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To comment on this schema, please create a new issue in https://github.com/tdwg/dwc/issues - Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) - 2014-12-05 - - - - - Accepted Name Usage - The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. - Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-21 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Accepted Name Usage ID - An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. - Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-09-21 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - According To - Abstract term to attribute information to a source. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-01-21 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - Associated Media - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG", "http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00.jpg | http://204.140.246.24/Fish/Collection%20Pictures/10118-00a.jpg". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MultimediaObjects - - - - Associated Occurrences - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID - - - - Associated Organisms - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Organisms and their associations to this Organism. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "sibling of MXA-232", "mother of MXA-231 | mother of MXA-232" - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Associated References - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261", "Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767.", "Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources.". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitReferences - - - - Associated Sequences - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1", "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sequences/Sequence/ID-in-Database + constant - - - - Associated Taxa - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), and to separate the relationship from the taxon with a colon (':'). Examples: "host: Quercus alba", "parasitoid of:Cyclocephala signaticollis | predator of Apis mellifera". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Synecology/AssociatedTaxa - - - - Basis of Record - The specific nature of the data record. - Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Darwin Core classes. Examples: "PreservedSpecimen", "FossilSpecimen", "LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - - - Bed - The full name of the lithostratigraphic bed from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Behavior - A description of the behavior shown by the subject at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "roosting", "foraging", "running" - - 2009-03-06 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Catalog Number - An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection. - Examples: "2008.1334", "145732a", "145732" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitID - - - - Class - The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified. - Examples: "Mammalia", "Hepaticopsida" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis - - - - Collection Code - The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived. - Examples: "Mammals", "Hildebrandt", "eBird" - - 2008-11-19 - 2013-10-04 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - - - Collection ID - An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived. - For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001", "http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - - - Continent - The name of the continent in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. - Examples: "Africa", "Antarctica", "Asia", "Europe", "North America", "Oceania", "South America" - - 2008-11-19 - 2013-10-04 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Continent - - - - Coordinate Precision - A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude. - Examples: "0.00001" (normal GPS limit for decimal degrees), "0.000278" (nearest second), "0.01667" (nearest minute), "1.0" (nearest degree) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/ISOAccuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/AccuracyStatement - - - - Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters - The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Zero is not a valid value for this term. - Examples: "30" (reasonable lower limit of a GPS reading under good conditions if the actual precision was not recorded at the time), "71" (uncertainty for a UTM coordinate having 100 meter precision and a known spatial reference system). - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinateErrorDistanceInMeters - - - - Country - The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. - Examples: "Denmark", "Colombia", "España" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/Name - - - - Country Code - The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country codes. - Examples: "AR" for Argentina, "SV" for El Salvador - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/ISO3166Code - - - - County - The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs. - Examples: "Missoula", "Los Lagos", "Mataró" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= County - - - - Data Generalizations - Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request. - Example: "Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Dataset ID - An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-11 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/DataSetGUID - - - - Dataset Name - The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived. - Examples: "Grinnell Resurvey Mammals", "Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures" - - 2009-09-11 - 2009-09-11 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - - - Date Identified - The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - - - Day - The integer day of the month on which the Event occurred. - Examples: "9", "28" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - - Decimal Latitude - The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. - Example: "-41.0983423" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal - - - - Decimal Longitude - The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. - Example: "-121.1761111" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal - - - - Disposition - The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in collectionCode or collectionID. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "in collection", "missing", "voucher elsewhere", "duplicates elsewhere" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Disposition - - - - Dynamic Properties - A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content. - The recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema such as JSON. Examples: "{"heightInMeters":1.5}", "{"tragusLengthInMeters":0.014, "weightInGrams":120}", "{"natureOfID":"expert identification", "identificationEvidence":"cytochrome B sequence"}", "{"relativeHumidity":28, "airTemperatureInCelcius":22, "sampleSizeInKilograms":10}", "{"aspectHeading":277, "slopeInDegrees":6}", "{"iucnStatus":"vulnerable", "taxonDistribution":"Neuquén, Argentina"}". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic age or lowest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Atlantic", "Boreal", "Skullrockian" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic eon or lowest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Phanerozoic", "Proterozoic" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic epoch or lowest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Holocene", "Pleistocene", "Ibexian Series" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic era or lowest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Cenozoic", "Mesozoic" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Earliest Period Or Lowest System - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic period or lowest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Neogene", "Tertiary", "Quaternary" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - End Day Of Year - The latest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). - Examples: "1" (=1 Jan), "366" (=31 Dec), "365" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberEnd - - - - Establishment Means - The process by which the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence became established at the location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "native", "introduced", "naturalised", "invasive", "managed" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/EstablishmentMeans - - - - Event - An action that occurs at some location during some time. - Examples: A specimen collection process. A machine observation. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering - - - Event Date - The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-01 - - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - - Event ID - An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - - - - Event Remarks - Comments or notes about the Event. - Example: "after the recent rains the river is nearly at flood stage" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Notes - - - - Event Time - The time or interval during which an Event occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "14:07-0600" is 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "08:40:21Z" is 8:40:21am UTC, "13:00:00Z/15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1pm UTC and 3:30pm UTC. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin and DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd - - - - Family - The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified. - Examples: "Felidae", "Monocleaceae" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia - - - - Field Notes - One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the Event. - Example: "notes available in Grinnell-Miller Library" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/FieldNotes - - - - Field Number - An identifier given to the event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the Event. - Example: "RV Sol 87-03-08" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - - - - Footprint Spatial Fit - The ratio of the area of the footprint (footprintWKT) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. The footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point and the given georeference is not that same point. If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the footprintSpatialFit is 1. - Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintSpatialFit (ABCD v2.06b) - - - - Footprint SRS - A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the Spatial Reference System (SRS) for the footprintWKT of the Location. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude, even if it is the same as for the footprintWKT - use the geodeticDatum instead. - Example: The WKT for the standard WGS84 SRS (EPSG:4326) is "GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]" without the enclosing quotes. - - 2009-07-06 - 2009-07-06 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Footprint WKT - A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the Location. A Location may have both a point-radius representation (see decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. - Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20)) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintWKT (ABCD v2.06b) - - - - Formation - The full name of the lithostratigraphic formation from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Notch Peak Fromation", "House Limestone", "Fillmore Formation" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Fossil Specimen - A preserved specimen that is a fossil. - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - RecordBasisEnum/FossileSpecimen - - - Genus - The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified. - Examples: "Puma", "Monoclea" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Viral/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/GenusOrMonomial} - - - - Geodetic Datum - The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". - Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/SpatialDatum - - - - Geological Context - Geological information, such as stratigraphy, that qualifies a region or place. - Example: A lithostratigraphic layer. - - 2009-07-06 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Stratigraphy - - - Geological Context ID - An identifier for the set of information associated with a GeologicalContext (the location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2009-07-06 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Georeferenced By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Brad Millen (ROM)", "Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ) | Janet Fang (MVZ)". - - 2009-01-21 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Georeferenced Date - The date on which the Location was georeferenced. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2011-10-16 - 2011-10-16 - - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Georeference Protocol - A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties. - Examples: "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing. (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). Global Biodiversity Information Facility.", "MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines", "Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinateMethod - - - - Georeference Remarks - Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol. - Example: "assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101)" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceRemarks - - - - Georeference Sources - A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "GeoLocate", "USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad | Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceSources - - - - Georeference Verification Status - A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "requires verification", "verified by collector", "verified by curator". - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceVerificationStatus - - - - Group - The full name of the lithostratigraphic group from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Habitat - A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred. - Examples: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-05-17 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/Text - - - - Higher Classification - A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from the highest taxonomic rank to the lowest. Examples: "Animalia", "Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Rodentia | Hystricognatha | Hystricognathi | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomyini | Ctenomys". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Higher Geography - A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '), with terms in order from least specific to most specific. Examples: "North Atlantic Ocean", "South America | Argentina | Patagonia | Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi | Neuquén | Los Lagos" with accompanying values "South America" in Continent, "Argentina" in Country, "Neuquén" in StateProvince, and "Los Lagos" in County. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName} - - - - Higher Geography ID - An identifier for the geographic region within which the Location occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an persistent identifier from a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. - Example: "TGN: 1002002" for Prov. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Highest Biostratigraphic Zone - The full name of the highest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Human Observation - An output of a human observation process. - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - RecordBasisEnum/HumanObservation - - - Identification - A taxonomic determination (e.g., the assignment to a taxon). - Example: A subspecies determination of an organism. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification - - - Identification ID - An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Identification Qualifier - A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification. - Examples: 1) For the determination "Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia" with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank. 2) For the determination "Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "cf. var. oxyadenia " with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/IdentificationQualifier - - - - Identification References - A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Aves del Noroeste Patagonico. Christie et al. 2004.", "Stebbins, R. Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. 2003. | Irschick, D.J. and Shaffer, H.B. (1997). ''The polytypic species revisited: Morphological differentiation among tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) (Amphibia: Caudata).'' Herpetologica, 53(1), 30-49.". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/References - - - - Identification Remarks - Comments or notes about the Identification. - Example: "Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas." - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Notes - - - - Identification Verification Status - A categorical indicator of the extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID/ABCD. - Examples: "0", "4" - - 2011-10-16 - 2011-10-16 - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Identified By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "James L. Patton", "Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText - - - - Individual Count - The number of individuals represented present at the time of the Occurrence. - Examples: "1", "25" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - - Information Withheld - Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record. - Examples: "location information not given for endangered species", "collector identities withheld", "ask about tissue samples" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/InformationWithheld - - - - Infraspecific Epithet - The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation. - Examples: "concolor", "oxyadenia", "sayi" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SubspeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/SecondEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SubspeciesEpithet} - - - - Institution Code - The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. - Examples: "MVZ", "FMNH", "AKN-CLO", "University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)" - - 2008-11-19 - 2013-10-04 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - - - Institution ID - An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. - For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777", "http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn". - - 2009-09-11 - 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - - - Island - The name of the island on or near which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. - Examples: "Isla Victoria", "Vancouver", "Viti Levu", "Zanzibar" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island - - - - Island Group - The name of the island group in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. - Examples: "Alexander Archipelago", "Seychelles" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island group - - - - Kingdom - The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified. - Examples: "Animalia", "Plantae" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum - - - - Latest AgeOr Highest Stage - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic age or highest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Atlantic", "Boreal", "Skullrockian" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic eon or highest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Phanerozoic", "Proterozoic" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Latest Epoch Or Highest Series - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic epoch or highest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Holocene", "Pleistocene", "Ibexian Series" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Latest Era Or Highest Erathem - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Cenozoic", "Mesozoic" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Latest Period Or Highest System - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic period or highest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Neogene", "Tertiary", "Quaternary" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Life Stage - The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "egg", "eft", "juvenile", "adult", "2 adults 4 juveniles" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalSexualStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalLiveStages/MycologicalLiveStage (Note DwC spec uses ”MycologicalLifeStage” or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ZoologicalUnit/PhasesOrStages/PhaseOrStage - - - - Lithostratigraphic Terms - The combination of all litho-stratigraphic names for the rock from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Stratigraphy/LithostratigraphicTerms - - - - Living Specimen - A specimen that is alive. - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - RecordBasisEnum/LivingSpecimen - - - Locality - The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description. - Example: "Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName - - - - Location According To - Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals. - Examples: "Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names", "GADM" - - 2009-08-24 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Location ID - An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Location Remarks - Comments or notes about the Location. - Example: "under water since 2005" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/AreaDetail - - - - Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone - The full name of the lowest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Machine Observation - An output of a machine observation process. - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - RecordBasisEnum/MachineObservation - - - Material Sample - A physical results of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed. - Examples: A whole organism preserved in a collection. A part of an organism isolated for some purpose. A soil sample. A marine microbial sample. - - 2013-03-28 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit - - - Material Sample ID - An identifier for the MaterialSample (as opposed to a particular digital record of the material sample). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the materialSampleID globally unique. - - 2013-03-28 - 2013-09-26 - - - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Maximum Depth In Meters - The greater depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. - Example: "200" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - - Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters - The greater distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation. - Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: "300m" MinimumElevationInMeters: "300", MaximumElevationInMeters: "300", VerbatimDepth: "20m", MinimumDepthInMeters: "20", MaximumDepthInMeters: "20", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "0", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "-1.5" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - - Maximum Elevation In Meters - The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. - Example: "200" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - - Measurement Accuracy - The description of the potential error associated with the measurementValue. - Examples: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Aspect/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy - - - - Measurement Determined By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the MeasurementOrFact. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Rob Guralnick", "Julie Woodruff | Eileen Lacey". - - 2009-01-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy - - - - Measurement Determined Date - The date on which the MeasurementOrFact was made. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime - - - - Measurement ID - An identifier for the MeasurementOrFact (information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2009-03-06 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Measurement Method - A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. - Examples: "minimum convex polygon around burrow entrances" for a home range area, "barometric altimeter" for an elevation - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method or /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method or /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method - - - - Measurement or Fact - A measurement of or fact about an rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource). - Resources can be thought of as identifiable records or instances of classes and may include, but need not be limited to Occurrences, Organisms, MaterialSamples, Events, Locations, GeologicalContexts, Identifications, or Taxa. Examples: The weight of an organism in grams. The number of placental scars. - - 2009-04-24 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts - - - Measurement Remarks - Comments or notes accompanying the MeasurementOrFact. - Example: "tip of tail missing" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Measurement Type - The nature of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "tail length", "temperature", "trap line length", "survey area", "trap type" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter - - - - Measurement Unit - The units associated with the measurementValue. Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI). - Examples: "mm", "C", "km", "ha" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement - - - - Measurement Value - The value of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. - Examples: "45", "20", "1", "14.5", "UV-light" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - - Member - The full name of the lithostratigraphic member from which the cataloged item was collected. - Examples: "Lava Dam Member", "Hellnmaria Member" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Minimum Depth In Meters - The lesser depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. - Example: "100" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - - Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters - The lesser distance in a range of distance from a reference surface in the vertical direction, in meters. Use positive values for locations above the surface, negative values for locations below. If depth measures are given, the reference surface is the location given by the depth, otherwise the reference surface is the location given by the elevation. - Example: 1.5 meter sediment core from the bottom of a lake (at depth 20m) at 300m elevation; VerbatimElevation: "300m" MinimumElevationInMeters: "300", MaximumElevationInMeters: "300", VerbatimDepth: "20m", MinimumDepthInMeters: "20", MaximumDepthInMeters: "20", minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "0", maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters: "-1.5" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - - Minimum Elevation In Meters - The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. - Example: "100" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - - Month - The ordinal month in which the Event occurred. - Examples: "1" (=January), "10" (=October) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - - Municipality - The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location. - Examples: "Holzminden" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName - - - - Name According To - The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied - traditionally signified by the Latin "sensu" or "sec." (from secundum, meaning "according to"). For taxa that result from identifications, a reference to the keys, monographs, experts and other sources should be given. - Example: "McCranie, J. R., D. B. Wake, and L. D. Wilson. 