CoverageType

Describes the temporal, spatial and topical coverage. At the instance level these descriptions should be inclusive of the coverage of all modules in the instance. The element is available within individual modules and can be used to refine the coverage to that of the individual module.

Properties

Name	Type		Description
TopicalCoverageReference	TopicalCoverageType	0..1	Reference to a previously defined topical coverage.
TopicalCoverage	TopicalCoverageType	0..1	Description of the topical coverage of the data described in a particular DDI module.
SpatialCoverageReference	GeographicCoverageType	0..1	Reference to a previously defined spatial coverage.
SpatialCoverage	GeographicCoverageType	0..1	Description of the geographic coverage of the data described in a particular DDI module.
TemporalCoverageReference	TemporalCoverageType	0..1	Reference to a previously defined temporal coverage.
TemporalCoverage	TemporalCoverageType	0..1	Description of the temporal coverage of the data described in a particular DDI module.
RestrictionProcess	RestrictionProcessType	0..1	Allows for a specific machine actionable description of the restriction process using a GenerationInstructionReference, if one currently exists, or through a CommandCode. In the case of a physical instance, the RestrictionProcess would be the same as a case, record or variable selection process.
IsRestrictionOfParentCoverage	boolean	0..1	If the coverage described within this object is a restriction of the coverage of its parent study or group set this attribute to “true”. If the coverage of a specific type (spatial, topical, or temporal) is not a restriction, include this coverage type by reference to that described in parent. Create a new coverage for the type being restricted.

Relationships

The following identified item types reference this type.