# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata (Text with EEA relevance), Division 6.2: Spatial resolution

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Spatial resolution refers to the level of detail of the data set. It shall be expressed as a set of zero to many resolution distances (typically for gridded data and imagery-derived products) or equivalent scales (typically for maps or map-derived products).
An equivalent scale is generally expressed as an integer value expressing the scale denominator.
A resolution distance shall be expressed as a numerical value associated with a unit of length.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1205/annex/part/B/division/6/division/6.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1205/annex/part-B/division-6/division-6.2
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