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Data Dictionary for The Modern Moby-Dick Gazetteer

The placename data are stored in a single mysql data table. This data dictionary explains all of the fields and their contents. Some of the fields are not used in the website and others are used, but not explicitly shown except in a tooltip or drop-down.

Field Name
How Displayed
Type
Description
Visible
serial_no
as 'Seq.'
Integer
Unique, sequential identifier for each named place in the order it appears in the text.
Yes
pl_name
As 'Place-Name'
Text
The verbatim text of the placename.
Yes
modifier
As 'Modifier'
Text
A modifying word or term verbatim from the text which is before, after, or implied as a modifier to the placename to add context and clarify the meaning of the term.
Yes
normalized
As 'Normalized'
Text
Contains a single (e.g. normalized) name for one or more placenames having the same root.
Yes
variant
In a Tooltip
Text
Contains a modern variant or newly recognized name for a placename in Moby-Dick. Displayed as a tooltip to the Normalized field in the interface.
Yes (tooltip)
context
As 'Context'
Text
Contains the complete, verbatim sentence in which the placename occured. The placename is shown in bold.
Yes
chptr_num
As 'Chap.'
Integer
The chapter number in which this placename occured. Chapter 0 represents the Extracts chapter which is un-numbered in the text.
Yes
chptr_num_r
N/A
Text
The chapter number in roman numerals.
No
chptr_name
In the 'Chapter Number' drop-down.
Text
The name of the chapter in which the placename occurred.
Yes (in drop-down)
nce_page
As 'Page'
Integer
The page number from the Norton Critical Editions, 3rd edition, of Moby-Dick.
Yes
mod_lib_page
N/A
Integer
The page number Modern Library edition of 1926 of Moby-Dick.
No
sntnc_occur
N/A
Integer
Keeps track of the sequence of occurances when a placename occurs multiple times within the same sentence.
No
type
As 'Type'
Text
A descriptive feature type for each placename. Types are sub-types within Categories.
Yes
category
As 'Category'
Text
A broad categorization of the placename.
Yes
lat_long
N/A
Text
The combined latitude and longitude coordinates for the placename separated by a comma.
No
latitude
N/A
Real
The latitude of the placename. This is used in the 'Map It' column in the interface as part of the hyperlink to maps.google.com.
No
longitude
N/A
Real
The longitude of the placename. This is used in the 'Map It' column in the interface as part of the hyperlink to maps.google.com.
No
zoom_lev
N/A
Integer
Contains an appropriate maps.google.com zoom level parameter for the placename. This enables the link to the placename to be zoomed to an appropriate scale for the size of the placename feature. This is used in the 'Map It' column in the interface.
No