List of Darwin Core terms
- Title
- List of Darwin Core terms
- Date version issued
- 2023-07-07
- Date created
- 2020-08-12
- Part of TDWG Standard
- http://www.tdwg.org/standards/450
- This version
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2023-07-07
- Latest version
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/
- Previous version
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2021-06-28
- Replaced by
- http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2023-09-13
- Abstract
- Darwin Core is a vocabulary standard for transmitting information about biodiversity. This document lists all terms in namespaces currently used in the vocabulary.
- Contributors
- John Wieczorek (VertNet), Peter Desmet (INBO), Steve Baskauf (Vanderbilt University Libraries), Tim Robertson (GBIF), Markus Döring (GBIF), Quentin Groom (Botanic Garden Meise), Stijn Van Hoey (INBO), David Bloom (VertNet), Paula Zermoglio (VertNet), Robert Guralnick (University of Florida), John Deck (Genomic Biodiversity Working Group), Gail Kampmeier (INHS), Dave Vieglais (KUNHM), Renato De Giovanni (CRIA), Campbell Webb (TDWG RDF/OWL Task Group), Paul J. Morris (Harvard University Herbaria/Museum of Comparative Zoölogy), Mark Schildhauer (NCEAS)
- Creator
- TDWG Darwin Core Maintenance Group
- Bibliographic citation
- Darwin Core Maintenance Group. 2023. List of Darwin Core terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2023-07-07
This document contains terms that are part of the most recent version of the Darwin Core vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/version/dwc/2023-07-07).
This document includes terms in four namespaces that contain recommended terms: dwc:
, dwciri:
, dc:
, and dcterms:
. However, some terms in these namespaces are deprecated or superseded and should no longer be used. Deprecation or supersession is noted in the term metadata. Namespaces that contain only deprecated terms are not included in this document, but metadata about those terms can be retrieved by dereferencing their IRIs.
For a simplified list that contains only the currently recommended terms, see the Darwin Core Quick Reference Guide.
1.1 Status of the content of this document
Sections 1 and 3 are non-normative.
Section 2 is normative.
In Section 4, the values of the Term IRI
and Definition
are normative. The values of Term Name
are non-normative, although one can expect that the namespace abbreviation prefix is one commonly used for the term namespace. Label
and the values of all other properties (such as Examples
and Notes
) are non-normative.
1.2 RFC 2119 key words
The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
1.3 Namespace abbreviations
The following namespace abbreviations are used in this document:
abbreviation |
IRI |
dwc: |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ |
dwciri: |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/ |
dc: |
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
dcterms: |
http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
2 Use of Terms
Due to the requirements of Section 1.4.3 of the Darwin Core RDF Guide, terms in the dwciri:
namespace MUST be used with IRI values. Terms in the dwc:
and dc:
namespaces are generally expected to have string literal values. Values for terms in the dcterms:
namespace will depend on the details of the term. See Section 3 of the Darwin Core RDF Guide for details.
3 Term indices
3.1 Index By Term Name
(See also 3.2 Index By Label)
Classes
dwc:Dataset |
dwc:Event |
dwc:EventAttribute |
dwc:EventMeasurement |
dwc:FossilSpecimen |
dwc:GeologicalContext |
dwc:HumanObservation |
dwc:Identification |
dwc:LivingSpecimen |
dcterms:Location |
dwc:MachineObservation |
dwc:MaterialCitation |
dwc:MaterialSample |
dwc:MeasurementOrFact |
dwc:Occurrence |
dwc:OccurrenceMeasurement |
dwc:Organism |
dwc:PreservedSpecimen |
dwc:ResourceRelationship |
dwc:Sample |
dwc:SampleAttribute |
dwc:SamplingEvent |
dwc:SamplingLocation |
dwc:Taxon
Record level
dwc:accordingTo |
dwc:accuracy |
dwc:DwCType
Dublin Core legacy namespace
dc:language |
dc:type
Dublin Core terms namespace
dcterms:accessRights |
dcterms:bibliographicCitation |
dcterms:language |
dcterms:license |
dcterms:modified |
dcterms:references |
dcterms:rights |
dcterms:rightsHolder |
dcterms:type
Occurrence
dwc:associatedMedia |
dwc:associatedOccurrences |
dwc:associatedReferences |
dwc:associatedSequences |
dwc:associatedTaxa |
dwc:behavior |
dwc:caste |
dwc:catalogNumber |
dwc:CatalogNumberNumeric |
dwc:degreeOfEstablishment |
dwc:disposition |
dwc:establishmentMeans |
dwc:georeferenceVerificationStatus |
dwc:individualCount |
dwc:individualID |
dwc:lifeStage |
dwc:occurrenceAttributes |
dwc:occurrenceDetails |
dwc:occurrenceID |
dwc:occurrenceRemarks |
dwc:occurrenceStatus |
dwc:organismQuantity |
dwc:organismQuantityType |
dwc:otherCatalogNumbers |
dwc:pathway |
dwc:preparations |
dwc:recordedBy |
dwc:recordedByID |
dwc:recordNumber |
dwc:reproductiveCondition |
dwc:sex |
dwc:vitality
Organism
dwc:associatedOrganisms |
dwc:organismID |
dwc:organismName |
dwc:organismRemarks |
dwc:organismScope |
dwc:previousIdentifications
Material Sample
dwc:materialSampleID |
dwc:verbatimLabel
Event
dwc:day |
dwc:EarliestDateCollected |
dwc:endDayOfYear |
dwc:EndTimeOfDay |
dwc:eventAttributes |
dwc:eventDate |
dwc:eventID |
dwc:eventRemarks |
dwc:eventTime |
dwc:eventType |
dwc:fieldNotes |
dwc:fieldNumber |
dwc:habitat |
dwc:LatestDateCollected |
dwc:month |
dwc:parentEventID |
dwc:sampleSizeUnit |
dwc:sampleSizeValue |
dwc:samplingEffort |
dwc:samplingProtocol |
dwc:startDayOfYear |
dwc:StartTimeOfDay |
dwc:verbatimEventDate |
dwc:year
Location
dwc:continent |
dwc:coordinatePrecision |
dwc:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters |
dwc:country |
dwc:countryCode |
dwc:county |
dwc:decimalLatitude |
dwc:decimalLongitude |
dwc:footprintSpatialFit |
dwc:footprintSRS |
dwc:footprintWKT |
dwc:geodeticDatum |
dwc:georeferencedBy |
dwc:georeferencedDate |
dwc:georeferenceProtocol |
dwc:georeferenceRemarks |
dwc:georeferenceSources |
dwc:higherGeography |
dwc:higherGeographyID |
dwc:island |
dwc:islandGroup |
dwc:locality |
dwc:locationAccordingTo |
dwc:locationAttributes |
dwc:locationID |
dwc:locationRemarks |
dwc:maximumDepthInMeters |
dwc:maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
dwc:maximumElevationInMeters |
dwc:minimumDepthInMeters |
dwc:minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
dwc:minimumElevationInMeters |
dwc:municipality |
dwc:pointRadiusSpatialFit |
dwc:SamplingLocationID |
dwc:SamplingLocationRemarks |
dwc:stateProvince |
dwc:verbatimCoordinates |
dwc:verbatimCoordinateSystem |
dwc:verbatimDepth |
dwc:verbatimElevation |
dwc:verbatimLatitude |
dwc:verbatimLocality |
dwc:verbatimLongitude |
dwc:verbatimSRS |
dwc:verticalDatum |
dwc:waterBody
Geological Context
dwc:bed |
dwc:earliestAgeOrLowestStage |
dwc:earliestEonOrLowestEonothem |
dwc:earliestEpochOrLowestSeries |
dwc:earliestEraOrLowestErathem |
dwc:earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem |
dwc:formation |
dwc:geologicalContextID |
dwc:group |
dwc:highestBiostratigraphicZone |
dwc:latestAgeOrHighestStage |
dwc:latestEonOrHighestEonothem |
dwc:latestEpochOrHighestSeries |
dwc:latestEraOrHighestErathem |
dwc:latestPeriodOrHighestSystem |
dwc:lithostratigraphicTerms |
dwc:lowestBiostratigraphicZone |
dwc:member
Identification
dwc:dateIdentified |
dwc:identificationAttributes |
dwc:identificationID |
dwc:identificationQualifier |
dwc:identificationReferences |
dwc:identificationRemarks |