1996. The taxonomic status of Bolitoglossa schmidti, with comments on the biology of the Mesoamerican salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Carib. J. Sci. 32:395-398.", "Werner Greuter 2008", "Lilljeborg 1861, Upsala Univ. Arsskrift, Math. Naturvet., pp. 4, 5" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-21 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Name According To ID - An identifier for the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. See nameAccordingTo. - Example: "doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80026-2" - - 2009-08-24 - 2009-09-21 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Name Published In - A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. - Examples: "Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-21 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation - - - - Name Published In ID - An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. - Example: "http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7" - - 2009-05-18 - 2009-09-21 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Name Published In Year - The four-digit year in which the scientificName was published. - Examples: "1915", "2008" - - 2011-10-16 - 2011-10-16 - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Nomenclatural Code - The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "ICBN", "ICZN", "BC", "ICNCP", "BioCode", "ICZN; ICBN" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-21 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/Code - - - - Nomenclatural Status - The status related to the original publication of the name and its conformance to the relevant rules of nomenclature. It is based essentially on an algorithm according to the business rules of the code. It requires no taxonomic opinion. - Examples: "nom. ambig.", "nom. illeg.", "nom. subnud." - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - (DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation) pro parte - - - - Occurrence - An existence of an Organism (sensu http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism) at a particular place at a particular time. - Examples: A wolf pack on the shore of Kluane Lake in 1988. A virus in a plant leaf in a the New York Botanical Garden at 15:29 on 2014-10-23. A fungus in Central Park in the summer of 1929. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit - - - Occurrence ID - An identifier for the Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the occurrence). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the occurrenceID globally unique. - For a specimen in the absence of a bona fide global unique identifier, for example, use the form: "urn:catalog:[institutionCode]:[collectionCode]:[catalogNumber]. Examples: "urn:lsid:nhm.ku.edu:Herps:32", "urn:catalog:FMNH:Mammal:145732" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitGUID - - - - Occurrence Remarks - Comments or notes about the Occurrence. - Example: "found dead on road" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Notes - - - - Occurrence Status - A statement about the presence or absence of a Taxon at a Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "present", "absent" - - 2009-09-17 - 2009-09-17 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Order - The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified. - Examples: "Carnivora", "Monocleales" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = ordo - - - - Organism - A particular organism or defined group of organisms considered to be taxonomically homogeneous. - Instances of the Organism class are intended to facilitate linking of one or more Identification instances to one or more Occurrence instances. Therefore, things that are typically assigned scientific names (such as viruses, hybrids, and lichens) and aggregates whose occurrences are typically recorded (such as packs, clones, and colonies) are included in the scope of this class. - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - Organism ID - An identifier for the Organism instance (as opposed to a particular digital record of the Organism). May be a globally unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Organism Name - A textual name or label assigned to an Organism instance. - Examples: "Huberta", "Boab Prison Tree", "J pod". - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Organism Remarks - Comments or notes about the Organism instance. - Example: "One of a litter of six." - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Organism Scope - A description of the kind of Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type) instead. Examples: "multicellular organism", "virus", "clone" "pack", "colony". - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - - not in ABCD - - - - Original Name Usage - The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names. - Examples: "Pinus abies", "Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-21 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Original Name Usage ID - An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. - Example: "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753" - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-09-21 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Other Catalog Numbers - A list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same Occurrence, whether in the current or any other data set or collection. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "FMNH:Mammal:1234", "NPS YELLO6778 | MBG 33424". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/History/PreviousUnitsText - - - - Owner Institution Code - The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. - Examples: "NPS", "APN", "InBio" - - 2009-08-24 - 2013-10-04 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Parent Name Usage - The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. - Examples: "Rubiaceae", "Gruiformes", "Testudinae" - - 2009-08-24 - 2009-09-21 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName - - - - Parent Name Usage ID - An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. - Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-09-21 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Phylum - The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified. - Examples: "Chordata" (phylum), "Bryophyta" (division) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum - - - - Point Radius Spatial Fit - The ratio of the area of the point-radius (decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. - Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/PointRadiusSpatialFit - - - - Preparations - A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "fossil", "cast", "photograph", "DNA extract", "skin | "skull | skeleton", "whole animal (ETOH) | tissue (EDTA)". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText - - - - Preserved Specimen - A specimen that has been preserved. - - 2014-10-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - RecordBasisEnum/PreservedSpecimen - - - Previous Identifications - A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the Organism. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Chalepidae", "Pinus abies", "Anthus sp., field ID by G. Iglesias | Anthus correndera, expert ID by C. Cicero 2009-02-12 based on morphology". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification with PreferredFlag = false - - - - Recorded By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. Examples: "José E. Crespo", "Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson" where the value in recordNumber "OPP 7101" corresponds to the number for the specimen in the field catalog (collector number) of Oliver P. Pearson. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText - - - - Record Number - An identifier given to the Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and an Occurrence record, such as a specimen collector's number. - Example: "OPP 7101" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-05-18 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/CollectorsFieldNumber - - - - Related Resource ID - An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship). - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID - - - - Relationship According To - The source (person, organization, publication, reference) establishing the relationship between the two resources. - Example: "Julie Woodruff" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Relationship Established Date - The date-time on which the relationship between the two resources was established. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Relationship Of Resource - The relationship of the resource identified by relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID). Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "duplicate of", "mother of", "endoparasite of", "host to", "sibling of", "valid synonym of", "located within" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociationType - - - - Relationship Remarks - Comments or notes about the relationship between the two resources. - Examples: "mother and offspring collected from the same nest", "pollinator captured in the act" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/Comments - - - - Reproductive Condition - The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples" "non-reproductive", "pregnant", "in bloom", "fruit-bearing" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Resource ID - An identifier for the resource that is the subject of the relationship. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Resource Relationship - A relationship of one rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource) to another. - Resources can be thought of as identifiable records or instances of classes and may include, but need not be limited to Occurrences, Organisms, MaterialSamples, Events, Locations, GeologicalContexts, Identifications, or Taxa. Example: An instance of an Organism is the mother of another instance of an Organism. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations - - - Resource Relationship ID - An identifier for an instance of relationship between one resource (the subject) and another (relatedResource, the object). - - 2009-01-26 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Sampling Effort - The amount of effort expended during an Event. - Examples: "40 trap-nights", "10 observer-hours; 10 km by foot; 30 km by car" - - 2009-08-24 - 2009-08-24 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Sampling Protocol - The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event. - Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl", "ad hoc observation", "point count", "Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x", "Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp.", "http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Method - - - - Scientific Name - The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term. - Examples: "Coleoptera" (order), "Vespertilionidae" (family), "Manis" (genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (genus + specificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), "Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952)" (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-21 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString - - - - Scientific Name Authorship - The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode. - Example: "(Torr.) J.T. Howell", "(Martinovský) Tzvelev", "(Györfi, 1952)" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/ParentheticalAuthorTeamAndYear + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/AuthorTeamAndYear} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeamParenthesis + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeam} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamOriginalAndYear + [= or] DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamParenthesisAndYear} - - - - Scientific Name ID - An identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name. - Example: "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37829-1:1.3" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Sex - The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "female", "hermaphrodite", "8 males, 4 females" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sex - - - - Specific Epithet - The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName. - Examples: "concolor", "gottschei" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SpeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/FirstEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SpeciesEpithet} - - - - Start Day Of Year - The earliest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). - Examples: "1" (=1 Jan), "366" (=31 Dec), "365" (=30 Dec in a leap year, 31 Dec in a non-leap year) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin - - - - State Province - The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs. - Examples: "Montana", "Minas Gerais", "Córdoba" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= State or = Province (etc.) - - - - Subgenus - The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion. - Examples: "Strobus (Pinus)", "Puma (Puma)" "Loligo (Amerigo)", "Hieracium subgen. Pilosella" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/Subgenus - - - - Taxon - A group of organisms (sensu http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026) considered by taxonomists to form a homogeneous unit. - Example: The genus Truncorotaloides as published by Brönnimann et al. in 1953 in the Journal of Paleontology Vol. 27(6) p. 817-820. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - no simple equivalent in ABCD - - - Taxon Concept ID - An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon. - Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-09-21 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Taxon ID - An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - Examples: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001", "32567", "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753", "urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Taxonomic Status - The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "invalid", "misapplied", "homotypic synonym", "accepted" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Taxon Rank - The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "subspecies", "varietas", "forma", "species", "genus" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-21 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank - - - - Taxon Remarks - Comments or notes about the taxon or name. - Example: "this name is a misspelling in common use" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Type Status - A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. - The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies". - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - recommended - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText - - - - Verbatim Coordinates - The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. - Examples: "41 05 54S 121 05 34W", "17T 630000 4833400" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinatesText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesUTM/UTMText} - - - - Verbatim Coordinate System - The spatial coordinate system for the verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude or the verbatimCoordinates of the Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "decimal degrees", "degrees decimal minutes", "degrees minutes seconds", "UTM" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - (partly) DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesGrid/GridCellSystem - - - - Verbatim Depth - The original description of the depth below the local surface. - Example: "100-200 m" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactText - - - - Verbatim Elevation - The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location. - Example: "100-200 m" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactText - - - - Verbatim EventDate - The verbatim original representation of the date and time information for an Event. - Examples: "spring 1910", "Marzo 2002", "1999-03-XX", "17IV1934" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DateText - - - - Verbatim Latitude - The verbatim original latitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. - Example: "41 05 54.03S" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLatitude - - - - Verbatim Locality - The original textual description of the place. - Example: "25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName - - - - Verbatim Longitude - The verbatim original longitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. - Example: "121d 10' 34" W" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLongitude - - - - Verbatim SRS - The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". - Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" - - 2009-07-06 - 2009-07-06 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Verbatim Taxon Rank - The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record. - Examples: "Agamospecies", "sub-lesus", "prole", "apomict", "nothogrex", "sp.", "subsp.", "var." - - 2009-07-06 - 2009-09-21 - - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Vernacular Name - A common or vernacular name. - Examples: "Andean Condor", "Condor Andino", "American Eagle", "Gänsegeier" - - 2009-07-06 - 2009-07-06 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - - - Water Body - The name of the water body in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. - Examples: "Indian Ocean", "Baltic Sea", "Hudson River" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Water body - - - - Year - The four-digit year in which the Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar. - Example: "2008" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - - \ No newline at end of file From 43d69a6ad5504c267cbf80a7253a925fcd5314c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Markus=20D=C3=B6ring?= Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:37:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Use only the recommended terms as the normative rdf --- terms/dwc_normative.rdf | 4862 +-------------------------------------- terms/update_terms.py | 0 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4844 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 terms/update_terms.py diff --git a/terms/dwc_normative.rdf b/terms/dwc_normative.rdf index 56178f6..d6bfb82 100644 --- a/terms/dwc_normative.rdf +++ b/terms/dwc_normative.rdf @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> - Darwin Core Terms Complete History - This is the normative (Type 1) document for the terms in the Darwin Core standard (http://www.tdwg.org/standards/450/). It contains a list of all versions of all Darwin Core terms. To comment on this schema, please create a new issue in http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/issues/ + Darwin Core Recommended Terms + This document contains a list of Darwin Core terms that have the dwcattributes:status equal to "recommended". For the full normative RDF document of all Darwin Core terms, see dwctermshistory.rdf. To comment on this schema, please create a new issue in https://github.com/tdwg/dwc/issues Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) 2014-12-05 @@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> dcterms:hasVersion rdfs:range rdfs:subPropertyOf - rdfs:domain dcterms:replaces rdfs:seeAlso (for ABCD mapping) dwcattributes:status dwcattributes:decision // potentially useful + rdfs:domain skos = http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# skos:example vs = http://www.w3.org/2003/06/sw-vocab-status/ns# vs:term_status --> - + Accepted Name Usage The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. @@ -83,115 +83,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Accepted Scientific Name - The currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) name for the scientificName. - Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Accepted Scientific Name ID - A unique identifier for the acceptedScientificName. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-07-06 - - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Accepted Taxon - The currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) name for the ScientificName. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Accepted Taxon ID - A global unique identifier for the parent to the AcceptedTaxon. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-01-21 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Accepted Taxon ID - An identifier for the name of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. See acceptedTaxon. - Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-08-24 - - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Accepted Taxon Name - The currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) name for the scientificName. - Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Accepted Taxon Name ID - A unique identifier for the acceptedTaxonName. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Access Constraints - A description of constraints on the use of the data as shared or access to further data that is not shared. - Example: "not-for-profit use only". - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/IPRStatements - - According To Abstract term to attribute information to a source. @@ -203,43 +94,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended not in ABCD - - Accuracy - Abstract term to capture error information about a measurement or fact. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-01-21 - - - deprecated - DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Aspect/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy - - - Age Class - The age class, reproductive stage, life stage of the biological individual (e.g., juvenile, adult, eft, nymph, etc.). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ZoologicalUnit/PhasesOrStages/PhaseOrStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalLifeStages/MycologicalLifeStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalSexualStage} - - - Associated Media - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence. - Example: "http://arctos.database.museum/SpecimenImages/UAMObs/Mamm/2/P7291179.JPG" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MultimediaObjects - - Associated Media A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence. @@ -255,21 +109,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MultimediaObjects - - Associated Occurrences - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence. - Example: "sibling of FMNH:Mammal:1234; sibling of FMNH:Mammal:1235" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID - - Associated Occurrences A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence. @@ -299,20 +138,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Associated References - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence. - Examples: "http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261", "Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767." - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitReferences - - Associated References A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence. @@ -328,21 +153,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitReferences - - Associated Sequences - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence. - Example: "GenBank: U34853.1" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sequences/Sequence/ID-in-Database + constant - - Associated Sequences A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence. @@ -358,20 +168,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sequences/Sequence/ID-in-Database + constant - - Associated Taxa - A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence. - Example: "host: Quercus alba" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Synecology/AssociatedTaxa - - Associated Taxa A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence. @@ -387,134 +183,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Synecology/AssociatedTaxa - - Attributes - List of additional measurements or characteristics (concatenated and separated) for which there is no existing semantic element, but which the data provider nevertheless feels the desire to share. Examples: "Tragus length: 14mm; Weight: 120g", "Height: 1-1.5 meters tall; flowers yellow; uncommon". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts - - - Author Year of Scientific Name - The author of the ScientificName and the year of publication, if known. More than one author can be listed in a concatenated string. Should be formatted with parentheses and year according to the conventions of the applicable NomenclaturalCode. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/ParentheticalAuthorTeamAndYear + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/AuthorTeamAndYear} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeamParenthesis + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeam} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamOriginalAndYear + [= or] DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamParenthesisAndYear} - - - Basionym - The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName. - Example: "Pinus abies" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Basionym ID - A unique identifier for the basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Basis of Record - An abbreviation indicating whether the record represents an observation (O), living organism (L), specimen (S), germplasm/seed (G), etc. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - - Basis of Record - A description indicating whether the record represents an observation, tissue sample, living organism, voucher specimen, germplasm/seed, genetic information, etc. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - - Basis of Record - A descriptive term indicating whether the record represents an object or observation. Examples: PreservedSpecimen- A physical object representing one or more organisms, part of organism, or artifact of an organism. synonyms: voucher, collection, lot. FossilSpecimen- A physical object representing one or more fossil organisms, part of fossil organism, or artifact of a fossil organism. LivingSpecimen- An organism removed from its natural occurrence and now living in captivity or cultivation. HumanObservation- A report by a known observer that an organism was present at the place and time. MachineObservation- A report by a monitoring device that an organism was present at the place and time. StillImage- An photograph, drawing, painting. MovingImage- A sequence of still images taken at regular intervals and intended to be played back as a moving image; may include sound. SoundRecording- An audio recording. OtherSpecimen- Any type of specimen not covered by any of the categories above. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - - Basis of Record - The specific nature of the data record - a subtype of the dcterms:type. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Darwin Core Type Vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/type-vocabulary/index.htm). - Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PreservedSpecimen", FossilSpecimen", LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - - - Basis of Record - The specific nature of the data record - a subtype of the dcterms:type. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PreservedSpecimen", FossilSpecimen", LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-09-11 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - - - Basis of Record - The specific nature of the data record. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Darwin Core Type Vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/type-vocabulary/index.htm). - Examples: "PreservedSpecimen", "FossilSpecimen", "LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - Basis of Record The specific nature of the data record. @@ -530,17 +198,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - - Bed - The full name of the lithostratigraphic bed from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Bed The full name of the lithostratigraphic bed from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -567,65 +224,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Binomial - The combination of genus and first (species) epithet of the scientificName. - Example: "Ctenomys sociabilis" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Synecology/AssociatedTaxa/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString - - - - Bounding Box - This access point provides a mechanism for performing searches using a bounding box. A Bounding Box element is not typically present in the database, but rather is derived from the Latitude and Longitude columns by the data provider - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - not covered by ABCD - - - Bounding Box - This access point provides a mechanism for performing searches using a bounding box. A Bounding Box element is not typically present in the database, but rather is derived from the DecimalLatitude and DecimalLongitude columns by the data provider. