gmd:distributionFormat value seems to be incorrect.

[ianwallen]

FGP shows the following which uses the code in the

<gmd:distributionFormat>
            <gmd:MD_Format>
               <gmd:name>
                  <gco:CharacterString>CDED ASCII</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:name>
               <gmd:version>
                  <gco:CharacterString>test</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:version>
            </gmd:MD_Format>
         </gmd:distributionFormat>

Our System shows the following which uses the language value in the This is incorrect because if this is what is supposed to be there then we would also require the translated text and it does not have the translated text

<gmd:distributionFormat>
            <gmd:MD_Format>
               <gmd:name>
                  <gco:CharacterString>ASCII (CDED)</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:name>
               <gmd:version>
                  <gco:CharacterString>test</gco:CharacterString>
               </gmd:version>
            </gmd:MD_Format>
         </gmd:distributionFormat>

So there bug seems to be related to the editor/validator that should be using codes to follow FGP Or both English and French values should exists.

[ianwallen]

Another issue with current setup is that is set based on the main language. But the value set is based on English.

• create metadata record where the main language is French
• Set distribution format to "ASCII (CDED)"
• Validate to ensure it is correct. - It will fail validation with

This is because it tries to compare the french value to the english value.

It is better if is use codes instead to be consistent

[ianwallen]

According to https://github.com/metadata101/schemas/blob/de-geogratis/hnap/2.3.1/HNAP.md#clause-51131-name It says that the values need to be https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Federal_Geospatial_Platform/Policies_and_Standards/Catalogue/Release/Appendix_B_Guidelines_and_Best_Practices/Guide_to_Harmonized_ISO_19115:2003_NAP/Format?setlang=en&uselang=en But these are all the English values within the src/main/config/codelist/local/thesauri/theme/GC_Resource_Formats.rdf Switching to the French does not change the codes. This seems like a bug in the documentation as it does not make sense to use English values - codes exists and are language independent.

FGP Excel Spreadsheet seems to have the correct codes as the following.

[bo-lu]

Hi Ian, I think it is best to keep the code value since it would require quite a bit of change for us. The application can convert these code to the bilingual value. Also, there is no clear direction from the policy side.