dwc:identificationVerificationStatus |
dwc:identifiedBy |
dwc:identifiedByID |
dwc:PreviousIdentifications |
dwc:typeStatus |
dwc:verbatimIdentification
Taxon
dwc:acceptedNameUsage |
dwc:acceptedNameUsageID |
dwc:acceptedScientificName |
dwc:acceptedScientificNameID |
dwc:AcceptedTaxon |
dwc:AcceptedTaxonID |
dwc:acceptedTaxonID |
dwc:acceptedTaxonName |
dwc:acceptedTaxonNameID |
dwc:basionym |
dwc:basionymID |
dwc:binomial |
dwc:class |
dwc:cultivarEpithet |
dwc:family |
dwc:genericName |
dwc:genus |
dwc:higherClassification |
dwc:HigherTaxon |
dwc:higherTaxonconceptID |
dwc:HigherTaxonID |
dwc:higherTaxonName |
dwc:higherTaxonNameID |
dwc:infragenericEpithet |
dwc:infraspecificEpithet |
dwc:kingdom |
dwc:nameAccordingTo |
dwc:nameAccordingToID |
dwc:namePublicationID |
dwc:namePublishedIn |
dwc:namePublishedInID |
dwc:namePublishedInYear |
dwc:nomenclaturalCode |
dwc:nomenclaturalStatus |
dwc:order |
dwc:originalNameUsage |
dwc:originalNameUsageID |
dwc:parentNameUsage |
dwc:parentNameUsageID |
dwc:phylum |
dwc:scientificName |
dwc:scientificNameAuthorship |
dwc:scientificNameID |
dwc:scientificNameRank |
dwc:specificEpithet |
dwc:subfamily |
dwc:subgenus |
dwc:subtribe |
dwc:superfamily |
dwc:taxonAccordingTo |
dwc:taxonAttributes |
dwc:taxonConceptID |
dwc:TaxonID |
dwc:taxonID |
dwc:taxonNameID |
dwc:taxonomicStatus |
dwc:taxonRank |
dwc:taxonRemarks |
dwc:tribe |
dwc:verbatimScientificNameRank |
dwc:verbatimTaxonRank |
dwc:vernacularName
Measurement or Fact
dwc:measurementAccuracy |
dwc:measurementDeterminedBy |
dwc:measurementDeterminedDate |
dwc:measurementID |
dwc:measurementMethod |
dwc:measurementRemarks |
dwc:measurementType |
dwc:measurementUnit |
dwc:measurementValue |
dwc:parentMeasurementID
Resource Relationship
dwc:RelatedBasisOfRecord |
dwc:relatedResourceID |
dwc:relatedResourceType |
dwc:relationshipAccordingTo |
dwc:relationshipEstablishedDate |
dwc:relationshipOfResource |
dwc:relationshipOfResourceID |
dwc:relationshipRemarks |
dwc:resourceID |
dwc:resourceRelationshipID
IRI-value terms
dwciri:behavior |
dwciri:caste |
dwciri:dataGeneralizations |
dwciri:degreeOfEstablishment |
dwciri:disposition |
dwciri:earliestGeochronologicalEra |
dwciri:establishmentMeans |
dwciri:eventType |
dwciri:fieldNotes |
dwciri:fieldNumber |
dwciri:footprintSRS |
dwciri:footprintWKT |
dwciri:fromLithostratigraphicUnit |
dwciri:geodeticDatum |
dwciri:georeferencedBy |
dwciri:georeferenceProtocol |
dwciri:georeferenceSources |
dwciri:georeferenceVerificationStatus |
dwciri:habitat |
dwciri:identificationQualifier |
dwciri:identificationVerificationStatus |
dwciri:identifiedBy |
dwciri:inCollection |
dwciri:inDataset |
dwciri:inDescribedPlace |
dwciri:informationWithheld |
dwciri:latestGeochronologicalEra |
dwciri:lifeStage |
dwciri:locationAccordingTo |
dwciri:measurementDeterminedBy |
dwciri:measurementMethod |
dwciri:measurementType |
dwciri:measurementUnit |
dwciri:measurementValue |
dwciri:occurrenceStatus |
dwciri:organismQuantityType |
dwciri:pathway |
dwciri:preparations |
dwciri:recordedBy |
dwciri:recordNumber |
dwciri:reproductiveCondition |
dwciri:sampleSizeUnit |
dwciri:samplingProtocol |
dwciri:sex |
dwciri:toTaxon |
dwciri:typeStatus |
dwciri:verbatimCoordinateSystem |
dwciri:verbatimSRS |
dwciri:verticalDatum |
dwciri:vitality
3.2 Index By Label
(See also 3.1 Index By Term Name)
Classes
Dataset |
Event |
Event Attribute |
Event Measurement |
Fossil Specimen |
Geological Context |
Human Observation |
Identification |
Living Specimen |
Location |
Machine Observation |
Material Citation |
Material Sample |
Measurement or Fact |
Occurrence |
Occurrence Measurement |
Organism |
Preserved Specimen |
Resource Relationship |
Sample |
Sample Attribute |
Sampling Event |
Sampling Location |
Taxon
Record level
According To |
Accuracy |
Darwin Core Type
Dublin Core legacy namespace
Language |
Type
Dublin Core terms namespace
Access Rights |
Bibliographic Citation |
Date Modified |
Language |
License |
References |
Rights |
Rights Holder |
Type
Occurrence
Associated Media |
Associated Occurrences |
Associated References |
Associated Sequences |
Associated Taxa |
Behavior |
Caste |
Catalog Number |
Catalog Number Numeric |
Degree of Establishment |
Disposition |
Establishment Means |
Georeference Verification Status |
Individual Count |
Individual ID |
Life Stage |
Occurrence Attributes |
Occurrence Details |
Occurrence ID |
Occurrence Remarks |
Occurrence Status |
Organism Quantity |
Organism Quantity Type |
Other Catalog Numbers |
Pathway |
Preparations |
Record Number |
Recorded By |
Recorded By ID |
Reproductive Condition |
Sex |
Vitality
Organism
Associated Organisms |
Organism ID |
Organism Name |
Organism Remarks |
Organism Scope |
Previous Identifications
Material Sample
Material Sample ID |
Verbatim Label
Event
Day |
Earliest Date Collected |
End Day Of Year |
End Time of Day |
Event Attributes |
Event Date |
Event ID |
Event Remarks |
Event Time |
Event Type |
Field Notes |
Field Number |
Habitat |
Latest Date Collected |
Month |
Parent Event ID |
Sample Size Unit |
Sample Size Value |
Sampling Effort |
Sampling Protocol |
Start Day Of Year |
Start Time of Day |
Verbatim EventDate |
Year
Location
Continent |
Coordinate Precision |
Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters |
Country |
Country Code |
Decimal Latitude |
Decimal Longitude |
First Order Division |
Footprint SRS |
Footprint Spatial Fit |
Footprint WKT |
Geodetic Datum |
Georeference Protocol |
Georeference Remarks |
Georeference Sources |
Georeferenced By |
Georeferenced Date |
Higher Geography |
Higher Geography ID |
Island |
Island Group |
Locality |
Location According To |
Location Attributes |
Location ID |
Location Remarks |
Maximum Depth In Meters |
Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters |
Maximum Elevation In Meters |
Minimum Depth In Meters |
Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters |
Minimum Elevation In Meters |
Point Radius Spatial Fit |
Sampling Location ID |
Sampling Location Remarks |
Second Order Division |
Third Order Division |
Verbatim Coordinate System |
Verbatim Coordinates |
Verbatim Depth |
Verbatim Elevation |
Verbatim Latitude |
Verbatim Locality |
Verbatim Longitude |
Verbatim SRS |
Vertical Datum |
Water Body
Geological Context
Bed |
Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage |
Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem |
Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series |
Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem |
Earliest Period Or Lowest System |
Formation |
Geological Context ID |
Group |
Highest Biostratigraphic Zone |
Latest AgeOr Highest Stage |
Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem |
Latest Epoch Or Highest Series |
Latest Era Or Highest Erathem |
Latest Period Or Highest System |
Lithostratigraphic Terms |
Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone |
Member
Identification
Date Identified |
Identification Attributes |
Identification ID |
Identification Qualifier |
Identification References |
Identification Remarks |
Identification Verification Status |
Identified By |
Identified By ID |
Previous Identifications |
Type Status |
Verbatim Identification
Taxon
Accepted Name Usage |
Accepted Name Usage ID |
Accepted Scientific Name |
Accepted Scientific Name ID |
Accepted Taxon |
Accepted Taxon ID |
Accepted Taxon Name |
Accepted Taxon Name ID |
Basionym |
Basionym ID |
Binomial |
Class |
Cultivar Epithet |
Family |
Generic Name |
Genus |
Higher Classification |
Higher Taxon |
Higher Taxon Concept ID |
Higher Taxon ID |