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - not covered by ABCD - - - Catalog Number - A unique alphanumeric value which identifies an individual record within the collection. It is recommended that this value provides a key by which the actual specimen can be identified. If the specimen has several items such as various types of preparation, this value should identify the individual component of the specimen - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitID - - - Catalog Number - The alphanumeric value identifying a record within the collection. It is highly recommended that each record be uniquely identified within a collection by this value. It is also recommended that each record be uniquely identified in a global context by the combination of InstitutionCode, CollectionCode and CatalogNumber. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitID - Catalog Number An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection. @@ -640,114 +238,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitID - - Catalog Number Numeric - The CatalogNumber as a numeric value, if applicable. Allows searching on numeric ranges of CatalogNumbers. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitIDNumeric - - - Catalog Number Numeric - The CatalogNumber as a numeric value, if applicable. This element allows searching on numeric ranges of CatalogNumbers. Example: 145732. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitIDNumeric - - - Catalog Number Numeric - The numeric value of the catalogNumber, used to facilitate numerical sorting and searching by ranges. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitIDNumeric - - - - Catalog Number Text - An alphanumeric value which identifies an individual cataloged item within the collection. It is recommended that this value provides a key by which the individual cataloged item can be identified. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitID - - - Citation - Indicates how this dataset or record should be attributed if used. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/IPRStatements/Citations/Citation/Text - - - Class - The class name of the organism - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis - - - Class - The phylogenetic class to which the cataloged item belongs. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis - - - Class - The name of the class in which the organism is classified. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis - - - Class - The name of the class in which the scientificName is classified. - Example: "Mammalia" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis - - Class The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified. @@ -762,80 +252,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis - - Collection Method - The name of, reference to, or brief description of the method or protocol under which the collecting event occurred. Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Method - - - Collection Code - A unique alphanumeric value which identifies the collection within the institution - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - - Collection Code - A unique alphanumeric value that identifies the collection within the institution in which the item is cataloged. This attribute must contain no spaces. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - - Collection Code - The code (or acronym) identifying the collection within the institution in which the organism record is cataloged. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - - Collection Code - The name (or acronym) identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived. - Examples: "Mammals", "Hildebrandt", "eBird" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - - - Collection Code - The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived. - Examples: "Mammals", "Hildebrandt", "eBird" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - Collection Code The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived. @@ -850,20 +266,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - Collection ID - An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived. For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/). - Example: "urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34818" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - Collection ID An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived. @@ -877,88 +279,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - Collector - The name(s) of the collector(s) responsible for collection the specimen or taking the observation - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText - - - Collector - The name(s) of the collector(s) of the original data for the cataloged item. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText - - - Collector - The name(s) (concatenated and separated) of collectors or observers. "LIKE" or "contains" substring query operations are meant to be used with this element to find matching collector names. The primary collector or observer, especially one whose CollectorNumber is also provided, should be listed first. Example: "Oliver P. Pearson, Anita K. Pearson" where the value in CollectorNumber "OPP 7101" corresponds to the number for the specimen in the field catalog (collector number) of Oliver P. Pearson. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText - - - Collector Number - An identifying "number" (really a string) applied to specimens (in some disciplines) at the time of collection. Establishes a links different parts/preparations of a single specimen and between field notes and the specimen. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/CollectorsFieldNumber - - - Collector Number - An identifying string applied to the cataloged item at the time of collection. Serves as a link between field notes and the cataloged items. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/CollectorsFieldNumber - - - Collector Number - An identifying string applied to the object or observation at the time of collection. Serves as a link between field notes and the object or observation. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText - - - Continent - The full, unabbreviated name of the continent on which the organism was collected or observed. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Continent - Continent The name of the continent in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. @@ -973,40 +293,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Continent - - Continent Ocean - The continent or ocean from which a specimen was collected. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Continent - - - Continent Ocean - The full, unabbreviated name of the continent or ocean from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Continent - - - Coordinate Precision - An estimate of how tightly the collecting locality was specified; expressed as a distance, in meters, that corresponds to a radius around the latitude-longitude coordinates. Use NULL where precision is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/ISOAccuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/AccuracyStatement - Coordinate Precision A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude. @@ -1021,30 +307,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/ISOAccuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/AccuracyStatement - - Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters - The upper limit of the distance (in meters) from the given latitude and longitude describing a circle within which the whole of the described locality must lie. Use NULL where the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinateErrorDistanceInMeters - - - Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters - The upper limit of the distance (in meters) from the given DecimalLatitude and DecimalLongitude describing a circle within which the whole of the described locality lies. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Describes the point-radius representation of the location, along with DecimalLatitude, DecimalLongitude, and GeodeticDatum. Zero is not a valid value for this element. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinateErrorDistanceInMeters - Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Zero is not a valid value for this term. @@ -1059,41 +321,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinateErrorDistanceInMeters - - Country - The country or major political unit from which the specimen was collected. ISO 3166-1 (http://www.din.de/gremien/nas/nabd/iso3166ma/codlstp1/db_en.html) values should be used. Full country names are currently in use. A future recommendation is to use ISO3166-1 two letter codes or the full name when searching - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/Name - - - Country - The full, unabbreviated name of the country or major political unit from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/Name - - - Country - The full, unabbreviated name of the country or major political unit in which the organism was collected or observed. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/Name - Country The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. @@ -1121,41 +348,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/ISO3166Code - - County - The county (or shire, or next political region smaller than State / Province) from which the specimen was collected - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= County - - - County - The full, unabbreviated name of the county, shire, or municipality (i.e., the next smaller political region than StateProvince) from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= County - - - County - The full, unabbreviated name of the county, shire, or municipality (i.e., the next smaller political region than StateProvince) in which the organism was collected or observed. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= County - County The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs. @@ -1184,31 +376,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Dataset - The category of information pertaining to a logical set of records. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet - - - Dataset ID - An identifier for the data set. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/DataSetGUID - - Dataset ID An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution. @@ -1236,35 +403,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - - Date Identified - The date-time in the Common Era calendar in which the object or observation was identified as being a member of the taxon given in the ScientificName. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - - Date Identified - The date on which the subject was identified as representing the taxon given in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - Date Identified The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). @@ -1280,41 +418,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - Date Last Modified - ISO 8601 compliant stamp indicating the date and time in UTC(GMT) when the record was last modified. Example: the instant "November 5, 1994, 8:15:30 am, US Eastern Standard Time" would be represented as "1994-11-05T13:15:30Z" (see W3C Note on Date and Time Formats - http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime). (What to do when this date-time is unknown? Use Date-Time first "published"?) - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/DateLastEdited - - - Date Last Modified - ISO 8601 date and time in UTC(GMT) when the record was last modified. Example: "November 5, 1994, 8:15:30 am, US Eastern Standard Time" would be "1994-11-05T13:15:30Z" (see http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/DateLastEdited - - - Date Last Modified - The last date-time of publication when any of the data for the record were modified from the previous publication of that record. When publishing a record for the first time, use the publication date-time. Returns values as ISO 8601 date and time. (cf. http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#isoformats and http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/dateandtime.html Example: November 5, 1994, 8:15:30 am, US Eastern Standard Time” would be “1994-11-05T13:15:30Z” - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/DateLastEdited - Day The integer day of the month on which the Event occurred. @@ -1329,88 +432,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - Day Collected - The day of the month the specimen was collected from the field. Possible value ranges from 01..31 inclusive - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Day Collected - The two digit day of the month in the Common Era calendar during which the cataloged item was collected from the field. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Day Identified - The day portion of the date when the Collection Item was identified; as two digits [01..31]. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - - Day Identified - The two digit day of the month in the Common Era calendar during which the cataloged item was identified. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - - Day of Year - The ordinal day of the year on which the object or observation was collected (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). If the EarliestDateCollected and LatestDateCollected do not occur on the same day, do not populate DayOfYear. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin - - - Decimal Latitude - The latitude of the location from which the cataloged item was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal - - - Decimal Latitude - The latitude of the geographic center of a location where an event occurred (organism collected, observation made), expressed in decimal degrees. Positive values are North of the Equator, negative values are South of the Equator. Describes the point-radius representation of the location, along with DecimalLongitude, GeodeticDatum, and CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters. Example: -41.0983423 - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal - Decimal Latitude The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. @@ -1425,30 +446,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal - - Decimal Longitude - The longitude of the location from which the cataloged item was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal - - - Decimal Longitude - The longitude of the geographic center of a location where an event occurred (organism collected, observation made), expressed in decimal degrees. Positive values are East of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are West of the Greenwich Meridian. Describes the point-radius representation of the location, along with DecimalLatitude, GeodeticDatum, and CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters. Example: -71.0943235 - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal - Decimal Longitude The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. @@ -1463,28 +460,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal - - Depth Range - For data sets that have the depth range expressed in one field (e.g. "150-200 m") it can be entered here as free text. Separate, numeric Minimum and Maximum Depth fields are the preferred format; the Depth Range option is included for legacy data sets. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactText - - - Disposition - The current disposition of the cataloged item. Examples: "in collection", "missing", "voucher elsewhere", "duplicates elsewhere". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Disposition - Disposition The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in collectionCode or collectionID. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -1499,32 +474,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Disposition - - Darwin Core Type - The set of classes specified by the Darwin Core Type Vocabulary, used to categorize the nature or genre of the resource. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - Dynamic Properties - A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content such as key-value pairs. - Examples: "tragusLengthInMeters=0.014; weightInGrams=120", "heightInMeters=1.5", "natureOfID=expert identification; identificationEvidence=cytochrome B sequence", "relativeHumidity=28; airTemperatureInC=22; sampleSizeInKilograms=10", "aspectHeading=277; slopeInDegrees=6", "iucnStatus=vulnerable; taxonDistribution=Neuquen, Argentina" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - not in ABCD - - Dynamic Properties A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content. @@ -1540,17 +489,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic age or lowest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic age or lowest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -1565,46 +503,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Earliest Date Collected - The earliest date-time (Common Era calendar) in a date-time period during which an organism or group of organisms was collected or observed. If the event is recorded as occurring at a single date-time, populate both EarliestDateCollected and LatestDateCollected with the same value. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Earliest Date Collected - The earliest date-time in a period during which a event occurred. If the event is recorded as occurring at a single date-time, populate both EarliestDateCollected and LatestDateCollected with the same value. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF]. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - - Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic eon or lowest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic eon or lowest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -1619,17 +517,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic epoch or lowest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic epoch or lowest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -1644,17 +531,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic era or lowest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic era or lowest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -1669,17 +545,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Earliest Period Or Lowest System - The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic period or lowest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Earliest Period Or Lowest System The full name of the earliest possible geochronologic period or lowest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -1694,17 +559,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - End Day Collected - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the end day of the collecting event. Possible value ranges from 01..31 inclusive. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd - End Day Of Year The latest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). @@ -1719,86 +573,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberEnd - - End Julian Day - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the end ordinal day of the year for the collecting event; i.e., the number of days since January 1 of the same year. (January 1 is Julian Day 1.). Should be an integer from one to 365, i.e. of the form (([0-3][0-9][0-9)|([0-9][0-9)|([1-9])). - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberEnd - - - End Latitude - For samples/observations/record events better represented as line features rather than point features (e.g. extended trawls or transects) this indicates the starting latitude location from which the specimen was collected or in which the sample/observation/record event occurred. This value should be expressed in decimal degrees (East & North = +; West & South = -). GPS-derived data must use the WGS 84 geodetic reference system (http://www.wgs84.com/). - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/CoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal with attribute "begin" set to true - - - End Longitude - For samples/observations/record events better represented as line features rather than point features (e.g. extended trawls or transects) this indicates the starting longitude location from which the specimen was collected. Express in decimal degrees (East & North = +; West & South = -). GPS-derived data must use the WGS 84 geodetic reference system (http://www.wgs84.com/). - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/CoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal with attribute "begin" set to true - - - End Month Collected - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the end month of the collecting event. Possible values range from 01...12 inclusive. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd - - - End Time of Day - The time of day when the sampling event ended, expressed as decimal hours from midnight local time. Examples: 0 = midnight, 12.0 = mid-day, 13.5 = 13:30 - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/TimeOfDayEnd - - - End Time of Day - The time of day when the event ended, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time. - Examples: "12.0" (= noon), "13.5" (= 1:30pm) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/TimeOfDayEnd - - - - End Year Collected - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the end year of the collecting event. The full year should be expressed (e.g. 1972 must be expressed as "1972" not "72"). Must always be a four digit integer. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd - Establishment Means The process by which the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence became established at the location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -1812,19 +586,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/EstablishmentMeans - - Event - The category of information pertaining to an event (an action that occurs at a place and during a period of time). - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering - Event An action that occurs at some location during some time. @@ -1839,137 +600,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering - - Event Attribute - Container class for information about attributes related to a given sampling event. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts - - - Event Attribute Accuracy - The description of the error associated with the EventAttributeValue. - Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-01-18 - - - - superseded - DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Aspect/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy - - - - Event Attribute Determined By - The agent responsible for having determined the value of the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. - Example: "Robert Hijmans" - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-01-23 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy - - - - Event Attribute Determined Date - The date on which the the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event was made. - Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF]. - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-01-23 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime - - - - Event Attribute ID - An identifier for the event attribute. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Event Attribute Remarks - Comments or notes accompanying the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. - Example: "temperature taken at 15:00" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Event Attributes - A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements or characteristics of the Event. - Example: "Relative humidity: 28 %; Temperature: 22 C; Sample size: 10 kg" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts - - - - Event Attribute Type - The nature of the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Example: "Temperature" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter - - - - Event Attribute Unit - The units for the value of the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. Recommended best practice is to use International System of Units (SI) units. - Example: "C" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement - - - - Event Attribute - The value of the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. - Example: "22" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - Event Date The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). @@ -2000,132 +630,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - - Event Measurement - The category of information pertaining to measurements associated with an event. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts - - - - Event Measurement Accuracy - The description of the error associated with the EventAttributeValue. - Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Aspect/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy - - - - Event Measurement Determined By - The agent responsible for having determined the value of the measurement or characteristic of the event. - Example: "Robert Hijmans" - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy - - - - Event Measurement Determined Date - The date on which the the measurement or characteristic of the event was made. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime - - - - Event Measurement ID - An identifier for the event attribute. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - - Event Measurement Remarks - Comments or notes accompanying the measurement or characteristic of the event. - Example: "temperature taken at 15:00" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - - Event Measurement Type - The nature of the measurement or characteristic of the event. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Example: "temperature" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter - - - - Event Measurement Unit - The units for the value of the measurement or characteristic of the event. Recommended best practice is to use International System of Units (SI) units. - Example: "C" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement - - - - Event Measurement Value - The value of the measurement or characteristic of the event. - Example: "22" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - Event Remarks Comments or notes about the Event. @@ -2154,55 +658,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin and DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd - - Family - The family name of the organism - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia - - - Family - The phylogenetic family to which the cataloged item belongs. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia - - - Family - The name of the family in which the organism is classified. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia - - - Family - The name of the family in which the scientificName is classified. - Example: "Ctenomyidae" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia - - Family The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified. @@ -2217,29 +672,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia - - Field Notes - A reference to, or flag marking the existence of notes taken in the field for the cataloged item. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/FieldNotes - - - Field Notes - One of a) a flag indicating the existence of, b) a reference to (such as a URL or literature citation), or c) the actual free text content of notes taken in the field about the specimen or observation. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/FieldNotes - Field Notes One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the Event. @@ -2254,41 +686,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/FieldNotes - - Field Number - A "number" (really a string) created at collection time to identify all material that resulted from a collecting event. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - - - Field Number - An identifying string applied to a set of material that resulted from a single collecting event. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - - - Field Number - An identifying string applied to a set of objects or observations resulting from a single collecting event. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - Field Number An identifier given to the event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the Event. @@ -2303,17 +700,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - - Footprint Spatial Fit - A measure of how well the geometry expressed in the footprint match the original spatial representation, as a ratio of the area of the footprint given to the area of the original spatial representation. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given georeference does not completely contain the original representation. The FootprintSpatialFit is undefined if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the FootprintSpatialFit is 1. Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintSpatialFit (ABCD v2.06b) - Footprint Spatial Fit The ratio of the area of the footprint (footprintWKT) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. The footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point and the given georeference is not that same point. If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the footprintSpatialFit is 1. @@ -2341,17 +727,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Footprint WKT - A Well-Known Text (WKT; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-known_text) representation of the the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the location of the occurrence. The same place may have both a point-radius representation (see DecimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other for the same occurrence. Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20)) - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintWKT (ABCD v2.06b) - Footprint WKT A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the Location. A Location may have both a point-radius representation (see decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. @@ -2366,17 +741,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintWKT (ABCD v2.06b) - - Formation - The full name of the lithostratigraphic formation from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Formation The full name of the lithostratigraphic formation from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -2391,31 +755,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Fossil Specimen - A resource describing a fossilized specimen. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - RecordBasisEnum/FossileSpecimen - - - Fossil Specimen - A resource describing a fossilized specimen. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - RecordBasisEnum/FossileSpecimen - Fossil Specimen A preserved specimen that is a fossil. @@ -2429,91 +768,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> RecordBasisEnum/FossileSpecimen - - Gen Bank Num - GenBank Accession number. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sequences/Sequence/ID-in-Database + constant - - - Gen Bank Number - GenBank Accession number(s) associated with the biological individual(s) referred to by the cataloged object. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sequences/Sequence/ID-in-Database + constant - - - Generalizations - Actions taken to make the data as shared less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of highly quality may be available on request. - Examples: "Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell", "locality information given only to nearest county". - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Genus - The genus name of the organism - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Viral/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/GenusOrMonomial} - - - Genus - The phylogenetic genus to which the cataloged item belongs. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Viral/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/GenusOrMonomial} - - - Genus - The name of the genus in which the organism is classified. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Viral/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/GenusOrMonomial} - - - Genus - The name of the genus in which the scientificName is classified. - Example: "Quercus" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Viral/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/GenusOrMonomial} - - Genus The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified. @@ -2528,18 +782,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Viral/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/GenusOrMonomial} - - Geodetic Datum - The geodetic datum to which the latitude and longitude refer. If not known, use "not recorded". This concept should be vocabulary-controlled. Example: "WGS84" - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/SpatialDatum - Geodetic Datum The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". @@ -2554,18 +796,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/SpatialDatum - - Geological Context - The category of information pertaining to a location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy. - - 2009-07-06 - 2014-10-23 - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Stratigraphy - Geological Context Geological information, such as stratigraphy, that qualifies a region or place. @@ -2593,21 +823,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Georeferenced By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location. - Examples: "Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ); Janet Fang (MVZ)", "Brad Millen (ROM)" - - 2009-01-21 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - not in ABCD - - Georeferenced By A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location. @@ -2639,18 +854,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Georeference Protocol - A reference to the methods used for determining the coordinates and uncertainties. Example: "http://manisnet.org/GeorefGuide.html". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinateMethod - Georeference Protocol A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties. @@ -2665,18 +868,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinateMethod - - Georeference Remarks - Comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in GeoreferenceProtocol. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceRemarks - Georeference Remarks Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol. @@ -2691,32 +882,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceRemarks - - Georeference Sources - A list of maps, gazetteers or other resources used to georeference the locality. The content of this concept is meant to be specific enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resource to georeference the same locality. Examples: "USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad", "Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth" - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceSources - - - Georeference Sources - A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. - Examples: "USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad; Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceSources - - Georeference Sources A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. @@ -2732,17 +897,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceSources - - Georeference Verification Status - A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the location where the specimen or observation was collected. This element should be vocabulary-controlled. Examples: "requires verification", "verified by collector", "verified by curator". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceVerificationStatus - Georeference Verification Status A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -2757,50 +911,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceVerificationStatus - - Georef Method - A reference to the methods used for determining the coordinates and uncertainties. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinateMethod - - - Global Unique Identifier - A Uniform Resource Name (URN) as a unique identifier for the specimen or observation record. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one in the form: “[InstitutionCode]:[CollectionCode]: [CatalogNumber]” Examples: 1) urn:lsid:nhm.ku.edu:Herps:32 2) “FMNH:Mammal:145732” - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitGUID - - - GML Feature - Geographic Markup Language(GML) description of the feature for representing complex shapes such as lines and polygons, per Open GIS Consortium (OGC) standards - http://www.opengis.net/gml/01-029/GML2.html. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GML - - - Group - The full name of the lithostratigraphic group from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Group The full name of the lithostratigraphic group from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -2827,21 +937,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/Text - - Higher Classification - A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. Recommended best practice is to order the list starting with the highest rank and separating the names for each rank with a semi-colon (";"). - Example: "Animalia;Chordata;Vertebrata;Mammalia;Theria;Eutheria;Rodentia;Hystricognatha;Hystricognathi;Ctenomyidae;Ctenomyini;Ctenomys" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - not in ABCD - - Higher Classification A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. @@ -2857,44 +952,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Higher Geography - The combination of all geographic elements less specific than locality. "Like" query operations on this element will search for a substring in any of the higher geography attributes. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName} - - - Higher Geography - The names (concatenated and separated) of geographic elements less specific than the information in the Locality element. "LIKE" or "contains" substring query operations are meant to be used with this element to find matching geographic names. This can be useful if it is unclear in which element a name might be found, and in cases where there is no other appropriate geographic element. Example: "South America, Argentina, Patagonia, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, Neuquén, Los Lagos" with accompanying values "South America" in Continent, "Argentina" in Country, "Neuquén" in StateProvince, and Los Lagos in County. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName} - - - Higher Geography - A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term. - Example: "South America; Argentina; Patagonia; Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi; Neuquén; Los Lagos" with accompanying values "South America" in Continent, "Argentina" in Country, "Neuquén" in StateProvince, and Los Lagos in County. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName} - - Higher Geography A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term. @@ -2924,107 +981,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Higher Taxon - The combination of names of taxonomic ranks less specific than Genus. "Like" query operations on this element will search for a substring in any of the higher taxon attributes. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName - - - Higher Taxon - The names of taxonomic ranks less specific than SpecificEpithet concatenated and separated. "LIKE" or "contains" substring query operations are meant to be used with this element to find matching higher taxon names. This element may contain the list of scientific names of all of the supra-specific taxa in the classification used to identify (determine) the specimen or observation. Example: "Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Theria, Eutheria, Rodentia, Hystricognatha, Hystricognathi, Ctenomyidae, Ctenomyini, Ctenomys". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName - - - Higher Taxon - A list (concatenated and separated) of the names for the taxonomic ranks less specific than the ScientificName. - Example: "Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Theria, Eutheria, Rodentia, Hystricognatha, Hystricognathi, Ctenomyidae, Ctenomyini, Ctenomys". - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-01-21 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName - - - - Higher Taxon Concept ID - A unique identifier for the taxon concept less specific than that given in the taxonConceptID. - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - - Higher Taxon ID - A global unique identifier for the parent to the taxon. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-01-21 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Higher Taxon Name - A list (concatenated and separated) of the names for the taxonomic ranks less specific than that given in the scientificName. - Example: "Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Rodentia; Hystricognatha; Hystricognathi; Ctenomyidae; Ctenomyini; Ctenomys" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName - - - - Higher Taxon Name ID - A unique identifier for the name of the next higher rank than the scientificName in a taxonomic classification. See higherTaxonName. - - 2009-01-21 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Highest Biostratigraphic Zone - The full name of the highest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Highest Biostratigraphic Zone The full name of the highest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -3038,42 +994,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Horizontal Datum - The horizontal geodetic datum to which the DecimalLatitude and DecimalLongitude refer. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/SpatialDatum - - - Human Observation - A resource describing an observation made by one or more people. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - RecordBasisEnum/HumanObservation - - - Human Observation - A resource describing an observation made by one or more people. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - RecordBasisEnum/HumanObservation - Human Observation An output of a human observation process. @@ -3087,18 +1007,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> RecordBasisEnum/HumanObservation - - Identification - The category of information pertaining to taxonomic determinations (the assignment of a scientific name). - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification - Identification A taxonomic determination (e.g., the assignment to a taxon). @@ -3113,19 +1021,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification - - Identification Attributes - A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the Identification. - Example: "natureOfID=expert identification; identificationEvidence=cytochrome B sequence" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - Identification ID An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. @@ -3139,29 +1034,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Identification Modifier - Additional information documenting the taxonomic determination of the cataloged item (e.g., "cf.", "aff.", "subspecies in question", etc.). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/IdentificationQualifier - - - Identification Qualifier - A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to qualify the identification of the organism when doubts have arisen as to its taxonomic identity (determination). Examples: 1) For the determination "Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia", IdentificationQualifier would be "aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia" with accompanying values "Quercus" in Genus, "agrifolia" in SpecificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in InfraspecificEpithet, and "var." in InfraspecificRank. 2) For the determination "Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia", IdentificationQualifier would be "cf. var. oxyadenia " with accompanying values "Quercus" in Genus, "agrifolia" in SpecificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in InfraspecificEpithet, and "var." in InfraspecificRank. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/IdentificationQualifier - Identification Qualifier A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification. @@ -3176,20 +1048,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/IdentificationQualifier - - Identification References - A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification. - Example: "Aves del Noroeste Patagonico. Christie et al. 2004." - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/References - - Identification References A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification. @@ -3232,72 +1090,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Identified By - The name(s) of the person(s) who applied the currently accepted Scientific Name to the Cataloged Item. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText - - - Identified By - The name(s) of the person(s) who applied the currently accepted ScientificName to the cataloged item. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText - - - Identified By - The name(s) of the person(s) who applied the ScientificName to the object or observation. Example: James L. Patton. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText - - - Identified By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the scientificName. - Example: "James L. Patton", "Theodore Pappenfuss; Robert Macey" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText - - - - Identified By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject. - Examples: "James L. Patton", "Theodore Pappenfuss; Robert Macey" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText - - Identified By A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject. @@ -3314,52 +1106,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText - - Image URL - A Universal Resource Locator reference to digital images associated with the specimen or observation. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MultimediaObjects - - - Individual Count - The number of individuals present in the lot or container. Not an estimate of abundance or density at the collecting locality. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - Individual Count - The number of individuals present in the lot or container referred to by the catalog number. Not an estimate of abundance or density at the collecting locality. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - Individual Count - The number of individuals present in the lot or container. Not to be used for observations. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - Individual Count The number of individuals represented present at the time of the Occurrence. @@ -3374,32 +1120,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - Individual ID - An identifier for an individual or named group of individual organisms represented in the Occurrence. Meant to accommodate resampling of the same individual or group for monitoring purposes. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a data set. - Examples: "U.amer. 44", "Smedley", "Orca J 23" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Result/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/NamedIndividual or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ObservationUnit/ObservationUnitIdentifiers/ObservationUnitIdentifier or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Accessions/AccessionNumber - - - - Information Withheld - Brief descriptions of additional information that may exist, but that has not been made public. Information about obtaining the withheld information should be sought from the administrative contact identified in the provider resource metadata (curator, collection manager). Examples: "specific locality information given only to nearest county", "ask about tissue samples", "georeferences given only to nearest degree". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/InformationWithheld - Information Withheld Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record. @@ -3414,32 +1134,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/InformationWithheld - - Infraspecific Epithet - The infraspecific epithet of the scientific name applied to the organism. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SubspeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/SecondEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SubspeciesEpithet} - - - Infraspecific Epithet - The name of the second or subspecies epithet of the scientificName. - Example: "oxyadenia" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SubspeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/SecondEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SubspeciesEpithet} - - Infraspecific Epithet The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation. @@ -3454,80 +1148,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SubspeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/SecondEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SubspeciesEpithet} - - Infraspecific Rank - The infraspecific rank (subspecies, variety, forma) of the InfraspecificEpithet. Examples: "subsp.", "var.", "forma". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank - - - Institution Code - A "standard" code identifier that identifies the institution to which the collection belongs. No global registry exists for assigning institutional codes. Use the code that is "standard" in your discipline. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - - Institution Code - A code that identifies the institution to which the cataloged item belongs. No global registry exists for institutional codes; use the code that is "standard" in your discipline. This attribute must contain no spaces. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - - Institution Code - The code (or acronym) identifying the institution administering the collection in which the organism record is cataloged. No global registry exists for institutional codes; use the code that is "standard" at your institution or in your discipline. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - - Institution Code - The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. - Examples: "MVZ", "FMNH", "AKN-CLO" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - - - Institution Code - The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. - Examples: "MVZ", "FMNH", "AKN-CLO", "University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-08-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - Institution Code The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. @@ -3555,29 +1175,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - - Island - The full, unabbreviated name of the island from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island - - - Island - The full, unabbreviated name of the island on which the organism was collected or observed. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island - Island The name of the island on or near which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. @@ -3592,29 +1189,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island - - Island Group - The full, unabbreviated name of the island group from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island group - - - Island Group - The full, unabbreviated name of the island group in which the organism was collected or observed. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island group - Island Group The name of the island group in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. @@ -3629,78 +1203,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island group - - Julian Day - The ordinal day of the year; i.e., the number of days since January 1 of the same year. (January 1 is Julian Day 1.) - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin - - - Julian Day - The ordinal day of the year (i.e., the number of days since December 31 of the previous year; January 1 is Julian Day 1) on which the cataloged item was collected. May be derived from the YearCollected, MonthCollected, and DayCollected by the provider. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin - - - Kingdom - The kingdom to which the organism belongs - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum - - - Kingdom - The phylogenetic kingdom to which the cataloged item belongs. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum - - - Kingdom - The name of the kingdom in which the organism is classified. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum - - - Kingdom - The name of the kingdom in which the scientificName is classified. - Example: "Animalia" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum - - Kingdom The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified. @@ -3715,17 +1217,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum - - Latest AgeOr Highest Stage - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic age or highest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Latest AgeOr Highest Stage The full name of the latest possible geochronologic age or highest chronostratigraphic stage attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -3740,46 +1231,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Latest Date Collected - The latest date-time (Common Era calendar) in a date-time period during which an organism or group of organisms was collected or observed. If the event is recorded as occurring at a single date-time, populate both EarliestDateCollected and LatestDateCollected with the same value. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd - - - Latest Date Collected - The latest date-time in a period during which a event occurred. If the event is recorded as occurring at a single date-time, populate both EarliestDateCollected and LatestDateCollected with the same value. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF]. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd - - - - Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic eon or highest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem The full name of the latest possible geochronologic eon or highest chrono-stratigraphic eonothem or the informal name ("Precambrian") attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -3794,17 +1245,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Latest Epoch Or Highest Series - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic epoch or highest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Latest Epoch Or Highest Series The full name of the latest possible geochronologic epoch or highest chronostratigraphic series attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -3819,17 +1259,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Latest Era Or Highest Erathem - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Latest Era Or Highest Erathem The full name of the latest possible geochronologic era or highest chronostratigraphic erathem attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -3844,17 +1273,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Latest Period Or Highest System - The full name of the latest possible geochronologic period or highest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Latest Period Or Highest System The full name of the latest possible geochronologic period or highest chronostratigraphic system attributable to the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -3869,52 +1287,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Latitude - The latitude of the location from which the specimen was collected. This value should be expressed in decimal degrees with a datum such as WGS-84 - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal - - - Lat Long Comments - Comments about the LatLong determination. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceRemarks - - - Lifestage - Indicates the life stage present. Will require developing a controlled vocabulary. Can include multiple stages for a lot with multiple individuals. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalSexualStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalLiveStages/MycologicalLiveStage (Note DwC spec uses ”MycologicalLifeStage” or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ZoologicalUnit/PhasesOrStages/PhaseOrStage - - - Life Stage - The age class or life stage of the biological individual represented by the catalogued object or observation. Examples: "adult", "mature", "juvenile", "eft", "nymph", "seedling", "seed", "egg" - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalSexualStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalLiveStages/MycologicalLiveStage (Note DwC spec uses ”MycologicalLifeStage” or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ZoologicalUnit/PhasesOrStages/PhaseOrStage - Life Stage The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s) at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -3929,17 +1301,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalSexualStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalLiveStages/MycologicalLiveStage (Note DwC spec uses ”MycologicalLifeStage” or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ZoologicalUnit/PhasesOrStages/PhaseOrStage - - Lithostratigraphic Terms - The combination of all litho-stratigraphic names for the rock from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Stratigraphy/LithostratigraphicTerms - - Lithostratigraphic Terms The combination of all litho-stratigraphic names for the rock from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -3953,31 +1314,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Stratigraphy/LithostratigraphicTerms - - Living Specimen - A resource describing a living specimen. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - RecordBasisEnum/LivingSpecimen - - - Living Specimen - A resource describing a living specimen. