Concept
Metadata
Metadata describes how data was produced, when, by whom, under what assumptions, and with what quality.
Position in the Trusted Data Framework
Metadata
Living Graph View
Metadata in the concept network
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Relationship Matrix
Metadata as a network node
Provides evidence for assessing fitness, completeness, and reliability.
Records production and transformation details required for traceability.
Makes data assumptions and provenance visible enough to be trusted.
Concept Relationships
How Metadata works with other concepts
Provides evidence for assessing fitness, completeness, and reliability.
Records production and transformation details required for traceability.
Makes data assumptions and provenance visible enough to be trusted.
Definition
Metadata is contextual information about data, representations, observations, lineage, quality, ownership, and use constraints.
Role in the Trusted Data Framework
Provides the operating memory needed for trust, discovery, governance, lineage, and AI-ready assessment.
Practical Examples
- Creation time
- Producer
- Assumptions
- Quality score
- Licence
- Update frequency
Prototype Direction
- metadata-discovery
Consulting Questions
- What problem does this concept help diagnose in the client environment?
- Which upstream concepts must be in place before this concept becomes reliable?
- What evidence would prove that this concept is working in practice?