Higher Taxon Name |
Higher Taxon Name ID |
Infrageneric Epithet |
Infraspecific Epithet |
Kingdom |
Name According To |
Name According To ID |
Name Publication ID |
Name Published In |
Name Published In ID |
Name Published In Year |
Nomenclatural Code |
Nomenclatural Status |
Order |
Original Name Usage |
Original Name Usage ID |
Parent Name Usage |
Parent Name Usage ID |
Phylum |
Scientific Name |
Scientific Name Authorship |
Scientific Name ID |
Scientific Name Rank |
Specific Epithet |
Subfamily |
Subgenus |
Subtribe |
Superfamily |
Taxon According To |
Taxon Attributes |
Taxon Concept ID |
Taxon ID |
Taxon Name ID |
Taxon Rank |
Taxon Remarks |
Taxonomic Status |
Tribe |
Verbatim Scientific Name Rank |
Verbatim Taxon Rank |
Vernacular Name
Measurement or Fact
Measurement Accuracy |
Measurement Determined By |
Measurement Determined Date |
Measurement ID |
Measurement Method |
Measurement Remarks |
Measurement Type |
Measurement Unit |
Measurement Value |
Parent Measurement ID
Resource Relationship
Related Basis of Record |
Related Resource ID |
Related Resource Type |
Relationship According To |
Relationship Established Date |
Relationship Of Resource |
Relationship Of Resource ID |
Relationship Remarks |
Resource ID |
Resource Relationship ID
IRI-value terms
Behavior (IRI) |
Caste (IRI) |
Data Generalizations (IRI) |
Degree of Establishment (IRI) |
Disposition (IRI) |
Earliest Geochronological Era |
Establishment Means (IRI) |
Event Type (IRI) |
Field Notes (IRI) |
Field Number (IRI) |
Footprint SRS (IRI) |
Footprint WKT (IRI) |
From Lithostratigraphic Unit |
Geodetic Datum (IRI) |
Georeference Protocol (IRI) |
Georeference Sources (IRI) |
Georeference Verification Status (IRI) |
Georeferenced By (IRI) |
Habitat (IRI) |
Identification Qualifier (IRI) |
Identification Verification Status (IRI) |
Identified By (IRI) |
In Collection |
In Dataset |
In Described Place |
Information Withheld (IRI) |
Latest Geochronological Era |
Life Stage (IRI) |
Location According To (IRI) |
Measurement Determined By (IRI) |
Measurement Method (IRI) |
Measurement Type (IRI) |
Measurement Unit (IRI) |
Measurement Value (IRI) |
Occurrence Status (IRI) |
Organism Quantity Type (IRI) |
Pathway (IRI) |
Preparations (IRI) |
Record Number (IRI) |
Recorded By (IRI) |
Reproductive Condition (IRI) |
Sampling Protocol (IRI) |
Sampling Size Unit (IRI) |
Sex (IRI) |
To Taxon |
Type Status (IRI) |
Verbatim Coordinate System (IRI) |
Verbatim SRS (IRI) |
Vertical Datum (IRI) |
Vitality (IRI)
4 Vocabulary
Term Name dwc:acceptedNameUsage |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsage |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsage-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Accepted Name Usage |
Definition |
The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) dwc:Taxon. |
Notes |
The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known, of the accepted (botanical) or valid (zoological) name in cases where the provided dwc:scientificName is considered by the reference indicated in the dwc:accordingTo property, or of the content provider, to be a synonym or misapplied name. When applied to a dwc:Organism or dwc:Occurrence, this term should be used in cases where a content provider regards the provided dwc:scientificName to be inconsistent with the taxonomic perspective of the content provider. For example, there are many discrepancies within specimen collections and observation datasets between the recorded name (e.g., the most recent identification from an expert who examined a specimen, or a field identification for an observed dwc:Organism), and the name asserted by the content provider to be taxonomically accepted. |
Examples |
Tamias minimus (valid name for Eutamias minimus ) |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:acceptedNameUsageID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsageID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Accepted Name Usage ID |
Definition |
An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. |
Notes |
This term should be used for synonyms or misapplied names to refer to the dwc:taxonID of a dwc:Taxon record that represents the accepted (botanical) or valid (zoological) name. For Darwin Core Archives the related record should be present locally in the same archive. |
Examples |
tsn:41107 (ITIS)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320035-2 (IPNI)
2704179 (GBIF)
6W3C4 (COL)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:acceptedTaxonID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedTaxonID |
Modified |
2009-09-21 |
Label |
Accepted Taxon ID |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID |
Definition |
An identifier for the name of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. See acceptedTaxon. |
Notes |
Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:AccessConstraints |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/AccessConstraints |
Modified |
2009-09-21 |
Label |
Access Constraints |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights |
Definition |
A description of constraints on the use of the data as shared or access to further data that is not shared. |
Notes |
Example: "not-for-profit use only". |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/IPRStatements |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:accordingTo |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/accordingTo |
Modified |
2020-08-06 |
Label |
According To |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Abstract term to attribute information to a source. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:accuracy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/accuracy |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Accuracy |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Abstract term to capture error information about a measurement or fact. |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:associatedOccurrences |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedOccurrences |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedOccurrences-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Associated Occurrences |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other dwc:Occurrence records and their associations to this dwc:Occurrence. |
Notes |
This term can be used to provide a list of associations to other dwc:Occurrences. Note that the dwc:ResourceRelationship class is an alternative means of representing associations, and with more detail. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-26_14 |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:associatedReferences |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedReferences-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Associated References |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the dwc:Occurrence. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). Note that the dwc:ResourceRelationship class is an alternative means of representing associations, and with more detail. Note also that the intended usage of the term dcterms:references in Darwin Core when applied to a dwc:Occurrence is to point to the definitive source representation of that dwc:Occurrence if one is available. Note also that the intended usage of dcterms:bibliographicCitation in Darwin Core when applied to a dwc:Occurrence is to provide the preferred way to cite the dwc:Occurrence itself. |
Examples |
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261
Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767.