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - RecordBasisEnum/LivingSpecimen - Living Specimen A specimen that is alive. @@ -3991,41 +1327,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> RecordBasisEnum/LivingSpecimen - - Locality - The locality description (place name plus optionally a displacement from the place name) from which the specimen was collected. Where a displacement from a location is provided, it should be in un-projected units of measurement - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/AreaDetail - - - Locality - The description of the locality from which the cataloged item was collected, sans geographic information provided in other geographic fields. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/AreaDetail - - - Locality - The specific natural language description of the place where the organism was collected or observed. This element need not contain less specific geographic information provided in other geographic elements (HigherGeography, Continent, Country, StateProvince, County, WaterBody, Island, IslandGroup). Though coordinate information can be contained in this concept, these data will be usable analytically only when shared through the concepts of the Geospatial Extension. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/AreaDetail - Locality The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description. @@ -4040,18 +1341,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName - - Location - A resource describing an instance of the Location class. - - 2009-01-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - deprecated - - not in ABCD - Location According To Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals. @@ -4066,19 +1355,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Location Attributes - A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the location. - Example: "aspectheading=277; slopeindegrees=6" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - Location ID An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. @@ -4107,28 +1383,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/AreaDetail - - Longitude - The longitude of the location from which the specimen was collected. This value should be expressed in decimal degrees with a datum such as WGS-84 - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal - - - Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone - The full name of the lowest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone The full name of the lowest possible geological biostratigraphic zone of the stratigraphic horizon from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -4142,31 +1396,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Machine Observation - A resource describing an observation made by a machine. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - RecordBasisEnum/MachineObservation - - - Machine Observation - A resource describing an observation made by a machine. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - RecordBasisEnum/MachineObservation - Machine Observation An output of a machine observation process. @@ -4180,31 +1409,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> RecordBasisEnum/MachineObservation - - Material Sample - The category of information pertaining to the physical results of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed. - - 2013-03-28 - 2014-10-23 - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit - - - Material Sample - A resource describing the physical results of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed. - - 2013-03-28 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit - Material Sample A physical results of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed. @@ -4234,41 +1438,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Maximum Depth - The maximum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at most this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g. collecting above sea level in tidal areas). - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - Maximum Depth In Meters - The maximum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at most this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g., collecting above sea level in tidal areas). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - Maximum Depth In Meters - The maximum or actual depth at which the collection or observation was made. Use positive values for locations below the surface. Examples: 10 (for a depth of up to 10m). 100 (for a depth between 50m and 100m). - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - Maximum Depth In Meters The greater depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. @@ -4296,41 +1465,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - Maximum Elevation - The maximum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - Maximum Elevation In Meters - The maximum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - Maximum Elevation In Meters - The maximum or actual elevation at which the collection or observation was made. Use negative values for locations below sea level. Examples: Examples: 125 (for an elevation of 100 +- 25 meters). 200 (for an elevation between 100m and 200m). - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - Maximum Elevation In Meters The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. @@ -4360,23 +1494,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Aspect/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy - - Measurement Determined By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the MeasurementOrFact. - Examples: "Javier de la Torre", "Julie Woodruff; Eileen Lacey" - - 2009-01-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy - - Measurement Determined By A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the MeasurementOrFact. @@ -4437,20 +1554,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method or /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method or /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method - - Measurement Or Fact - The category of information pertaining to measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about a resource (instance of data record, such as Occurrence, Taxon, Location, Event). - - 2009-04-24 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - superseded - - Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts - Measurement or Fact A measurement of or fact about an rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource). @@ -4525,17 +1628,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - Member - The full name of the lithostratigraphic member from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2005-07-03 - 2005-07-03 - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Member The full name of the lithostratigraphic member from which the cataloged item was collected. @@ -4550,41 +1642,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Minimum Depth - The minimum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at least this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g. collecting above sea level in tidal areas). - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - Minimum Depth In Meters - The minimum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at least this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g., collecting above sea level in tidal areas). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - Minimum Depth In Meters - The minimum or actual depth at which the collection or observation was made. Use positive values for locations below the surface. Examples: 0 (for a depth of up to 10m). 50 (for a depth between 50m and 100m). - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - Minimum Depth In Meters The lesser depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters. @@ -4612,41 +1669,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - Minimum Elevation - The minimum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - Minimum Elevation In Meters - The minimum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - - - Minimum Elevation In Meters - The minimum or actual elevation at which the collection or observation was made. Use negative values for locations below sea level. Examples: 75 (for an elevation of 100 +- 25 meters). 100 (for an elevation between 100m and 200m). - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue - Minimum Elevation In Meters The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. @@ -4675,52 +1697,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - Month Collected - The month of year the specimen was collected from the field. Possible values range from 01...12 inclusive - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Month Collected - The two digit month of year in the Common Era calendar during which the cataloged item was collected from the field. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Month Identified - The month portion of the date when the Collection Item was identified; as two digits [01..12]. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - - Month Identified - The two digit month in the Common Era calendar during which the cataloged item was identified. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - Municipality The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location. @@ -4763,34 +1739,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Name Publication ID - A resolvable globally unique identifier for the original publication of the scientificName. - Example: "http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7" - - 2009-05-18 - 2009-05-18 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Name Published In - A full reference to the original publication of the scientificName. - Examples: "Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation - - Name Published In A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. @@ -4835,43 +1783,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Nomenclatural Checklist - A resource describing a nomenclatural checklist. - - 2009-01-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - deprecated - - not in ABCD - - - Nomenclatural Code - The nomenclatural code under which the ScientificName is constructed. Examples: "ICBN", "ICZN", "BC", "ICNCP", "BioCode" - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/Code - - - Nomenclatural Code - The nomenclatural code under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "ICBN", "ICZN", "BC", "ICNCP", "BioCode" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/Code - - Nomenclatural Code The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -4899,77 +1810,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> (DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation) pro parte - - Notes - Free text notes attached to the specimen record - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Notes - - - Observed Individual Count - The number of individuals (abundance) found in a collection/record event. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue + constant - - - Observed Weight - The total biomass found in a collection/record event. Expressed as kg. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue + constant - - - Occurrence - A resource describing an instance of the Occurrence class. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - Occurrence - The category of information pertaining to evidence of an occurrence in nature, in a collection, or in a dataset (specimen, observation, etc.). - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit - - - Occurrence - A resource describing an instance of the Occurrence class. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - not in ABCD - Occurrence An existence of an Organism (sensu http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism) at a particular place at a particular time. @@ -4984,35 +1824,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit - - Occurrence Attributes - A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the Occurrence. - Examples: "Tragus length: 14mm; Weight: 120g", "Height: 1-1.5 meters tall; flowers yellow; uncommon". - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts - - - - Occurrence Details - A reference (publication, URI) to the most detailed information available about the Occurrence. - Example: "http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861" - - 2008-11-19 - 2011-10-16 - - - - deprecated - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordURI - - Occurrence ID An identifier for the Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the occurrence). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the occurrenceID globally unique. @@ -5028,132 +1839,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitGUID - - Occurrence Measurement - The category of information pertaining to measurements accociated with an occurrence. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - superseded - Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts - - - - Occurrence Measurement Accuracy - The description of the error associated with the occurrenceAttributeValue. - Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy - - - - Occurrence Measurement Determined By - The agent responsible for having determined the value of the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. - Example: "Javier de la Torre" - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy - - - - Occurrence Measurement Determined Date - The date on which the the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence was made. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). - Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime - - - - Occurrence Measurement ID - An identifier for the occurrence attribute. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2009-03-06 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - - Occurrence Measurement Remarks - Comments or notes accompanying the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. - Example: "tip of tail missing" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - - Occurrence Measurement Type - The nature of the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Example: "tail length" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter - - - - Occurrence Measurement Unit - The units for the value of the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use International System of Units (SI) units. - Example: "mm" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement - - - - Occurrence Measurement Value - The value of the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. - Example: "45" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - Occurrence Remarks Comments or notes about the Occurrence. @@ -5181,55 +1866,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Order - The order name of the organism - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = ordo - - - Order - The phylogenetic order to which the cataloged item belongs. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = ordo - - - Order - The name of the order in which the organism is classified. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = ordo - - - Order - The name of the order in which the scientificName is classified. - Example: "Rodentia" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = ordo - - Order The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified. @@ -5314,17 +1950,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Original Coordinate System - The name of the system in which the original geographic coordinates were recorded (e.g., "decimal degrees", "degrees minutes seconds", "UTM", etc.). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - (partly) DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesGrid/GridCellSystem - Original Name Usage The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names. @@ -5354,45 +1979,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Other Catalog Numbers - A list of previous or alternative fully qualified catalog numbers of the cataloged item whether in the current collection or in any other. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/History/PreviousUnitsText - - - Other Catalog Numbers - A list of previous or alternative fully qualified catalog numbers for the same object or observation, whether in the current collection or in any other. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/History/PreviousUnitsText - - - Other Catalog Numbers - A list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same Occurrence, whether in the current or any other data set or collection. - Examples: "FMNH:Mammal:1234", "NPS YELLO6778; MBG 33424" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/History/PreviousUnitsText - - Other Catalog Numbers A list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same Occurrence, whether in the current or any other data set or collection. @@ -5449,55 +2035,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Phylum - The phylum (or division) to which the organism belongs - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum - - - Phylum - The phylogenetic phylum (or division) to which the cataloged item belongs. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum - - - Phylum - The name of the phylum (or division) in which the organism is classified. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum - - - Phylum - The name of the phlyum (or division) in which the scientificName is classified. - Example: "Chordata" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum - - Phylum The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified. @@ -5512,17 +2049,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum - - Point Radius Spatial Fit - A measure of how well the circle defined by the coordinates and uncertainty match the original spatial representation, as a ratio of the area of the circle to the area of the original spatial representation. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given georeference does not completely contain the original representation. The PointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the PointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/PointRadiusSpatialFit - Point Radius Spatial Fit The ratio of the area of the point-radius (decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. @@ -5537,45 +2063,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/PointRadiusSpatialFit - - Preparations - A concatenated list of preparations and preservation methods (skin, skull, skeleton, whole animal (ETOH), slide, etc.) for the cataloged item. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText - - - Preparations - A concatenated list of preparations and preservation methods for the object. Examples: "skin", "skull", "skeleton", "whole animal (ETOH)", "tissue (EDTA)". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText - - - Preparations - A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen. - Examples: "skin; skull; skeleton", "whole animal (ETOH); tissue (EDTA)", "fossil", "cast", "photograph", "DNA extract" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText - - Preparations A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen. @@ -5591,42 +2078,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText - - Preparation Type - The type of preparation (skin. slide, etc). Probably best to add this as a record element rather than access point. Should be a list of preparations for a single collection record. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText - - - Preserved Specimen - A resource describing a preserved specimen. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - RecordBasisEnum/PreservedSpecimen - - - Preserved Specimen - A resource describing a preserved specimen. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - deprecated - - RecordBasisEnum/PreservedSpecimen - Preserved Specimen A specimen that has been preserved. @@ -5640,58 +2091,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> RecordBasisEnum/PreservedSpecimen - - Previous Catalog Number - The previous (fully qualified) catalog number of the Cataloged Item if the item earlier identified by another Catalog Number, either in the current catalog or another Institution / catalog. A fully qualified Catalog Number is preceded by Institution Code and Collection Code, with a space separating the each subelement. Referencing a previous Catalog Number does not imply that a record for the referenced item is or is not present in the corresponding catalog, or even that the referenced catalog still exists. This access point is intended to provide a way to retrieve this record by previously used identifier, which may used in the literature. In future versions of this schema this attribute should be set-valued. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/History/PreviousUnitsText - - - Previous Identifications - A list (concatenated and separated) of previous ScientificNames to which the sample was identified. - Example: "Anthus correndera". - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification with PreferredFlag = false - - - - Previous Identifications - A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the subject. - Example: "Anthus sp., field ID by G. Iglesias; Anthus correndera, expert ID by C. Cicero 2009-02-12 based on morphology" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification with PreferredFlag = false - - - - Previous Identifications - A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the Occurrence. - Example: "Anthus sp., field ID by G. Iglesias; Anthus correndera, expert ID by C. Cicero 2009-02-12 based on morphology" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-05-18 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification with PreferredFlag = false - - Previous Identifications A list (concatenated and separated) of previous assignments of names to the Organism. @@ -5707,22 +2106,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification with PreferredFlag = false - - Recorded By - A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. - Example: "Oliver P. Pearson; Anita K. Pearson" where the value in recordNumber "OPP 7101" corresponds to the number for the specimen in the field catalog (collector number) of Oliver P. Pearson. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText - - Recorded By A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first. @@ -5753,77 +2136,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/CollectorsFieldNumber - - Record URL - Gives the web address of the page where more information on this particular record (not on the whole dataset) can be found. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordURI - - - Related Basis of Record - The nature of the related resource. Recommended best practice is to use the same controlled vocabulary as for basisOfRecord. - Example: "PreservedSpecimen" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-01-26 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - - Related Cataloged Items - The fully qualified identifier (Institution Code + " " + Collection Code + " " + Catalog Number) of the related Cataloged Item, preceded by the nature of the relationship (e.g., (sibling of) MVZ Mamm 1234). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID - - - Related Cataloged Items - One or more GlobalUniqueIdentifiers (cf. http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/DarwinCore/GlobalUniqueIdentifier ) of related objects or observations, optionally preceded by the nature of the relationship. Examples: "(sibling of) URN:catalog:MVZ:Mammal:1234", "(endoparasite of) URN:catalog:FMNH:Bird:41321", "(sheet 2 of 2) URN:WTU:VascularPlants:353087". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID - - - Related Cataloged Item - The fully qualified identifier of a related Catalog Item (a reference to another specimen); Institution Code, Collection Code, and Catalog Number of the related Cataloged Item, where a space separates the three subelements. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID - - - Related Information - Free text references to information not delivered via the conceptual schema, including URLs to specimen details, publications, bibliographic references, etc. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordURI - Related Resource ID An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship). @@ -5837,19 +2149,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID - - Related Resource Type - The type of the related resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", PhysicalObject", "PreservedSpecimen", FossilSpecimen", LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation", "Location", "Taxonomy", "NomeclaturalChecklist", "Publication" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - Relationship According To The source (person, organization, publication, reference) establishing the relationship between the two resources. @@ -5904,41 +2203,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/Comments - - Relationship Type - A named or coded valued that identifies the kind relationship between this Collection Item and the referenced Collection Item. Named values include: "parasite of", "epiphyte on", "progeny of", etc. In future versions of this schema this attribute should be set-valued. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociationType - - - Remarks - Free text comments accompanying the cataloged item record. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Notes - - - Remarks - Free text comments accompanying the object or observation record. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Notes - Reproductive Condition The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -5965,19 +2229,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Resource Relationship - The category of information pertaining to relationships between resources (instances of data records, such as Occurrences, Taxa, Locations, Events). - Resources can be thought of as identifiable records and may include, but need not be limited to Occurrences, Locations, Events, Identifications, or Taxon records. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations - Resource Relationship A relationship of one rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource) to another. @@ -6005,162 +2256,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Sample - Container class for information about the results of a sampling event (specimen, observation, etc.) - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit - - - Sample Attribute - Container class for information about attributes related to a given sample. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts - - - Sample Attribute Accuracy - The description of the error associated with the SampleAttributeValue. - Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-01-18 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy - - - - Sample Attribute Determined By - The agent responsible for having determined the value of the measurement or characteristic of the sample. - Example: "Javier de la Torre" - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-01-23 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy - - - - Sample Attribute Determined Date - The date on which the the measurement or characteristic of the sample was made. - Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF]. - - 2009-01-23 - 2009-01-23 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime - - - - Sample Attribute Remarks - Comments or notes accompanying the measurement or characteristic of the sample. - Example: "tip of tail missing" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Sample Attribute Unit - The units for the value of the measurement or characteristic of the sample. Recommended best practice is to use International System of Units (SI) units. - Example: "mm" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement - - - - Sample Attribute Value - The value of the measurement or characteristic of the sample. - Example: "45" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue - - - - Sample Remarks - Comments or notes about the sample or record. - Example: "found dead on road" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-01-18 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Notes - - - - Sample Size - The size of the sample from which the collection/observation was drawn. It can be a volume (e.g. for a phytoplankton sample), a linear distance (e.g. for a visual transect or net haul), a surface area (e.g. for a benthic core), etc. This field must also include the units, e.g. 200 mfor a transect, or 0.25 m^2 for a benthic grab (use ^ to denote a superscript). Note that When multiple collections/observations are reported from the same physical sample, a code identifying the sample can be placed in the Field_Number field to allow all collections/observations from a single sample to be connected. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue + constant - - - Sample Attribute ID - An identifier for the sampling attribute. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Sample Attribute Type - The nature of the measurement or characteristic of the sample. