Kevin C. Marsh wrote:
>
> > text
> > image
> > sound
> > data
> > software
> > interactive
> > physical object
>
> Where would you categorize maps?
If the map exists as a graphic object only,
such as colour printed formats, then it is "image".
If the map you are thinking of is actually a visualisation
of an underlying digital dataset (eg GIS coverage)
then you should refer to the dataset as "data",
and the produced visualisation as "image".
In this case there are in fact two resources.
As in all things, the categories have fuzzy boundaries,
so metadata providers have to use some judgement.
If there is some ambiguity, where a resource might fit
into more than one category, one response is to use
repeated DC.Type elements, as is recommended for "Compound/Mixed".
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