs
136Justice
137National Defence
138Natural Resources
139Public Safety
140Public Works and Government Services
141Transport
142Veterans Affairs
143Western Economic Diversification
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1464. LIST OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
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149    * Air Transport Security Authority
150    * Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
151    * Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
152    * Atlantic Pilotage Authority
153    * Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
154    * Auditor General
155    * Bank of Canada
156    * Border Services Agency
157    * Business Development Bank of Canada
158    * Business Service Centres
159    * Canada Information Office
160    * Canada Lands Company
161    * Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board
162    * Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
163    * Canada Post Corporation
164    * Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
165    * Cape Breton Development Office
166    * Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
167    * Centre on Substance Abuse
168    * Climate Change Secretariat
169    * Commercial Corporation
170    * Competition Bureau
171    * Competition Tribunal
172    * Copyright Board
173    * Correctional Service
174    * Council for the Arts
175    * Courts Administration Service
176    * Cultural Property Export Review Board
177    * Dairy Commission
178    * Defence Construction Canada
179    * Defence Research and Development Canada
180    * Deposit Insurance Corporation
181    * Economic Development Agency for Quebec Regions
182    * Elections Canada
183    * Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
184    * Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner
185    * Environmental Assessment Agency
186    * Environmental Protection Review Canada
187    * Ethics Commissioner
188    * Export Development Canada
189    * Federal Bridge Corporation Limited
190    * Federal Judicial Affairs Commissioner
191    * Federal Science for Sustainable Development
192    * Financial Consumer Agency
193    * Firearms Centre
194    * Food Inspection Agency
195    * Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
196    * Grain Commission
197    * Human Rights Commission
198    * Human Rights Tribunal
199    * Industrial Relations Board
200    * Institutes of Health Research
201    * Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
202    * International Development Agency
203    * International Trade Tribunal
204    * Library and Archives Canada
205    * Mortgage and Housing Corporation
206    * National Capital Commission
207    * National Film Board
208    * National Parole Board
209    * National Research Council
210    * National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
211    * National Search and Rescue Secretariat
212    * Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
213    * Northern Pipeline Agency
214    * Nuclear Safety Commission
215    * Official Languages Commissioner
216    * Pari-Mutuel Agency
217    * Parks Canada
218    * Pension Plan Investment Board
219    * Polar Commission
220    * Police College
221    * Privacy Commissioner of Canada
222    * Public Health Agency of Canada
223    * Public Service Commission of Canada
224    * Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
225    * Revenue Agency
226    * Review Tribunals Commissioner
227    * Royal Canadian Mint
228    * School of Public Service
229    * Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
230    * Space Agency
231    * Standards Council of Canada
232    * Statistics Canada
233    * Tourism Commission
234    * Transportation Agency
235    * Transportation Safety Board
236    * Treasury Board Secretariat
237    * VIA Rail Canada
238    * Wheat Board
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2415. LIST OF LICENSE TYPES
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244None
245I don't know
246Other
247Canadian Crown Copy Right
248Geogratis License Agreement
249No Fee Unrestricted Agriculture Canada License
250Statistic Canada DLI License
251Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License
252Creative Commons CCZero
253Creative Commons Attribution
254Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
255GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)
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257Background links - not important unless you are curious...
258Geogratis  Licence Agreement - http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/licence.jsp;jsessionid=F15D6495B46D656AD5862DE2B3424474
259No  Fee Unrestricted Agrigculture and Agri-Food Canada Licence Agreement For  Government Geographic  Data - http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1226945498401&lang=eng
260StatsCan  Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) License
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