description¶
iati-activities/iati-activity/location/description
This is the reference page for the XML element description.
Definition¶
Data type for an element that must contain human-readable text. The information may be repeated in different languages.
Rules¶
This element must occur no more than once (within each parent element).
Example Usage¶
Example usage of description within a location of an iati-activity.:
<location ref="AF-KAN">
<location-reach code="1" />
<location-id vocabulary="G1" code="1453782" />
<name>
<narrative>Location name</narrative>
</name>
<description>
<narrative>Location description</narrative>
</description>
<activity-description>
<narrative>A description that qualifies the activity taking place at the location.</narrative>
</activity-description>
<administrative vocabulary="G1" level="1" code="1453782" />
<point srsName="http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326">
<pos>31.616944 65.716944</pos>
</point>
<exactness code="1"/>
<location-class code="2"/>
<feature-designation code="ADMF"/>
</location>
Changelog¶
2.01¶
Freetext is no longer allowed with this element. It should now be declared with the new child narrative element.
1.04¶
The documentation in the schema has changed from “A human-readable description of the location (not the activity).”