Data provenance
Source is over 18 months old.
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2013-04-30
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
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In plain language
A record of where data came from and how it changed. It helps people assess evidence but does not prove the data is correct. [1]
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Limits & distinctions
An origin record and a truth assessment answer different questions. Knowing who supplied a claim helps investigation; the claim and the record can still require checking. [1]
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A fuller explanation
Provenance describes the sources, people and processes involved in producing data. It can record that one dataset was derived from another, who carried out a step, and which version was used. [1]
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How it relates to the map
Map context: we use provenance to let readers inspect the origin of claims. It is a documentation practice, not a political position. [1]
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Sources and what we read
1. PROV-Overview
Source is over 18 months old.
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2013-04-30
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read the abstract and introduction to the PROV family, including entities, people, activities and derivation. Provenance supports assessment of reliability; the document does not make a recorded origin proof of truth.
Edition and machine-readable evidence
Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.
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