Steven R. Hoofer and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 2001. Phylogenetic Relationships of Plecotine Bats and Allies Based on Mitochondrial Ribosomal Sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):131-137. | Walker, Faith M., Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Carol L. Chambers. 2014. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) microsatellite discovery using illumina sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources.
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitReferences |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:associatedTaxa |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedTaxa |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedTaxa-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Associated Taxa |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of dwc:Taxon records and the associations of this dwc:Occurrence to each of them. |
Notes |
This term can be used to provide a list of associations to dwc:Taxon records other than the one defined in the dwc:Occurrence. Note that the dwc:ResourceRelationship class is an alternative means of representing associations, and with more detail. This term is not apt for establishing relationships between dwc:Taxon records, only between specific dwc:Occurrences of a dwc:Organism with other dwc:Taxon records. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
Examples |
"host":"Quercus alba"
"host":"gbif.org/species/2879737"
"parasitoid of":"Cyclocephala signaticollis" | "predator of":"Apis mellifera"
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Synecology/AssociatedTaxa |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwciri:behavior |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/behavior |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/behavior-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Behavior (IRI) |
Definition |
A description of the behavior shown by the subject at the time the dwc:Occurrence was recorded. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Terms in the dwciri namespace are intended to be used in RDF with non-literal objects. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:behavior |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/behavior |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/behavior-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Behavior |
Definition |
The behavior shown by the subject at the time the dwc:Occurrence was recorded. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
roosting
foraging
running
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dcterms:bibliographicCitation |
Term IRI |
http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#bibliographicCitation-002 |
Label |
Bibliographic Citation |
Definition |
A bibliographic reference for the resource. |
Notes |
From Dublin Core, "Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible." The intended usage of this term in Darwin Core is to provide the preferred way to cite the resource itself - "how to cite this record". Note that the intended usage of dcterms:references in Darwin Core, by contrast, is to point to the definitive source representation of the resource - "where to find the as-close-to-original reference", if one is available. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:binomial |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/binomial |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Binomial |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The combination of genus and first (species) epithet of the scientificName. |
Notes |
Example: "Ctenomys sociabilis" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Synecology/AssociatedTaxa/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:caste |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/caste |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/caste-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Caste |
Definition |
Categorisation of individuals for eusocial species (including some mammals and arthropods). |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary that aligns best with the dwc:Taxon. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
queen
male alate
intercaste
minor worker
soldier
ergatoid
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:CatalogNumberNumeric |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/CatalogNumberNumeric |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Catalog Number Numeric |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The numeric value of the catalogNumber, used to facilitate numerical sorting and searching by ranges. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitIDNumeric |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:class |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/class |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/class-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Class |
Definition |
The full scientific name of the class in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = classis |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:continent |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/continent |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/continent-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Continent |
Definition |
The name of the continent in which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Recommended best practice is to leave this field blank if the dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if the dcterms:Location might be in one or another of multiple possible entities at this level. Multiplicity and uncertainty of the geographic entity can be captured either in the term dwc:higherGeography or in the term dwc:locality, or both. |
Examples |
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Continent |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:coordinatePrecision |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinatePrecision |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/coordinatePrecision-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Coordinate Precision |
Definition |
A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude. |
Examples |
0.00001 (normal GPS limit for decimal degrees)
0.000278 (nearest second)
0.01667 (nearest minute)
1.0 (nearest degree)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/ISOAccuracy or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLong/AccuracyStatement |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinateUncertaintyInMeters |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/coordinateUncertaintyInMeters-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters |
Definition |
The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the dcterms: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 on or after 2000-05-01 of a GPS reading under good conditions if the actual precision was not recorded at the time)
100 (reasonable lower limit before 2000-05-01 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)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinateErrorDistanceInMeters |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:country |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/country-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Country |
Definition |
The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Recommended best practice is to leave this field blank if the dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if the dcterms:Location might be in one or another of multiple possible entities at this level. Multiplicity and uncertainty of the geographic entity can be captured either in the term dwc:higherGeography or in the term dwc:locality, or both. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/Name |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:countryCode |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/countryCode |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/countryCode-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Country Code |
Definition |
The standard code for the country in which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use an ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code. Recommended best practice is to leave this field blank if the dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if the dcterms:Location might be in one or another of multiple possible entities at this level. Multiplicity and uncertainty of the geographic entity can be captured either in the term dwc:higherGeography or in the term dwc:locality, or both. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Country/ISO3166Code |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:county |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/county |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/county-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Second Order Division |
Definition |
The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Recommended best practice is to leave this field blank if the dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if the dcterms:Location might be in one or another of multiple possible entities at this level. Multiplicity and uncertainty of the geographic entity can be captured either in the term dwc:higherGeography or in the term dwc:locality, or both. |
Examples |
Missoula
Los Lagos
Mataró
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= County |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:dataGeneralizations |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/dataGeneralizations-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Data Generalizations |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell . |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:Dataset |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Dataset |
Modified |
2009-09-11 |
Label |
Dataset |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The category of information pertaining to a logical set of records. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet |
Type |
Class |
Term Name dwc:dateIdentified |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/dateIdentified-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Date Identified |
Definition |
The date on which the subject was determined as representing the dwc:Taxon. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019. |
Examples |
1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC)
2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC)
2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018)
1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809)
1906-06 (some time in June 1906)
1971 (some time in the year 1971)
2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC)
1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909)
2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Date/DateText |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2019-12-01_19 |
Term Name dwc:decimalLatitude |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/decimalLatitude-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Decimal Latitude |
Definition |
The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. |
Examples |
-41.0983423 |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LatitudeDecimal |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:decimalLongitude |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/decimalLongitude-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Decimal Longitude |
Definition |
The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. |
Examples |
-121.1761111 |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/LongitudeDecimal |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:disposition |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/disposition |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/disposition-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Disposition (IRI) |
Definition |
The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in dwc:collectionCode or dwc:collectionID. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Terms in the dwciri namespace are intended to be used in RDF with non-literal objects. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:disposition |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/disposition |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/disposition-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Disposition |
Definition |
The current state of a specimen with respect to the collection identified in dwc:collectionCode or dwc:collectionID. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
in collection
missing
voucher elsewhere
duplicates elsewhere
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/Disposition |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:DwCType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
Modified |
2014-10-23 |
Label |
Darwin Core Type |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The set of classes specified by the Darwin Core Type Vocabulary, used to categorize the nature or genre of the resource. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
http://purl.org/dc/dcam/VocabularyEncodingScheme |
Term Name dwc:dynamicProperties |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dynamicProperties |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/dynamicProperties-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Dynamic Properties |
Definition |
A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema for a data interchange format such as JSON. |
Examples |
{"heightInMeters":1.5}
{"targusLengthInMeters":0.014, "weightInGrams":120}
{"natureOfID":"expert identification", "identificationEvidence":"cytochrome B sequence"}
{"relativeHumidity":28, "airTemperatureInCelsius":22, "sampleSizeInKilograms":10}
{"aspectHeading":277, "slopeInDegrees":6}
{"iucnStatus":"vulnerable", "taxonDistribution":"Neuquén, Argentina"}
