What data is there?ΒΆ
Each row in the CSV file is an object from the catalogue, and has a number of fields. There are:
- id_NUMBER:
- a unique identifier
- ITEM_NAME:
- a simple name, often from an established thesaurus
- TITLE:
- a short caption
- MAKER:
- the name of who made the object
- DATE_MADE:
- when the object was made, which may be a range, approximate date or unknown
- PLACE_MADE:
- where the object was made
- MATERIALS:
- what the object is made of
- MEASUREMENTS:
- the dimensions of the object
- DESCRIPTION
- a description of the object
- COLLECTION:
- the collection the object came from (eg: Science Museum - Space Technology)
There are obviously a number of different types of data here: free text, identifiers, dates, places (which could be geocoded to geo coordinates), and dimensions. Additionally, COLLECTION and MAKER both come from a list of possible values.