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Example: "tail length" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter - - Sampling Effort The amount of effort expended during an Event. @@ -6174,94 +2269,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Sampling Event - Container class for information about the conditions and methods of acquisition of samples. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering - - - Sampling Event Attributes - A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements or characteristics of the sampling event. - Example: "Relative humidity: 28 %; Temperature: 22 C; Sample size: 10 kg" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts - - - - Sampling Event ID - An identifier for the sampling event. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code - - - - Sampling Event Remarks - Comments or notes about the sampling event. - Example: "found dead on road" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-01-18 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Sampling Location - Container class for information about the location where a sampling event occurred. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText - - - Sampling Location ID - An identifier for the sampling location. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. - Example: "MVZ:LocID:12345" - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Sampling Location Remarks - Comments or notes about the sampling location. - Example: "under water since 2005" - - 2009-01-18 - 2009-01-18 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/AreaDetail - - Sampling Protocol The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event. @@ -6276,55 +2283,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Method - - Scientific Name - The full name of lowest level taxon the Cataloged Item can be identified as a member of; includes genus name, specific epithet, and subspecific epithet (zool.) or infraspecific rank abbreviation, and infraspecific epithet (bot.) Use name of suprageneric taxon (e.g., family name) if Cataloged Item cannot be identified to genus, species, or infraspecific taxon. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString - - - Scientific Name - The full name of lowest level taxon to which the cataloged item can be identified (e.g., genus name, specific epithet, subspecific epithet, etc.). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString - - - Scientific Name - The full name of the lowest level taxon to which the organism has been identified in the most recent accepted determination, specified as precisely as possible, including name-author, year or authorship, sensu or sec. (according to or following) author, and indication of uncertainty. Conceptually equivalent to a full taxonomic identification as given by the identifier (verbatim). Does not include the identifier name or date of identification. Examples: "Coleoptera" (an Order), "Vespertilionidae" (a Family), "Manis" (a Genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (Genus + SpecificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (Genus + SpecificEpithet + SubspecificEpithet), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (Genus + SpecificEpithet + InfraspecificRank + InfraspecificEpithet + AuthorYearOfScientificName). - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString - - - Scientific Name - The taxon name (with date and authorship information if applicable). When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term. - Examples: "Coleoptera" (order), "Vespertilionidae" (family), "Manis" (genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (genus + specificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString - - Scientific Name The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term. @@ -6339,29 +2297,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString - - Scientific Name Author - The author of a scientific name. Author string as applied to the accepted name. Can be more than one author (concatenated string). Should be formatted according to the conventions of the applicable taxonomic discipline. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/ParentheticalAuthorTeamAndYear + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/AuthorTeamAndYear} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeamParenthesis + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeam} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamOriginalAndYear + [= or] DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamParenthesisAndYear} - - - Scientific Name Author - The author of the ScientificName. Can be more than one author in a concatenated string. Should be formatted according to the conventions of the applicable taxonomic discipline. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/ParentheticalAuthorTeamAndYear + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/AuthorTeamAndYear} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeamParenthesis + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeam} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamOriginalAndYear + [= or] DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamParenthesisAndYear} - Scientific Name Authorship The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode. @@ -6376,20 +2311,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/ParentheticalAuthorTeamAndYear + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/AuthorTeamAndYear} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeamParenthesis + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeam} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamOriginalAndYear + [= or] DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamParenthesisAndYear} - - Scientific Name ID - A unique identifier for the scientificName. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Scientific Name ID An identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name. @@ -6405,55 +2326,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Scientific Name Rank - The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "subsp.", "var.", "forma", "species", "genus" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-07-06 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank - - - - Sex - The sex of a specimen. The domain should be a controlled set of terms (codes) based on community consensus. Proposed values: M=Male; F=Female; H=Hermaphrodite; I=Indeterminate (examined but could not be determined; U=Unkown (not examined); T=Transitional (between sexes; useful for sequential hermaphrodites) - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sex - - - Sex - The sex of a cataloged item (e.g., male, female, hermaphrodite, gynandromorph, not recorded, indeterminate, transitional - between sexes, for sequential hermaphrodites). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sex - - - Sex - The sex of the biological individual represented by the cataloged object or observation. Examples: "male", "female", "hermaphrodite", "gynandromorph", "monoecious", "dioecious", "not recorded", "indeterminate", "transitional". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sex - Sex The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the Occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -6468,64 +2340,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sex - - source material identifiers - A unique identifier assigned to a material sample (as defined by http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialSampleID, and as opposed to a particular digital record of a material sample) used for extracting nucleic acids, and subsequent sequencing. The identifier can refer either to the original material collected or to any derived sub-samples. The INSDC qualifiers /specimen_voucher, /bio_material, or /culture_collection provide additional context and suggested syntax for this identifier for data submitted to INSDC databases. - - 2013-05-25 - 2011-01-26 - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - - - Source - Indicates who gave the record to the data provider. Can indicate a literature citation, an electronic dataset, etc. Is used to provide credit. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/IPRStatements/Citations/Citation/Text - - - Species - The specific epithet of the organism - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SpeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/FirstEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SpeciesEpithet} - - - Species - The phylogenetic specific epithet of the cataloged item. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SpeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/FirstEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SpeciesEpithet} - - - Specific Epithet - The specific epithet of the scientific name applied to the organism. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SpeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/FirstEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SpeciesEpithet} - Specific Epithet The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName. @@ -6540,28 +2354,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SpeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/FirstEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SpeciesEpithet} - - Start End Coordinate Precision - An estimate of how tightly the locality was specified in the Start/End Latitude and Longitude fields; expressed as a distance, in meters, that corresponds to a radius around the latitude-longitude coordinates. Use NULL where precision is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/CoordinateErrorDistanceInMeters - - - Start Day Collected - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the start day of the collecting event. Possible value ranges from 01..31 inclusive. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - Start Day Of Year The earliest ordinal day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). @@ -6576,121 +2368,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin - - Start Julian Day - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the start ordinal day of the year for the collecting event; i.e., the number of days since January 1 of the same year. (January 1 is Julian Day 1.). Should be an integer from one to 365, i.e. of the form (([0-3][0-9][0-9)|([0-9][0-9)|([1-9])). - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin - - - Start Latitude - For samples/observations/record events better represented as line features rather than point features (e.g. extended trawls or transects) this indicates the starting latitude location from which the specimen was collected or in which the sample/observation/record event occurred. This value should be expressed in decimal degrees (East & North = +; West & South = -). GPS-derived data must use the WGS 84 geodetic reference system (http://www.wgs84.com/). - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/CoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal with attribute "begin" set to true - - - Start Longitude - For samples/observations/record events better represented as line features rather than point features (e.g. extended trawls or transects) this indicates the starting longitude location from which the specimen was collected. Express in decimal degrees (East & North = +; West & South = -). GPS-derived data must use the WGS 84 geodetic reference system (http://www.wgs84.com/). - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/CoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal with attribute "begin" set to true - - - Start Month Collected - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the start month of the collecting event. Possible values range from 01...12 inclusive. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Start Time of Day - The time of day when the sampling event began, expressed as decimal hours from midnight local time. Examples: 0 = midnight, 12.0 = mid-day, 13.5 = 13:30 - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/TimeOfDayBegin - - - Start Time of Day - The time of day when the event began, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time. - Examples: "12.0" (= noon), "13.5" (= 1:30pm) - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - - Start Year Collected - For samples/observations/record events that were taken over time this gives the start year of the collecting event. The full year should be expressed (e.g. 1972 must be expressed as "1972" not "72"). Must always be a four digit integer. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - State Province - The state, province or region (i.e. next political region smaller than Country) from which the specimen was collected. There is some suggestion to use the values described in ISO 3166-2 (http://www.iso.ch/cate/d8349.html), however these values are in a continual state of flux and it appears unlikely that an appropriate mechanism (by ISO) will be in place to manage these changes. Hence it is recommended that where possible, the full, unabbreviated name should be used for storing information. The server should optionally handle abbreviations as an access point. Note: this is a recurring theme (country and state) abbreviations. Check the existence of an attribute type to deal with abbreviations from the bib-1 profile - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= State or = Province (etc.) - - - State Province - The full, unabbreviated name of the state, province, or region (i.e., the next smaller political region than Country) from which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= State or = Province (etc.) - - - State Province - The full, unabbreviated name of the state, province, or region (i.e., the next smaller political region than Country) in which the organism was collected or observed. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= State or = Province (etc.) - State Province The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs. @@ -6705,31 +2382,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= State or = Province (etc.) - - Subgenus - The name of the subgenus in which the identified name is classified. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/Subgenus - - - Subgenus - The name of the subgenus in which the scientificName is classified. - Example: "Strobus" subgenus of Pinus - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/Subgenus - - Subgenus The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion. @@ -6744,65 +2396,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/Subgenus - - Subspecies - The sub-specific epithet of the organism - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SubspeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/SecondEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SubspeciesEpithet} - - - Subspecies - The phylogenetic subspecific epithet of the cataloged item. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SubspeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/SecondEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SubspeciesEpithet} - - - Taxon - The category of information pertaining to taxonomic names or concepts. - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - superseded - no simple equivalent in ABCD - - - Taxon - A resource describing an instance of the Taxon class. - - 2009-01-23 - 2014-10-23 - - - deprecated - - not in ABCD - - - Taxon - The category of information pertaining to taxonomic names, taxon name usages, or taxon concepts. - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - no simple equivalent in ABCD - Taxon A group of organisms (sensu http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026) considered by taxonomists to form a homogeneous unit. @@ -6817,45 +2410,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> no simple equivalent in ABCD - - Taxon According To - Information about the authorship of this taxon concept which uses the scientificName in their sense (secundum, sensu). Could be a publication (identification key), institution or team of individuals. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Taxon Attributes - A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the taxon. - Example: "iucnstatus=vulnerable; distribution=Neuquen, Argentina" - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - deprecated - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Result/TaxonIdentified/InformalNameString - - - - Taxon Concept ID - A unique identifier for the taxon concept (a circumscription of a taxonName). - - 2009-04-24 - 2009-04-24 - - - - deprecated - not in ABCD - - Taxon Concept ID An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon. @@ -6871,19 +2425,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Taxon ID - A global unique identifier for the taxon (name in a classification). - - 2008-11-19 - 2008-11-19 - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Taxon ID An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. @@ -6899,20 +2440,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Taxon Name ID - A unique identifier for the scientificName. - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Taxonomic Status The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -6926,20 +2453,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Taxon Rank - The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. - Examples: "subsp.", "var.", "forma", "species", "genus". - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank - - Taxon Rank The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -6954,19 +2467,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank - - Taxon Remarks - Comments or notes about the taxon. - Example: "this name is a misspelling in common use" - - 2008-11-19 - 2009-04-24 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - Taxon Remarks Comments or notes about the taxon or name. @@ -6981,112 +2481,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Temperature - The temperature recorded with the collection/record event. Is assumed to be taken at the collection depth. Expressed in degrees Celsius. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue + constant - - - Time Collected - The time of day the cataloged item was collected, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time (e.g., 12.0 = noon, 13.5 = 1:30pm). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/TimeOfDayBegin - - - Time of Day - The time of day a specimen was collected expressed as decimal hours from midnight local time (e.g. 12.0 = mid day, 13.5 = 1:30pm) - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/TimeOfDayBegin - - - Time Zone - Indicates the time zone for the Time of Day measurements. - - 2005-07-10 - 2005-07-10 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/TimeZone - - - Tissues - A concatenated list of tissues and preservation methods (whole (frozen), liver (EDTA), etc.) for the cataloged item. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText - - - Type Status - Indicates the kind of nomenclatural type that a specimen represents. (This is incomplete because type status actually describes the relationship between a name and a specimen [or ternary relatiohnship between a specimen, name, and publication].) In particular, the type status may not apply to the name listed in the scientific name, i.e., current identification. In rare cases, a single specimen may be the type of more than one name. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText - - - Type Status - A list of one or more nomenclatural types that the cataloged item represents (e.g., "holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388."). - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText - - - Type Status - A list of one or more nomenclatural types (including type status and typified taxonomic name) represented by the object. Example: "holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText - - - Type Status - A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. - Example: "holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388" - - 2008-11-19 - 2014-10-23 - - - - superseded - - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText - - Type Status A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. @@ -7102,51 +2496,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText - - Valid Distribution Flag - A flag ("true" or "false") that indicates whether the locality information represents a valid distribution occurrence for a specimen. Specimens taken from captivity and showing the captive location should use the value "false". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ValidDistributionFlag - - - Verbatim Collecting Date - The verbatim original representation of the date information for the collecting event. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DateText - - - Verbatim Collecting Date - The verbatim original representation of the date (and time) information for the collecting event. Example: "spring 1910". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DateText - - - Verbatim Coordinates - A text representation of the coordinate data (Latitude/ Longitude, UTM, TRS, etc.) from its original source if it cannot be separated into its component parts. Example: "470999 1234300". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - superseded - {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinatesText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesUTM/UTMText} - Verbatim Coordinates The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. @@ -7161,18 +2510,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinatesText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesUTM/UTMText} - - Verbatim Coordinate System - The name of the system in which the verbatim geographic coordinates were recorded. Examples: "decimal degrees", "degrees minutes seconds", "degrees decimal minutes", "UTM" - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - (partly) DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesGrid/GridCellSystem - Verbatim Coordinate System The spatial coordinate system for the verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude or the verbatimCoordinates of the Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. @@ -7187,29 +2524,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> (partly) DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesGrid/GridCellSystem - - Verbatim Depth - A text representation of the Depth in its original format in the source database. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactText - - - Verbatim Depth - A text representation of the depth in its original format in the source database. Example: "100 to 200 ft below sea level". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactText - Verbatim Depth The original description of the depth below the local surface. @@ -7224,29 +2538,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactText - - Verbatim Elevation - A text representation of the Elevation in its original format in the source database. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactText - - - Verbatim Elevation - A text representation of the altitude in its original format in the source database. Example: "1000+- meters". - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactText - Verbatim Elevation The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location. @@ -7275,29 +2566,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DateText - - Verbatim Latitude - A text representation of the Latitude data in its original format in the source database. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLatitude - - - Verbatim Latitude - A text representation of the Latitude part of the coordinate data from its original source. Example: 47d09'99"N - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLatitude - Verbatim Latitude The verbatim original latitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. @@ -7325,29 +2593,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName - - Verbatim Longitude - A text representation of the Longitude data in its original format in the source database. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLongitude - - - Verbatim Longitude - A text representation of the Longitude part of the coordinate data from its original source. Example: -122.43254 - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLongitude - Verbatim Longitude The verbatim original longitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. @@ -7362,6 +2607,19 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLongitude + + Verbatim SRS + The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". + Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" + + 2009-07-06 + 2009-07-06 + + + recommended + not in ABCD + + Verbatim Taxon Rank The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record. @@ -7376,32 +2634,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Verbatim Scientific Name Rank - The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record. - Examples: "Agamospecies", "sub-lesus", "prole", "apomict", "nothogrex". - - 2009-07-06 - 2009-07-06 - - - superseded - not in ABCD - - - - Verbatim SRS - The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". - Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" - - 2009-07-06 - 2009-07-06 - - - recommended - not in ABCD - - Vernacular Name A common or vernacular name. @@ -7415,18 +2647,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> not in ABCD - - Water Body - The full, unabbreviated name of the body of water in or over which the organism was collected or observed. - - 2007-04-17 - 2007-04-17 - - - - superseded - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Water body - Water Body The name of the water body in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. @@ -7455,51 +2675,5 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - Year Collected - The year (expressed as an integer) in which the specimen was collected. The full year should be expressed (e.g. 1972 must be expressed as "1972" not "72"). Must always be a four digit integer [-9999..9999] - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Year Collected - The four digit year in the Common Era calendar in which the cataloged item was collected. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin - - - Year Identified - The year portion of the date when the Collection Item was identified; as four digits [-9999..9999], e.g., 1906, 2002. - - 2003-06-13 - 2003-06-13 - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - - Year Identified - The four digit year in the Common Era calendar in which the cataloged item was identified as having the ScientificName. - - 2003-06-17 - 2003-06-17 - - - - superseded - accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText - - + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/terms/update_terms.py b/terms/update_terms.py deleted file mode 100644 index e69de29..0000000 From f4ab661da5c9bc4023650e1dc070a71b4cbdbe06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Markus=20D=C3=B6ring?= Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:35:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Adding new build source files and a reference template --- build/README.md | 2 ++ build/dc.yaml | 9 +++++ build/recommended.tmpl | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ build/term_order.yaml | 1 + terms/dc_for_dwc.rdf | 0 terms/dwc_normative.rdf | 28 +++++++-------- 6 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) create mode 100644 build/README.md create mode 100644 build/dc.yaml create mode 100644 build/recommended.tmpl create mode 100644 build/term_order.yaml delete mode 100644 terms/dc_for_dwc.rdf diff --git a/build/README.md b/build/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fc6f64b --- /dev/null +++ b/build/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +add DOI explanations + diff --git a/build/dc.yaml b/build/dc.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c3fb7f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/dc.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +type: + definition: 'The nature or genre of the resource. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use the name of the class that defines the root of the record.' + comment: 'Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PhysicalObject", "Event", "Text". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#typeT-001 + +references: + definition: 'A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.' + comment: 'Examples: "http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861"; "http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#references-003 diff --git a/build/recommended.tmpl b/build/recommended.tmpl new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0dc1c74 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/recommended.tmpl @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ + + + + + Darwin Core Terms: A quick reference guide + + + + + +
+
+