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:EarliestDateCollected |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EarliestDateCollected |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Earliest Date Collected |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate |
Definition |
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). |
Notes |
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]. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:earliestGeochronologicalEra |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/earliestGeochronologicalEra |
Modified |
2015-03-27 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/earliestGeochronologicalEra-2015-03-27 |
Label |
Earliest Geochronological Era |
Definition |
Use to link a dwc:GeologicalContext instance to chronostratigraphic time periods at the lowest possible level in a standardized hierarchy. Use this property to point to the earliest possible geological time period from which the cataloged item was collected. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use an IRI from a controlled vocabulary. A "convenience property" that replaces Darwin Core literal-value terms related to geological context. See Section 2.7.6 of the Darwin Core RDF Guide for details. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:endDayOfYear |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/endDayOfYear |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/endDayOfYear-2023-06-28 |
Label |
End Day Of Year |
Definition |
The latest integer day of the year on which the dwc:Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). |
Examples |
1 (1 January)
32 (1 February)
366 (31 December)
365 (30 December in a leap year, 31 December in a non-leap year)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberEnd |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:EndTimeOfDay |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EndTimeOfDay |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
End Time of Day |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventTime |
Definition |
The time of day when the event ended, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time. |
Notes |
Examples: "12.0" (= noon), "13.5" (= 1:30pm) |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/TimeOfDayEnd |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:EventAttribute |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EventAttribute |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Event Attribute |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Container class for information about attributes related to a given sampling event. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts |
Type |
Class |
Term Name dwc:EventAttributeAccuracy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EventAttributeAccuracy |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Event Attribute Accuracy |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementAccuracy |
Definition |
The description of the error associated with the EventAttributeValue. |
Notes |
Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:EventAttributeDeterminedBy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EventAttributeDeterminedBy |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Event Attribute Determined By |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementDeterminedBy |
Definition |
The agent responsible for having determined the value of the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. |
Notes |
Example: "Robert Hijmans" |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:EventAttributeDeterminedDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EventAttributeDeterminedDate |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Event Attribute Determined Date |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementDeterminedDate |
Definition |
The date on which the the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event was made. |
Notes |
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]. |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:EventAttributeRemarks |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EventAttributeRemarks |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Event Attribute Remarks |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Comments or notes accompanying the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. |
Notes |
Example: "temperature taken at 15:00" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventAttributes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventAttributes |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Event Attributes |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements or characteristics of the Event. |
Notes |
Example: "Relative humidity: 28 %; Temperature: 22 C; Sample size: 10 kg" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:EventAttributeUnit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EventAttributeUnit |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Event Attribute Unit |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementUnit |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
Example: "C" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:EventAttributeValue |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/EventAttributeValue |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Event Attribute |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementValue |
Definition |
The value of the measurement or characteristic of the sampling event. |
Notes |
Example: "22" |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/eventDate-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Event Date |
Definition |
The date-time or interval during which a dwc:Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the dwc:Event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019. |
Examples |
1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC)
2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC)
2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018)
1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809)
1906-06 (some time in June 1906)
1971 (some time in the year 1971)
2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC)
1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909)
2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007)
|
ABCD equivalence |
accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin and DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/eventID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Event ID |
Definition |
An identifier for the set of information associated with a dwc:Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
Examples |
INBO:VIS:Ev:00009375 |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventMeasurementAccuracy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementAccuracy |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Event Measurement Accuracy |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementAccuracy |
Definition |
The description of the error associated with the EventAttributeValue. |
Notes |
Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventMeasurementDeterminedBy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementDeterminedBy |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Event Measurement Determined By |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy |
Definition |
The agent responsible for having determined the value of the measurement or characteristic of the event. |
Notes |
Example: "Robert Hijmans" |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventMeasurementDeterminedDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementDeterminedDate |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Event Measurement Determined Date |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate |
Definition |
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). |
Notes |
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. |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventMeasurementType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementType |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Event Measurement Type |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementType |
Definition |
The nature of the measurement or characteristic of the event. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Notes |
Example: "temperature" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventMeasurementUnit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementUnit |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Event Measurement Unit |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
Example: "C" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventMeasurementValue |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventMeasurementValue |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Event Measurement Value |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementValue |
Definition |
The value of the measurement or characteristic of the event. |
Notes |
Example: "22" |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:eventTime |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventTime |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/eventTime-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Event Time |
Definition |
The time or interval during which a dwc:Event occurred. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a time of day that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019. |
Examples |
14:07-0600 (2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC)
08:40:21Z (8:40:21am UTC)
13:00:00Z/15:30:00Z (the interval between 1pm UTC and 3:30pm UTC)
|
ABCD equivalence |
accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin and DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:eventType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventType |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/eventType-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Event Type |
Definition |
The nature of the dwc:Event. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Regardless of the dwc:eventType, the interval of the dwc:Event can be captured in dwc:eventDate. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
Sample
Observation
Site Visit
Biotic Interaction
Bioblitz
Expedition
Survey
Project
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:family |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/family-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Family |
Definition |
The full scientific name of the family in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = familia |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:fieldNotes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNotes |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/fieldNotes-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Field Notes |
Definition |
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 dwc:Event. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
Notes available in the Grinnell-Miller Library. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/FieldNotes |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:fieldNotes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/fieldNotes |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fieldNotes-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Field Notes (IRI) |
Definition |
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 dwc:Event. |
Notes |
The subject is a dwc:Event instance and the object is a (possibly IRI-identified) resource that is the field notes. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:fieldNumber |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNumber |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/fieldNumber-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Field Number |
Definition |
An identifier given to the dwc:Event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the dwc:Event. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
RV Sol 87-03-08 |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:fieldNumber |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/fieldNumber |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fieldNumber-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Field Number (IRI) |
Definition |
An identifier given to the event in the field. Often serves as a link between field notes and the dwc:Event. |
Notes |
The subject is a (possibly IRI-identified) resource that is the field notes and the object is a dwc:Event instance. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:footprintSpatialFit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSpatialFit |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/footprintSpatialFit-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Footprint Spatial Fit |
Definition |
The ratio of the area of the dwc:footprintWKT to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the dcterms: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 dwc:footprintWKT does not completely contain the original representation. The dwc:footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left empty) if the original representation is any geometry without area (e.g., a point or polyline) and without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same geometry (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the dwc:footprintSpatialFit is 1. |
Notes |
Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the Georeferencing Best Practices, Chapman and Wieczorek, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.15468/doc-gg7h-s853). |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintSpatialFit |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:footprintSRS |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSRS |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/footprintSRS-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Footprint SRS |
