]> 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/ Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) 2013-10-22 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 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 Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus" 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 superseded not in ABCD Accepted Scientific Name ID A unique identifier for the acceptedScientificName. 2009-01-21 2009-07-06 superseded not in ABCD Accepted Taxon The currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) name for the ScientificName. 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 superseded not in ABCD Accepted Taxon ID A global unique identifier for the parent to the AcceptedTaxon. 2009-01-21 2009-01-21 superseded not in ABCD Accepted Taxon ID An identifier for the name of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.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 Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" 2009-01-21 2009-08-24 superseded not in ABCD Accepted Taxon Name The currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) name for the scientificName. Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 superseded not in ABCD Accepted Taxon Name ID A unique identifier for the acceptedTaxonName. 2009-01-21 2009-04-24 superseded not in ABCD Access Constraints A description of constraints on the use of the data as shared or access to further data that is not shared. Example: "not-for-profit use only". 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 superseded DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/IPRStatements According To Abstract term to attribute information to a source. 2009-01-21 2009-01-21 recommended not in ABCD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 2009-04-24 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. Example: "sibling of FMNH:Mammal:1234; sibling of FMNH:Mammal:1235" 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 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 2009-04-24 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. Example: "GenBank: U34853.1" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 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. Example: "host: Quercus alba" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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 - 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: "PreservedSpecimen", "FossilSpecimen", "LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation" 2008-11-19 2009-12-07 recommended 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 recommended not in ABCD 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 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. Examples: "2008.1334", "145732a", "145732" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 2013-10-04 recommended 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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-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). 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 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. Examples: "9", "28" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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. Example: "-41.0983423" 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 recommended 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. Example: "-121.1761111" 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 recommended 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. Examples: "in collection", "missing", "voucher elsewhere", "duplicates elsewhere" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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 2008-11-19 recommended 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 2009-04-24 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 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 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 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 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 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). 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 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. Examples: "native", "introduced", "naturalised", "invasive", "managed" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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 2009-04-29 recommended 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). 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. Example: "notes available in Grinnell-Miller Library" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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. Example: "RV Sol 87-03-08" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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. Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006 (http://www.gbif.org/prog/digit/Georeferencing). 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 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; 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. 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 recommended not in ABCD 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 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 2011-10-16 recommended 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. 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 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". 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 The category of information pertaining to a location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy. 2009-07-06 2009-07-06 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. Examples: "Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ); Janet Fang (MVZ)", "Brad Millen (ROM)" 2009-01-21 2009-04-24 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 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. 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 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. 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 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 2009-04-24 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 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. Examples: "requires verification", "verified by collector", "verified by curator". 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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 recommended not in ABCD 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. 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 2009-08-24 recommended 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 2009-04-24 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 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 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 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 2008-11-19 recommended RecordBasisEnum/HumanObservation Identification The category of information pertaining to taxonomic determinations (the assignment of a scientific name). 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 recommended 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. 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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. 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. Example: "Aves del Noroeste Patagonico. Christie et al. 2004." 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 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 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 2009-08-24 recommended 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. Examples: "1", "25" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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 2009-04-24 recommended 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. 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 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. 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} 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. 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. 2009-09-11 2013-10-04 recommended 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 recommended 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. Examples: "Atlantic", "Boreal", "Skullrockian" 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 recommended 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 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 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 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. 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 recommended 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. 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 recommended 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 2011-10-16 recommended 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. 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 A resource describing an instance of the Location class. 2009-01-23 2009-04-24 recommended not in ABCD 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 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. 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 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 recommended 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. 2009-04-24 2009-07-06 recommended 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 2008-11-19 recommended 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 2013-09-26 recommended 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 2013-09-26 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 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. 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 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. 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. Examples: "Javier de la Torre", "Julie Woodruff; Eileen Lacey" 2009-01-23 2009-04-24 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 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 2009-04-24 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. 2005-07-03 2005-07-03 recommended not in ABCD 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 Checklist A resource describing a nomenclatural checklist. 2009-01-23 2009-01-23 recommended 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. 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 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 2009-04-24 recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit Occurrence A resource describing an instance of the Occurrence class. 2008-11-19 2011-10-16 recommended not in ABCD 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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 2009-04-24 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 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. 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 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. Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006 (http://www.gbif.org/prog/digit/Georeferencing). 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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 2009-04-24 recommended 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 2011-10-16 recommended 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 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. 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 2009-05-18 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 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). 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 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. 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 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. 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 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 2013-09-30 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. Example: "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37829-1:1.3" 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 recommended 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. Examples: "female", "hermaphrodite", "8 males, 4 females" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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. 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 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). 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 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. 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 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. 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 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 2009-04-24 recommended not in ABCD Taxon The category of information pertaining to taxonomic names, taxon name usages, or taxon concepts. 2008-11-19 2009-09-21 recommended 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. Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" 2009-04-24 2009-09-21 recommended 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. 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 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. 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: "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. 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. 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. Example: "this name is a misspelling in common use" 2008-11-19 2009-08-24 recommended 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 2009-04-24 recommended 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. 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 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. 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 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. Example: "100-200 m" 2008-11-19 2009-04-24 recommended 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. 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 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. 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 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. Example: "121d 10' 34" W" 2008-11-19 2009-07-06 recommended DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLongitude 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 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. Examples: "Andean Condor", "Condor Andino", "American Eagle", "Gänsegeier" 2009-07-06 2009-07-06 recommended 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. 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 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