[Re-worked fairly extensively 29 Mar 2010 - LB] Sections of this document: 1. General Notes 2. Proposed format for 'Register a New Package' form 3. List of Federal Ministries 4. List of Federal Agencies 5. List of license types 1. GENERAL NOTES ----------------------------- We 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. Here are the fields that can be dropped (or hidden, whichever is easier): External reference Geographic coverage Temporal granularity National statistic Precision Taxonomy URL Author / Author email Maintainer 2. Proposed Format for 'Register a New Package' Form -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In 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). Short Unique Name (required) Insert a short, descriptive title here, using only 'a-z', '0-9' and '-_'. Must be lowercase; no spaces allowed. ______________________________ (Example: geogratis-radarsat-mosaic) Title Insert a more descriptive title - ideally the same as that used on the government website. _______________________________ (Example: RADARSAT Ortho-rectified Mosaic of Canada, Lambert Conformal Conic, 1000 Metres) URL [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.] The link to the government web page where the data is described and located. Do not link to the dataset itself. http://_________________________ (Example: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/collection/detail.do?id=9369) Resources The link to the actual data set (if available) http://_________________________ (Example: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/collection/metadata.do;jsessionid=C7EC7276E2CC15D6A5201FA98F19406D?id=9369) Format Describe the format type, e.g. XML, CSV, SHAPE, etc. _______________ Description A description of the data. Feel free to copy the description on the government website. Hash For über data geeks - if you don't know what this means, just leave it blank. Date Released Please enter in YYYY-MM-DD format. ______________________________ (Example: 2009-01-15) Date Updated Please enter in YYYY-MM-DD format. ______________________________ (Example: 2010-04-12) Update frequency (only if available) ______________________________ (Example: monthly) Years covered [was 'Temporal coverage' in UK form] Please enter in YYYY - YYYY format. [David R: Can we validate these fields to force them to be entered as YYYY?] ________ - ________ (Example: 1992 - 1995) License Select the license type. [drop-down… See list at bottom of this document. Note: We will need to add to this over time.] Notes A more detailed description of the data can go here. Feel free to copy & paste from the government website. ___________________________ Tags (space separated list) Include tags you think are descriptive and appropriate. Tags are space separated; to join two words together, use a dash (-) or underscore (_). ___________________________ (Example: radar radar-imagery radarsat-1 satellite-imagery mosaic spectral-engineering geogratis canada gcmd earth-science) Level of Government [was 'Geographic granularity' in UK form] What level of government produced this data? [Pull-down menu with the following options: Federal, Provincial/Territorial, Regional, Municipal, Other - please specify] ____ [pull-down] _____ or Other: ___ [text field] ___ Federal Ministry (if applicable) [was 'Department' in UK form] Indicate the ministry responsible for the data. [pull-down + other field] Federal Agency [was 'Agency' in UK form] Indicate the agency responsible for the data. [Can we make this a pull-down menu + other field? List appended below.] Maintainer email Include an email address for the ministry or agency responsible for maintaining the data (if available). ______________________ 3. LIST OF FEDERAL MINISTRIES ------------------------------------------------ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadian Heritage Citizenship and Immigration Environment Finance Fisheries and Oceans Foreign Affairs and International Trade Health Human Resources and Social Development Indian and Northern Affairs Industry Intergovernmental Affairs Justice National Defence Natural Resources Public Safety Public Works and Government Services Transport Veterans Affairs Western Economic Diversification 4. LIST OF FEDERAL AGENCIES ---------------------------------------------- * Air Transport Security Authority * Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal * Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency * Atlantic Pilotage Authority * Atomic Energy of Canada Limited * Auditor General * Bank of Canada * Border Services Agency * Business Development Bank of Canada * Business Service Centres * Canada Information Office * Canada Lands Company * Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board * Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board * Canada Post Corporation * Canadian Broadcasting Corporation * Cape Breton Development Office * Centre for Occupational Health and Safety * Centre on Substance Abuse * Climate Change Secretariat * Commercial Corporation * Competition Bureau * Competition Tribunal * Copyright Board * Correctional Service * Council for the Arts * Courts Administration Service * Cultural Property Export Review Board * Dairy Commission * Defence Construction Canada * Defence Research and Development Canada * Deposit Insurance Corporation * Economic Development Agency for Quebec Regions * Elections Canada * Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation * Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner * Environmental Assessment Agency * Environmental Protection Review Canada * Ethics Commissioner * Export Development Canada * Federal Bridge Corporation Limited * Federal Judicial Affairs Commissioner * Federal Science for Sustainable Development * Financial Consumer Agency * Firearms Centre * Food Inspection Agency * Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation * Grain Commission * Human Rights Commission * Human Rights Tribunal * Industrial Relations Board * Institutes of Health Research * Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat * International Development Agency * International Trade Tribunal * Library and Archives Canada * Mortgage and Housing Corporation * National Capital Commission * National Film Board * National Parole Board * National Research Council * National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy * National Search and Rescue Secretariat * Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada * Northern Pipeline Agency * Nuclear Safety Commission * Official Languages Commissioner * Pari-Mutuel Agency * Parks Canada * Pension Plan Investment Board * Polar Commission * Police College * Privacy Commissioner of Canada * Public Health Agency of Canada * Public Service Commission of Canada * Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission * Revenue Agency * Review Tribunals Commissioner * Royal Canadian Mint * School of Public Service * Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council * Space Agency * Standards Council of Canada * Statistics Canada * Tourism Commission * Transportation Agency * Transportation Safety Board * Treasury Board Secretariat * VIA Rail Canada * Wheat Board 5. LIST OF LICENSE TYPES ---------------------------------------- None I don't know Other Canadian Crown Copy Right Geogratis License Agreement No Fee Unrestricted Agriculture Canada License Statistic Canada DLI License Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License Creative Commons CCZero Creative Commons Attribution Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) Background links - not important unless you are curious... Geogratis Licence Agreement - http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/licence.jsp;jsessionid=F15D6495B46D656AD5862DE2B3424474 No 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 StatsCan Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) License