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If your risk datasets use terms from existing taxonomies or classifications, use the [taxonomy mappings](mappings/index.md) to identify the equivalent codes in RDLS.

If you plan to describe the spatial coverage of your risk data using coordinates, you may need to [transform your coordinates to the correct coordinate reference system](#transform-coordinates-between-coordinate-reference-systems).
If you plan to describe the spatial coverage of your risk data using coordinates, you might need to [transform your coordinates to the correct coordinate reference system](#transform-coordinates-between-coordinate-reference-systems).

#### Use the RDLS spreadsheet template

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If you plan to export RDLS metadata from an existing system in JSON format, you first need to identify how your existing metadata 'maps' to RDLS - that is, identifying which [data elements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_element) within your system match which RDLS [fields](../reference/schema.md) and [codes](../reference/codelists.md). You then need to implement your mapping in code. JSON is a widely used format so most programming languages and database engines provide support for exporting data in JSON format.

It is strongly suggested that you do not author RDLS metadata in JSON format 'by hand'. However, if you do choose this approach, you should use a text editor with support for JSON formatting and validation, such as [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/json).
It is strongly suggested that you do not author RDLS metadata in JSON format 'by hand'. However, if you do choose this approach, you ought to use a text editor with support for JSON formatting and validation, such as [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/json).

In either case, you need to structure and format your data according to the [RDLS schema](../reference/schema.md).

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