Definition |
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geometry given in dwc:footprintWKT is based. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use the EPSG code of the 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 . It is also permitted to provide the SRS in Well-Known-Text, especially if no EPSG code provides the necessary values for the attributes of the SRS. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude, nor of any verbatim coordinates - use the dwc:geodeticDatum and dwc:verbatimSRS instead. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
epsg:4326
GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984", DATUM["D_WGS_1984", SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]] (WKT for the standard WGS84 Spatial Reference System EPSG:4326)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwciri:footprintWKT |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/footprintWKT |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/footprintWKT-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Footprint WKT (IRI) |
Definition |
A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the dcterms:Location. A dcterms:Location may have both a point-radius representation (see dwc:decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. |
Notes |
Terms in the dwciri namespace are intended to be used in RDF with non-literal objects. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:footprintWKT |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintWKT |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/footprintWKT-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Footprint WKT |
Definition |
A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the dcterms:Location. A dcterms:Location may have both a point-radius representation (see dwc:decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20)) (the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at longitude=10, latitude=20 and longitude=11, latitude=21) |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/FootprintWKT (ABCD v2.06b) |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:fromLithostratigraphicUnit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/fromLithostratigraphicUnit |
Modified |
2015-03-27 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fromLithostratigraphicUnit-2015-03-27 |
Label |
From Lithostratigraphic Unit |
Definition |
Use to link a dwc:GeologicalContext instance to an IRI-identified lithostratigraphic unit at the lowest possible level in a hierarchy. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use an IRI from a controlled vocabulary. A "convenience property" that replaces Darwin Core literal-value terms related to geological context. See Section 2.7.7 of the Darwin Core RDF Guide for details. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:Generalizations |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Generalizations |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Generalizations |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
Examples: "Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell", "locality information given only to nearest county". |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:genericName |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genericName |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/genericName-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Generic Name |
Definition |
The genus part of the dwc:scientificName without authorship. |
Notes |
For synonyms the accepted genus and the genus part of the name may be different. The term dwc:genericName should be used together with dwc:specificEpithet to form a binomial and with dwc:infraspecificEpithet to form a trinomial. The term dwc:genericName should only be used for combinations. Uninomials of generic rank do not have a dwc:genericName. |
Examples |
Felis (for scientificName Felis concolor , with accompanying values of Puma concolor in acceptedNameUsage and Puma in genus) |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwc:genus |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genus |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/genus-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Genus |
Definition |
The full scientific name of the genus in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
{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} |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:geodeticDatum |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geodeticDatum |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/geodeticDatum-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Geodetic Datum |
Definition |
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude are based. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use the EPSG code of the 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 . This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
EPSG:4326
WGS84
NAD27
Campo Inchauspe
European 1950
Clarke 1866
unknown
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/SpatialDatum |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:geodeticDatum |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/geodeticDatum |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/geodeticDatum-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Geodetic Datum (IRI) |
Definition |
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude is based. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use an IRI for the EPSG code of the SRS, if known. Otherwise use an IRI or controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use an IRI or controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value unknown . |
Examples |
https://epsg.io/4326 |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:georeferencedBy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedBy |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/georeferencedBy-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Georeferenced By |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the dcterms:Location. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
Brad Millen (ROM)
Kristina Yamamoto | Janet Fang
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:georeferencedDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedDate |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/georeferencedDate-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Georeferenced Date |
Definition |
The date on which the dcterms:Location was georeferenced. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019. |
Examples |
1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC)
2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC)
2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018)
1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809)
1906-06 (some time in June 1906)
1971 (some time in the year 1971)
2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC)
1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909)
2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2011-10-16_9 |
Term Name dwc:georeferenceRemarks |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceRemarks |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/georeferenceRemarks-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Georeference Remarks |
Definition |
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 dwc:georeferenceProtocol. |
Examples |
Assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101) |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceRemarks |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:georeferenceSources |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceSources |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/georeferenceSources-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Georeference Sources |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the dcterms:Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceSources |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:georeferenceVerificationStatus |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceVerificationStatus |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/georeferenceVerificationStatus-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Georeference Verification Status |
Definition |
A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description for the dcterms:Location of the dwc:Occurrence. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
unable to georeference
requires georeference
requires verification
verified by data custodian
verified by contributor
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/GeoreferenceVerificationStatus |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwc:habitat |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/habitat-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Habitat |
Definition |
A category or description of the habitat in which the dwc:Event occurred. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
oak savanna
pre-cordilleran steppe
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Biotope/Text |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:higherClassification |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherClassification |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherClassification-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Higher Classification |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the referenced dwc:Taxon. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ), with terms in order from the highest taxonomic rank to the lowest. |
Examples |
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Ranunculales | Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus
Animalia
Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Rodentia | Hystricognatha | Hystricognathi | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomyini | Ctenomys
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:higherGeography |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeography |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherGeography-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Higher Geography |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the dwc:locality term. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ), with terms in order from least specific to most specific. |
Examples |
North Atlantic Ocean
South America | Argentina | Patagonia | Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi | Neuquén | Los Lagos with accompanying values South America (continent) Argentina (country), Neuquén (first order division), and Los Lagos (second order division)
|
ABCD equivalence |
{DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName} |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:HigherTaxon |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/HigherTaxon |
Modified |
2009-08-24 |
Label |
Higher Taxon |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of the names for the taxonomic ranks less specific than the ScientificName. |
Notes |
Example: "Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Theria, Eutheria, Rodentia, Hystricognatha, Hystricognathi, Ctenomyidae, Ctenomyini, Ctenomys". |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:higherTaxonconceptID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherTaxonconceptID |
Modified |
2009-08-24 |
Label |
Higher Taxon Concept ID |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A unique identifier for the taxon concept less specific than that given in the taxonConceptID. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:higherTaxonName |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherTaxonName |
Modified |
2009-08-24 |
Label |
Higher Taxon Name |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherClassification |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of the names for the taxonomic ranks less specific than that given in the scientificName. |
Notes |
Example: "Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Rodentia; Hystricognatha; Hystricognathi; Ctenomyidae; Ctenomyini; Ctenomys" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:identificationAttributes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationAttributes |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Identification Attributes |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the Identification. |
Notes |
Example: "natureOfID=expert identification; identificationEvidence=cytochrome B sequence" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:identificationQualifier |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationQualifier |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/identificationQualifier-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Identification Qualifier |
Definition |
A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the dwc:Identification. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia (for Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia with accompanying values Quercus in genus, agrifolia in specificEpithet, oxyadenia in infraspecificEpithet, and var. in taxonRank)
cf. var. oxyadenia (for Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia with accompanying values Quercus in genus, agrifolia in specificEpithet, oxyadenia in infraspecificEpithet, and var. in taxonRank)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/IdentificationQualifier |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2019-12-01_19 |
Term Name dwc:identificationReferences |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/identificationReferences-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Identification References |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the dwc:Identification. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
Examples |
Aves del Noroeste Patagonico. Christie et al. 2004.