Darwin Core Term Reference

+
+ + +#for $group in $groups + #if $group.uri is not None +

$group.name

+ #else +

$group.name

+ #end if +

+ #set $sep = '' + #for $term in $group.terms + $sep $term.name + #set $sep = '|' + #end for +

+#end for + +
+ +#def showTerm($t) + #if $t.uri is not None + +
+
Name
+
$t.name
+ +
Identifier
+
$t.uri
+ + #if $t.class is not None +
Class
+
$t.class
+ #end if + +
Definition
+
$t.definition
+ +
Comment
+
$t.comment
+ +
Details
+
$t.version
+
+
+ #end if +#end def + +#for $t in $groups + $showTerm(t) +#end for + + +#for $group in $groups + #for $t in $group.terms + $showTerm(t) + #end for +#end for + +
+ + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/build/term_order.yaml b/build/term_order.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d7b90f --- /dev/null +++ b/build/term_order.yaml @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +- Record-level Terms: - DC_type - DC_modified - DC_language - DC_license - DC_rightsHolder - DC_accessRights - DC_bibliographicCitation - DC_references - institutionID - collectionID - datasetID - institutionCode - collectionCode - datasetName - ownerInstitutionCode - basisOfRecord - informationWithheld - dataGeneralizations - dynamicProperties - Occurrence: - occurrenceID - catalogNumber - recordNumber - recordedBy - individualCount - sex - lifeStage - reproductiveCondition - behavior - establishmentMeans - occurrenceStatus - preparations - disposition - associatedMedia - associatedReferences - associatedSequences - associatedTaxa - otherCatalogNumbers - occurrenceRemarks - Organism: - organismID - organismName - organismScope - associatedOccurrences - associatedOrganisms - previousIdentifications - organismRemarks - MaterialSample: - materialSampleID - Event: - eventID - fieldNumber - eventDate - eventTime - startDayOfYear - endDayOfYear - year - month - day - verbatimEventDate - habitat - samplingProtocol - samplingEffort - fieldNotes - eventRemarks - DC_Location: - locationID - higherGeographyID - higherGeography - continent - waterBody - islandGroup - island - country - countryCode - stateProvince - county - municipality - locality - verbatimLocality - minimumElevationInMeters - maximumElevationInMeters - verbatimElevation - minimumDepthInMeters - maximumDepthInMeters - verbatimDepth - minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters - maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters - locationAccordingTo - locationRemarks - decimalLatitude - decimalLongitude - geodeticDatum - coordinateUncertaintyInMeters - coordinatePrecision - pointRadiusSpatialFit - verbatimCoordinates - verbatimLatitude - verbatimLongitude - verbatimCoordinateSystem - verbatimSRS - footprintWKT - footprintSRS - footprintSpatialFit - georeferencedBy - georeferencedDate - georeferenceProtocol - georeferenceSources - georeferenceVerificationStatus - georeferenceRemarks - GeologicalContext: - geologicalContextID - earliestEonOrLowestEonothem - latestEonOrHighestEonothem - earliestEraOrLowestErathem - latestEraOrHighestErathem - earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem - latestPeriodOrHighestSystem - earliestEpochOrLowestSeries - latestEpochOrHighestSeries - earliestAgeOrLowestStage - latestAgeOrHighestStage - lowestBiostratigraphicZone - highestBiostratigraphicZone - lithostratigraphicTerms - group - formation - member - bed - Identification: - identificationID - identificationQualifier - typeStatus - identifiedBy - dateIdentified - identificationReferences - identificationVerificationStatus - identificationRemarks - Taxon: - taxonID - scientificNameID - acceptedNameUsageID - parentNameUsageID - originalNameUsageID - nameAccordingToID - namePublishedInID - taxonConceptID - scientificName - acceptedNameUsage - parentNameUsage - originalNameUsage - nameAccordingTo - namePublishedIn - namePublishedInYear - higherClassification - kingdom - phylum - class - order - family - genus - subgenus - specificEpithet - infraspecificEpithet - taxonRank - verbatimTaxonRank - scientificNameAuthorship - vernacularName - nomenclaturalCode - taxonomicStatus - nomenclaturalStatus - taxonRemarks - ResourceRelationship: - resourceRelationshipID - resourceID - relatedResourceID - relationshipOfResource - relationshipAccordingTo - relationshipEstablishedDate - relationshipRemarks - MeasurementOrFact: - measurementID - measurementType - measurementValue - measurementAccuracy - measurementUnit - measurementDeterminedBy - measurementDeterminedDate - measurementMethod - measurementRemarks \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/terms/dc_for_dwc.rdf b/terms/dc_for_dwc.rdf deleted file mode 100644 index e69de29..0000000 diff --git a/terms/dwc_normative.rdf b/terms/dwc_normative.rdf index d6bfb82..4f3ee08 100644 --- a/terms/dwc_normative.rdf +++ b/terms/dwc_normative.rdf @@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> rdfs:label rdfs:comment dcterms:description - rdfs:isDefinedBy dcterms:issued dcterms:modified rdf:type dcterms:hasVersion + + rdfs:isDefinedBy rdfs:range rdfs:subPropertyOf - dcterms:replaces + rdfs:seeAlso (for ABCD mapping) dwcattributes:status dwcattributes:decision @@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-09-21 - recommended not in ABCD @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - + Bed @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - + Collection ID @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - + Continent @@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended not in ABCD - + Dataset ID @@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/DataSetGUID - + Dataset Name @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - + Date Identified @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended not in ABCD - + Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage @@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/InformationWithheld - + Infraspecific Epithet @@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - + Institution ID @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - + Island @@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> recommended not in ABCD - + Parent Name Usage From d79029f847fecf235c90fb4641760d1d4f1d0da5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Markus=20D=C3=B6ring?= Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:53:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] finish dc.yaml and update script --- build/dc.yaml | 30 ++ build/recommended.tmpl | 50 +-- build/requirements.txt | 3 + build/update_terms.py | 76 ++++ terms/dwc_normative.rdf | 766 ++++++++++------------------------------ 5 files changed, 321 insertions(+), 604 deletions(-) create mode 100644 build/requirements.txt create mode 100755 build/update_terms.py diff --git a/build/dc.yaml b/build/dc.yaml index c3fb7f7..dd99cfd 100644 --- a/build/dc.yaml +++ b/build/dc.yaml @@ -3,6 +3,36 @@ type: comment: 'Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PhysicalObject", "Event", "Text". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:type' details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#typeT-001 +modified: + definition: 'The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).' + comment: 'Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:modified' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#modified-003 + +language: + definition: 'A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].' + comment: 'Examples: "en" for English, "es" for Spanish. For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:language' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#languageT-001 + +license: + definition: 'A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.' + comment: 'Examples: "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode", "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:license' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#license-002 + +rightsHolder: + definition: 'A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.' + comment: 'Example: "The Regents of the University of California.". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:rightsHolder' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#rightsHolder-002 + +accessRights: + definition: 'Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.' + comment: 'Example: "not-for-profit use only". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:accessRights' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#accessRights-002 + +bibliographicCitation: + definition: 'A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.' + comment: 'Examples: "Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)" for a specimen, "Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343." for a Taxon. For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:bibliographicCitation' + details: http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#bibliographicCitation-002 + references: definition: 'A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.' comment: 'Examples: "http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861"; "http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868". For discussion see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:references' diff --git a/build/recommended.tmpl b/build/recommended.tmpl index 0dc1c74..0294a90 100644 --- a/build/recommended.tmpl +++ b/build/recommended.tmpl @@ -6,31 +6,6 @@ - - -
-
-

