Introduction
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Field | Description | Purpose |
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data_update_frequency | Dataset expected update frequency | Shows how often the data is expected to be updated or at least checked to see if it needs updating |
last_modified | Resource last modified date | Indicates the last time the resource was updated irrespective of whether it was a major or minor change |
dataset_date | Dataset datetime period | The date referred to by the data in the dataset. It changes when data for a new date comes to HDX so may not need to change for minor updates |
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Date of update: The last time any resource in the dataset was modified or the dataset was confirmed as up to date. The ideal is that the date of update history corresponds with what is selected in the expected update frequency. This is last_modified.
Date Time period of data: The actual date or date range of the data within all the resources earliest start date and latest end date across all resources included in the dataset. This is dataset_date.
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Update Frequency | Dataset age state thresholds (how old must a dataset be for it to have this status) | |||
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Fresh | Not Fresh | |||
Up-to-date | Due | Overdue | Delinquent | |
Daily | 0 days old | 1 day old due_age = f | 2 days old overdue_age = f + 2 | 3 days old delinquent_age = f + 3 |
Weekly | 0 - 6 days old | 7 days old due_age = f | 14 days old overdue_age = f + 7 | 21 days old delinquent_age = f + 14 |
Fortnightly | 0 - 13 days old | 14 days old due_age = f | 21 days old overdue_age = f + 7 | 28 days old delinquent_age = f + 14 |
Monthly | 0 -29 days old | 30 days old due_age = f | 44 days old overdue_age = f + 14 | 60 days old delinquent_age = f + 30 |
Quarterly | 0 - 89 days old | 90 days old due_age = f | 120 days old overdue_age = f + 30 | 150 days old delinquent_age = f + 60 |
Semiannually | 0 - 179 days old | 180 days old due_age = f | 210 days old overdue_age = f + 30 | 240 days old delinquent_age = f + 60 |
Annually | 0 - 364 days old | 365 days old due_age = f | 425 days old overdue_age = f + 60 | 455 days old delinquent_age = f + 90 |
Never | Always | Never | Never | Never |
Live | Always | Never | Never | Never |
As Needed | Always | Never | Never | Never |
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