Hello,
So I've come across this thread online about mods:coordinates. And
now I'm seeing an incompatable case while attempting to map DCMI Box
to MODS. Apparently, DCMI Box is defined to be a Bounding Box (or
Window) representing a rectangular area on a map.
http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-box/
Since mods:coordinates are "points" one cannot use them easily to
produce a bounding box without having to also convert from points to
sides (and vis versa).
My question, is there any way to represent the sides of a bounding
box (not the corners of a polygon) in MODS?
thanks,
Mark
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Mark R. Diggory - DSpace Developer and Systems Manager
MIT Libraries, Systems and Technology Services
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Home Page: http://purl.org/net/mdiggory/homepage
> Ray,
>
> We also have hoped that the method of expressing coordinates could
> become more standardized in MODS; while recognizing the need to
> accomodate mapped legacy "statement" data from MARC, we'd like to
> be able to describe the n-sided polygon and to specify the format
> of the coordinates in an attribute.
>
> We've also wondered whether to go with decimal or degree-minute-
> second. Decimal can be expressed with available keyboard characters
> (if the degree symbol is omitted), that may be an advantage. The
> format of the coordinate _expression_ needs to incorporate
> hemisphere, otherwise hemisphere needs to be expressed another way
> in the element, perhaps as an attribute.
>
> Laura
> --
> Laura Akerman
> Technology and Metadata Librarian
> Robert W. Woodruff Library, Room 128
> Emory University
> Atlanta, Ga. 30322
> phone (404) 727-6888
> fax 404-727-0053
>
> Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress wrote:
> > John --
> >
> > See
> > http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-userguide-
> elements.html#coordinates
> >
> > ------
> > <coordinates>
> > "coordinates" contains a statement of coordinates covered by the
> > resource. One or more statements may be supplied. If one is
> supplied, it
> > is a point (i.e., a single location); if two, it is a line; if
> more than
> > two, it is a n-sided polygon where n=number of coordinates
> assigned. No
> > three points should be co-linear, and coordinates should be
> supplied in
> > polygon-traversal order.
> > -------
> >
> > We should correct this.
> >
> > "statement of coordinates" was intended to represent a single
> point (i.e. a
> > single pair - latitude and longitude) and looking closely at it,
> it doesn't
> > (it seems that it represents a bounding box, i.e. 4-sided
> polygon). So we
> > need to change the wording, so that:
> >
> > " 'coordinates' contains a statement of coordinates covered by the
> > resource. One or more statements may be supplied."
> >
> > should be replaced by something along these lines:
> >
> > " 'coordinates' contains a pair of coordinate representing a single
> > geographic point. It is repeatable (so one or more points may be
> > specified)."
> >
> > I take it that you want to represent a bounding polygon,
> arbitrary number
> > of sides (i.e. not limited to a 4-sided polygon)?
> >
> > --Ray
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Banning" <jbanning-blo
> +y7B6FfY3r0Ub5QXD9Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <MODS-0lvw86wZMd/ipf4q2MuE5g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:37 PM
> > Subject: [MODS] <coordinate> examples
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I was curious if anyone could provide examples of how geographic
> > coordinates are being represented in MODS. I am specifically
> interested in
> > representing bounding coordinates for maps. I read in the user
> guide that
> > the information contained in this element is "equivalent to MARC
> 21 fields
> > 034 and 255" but wanted to know specifically if decimal degree
> > (34.558889°, 16.253889°) or degree/minute/second (34° 33' 32.00",
> 16° 15'
> > 14.00") the preferred geographic representation?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > John Banning
> >
>
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