Location Field

The Location field allows georeferencing resources by associating them with physical places or administrative divisions, supporting multiple locations with different levels of precision.

Field Structure

Name: Field name

• Description: Unique and descriptive identifier for the field.
• Example: "Location", "Place of origin".

Field type: Location

• Description: Allows associating the resource with one or more physical places or administrative divisions.
• Example: Field to record the location of an event, document, object, etc.

Destination:

• Description: Location or relation where the value is stored (e.g. metadata, database).
• Example: metadata.location.

Instructions:

• Description: Guide for the user on how to use the field.
• Example: “Select or search for the corresponding location.”

Required:

• Description: Indicates if the field is mandatory (Yes) or optional (No).
• Example: No (can be left empty).

Condition:

• Description: Rules for displaying/editing the field (e.g. depending on another field).
• Example: “Visible only if Resource type = Event.”

Access levels:

• Description: Permissions required to interact with the field.
• Example: Administrator, Editor (only these roles can modify it).

Practical example

Scenario: Document the relevant locations for a research project:

1. Main location:

   • Name: Universidad del Valle
   • City: Cali
   • Department: Valle del Cauca
   • Country: Colombia

2. Study area:

   • Name: Farallones National Natural Park
   • Coordinates: 3.3547° N, 76.7890° W

Visualization

Locations are displayed with their complete information and on an interactive map when coordinates are available.