Metadata in FSD

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Metadata in FSD

• Seppo Antikainen
• Matti Heinonen
• FSD
• seppo.antikainen_at_uta.fi
• matti.heinonen_at_uta.fi

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Base DDI 2.1

• At least Cessda mandatory elements
• Metadata in three different places
• Mef data description (xml file)
• Vaf variables description (xml file)
• Tiipii relational database for maintaining
  operative data ( some related metadata)
• Homemade PostgreSQL Java

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Tools

• SciTE text editor for editing xml files
• Utilities to facilitate mef vaf maintenance
• homebaked Python Java
• Utilities to create PDF-codebooks publish data
  catalogue on the net Nesstar
• homebrewed Python Java

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The Future

• FSD will start using DDI 3.0 when the relevant
  tools have been developed
• Not a high-priority issue