Any location information (information specified through a 10320/LOC element) that applies to all or most DOI names under a prefix can be stored at prefix level: this information applies to all DOI names under that prefix. If specific location information is stored at DOI name level then this information overrides information stored at prefix level.
Location information is stored at prefix level by using the HS_NAMESPACE element in the record of the prefix Handle (0.NA/<prefix>): the HS_NAMESPACE element points to another Handle or DOI name which will store a 10320/LOC element. Typically, this element will contain URL templates. For more information about the HS_NAMESPACE element, see the Handle.net Technical Manual.
The following figure shows the example of the prefix Handle 0.NA/10.5237 where the 10320/LOC element is stored in the prefix record.
