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How to use this guide

This is a complete list of metadata fields for Places.

You can use these tables to guide your data entry. We've listed fields in the order they appear in the editor. Each section in the editor has its own table. 

For certain fields, you have a restricted list of options called controlled vocabularies. We've listed the controlled vocabularies for those fields at the bottom of the page.

General Information

This contains the identifier for the Knowledge Map, and lets you make the place private or public.

Field label

Definition

Type
Place IDA unique identifier assigned to the place. The place ID can't be changed: it helps you distinguish the place from others with the same name. 
Public?Sets whether the places is visible to the public. You can check this box if you aren't ready to share the place.checkbox


Names

Names for the Knowledge Map. The name of a place can change across languages or time: you can track those changes here. You can also list popular names for a place, like "C'ville" for "Charlottesville."

Field label

Definition

Type

Place

An alternate name for the place.

 
Name TypeThis sets whether the name is official or popular.checkbox
LanguageThe language of the name. This is independent from the 'writing system,' which you can learn more about below. 
Writing SystemThe alphabet or symbol system used to represent the language. For example, English uses the Latin script.  
EtymologyThe etymological origin of the alternate name.  
Primary for Popular Romanization View?Popular romanization is an easy-to-pronounce version of names in roman script, which is intended for audiences around the world. 

Caption

A brief, "tweet-sized" description for the KMap. This appears in KMap previews throughout Mandala. The caption should be under 140 characters. Make sure it's general and clear enough to identify the feature from a list.

Field label

Definition

Type

Language

The language of the caption. Each caption should only have one language. If you need to include a translation, add a new caption.

 
CaptionThe text of the caption. This should be shorter than 140 characters. Make sure it's general and clear enough to identify the feature from a list.checkbox
AuthorThe author of the summary. By default, this is set to your username. 

Summaries

A summary of the important aspects of the place. This should be less than 750 characters long. If you want to translate your summary into multiple languages, each language needs its own summary. You can add more than one summary.

Field label

Definition

Type

Language

The language of the summary. Each summary should only have one language. If you need to include a translation, add a new summary.

 
CaptionThe text of the summary. This should be shorter than 750 characters.checkbox
AuthorThe author of the summary. By default, this is set to your username.

Illustration

A single image that is representative of the subject or place. It appears next to the summary on the main page for the Knowledge Map. Other images, including those that relate to the subject or place but do not illustrate it, can be added using Images in Mandala. Learn more about this feature with Add Illustrations to KMaps.

Field label

Definition

Type

Language

The language of the caption. Each caption should only have one language. If you need to include a translation, add a new caption.

 
CaptionThe text of the caption. This should be shorter than 140 characters. Make sure it's general and clear enough to identify the feature from a list.checkbox
AuthorThe author of the summary. By default, this is set to your username.

Feature Types

This section lets you define the type of place you're creating -- for example, a village, a mountain, etc.

Field label

Definition

Type

Category

 

 
Text Value  
Numeric Value  
Numeric Value  
Show subject's immediate parent  
Show master subject checkbox

Subjects

Assigns related subjects. This is also used to create child KMaps for a subject. Learn more at Add a New KMap.

Field label

Definition

Type

Category

 

 
Text Value  
Numeric Value  
Numeric Value  
Show subject's immediate parent  
Show master subject checkbox

Geocode

Codes or identifiers that refer to this place.

Locations

The latitude and longitude of the place. This is a single point which represents your Place on a map. If you have a GIS shapefile which represents your place, contact shanti-mandala@virginia.edu.

Altitudes

The general elevation of the place.

Feature Relations

You can assign related places here. This is also used to create child KMaps for a subject. Learn more at Add a New KMap.

Essay

This is a legacy option. You should use Texts in Mandala if you want to add a longer essay to your Knowledge Map.

Controlled Vocabularies

Name Type

ValueDefinition

Official

The government name for the place. For example, "New York." 
PopularA popular name for the place, used in speech or non-official documents. For example. "The Big Apple."

Language

  • Arabic
  • Burmese
  • Chinese
  • Dzongkha
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Hindi
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Latin
  • Mongolian
  • Nepali
  • Pali
  • Polish
  • Prakrit
  • Russian
  • Sanskrit
  • Sinhalese
  • Spanish
  • Thai
  • Tibetan
  • Unknown
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese

Writing System

  • Cyrillic
  • Devanagari Script
  • Latin Script
  • Simplified Chinese Characters
  • Tibetan Script
  • Traditional Chinese Characters


Geocode Type

ValueDefinition

Postal Code

A postal code (as assigned by a government) for an area. This should be used regardless of the nomenclature assigned by the government.

Use the specific "zip code" geocode type for US postal codes.

Zip Code

The official postal code assigned to districts by the US government, and which is used in writing addresses on letters for mail delivery. They are all numerical and 5 digits in length.

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2

Governing Organization: International Organization of Standardization
  

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3

Governing Organization: International Organization of Standardization
  

GB Code

Official geocodes assigned to administrative units in contemporary China by the Chinese government.

Governing Organization: Standardization Administration of China

 

ISO 3166-1 Numeric

Codes used by the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (formerly Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center) for places.

Governing Organization: Buddhist Digital Resource Center

Bellezza Site ID 

Royal Government Of Bhutan Code		 

TBRC Geocode
THL Extended GB Code
GB Code - Ryavec
Aufschnaiter Lhasa Map ID
Tibet Heritage Fund Lhasa Building ID
Lhasa Atlas ID
Flashmap ID
US 2-Character State FIPS Code
US 8-Character National Standard ANSI Code
Official United States Postal Service State Abbreviations
US 2-Character 113th Congressional District FIPS Code
US Geographic ID
US AFF Summary Level Code
US 3-Character County FIPS Code
US 8-Character National Standard ANSI Code
Legal/Statistical Area Description Code
FIPS 10-4
US 5-Character County FIPS Code
US 8-Character National Standard ANSI Code
US 8-Digit Geographic Names Information Systems Identifier		 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Feature Relation Type

Picture Type









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