Identify the nations of the UK that data applies to

[richardjpope]

Identifier challenge

Title

Identify the nations of the UK that data applies to

Challenge Owner

I'm working on the Catalyst data infrastructure project and using this as an example to try out the process

Short Description

Be clear about the nations of the UK that data relates to. This is important for data published relating to devolved administrations.

User Need

• As a publisher of data I want to be clear about which areas a dataset describes.
• As a consumer of data, I want to understand which areas a dataset describes

Expected Benefits

Being clear and consistent about the parts of the UK that data applies, rather than relying on a description or provenance, should reduce mistakes and

[richardjpope]

Added a proposal for adopting ISO 3166-2:GB:

https://wethecatalysts.github.io/formats-and-identifiers/identifiers/uk-nations.html