Stebbins, R. Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. 2003. | Irschick, D.J. and Shaffer, H.B. (1997). The polytypic species revisited: Morphological differentiation among tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) (Amphibia: Caudata). Herpetologica, 53(1), 30-49.
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/References |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:identifiedByID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedByID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/identifiedByID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Identified By ID |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of the globally unique identifier for the person, people, groups, or organizations responsible for assigning the dwc:Taxon to the subject. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to provide a single identifier that disambiguates the details of the identifying agent. If a list is used, the order of the identifiers on the list should not be assumed to convey any semantics. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwciri:inCollection |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/inCollection |
Modified |
2015-03-27 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/inCollection-2015-03-27 |
Label |
In Collection |
Definition |
Use to link any subject resource that is part of a collection to the collection containing the resource. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use an IRI from a controlled registry. A "convenience property" that replaces literal-value terms related to collections and institutions. See Section 2.7.3 of the Darwin Core RDF Guide for details. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:individualID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualID |
Modified |
2014-10-23 |
Label |
Individual ID |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismID |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
Examples: "U.amer. 44", "Smedley", "Orca J 23" |
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-26_14 |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:informationWithheld |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/informationWithheld-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Information Withheld |
Definition |
Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
location information not given for endangered species
collector identities withheld | ask about tissue samples
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/InformationWithheld |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:infragenericEpithet |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/infragenericEpithet |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/infragenericEpithet-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Infrageneric Epithet |
Definition |
The infrageneric part of a binomial name at ranks above species but below genus. |
Notes |
The term dwc:infragenericEpithet should be used in conjunction with dwc:genericName, dwc:specificEpithet, dwc:infraspecificEpithet, dwc:taxonRank and dwc:scientificNameAuthorship to represent the individual elements of the complete dwc:scientificName. It can be used to indicate the subgenus placement of a species, which in zoology is often given in parentheses. Can also be used to share infrageneric names such as botanical sections (e.g., Vicia sect. Cracca ). |
Examples |
Abacetillus (for scientificName Abacetus (Abacetillus) ambiguus )
Cracca (for scientificName Vicia sect. Cracca )
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Result/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Bacterial/Subgenus (for bacterial names) or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Result/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/Subgenus (for zoological names) or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Result/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/FirstEpithet (for botanical names) |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwc:infraspecificEpithet |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/infraspecificEpithet |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/infraspecificEpithet-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Infraspecific Epithet |
Definition |
The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the dwc:scientificName, excluding any rank designation. |
Notes |
In botany, name strings in literature and identifications may have multiple infraspecific ranks. According to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Schenzhen Code Articles 6.7 & Art. 24.1), valid names only have two epithets, with the lowest rank being the dwc:infraspecificEpithet. For example: the dwc:infraspecificEpithet in the string Indigofera charlieriana subsp. sessilis var. scaberrima is scaberrima and the dwc:scientificName is Indigofera charlieriana var. scaberrima (Schinz) J.B.Gillett . Use dwc:verbatimIdentification for the full name string used in a dwc:Identification. |
Examples |
concolor (for scientificName Puma concolor concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) )
oxyadenia (for scientificName Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell )
laxa (for scientificName Cheilanthes hirta f. laxa (Kunze) W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen )
scaberrima (for scientificName Indigofera charlieriana var. scaberrima (Schinz) J.B.Gillett )
|
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:institutionID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/institutionID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Institution ID |
Definition |
An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. |
Notes |
For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use a globally unique and resolvable identifier from a collections registry such as the Research Organization Registry (ROR) or the GBIF Registry of Scientific Collections (https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll). |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceInstitutionID |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:island |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/island |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/island-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Island |
Definition |
The name of the island on or near which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
Examples |
Nosy Be
Bikini Atoll
Vancouver
Viti Levu
Zanzibar
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:islandGroup |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/islandGroup |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/islandGroup-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Island Group |
Definition |
The name of the island group in which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
Examples |
Alexander Archipelago
Archipiélago Diego Ramírez
Seychelles
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Island group |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:kingdom |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/kingdom |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/kingdom-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Kingdom |
Definition |
The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. |
Examples |
Animalia
Archaea
Bacteria
Chromista
Fungi
Plantae
Protozoa
Viruses
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = regnum |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:LatestDateCollected |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/LatestDateCollected |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Latest Date Collected |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate |
Definition |
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). |
Notes |
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]. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeEnd |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:latestGeochronologicalEra |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/latestGeochronologicalEra |
Modified |
2015-03-27 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/latestGeochronologicalEra-2015-03-27 |
Label |
Latest Geochronological Era |
Definition |
Use to link a dwc:GeologicalContext instance to chronostratigraphic time periods at the lowest possible level in a standardized hierarchy. Use this property to point to the latest possible geological time period from which the cataloged item was collected. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use an IRI from a controlled vocabulary. A "convenience property" that replaces Darwin Core literal-value terms related to geological context. See Section 2.7.6 of the Darwin Core RDF Guide for details. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:lifeStage |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/lifeStage-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Life Stage |
Definition |
The age class or life stage of the dwc:Organism(s) at the time the dwc:Occurrence was recorded. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
zygote
larva
juvenile
adult
seedling
flowering
fruiting
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalSexualStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MycologicalUnit/MycologicalLiveStages/MycologicalLiveStage or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/ZoologicalUnit/PhasesOrStages/PhaseOrStage |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2019-12-01_19 |
Term Name dwciri:lifeStage |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/lifeStage |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/lifeStage-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Life Stage (IRI) |
Definition |
The age class or life stage of the dwc:Organism(s) at the time the dwc:Occurrence was recorded. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Terms in the dwciri namespace are intended to be used in RDF with non-literal objects. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:locality |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/locality-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Locality |
Definition |
The specific description of the place. |
Notes |
Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (dwc:higherGeography, dwc:continent, dwc:country, dwc:stateProvince, dwc:county, dwc:municipality, dwc:waterBody, dwc:island, dwc:islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description. |
Examples |
Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)
Queets Rainforest, Olympic National Park
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:locationAccordingTo |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationAccordingTo |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/locationAccordingTo-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Location According To |
Definition |
Information about the source of this dcterms:Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
GADM
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:locationAttributes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationAttributes |
Modified |
2014-10-23 |
Label |
Location Attributes |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the location. |
Notes |
Example: "aspectheading=277; slopeindegrees=6" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:MaterialCitation |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialCitation |
Modified |
2021-07-15 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialCitation-2021-07-15 |
Label |
Material Citation |
Definition |
A reference to or citation of one, a part of, or multiple specimens in scholarly publications. |
Notes |
This class constitutes a new value for the controlled vocabulary in the recommendations for basisOfRecord. When importing Darwin Core Archives of literature-based datasets to GBIF, the basisOfRecord should be changed from “Occurrence”, "PreservedSpecimen" or "Literature" to “MaterialCitation”. |
Examples |
A citation of a physical specimen from a scientific collection in a taxonomic treatment in a scientific publication. A citation of a group of physical specimens, such as paratypes in a taxonomic treatment in a scientific publication. An occurrence mentioned in a field note book. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Class |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwc:maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters |
Definition |
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. |
Examples |
-1.5 (below the surface)
4.2 (above the surface)
- For a 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 .
