<div dir="ltr">Hi Morton,<div><br></div><div>Codebook:<br>The purpose of geoMap is to point to a raster type map (an expression of a variable for a level of geography) rather than a file of geographic features (shape file) for use with GIS software for the purpose of mapping.<br><br>Codebook does additional geographic specifics at the study level, but links to a shape file would be made by describing it as one of the other study material and using the sdatref to link the variable to the item.<br><br>Lifecyle:<br>Similar to Codebook, Lifecycle has OtherMaterial which can reference any identifiable object. So creating such a description of an external raster type map and pointing from this description to the variable represented would be the way to approach this. <br><br>The isGeographic boolean tag allows you to specify whether a variable is used to identify geography (name, code, type, etc.). The representation of the variable can provide links to descriptions of the geographic structure (is it a state, county, etc.) and geographic location. The representation types GeographicStructureCodeRepresentation and GeographicLocationCodeRepresentation express the range or selection of valid codes as well as information on any nesting required to create unique codes (for example a county code may require information on the state code to provide a unique identification). Location descriptions (LocationValue) support links to shape files (GeographicBoundary has an option for pointing to a shape file).</div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you would like additional details or if you think we are missing information. If so, you can file an issue to be addressed in a future version of lifecycle or codebook.</div><div><br></div><div>Wendy Thomas</div><div>Chair, Technical Committee<br><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 7:25 AM Morten Jakobsen <<a href="mailto:Morten.Jakobsen@nsd.no">Morten.Jakobsen@nsd.no</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">In reading the linked field level documentation of Lifecycle I have been unable to identify a similar element as geoMap in Codebook. My main goal is for variables that are tagged as “is geographic” I can supply more information on the geography
in question, more specifically a link to an exact map that shows the geography measured by the variable.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is this possible in Lifecycle?<u></u><u></u></p>
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