Feb 3 community call: geospatial fields and geonames

[Philip Durbin]

Hello Dataverse enthusiasts!

Grab your map and grab your compass because the community call on Tuesday, Feb 3 will feature Amber Leahey on new geospatial metadata block expansion and exporters and Paul Boon on Geonames.

As always, you can find the Zoom link and other details at https://dataverse.org/community-calls

See you there!

Phil

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Philip Durbin
Software Developer for http://dataverse.org
http://www.iq.harvard.edu/people/philip-durbin

[Philip Durbin]

Tomorrow, Feb 3, at 10am Boston time we'll have our geospatial jamboree! The Zoom link can be found at https://dataverse.org/community-calls

In our speaker's own words:

"I will be showcasing the new expanded geospatial metadata block based on the ISO 19115 metadata standard, now available for open review (see PR# https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/pull/11507 ).

We are super excited about this new development for the community and I hope you can make it! :)

Sneak preview of new DV geospatial metadata (2026) block (attached)."

-- Amber Leahey, Borealis

"This is about using the Geonames service to have URIs of geographic locations in the metadata instead of textual terms or labels. Similar to the Skosmos integration with external vocabulary services functionality, but then with the Geonames API."

-- Paul Boon, DANS

If there's time, I may also briefly present a wishlist of geospatial features we've been making.

Again, the Zoom link is here: https://dataverse.org/community-calls

See you soon!

Phil

p.s. Amber kicked off a topic in Zulip if you'd like to discuss there: #geospatial > Expanded geospatial metadata block - Feb 3 Community Call @ 💬

[Philip Durbin]

Thanks again, Amber and Paul, for your lovely presentations!

I just put the recording on DataverseTV: https://dataverse.org/dataversetv

Direct links:

- recording: https://harvard.zoom.us/rec/share/Wmt7i4gAkpu0HVVKcK62PdkRk-Iz1sYr2yD1cmqFyctfRMx9JFBJ9DP1nE_aqR7b.7TXN8HznrFAFc68y?startTime=1770131031000

- slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rDHA_8ggxEeEWXunSCPHkZknEEGr-bjE4sd9xU5R7kY/edit?usp=sharing

- notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iFSHyLuBonOrTHOvjg8SAASRboulLOB4ODXVqyPwkbY/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks once again! See you next month!

Phil

[Amber Leahey]

Thanks so much, Phil, it was really fun speaking with everyone today! 

I wanted to follow up with more information about the new expanded geospatial metadata block which is now available for community testing and review: 

• New Geo Metadata Test Dataverse (open to anyone) 
• Community review and feedback form (open until March 30, 2026)

For more information about this geospatial metadata development including an overview of the new geospatial metadata block fields based on ISO 19115, please visit our blog. 

For any questions, please reach out to in...@borealisdata.ca.