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Optional Dataset Information Requirements

Mark Headd edited this page Aug 10, 2015 · 1 revision

An optional dataset information file may be published to provide meta information about the data.

Required

Field DataType Description
Jurisdiction TEXT Unique ID of jurisdiction
Version NUMERIC Version of the BLDS specification used to generate BLDS data. For example '1.0'
Email TEXT Email address of the person to contact regarding invalid data in this data file or feed

Recommended

Field DataType Description
LastUpdate TEXT (YYYY-MM-DD) Date that the file or data feed was last updated
Projection TEXT Projection system used for coordinates provided with permit records

Optional

Field DataType Description
URL TEXT URL where the jurisdiction publishes building permit data
Phone TEXT Telephone number of the person to contact regarding invalid data in this data file or feed
Fax TEXT Fax number of the person to contact regarding invalid data in this data file or feed