Darwin Core Term Reference

-
- - -#for $group in $groups - #if $group.uri is not None -

$group.name

- #else -

$group.name

- #end if -

- #set $sep = '' - #for $term in $group.terms - $sep $term.name - #set $sep = '|' - #end for -

-#end for - -
- #def showTerm($t) #if $t.uri is not None @@ -59,6 +34,31 @@ #end if #end def + + +
+
+

Darwin Core Term Reference

+
+ + +#for $group in $groups + #if $group.uri is not None +

$group.name

+ #else +

$group.name

+ #end if +

+ #set $sep = '' + #for $term in $group.terms + $sep $term.name + #set $sep = '|' + #end for +

+#end for + +
+ #for $t in $groups $showTerm(t) #end for diff --git a/build/requirements.txt b/build/requirements.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..60aa855 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/requirements.txt @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +Cheetah==2.4.4 +rdflib==4.1.2 +PyYAML==3.11 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/build/update_terms.py b/build/update_terms.py new file mode 100755 index 0000000..33f99f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/update_terms.py @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env python + +''' +easy_install pip +pip install -r requirements.txt +''' + +import yaml +from Cheetah.Template import Template +from rdflib import Graph, URIRef, Namespace, Literal +from rdflib.namespace import RDFS + +DWC=Namespace("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/") +DC=Namespace("http://purl.org/dc/terms/") +DWCA=Namespace("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/attributes/") + +def buildHtml(): + print """building html files""" + html = Template(file="recommended.tmpl", searchList=[parseTerms()]) + recommended = open("recommended.html", "w") + recommended.write(str(html)) + recommended.close() + +def buildDownloads(): + print """building downloads""" + print """TBD""" + + +def getTerm(name, g): + t={} + if name.startswith("DC_"): + name=name[3:] + uri=DC[name] + t["name"]="dcterms:"+name + elif name.find(" ") > 0: + uri=None + t["name"]=name + else: + uri=DWC[name] + t["name"]=name + t["uri"]=uri + t["class"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=DWCA.organizedInClass) + t["definition"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=RDFS.comment) + t["comment"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=DC.description) + t["version"]=g.value(subject=uri, predicate=DC.hasVersion) + return t + +def parseTerms(): + with open('term_order.yaml', 'r') as f: + order = yaml.load(f) + with open('dc.yaml', 'r') as dcf: + dc = yaml.load(dcf) + g = Graph() + g.parse("../terms/dwc_normative.rdf") + for t in dc: + uri=DC[t] + g.add( (uri, RDFS.comment, Literal(dc[t]["definition"])) ) + g.add( (uri, DC.description, Literal(dc[t]["comment"])) ) + g.add( (uri, DC.hasVersion, URIRef(dc[t]["details"])) ) + data={} + groups=[] + for groupData in order: + group=getTerm(sorted(groupData.keys())[0], g) + groups.append(group) + group["terms"]=[] + for t in sorted(groupData.values())[0]: + group["terms"].append(getTerm(t, g)) + data["groups"]=groups + # print data + return data + + + +if __name__ == "__main__": + buildHtml() + buildDownloads() diff --git a/terms/dwc_normative.rdf b/terms/dwc_normative.rdf index 4f3ee08..7803d62 100644 --- a/terms/dwc_normative.rdf +++ b/terms/dwc_normative.rdf @@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> rdfs:isDefinedBy rdfs:range rdfs:subPropertyOf - rdfs:seeAlso (for ABCD mapping) dwcattributes:status dwcattributes:decision - // potentially useful rdfs:domain skos = http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# @@ -63,8 +61,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -76,10 +73,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-21 2009-09-21 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -90,8 +85,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-21 2009-01-21 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -102,10 +96,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MultimediaObjects @@ -117,10 +108,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID @@ -132,9 +120,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -146,10 +132,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitReferences @@ -161,10 +144,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sequences/Sequence/ID-in-Database + constant @@ -176,10 +156,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Synecology/AssociatedTaxa @@ -191,12 +168,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/RecordBasis - Bed @@ -205,9 +178,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -219,8 +190,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-03-06 2009-04-24 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -232,9 +202,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitID @@ -246,9 +214,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis @@ -260,11 +226,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2013-10-04 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - Collection ID @@ -274,10 +237,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - Continent @@ -287,9 +248,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2013-10-04 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Continent @@ -301,9 +260,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/ISOAccuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/AccuracyStatement @@ -315,9 +272,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinateErrorDistanceInMeters @@ -329,9 +284,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/Name @@ -343,8 +296,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/ISO3166Code @@ -356,9 +308,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= County @@ -370,11 +320,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + not in ABCD - Dataset ID @@ -383,12 +330,9 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-11 - + - - recommended DataSets/DataSet/DataSetGUID - Dataset Name @@ -398,10 +342,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-09-11 2009-09-11 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID - Date Identified @@ -411,10 +353,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - + - - recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText @@ -426,9 +366,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin @@ -440,9 +378,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal @@ -454,9 +390,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal @@ -468,9 +402,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Disposition @@ -482,12 +414,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + not in ABCD - Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage @@ -497,9 +425,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -511,9 +437,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -525,9 +449,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -539,9 +461,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -553,9 +473,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -567,9 +485,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberEnd @@ -581,8 +497,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/EstablishmentMeans @@ -594,10 +509,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering @@ -608,11 +520,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-01 - + - - - recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin @@ -623,10 +532,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - + - - recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code @@ -638,8 +545,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-18 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Notes @@ -651,10 +557,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended + accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin and DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd @@ -666,9 +569,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia @@ -680,9 +581,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/FieldNotes @@ -694,9 +593,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code @@ -708,9 +605,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintSpatialFit (ABCD v2.06b) @@ -722,8 +617,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-07-06 2009-07-06 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -735,9 +629,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintWKT (ABCD v2.06b) @@ -749,9 +641,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -762,10 +652,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + RecordBasisEnum/FossileSpecimen @@ -776,9 +663,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Viral/GenusOrMonomial or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/GenusOrMonomial} @@ -790,9 +675,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/SpatialDatum @@ -804,10 +687,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-07-06 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Stratigraphy @@ -817,9 +697,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-07-06 2009-07-06 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -831,11 +710,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-21 2014-10-23 - + - - recommended - not in ABCD @@ -847,10 +723,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2011-10-16 2011-10-16 - + - recommended - not in ABCD @@ -862,9 +736,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinateMethod @@ -876,9 +748,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceRemarks @@ -890,10 +760,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceSources @@ -905,9 +772,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceVerificationStatus @@ -918,9 +783,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -932,8 +795,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-05-17 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/Text @@ -945,10 +807,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -960,10 +819,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName} @@ -975,9 +831,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-21 2009-04-24 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -988,9 +843,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1001,10 +854,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + RecordBasisEnum/HumanObservation @@ -1015,10 +865,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification @@ -1028,9 +875,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1042,9 +888,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/IdentificationQualifier @@ -1056,10 +900,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/References @@ -1071,8 +912,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Notes @@ -1084,9 +924,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2011-10-16 2011-10-16 - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -1098,11 +936,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - + - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText @@ -1114,9 +949,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue @@ -1128,11 +961,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/InformationWithheld - Infraspecific Epithet @@ -1142,9 +972,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SubspeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/SecondEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SubspeciesEpithet} @@ -1156,11 +984,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2013-10-04 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - Institution ID @@ -1170,10 +995,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-09-11 2014-10-23 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID - Island @@ -1183,9 +1006,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island @@ -1197,9 +1018,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island group @@ -1211,9 +1030,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum @@ -1225,9 +1042,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1239,9 +1054,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1253,9 +1066,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1267,9 +1078,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1281,9 +1090,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1295,9 +1102,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalSexualStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalLiveStages/MycologicalLiveStage (Note DwC spec uses ”MycologicalLifeStage” or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ZoologicalUnit/PhasesOrStages/PhaseOrStage @@ -1308,9 +1113,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Stratigraphy/LithostratigraphicTerms @@ -1321,10 +1124,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + RecordBasisEnum/LivingSpecimen @@ -1335,9 +1135,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName @@ -1349,9 +1147,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-08-24 2009-08-24 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1362,10 +1159,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1377,9 +1172,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-18 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/AreaDetail @@ -1390,9 +1183,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1403,10 +1194,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + RecordBasisEnum/MachineObservation @@ -1417,10 +1205,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2013-03-28 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit @@ -1430,11 +1215,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2013-03-28 2013-09-26 - + - - recommended - not in ABCD @@ -1446,9 +1228,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue @@ -1460,8 +1240,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue @@ -1473,9 +1252,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue @@ -1487,10 +1264,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-18 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Aspect/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy @@ -1502,11 +1276,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-23 2014-10-23 - + - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy @@ -1518,11 +1289,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-23 2009-04-24 - + - - - recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime @@ -1533,11 +1301,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-03-06 2009-04-24 - + - - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1549,8 +1314,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method or /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method or /DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Method @@ -1562,10 +1326,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts @@ -1576,10 +1337,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1591,10 +1349,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter @@ -1606,10 +1361,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement @@ -1621,10 +1373,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/SiteMeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue @@ -1636,9 +1385,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1650,9 +1397,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue @@ -1664,8 +1409,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue @@ -1677,9 +1421,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue @@ -1691,9 +1433,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin @@ -1705,8 +1445,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName @@ -1718,10 +1457,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1733,9 +1470,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-08-24 2009-09-21 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1747,10 +1483,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 - + - - recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation @@ -1762,10 +1496,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-05-18 2009-09-21 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1777,9 +1509,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2011-10-16 2011-10-16 - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -1791,9 +1521,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/Code @@ -1805,8 +1533,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-18 2009-04-24 - - recommended + (DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation) pro parte @@ -1818,10 +1545,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit @@ -1832,10 +1556,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - + - - recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitGUID @@ -1847,9 +1569,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Notes @@ -1861,8 +1581,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-09-17 2009-09-17 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1874,9 +1593,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = ordo @@ -1888,9 +1605,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -1900,11 +1615,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - + - - recommended - not in ABCD @@ -1916,9 +1628,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -1930,9 +1640,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -1944,9 +1652,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - recommended - + not in ABCD @@ -1958,9 +1664,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -1972,10 +1676,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-21 2009-09-21 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -1987,10 +1689,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/History/PreviousUnitsText @@ -2002,10 +1701,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-08-24 2013-10-04 - - recommended + not in ABCD - Parent Name Usage @@ -2015,8 +1712,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-08-24 2009-09-21 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName @@ -2028,10 +1724,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-21 2009-09-21 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2043,9 +1737,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum @@ -2057,9 +1749,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/PointRadiusSpatialFit @@ -2071,10 +1761,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Preparations/PreparationsText @@ -2085,10 +1772,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2014-10-23 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + RecordBasisEnum/PreservedSpecimen @@ -2099,10 +1783,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification with PreferredFlag = false @@ -2114,11 +1795,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - + - - recommended - DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText @@ -2130,9 +1808,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-05-18 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/CollectorsFieldNumber @@ -2143,9 +1819,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - + - recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID @@ -2157,9 +1832,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-04-24 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2171,9 +1845,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-04-24 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2185,8 +1858,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociationType @@ -2198,8 +1870,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/Comments @@ -2211,8 +1882,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -2223,9 +1893,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-04-24 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2237,10 +1906,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations @@ -2250,9 +1916,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-01-26 2009-04-24 - + - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2264,8 +1929,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-08-24 2009-08-24 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -2277,9 +1941,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Method @@ -2291,9 +1953,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString @@ -2305,9 +1965,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/ParentheticalAuthorTeamAndYear + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/AuthorTeamAndYear} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeamParenthesis + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/AuthorTeam} or {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamOriginalAndYear + [= or] DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/AuthorTeamParenthesisAndYear} @@ -2319,10 +1977,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2334,9 +1990,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Sex @@ -2348,9 +2002,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/SpeciesEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/FirstEpithet or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/SpeciesEpithet} @@ -2362,9 +2014,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin @@ -2376,9 +2026,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= State or = Province (etc.) @@ -2390,9 +2038,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/Subgenus @@ -2404,10 +2050,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + no simple equivalent in ABCD @@ -2418,10 +2061,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-04-24 2009-09-21 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2433,10 +2074,8 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - + - - recommended not in ABCD @@ -2448,8 +2087,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -2461,9 +2099,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank @@ -2475,9 +2111,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -2489,10 +2123,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2014-10-23 - - - recommended - + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText @@ -2504,9 +2135,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinatesText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesUTM/UTMText} @@ -2518,9 +2147,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + (partly) DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesGrid/GridCellSystem @@ -2532,9 +2159,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactText @@ -2546,9 +2171,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactText @@ -2560,9 +2183,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DateText @@ -2574,9 +2195,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLatitude @@ -2588,8 +2207,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName @@ -2601,9 +2219,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLongitude @@ -2615,8 +2231,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-07-06 2009-07-06 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -2628,9 +2243,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-07-06 2009-09-21 - - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -2642,8 +2255,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2009-07-06 2009-07-06 - - recommended + not in ABCD @@ -2655,9 +2267,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Water body @@ -2669,9 +2279,7 @@ xml:base="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/"> 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 - - - recommended + accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin