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Appropriate metadata is imperative for documenting the lineage of the survey, providing insights into the data collected and ensuring long term access and preservation. The minimum (and complete) metadata requirements can be found in Section 4.2.3 (Metadata Attributes)Dataset level metadata attributes.
The key benefits of metadata, to both the Contributing Hub Manager and the Client/Customer using the data, are to improve the understanding of the data, and aid in decision making. Other benefits include:
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