---+++ AbcdConcept0863

---+++++ Identifier

<verbatim>DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/ISODateTimeBegin</verbatim>



---+++++ Group

Gathering

---+++++ Subgroup


---+++++ Full Name

Start of gathering event (ISO)

---+++++ Documentation

The beginning of the gathering event, or exact date, expressed in a modified ISO/ANSI structured format.

---+++++ Content

The exact date (and time) or beginning of a period representing the gathering event, expressed in a modified ISO/ANSI 8601 standard structured date format.

The collecting date of the sample as YYYYMMDD. Missing data (MM or DD) should be indicated with hyphens. Leading zeros are required. A FAO/IPGRI multi-crop passport descriptor (MCPD), description and examples taken from EURISCO descriptor list dated July 3, 2002.


---++++ Recommended or Prescribed Values


---+++++ Example Value

2005-04-10

1968<verbatim>----</verbatim>

20020620

---+++++ Example Explanation


---+++++ Reviewer

Berendsohn 10 Apr 2005

---++++ Editorial Notes