MetaData

Background
MetaData for CommonDataHub (CDH) provides a list of Common Entities and Common Attributes that can be found on the CommonDataHub site. Common Entities and Common Attributes provides you with a consolidated view of the information that is downloadable in easily readable and uploadable formats.

Note: Viewing/Filtering content is free for all datasets below.

CDH MetaData
The following are the various datasets available on CDH for MetaData. Please note that some of the datasets require a paid subscription (indicated by the symbol), primarily due to the value-add of consolidating various sources, additional attributes, and incremental updates. All reasonable commercial attempt is made to keep the information up-to-date.
MDO1 Common Entities List of common entities in CDH.
MDO2 Common Attributes List of common attributes in entities on CDH.
MDO3 ISO 4217 Distinct Currencies (Active) New Distinct currency codes from the ISO 4217 standard.
Dataset Features and Price List
Feature MDO1
FREE		 MDO2
FREE		 MDO3
FREE
Entity Name: Name of common entity in CDH. X X
Entity Definition: Short description of common entity. X X
Entity Other Definition: Other description of common entity. X
Attribute Name: Name of common attribute in CDH. X
Attribute Definition: Short description of common attribute. X
Attribute Other Definition: Other description of common attribute. X
Comments/ URL: Comments and/ or the URL of the data source. Entered by CommonDataHub. X X
Acronym Name: Name of Acronym. X
Acronym Long Name: Long Name/ Description of Acronym. X
Industry Name: Name of Industry associated with the Acronym. X
Language Name: Name of Primary Language associated with the Acronym. X
Automated Notification: Automated Notification of Changes.
Free Email Support. X X X
Free Telephone Support.
Attribute Sources
A list of all attributes of the datasets, along with relevant sources. The field Portal Release Date is the date this information was published on CommonDataHub.
Attribute Source Portal Release Date
Entity Name CDH 15-Jul-2008
Entity Definition CDH 15-Jul-2008
Entity Other Definition CDH 15-Jul-2008
Attribute Name CDH 15-Jul-2008
Attribute Definition CDH 15-Jul-2008
Attribute Other Definition CDH 15-Jul-2008
Comments/ URL CDH 15-Jul-2008
Acronym Name Various 2-Sep-2008
Acronym Long Name Various 2-Sep-2008
Industry Name CDH 2-Sep-2008
Language Name CDH 2-Sep-2008
Details of some of the sources used for Common Entity and Common Attribute Data:

ISO 3166-1: The standard is the list of country names and codes.
http://www.iso.org

ISO 3166-2: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision code, defines codes for the principal subdivisions of a country or dependent area. First published in 1998.
http://www.iso.org

ISO 3166-3: Defines codes for outdated ISO 3166-1 Country Codes and is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by ISO. First published in 1999.
http://www.iso.org

International Dialing Codes:
http://www.international-dialing-codes.net/

The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

World Gazetteer: The World Gazetteer provides a comprehensive set of population data and related statistics.
http://www.world-gazetteer.com

United Nations Statistics Division:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS): are publicly announced standards developed by the US Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. 10-4 Country list source.
http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip10-4.htm

Country Lineage Sources:
http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/updates_on_iso_3166.htm
http://www.wikipedia.com/
http://www.statoids.com/w3166his.html
ftp://ftp.ripe.net/iso3166-countrycodes.txt

Acronyms
A selected listing of the acronyms and abbreviations used.

CDH: CommonDataHub
EU: European Union
FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standards
IOC: International Olympic Committee
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ITU: International Telecommunications Union
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
WMO: World Meteorological Organization
  
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