diff --git a/pygeometa/schemas/iso19139/__init__.py b/pygeometa/schemas/iso19139/__init__.py
index 2b9bbe0..318236b 100644
--- a/pygeometa/schemas/iso19139/__init__.py
+++ b/pygeometa/schemas/iso19139/__init__.py
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ def import_(self, metadata: str) -> dict:
                 mcf['spatial']['resolution'].append({'distance': v,
                                                      'uom': uom})
 
+        if m.identification.spatialrepresentationtype and len(m.identification.spatialrepresentationtype) > 0:  # noqa
+            mcf['spatial']['datatype'] = m.identification.spatialrepresentationtype[0] # noqa
+
         if m.identification.accessconstraints:
             mcf['identification']['accessconstraints'] = m.identification.accessconstraints[0]  # noqa
 
diff --git a/tests/md-SMJP01RJTD-gmd.xml b/tests/md-SMJP01RJTD-gmd.xml
index e655a6d..73fee26 100644
--- a/tests/md-SMJP01RJTD-gmd.xml
+++ b/tests/md-SMJP01RJTD-gmd.xml
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@
           </gmd:otherConstraints>
         </gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
       </gmd:resourceConstraints>
+      <gmd:spatialRepresentationType>
+        <gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode codeListValue="vector" codeList="http://standards.iso.org/iso/19139/resources/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode"/>
+      </gmd:spatialRepresentationType>
       <gmd:spatialResolution>
         <gmd:MD_Resolution>
           <gmd:equivalentScale>