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Column Description Guidance for Data.wa.gov Publishers
This table provides guidance on key elements of good column descriptions, which are required metadata on data.wa.gov.
You can download a Column Description Worksheet (which includes this guidance) from this dataset’s Attachments.
Guidance for generating other metadata (e.g., Title, Brief Description, Tags) can be found at https://data.wa.gov/Open-Data-Program-Documentation/General-Metadata-Guidance-for-Data-wa-gov-Publishe/5qzb-d5hq
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Washington State Open Data Program",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:no-reply@data.wa.gov"
}
|
| description | This table provides guidance on key elements of good column descriptions, which are required metadata on data.wa.gov. You can download a Column Description Worksheet (which includes this guidance) from this dataset’s Attachments. Guidance for generating other metadata (e.g., Title, Brief Description, Tags) can be found at https://data.wa.gov/Open-Data-Program-Documentation/General-Metadata-Guidance-for-Data-wa-gov-Publishe/5qzb-d5hq |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"mediaType": "application/json",
"describedBy": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig/columns.json",
"downloadURL": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig/rows.json?accessType=DOWNLOAD",
"describedByType": "application/json"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"mediaType": "application/rdf+xml",
"describedBy": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig/columns.rdf",
"downloadURL": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig/rows.rdf?accessType=DOWNLOAD",
"describedByType": "application/rdf+xml"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"mediaType": "application/xml",
"describedBy": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig/columns.xml",
"downloadURL": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig/rows.xml?accessType=DOWNLOAD",
"describedByType": "application/xml"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"mediaType": "text/csv",
"downloadURL": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD"
}
]
|
| identifier | https://data.wa.gov/api/views/u3e5-g5ig |
| issued | 2022-08-24 |
| keyword |
[
"metadata",
"publishing guidance"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.wa.gov/d/u3e5-g5ig |
| modified | 2025-11-15 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "data.wa.gov",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Open Data Program Documentation"
]
|
| title | Column Description Guidance for Data.wa.gov Publishers |
