Spatial location
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What is spatial location?
Spatial location describes where something (such as a collection) is physically located, using geospatial coordinates such as latitude and longitude.
When to use spatial location
This element can be used to generate place markers on maps that show the physical address of collections, particularly cultural collections such as museums, galleries and archives. It could also be used to describe the location of a party, or of a service such as an instrument. The data values for describing spatial location are the same as used for spatial coverage, see coverage for detailed information on creating geospatial descriptions.
When NOT to use spatial location—when to use the coverage element
Do NOT use spatial location for describing the spatial coverage of collections. Spatial coverage describes locations and places that a data collection is about; it is a kind of subject description. Use spatial coverage for describing things like the locations where data observations were made or locations that were the subject of experiments or observations.
Spatial coverage was introduced into the RIF-CS 1.2 schema in November 2010 along with temporal coverage. The new coverage element replaces the old method of storing this information under location. Detailed information about coverage
| Date | Change history |
| 26 October 2010 | First web publication |
| 3 May 2011 | Updated information to clarify when to use spatial location and when to use the coverage element |
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