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Definition

For cartographic materials (maps, etc..) this represents the scale of the physical material. This correlates the size of the physical material to the real-world dimensions of the area covered.

Form Element

In the online templates, this element appears as below:


This form element allows the user to enter the scale of the cartographic material.

Best Practices

The best practice for entering edition information is...

SobekCM / MODS Encoding

<mods:subject>
    <mods:cartographics>
        <mods:coordinates>E 72°--E 148°/N 13°--N 18°</mods:coordinates>
    </mods:cartographics>
    <mods:cartographics>
        <mods:scale>1:2000</mods:scale>
        <mods:projection>Conical Projection</mods:projection>
    </mods:cartographics>
</mods:subject>

Metadata Mapping

MARC to MODS Mapping

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MODS to MARC Mapping

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