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---+++ Where - location attributes

   * Location Description - text description of the location where the observation was made or the area that was searched.
   * Latitude, Longitude, and Datum (decimal degrees)
   * Link to GIS feature (point, line or polygon)
   * Directions - precise directions to the site of the observation. 
   * Mapping Precision 
   * Mapping Comments - ability to map the Observation precisely.
   * Darwin Core location attributes – Continent, Nation, State or Province, County, Locality, etc.
   * Elevation and Depth – minimum and maximum values



-- Main.LynnKutner - 13 Jul 2006