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- [#172](https://github.com/GFDRR/rdl-standard/pull/172) - Re-write use cases as user stories, for data publisher and data user roles.
- [#175](https://github.com/GFDRR/rdl-standard/pull/175) - Restructure documentation, rewrite landing page, add new introductory content.
- [#224](https://github.com/GFDRR/rdl-standard/pull/224) - Update contact email addresses.
- [#234](https://github.com/GFDRR/rdl-standard/pull/234) - Add guidance on inclusion of non-RDLS data in datasets.

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The Risk Data Library Standard (RDLS) is an open metadata standard for describing risk datasets used in climate and disaster risk assessments.

Metadata is data that provides information about a dataset. The RDLS covers metadata that can apply to any dataset, such as a dataset's title and author, and metadata that is specific to risk datasets, such as the type of hazard a dataset relates to.
Metadata is data that provides information about a dataset. The RDLS covers metadata that can apply to any dataset, such as a dataset's title and author, and metadata that is specific to risk datasets, such as the type of hazard a dataset relates to. RDLS does not specify which fields to include within risk datasets. You ought to make sure that your risk datasets include the fields needed to fulfil their intended uses.

RDLS defines risk-specific metadata for describing four types of dataset:

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