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:measurementAccuracy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementAccuracy |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/measurementAccuracy-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement Accuracy |
Definition |
The description of the potential error associated with the dwc:measurementValue. |
Examples |
0.01
normal distribution with variation of 2 m
|
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:measurementDeterminedBy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/measurementDeterminedBy-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement Determined By |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the dwc:MeasurementOrFact. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
Rob Guralnick
Peter Desmet | Stijn Van Hoey
|
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:measurementDeterminedDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/measurementDeterminedDate-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement Determined Date |
Definition |
The date on which the dwc:MeasurementOrFact was made. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019. |
Examples |
1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC)
2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC)
2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018)
1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809)
1906-06 (some time in June 1906)
1971 (some time in the year 1971)
2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC)
1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909)
2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007)
|
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:measurementMethod |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/measurementMethod-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement Method |
Definition |
A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
minimum convex polygon around burrow entrances (for a home range area)
barometric altimeter (for an elevation)
|
ABCD equivalence |
/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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:MeasurementOrFact |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MeasurementOrFact-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement or Fact |
Definition |
A measurement of or fact about an rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource). |
Notes |
Resources can be thought of as identifiable records or instances of classes and may include, but need not be limited to dwc:Occurrence, dwc:Organism, dwc:MaterialSample, dwc:Event, dcterms:Location, dwc:GeologicalContext, dwc:Identification, or dwc:Taxon. |
Examples |
The weight of an organism in grams. The number of placental scars. Surface water temperature in Celsius. |
ABCD equivalence |
Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts |
Type |
Class |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-26_15 |
Term Name dwc:measurementType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementType |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/measurementType-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement Type |
Definition |
The nature of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
tail length
temperature
trap line length
survey area
trap type
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:measurementUnit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/measurementUnit-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement Unit |
Definition |
The units associated with the dwc:measurementValue. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI). This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
m
g
l
°C
mm
km²
%
hh:mm:ss
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:measurementValue |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementValue |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/measurementValue-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Measurement Value |
Definition |
The value of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
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 |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters |
Definition |
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. |
Examples |
-1.5 (below the surface)
4.2 (above the surface)
- For a 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 .
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Height/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dcterms:modified |
Term IRI |
http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#modified-003 |
Label |
Date Modified |
Definition |
The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019. |
Examples |
1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC)
2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC)
2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018)
1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809)
1906-06 (some time in June 1906)
1971 (some time in the year 1971)
2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC)
1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909)
2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2019-12-01_19 |
Term Name dwc:municipality |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/municipality |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/municipality-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Third Order Division |
Definition |
The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the dcterms:Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual dcterms:Location. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Recommended best practice is to leave this field blank if the dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if the dcterms:Location might be in one or another of multiple possible entities at this level. Multiplicity and uncertainty of the geographic entity can be captured either in the term dwc:higherGeography or in the term dwc:locality, or both. |
Examples |
Holzminden
Araçatuba
Ga-Segonyana
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:nameAccordingTo |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingTo |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/nameAccordingTo-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Name According To |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
This term provides context to the dwc:scientificName. Together with the dwc:scientificName, separated by sensu or sec. , it forms the taxon concept label, which may be seen as having the same relationship to dwc:taxonConceptID as, for example, dwc:acceptedNameUsage has to dwc:acceptedNameUsageID. When not provided, in Taxon Core data sets the dwc:nameAccordingTo can be taken to be the data set. In this case the data set mostly provides sufficient context to infer the delimitation of the taxon and its relationship with other taxa. In Occurrence Core data sets, when not provided, dwc:nameAccordingTo can be an underlying taxonomy of the data set, e.g. Plants of the World Online (http://powo.science.kew.org/) for vascular plant records in iNaturalist (in which case it should be provided), or, which is the case for most dwc:PreservedSpecimen data sets, the dwc:Identification, in which case there is no further context. |
Examples |
Franz NM, Cardona-Duque J (2013) Description of two new species and phylogenetic reassessment of Perelleschus Wibmer & O’Brien, 1986 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with a complete taxonomic concept history of Perelleschus sec. Franz & Cardona-Duque, 2013. Syst Biodivers. 11: 209–236. (as the full citation of the Franz & Cardona-Duque (2013) in Perelleschus splendida sec. Franz & Cardona-Duque (2013)) |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2019-12-01_19 |
Term Name dwc:namePublishedIn |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedIn |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/namePublishedIn-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Name Published In |
Definition |
A reference for the publication in which the dwc:scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated dwc:nomenclaturalCode. |
Notes |
A citation of the first publication of the name in its given combination, not the basionym / original name. Recombinations are often not published in zoology, in which case dwc:namePublishedIn should be empty. |
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
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:nomenclaturalCode |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalCode |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/nomenclaturalCode-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Nomenclatural Code |
Definition |
The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the dwc:scientificName is constructed. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Examples |
ICN
ICZN
BC
ICNCP
BioCode
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/Code |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:nomenclaturalStatus |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalStatus |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/nomenclaturalStatus-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Nomenclatural Status |
Definition |
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.
|
ABCD equivalence |
(DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeDesignation/NomenclaturalReference/TitleCitation) pro parte |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceAttributes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceAttributes |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Attributes |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the Occurrence. |
Notes |
Examples: "Tragus length: 14mm; Weight: 120g", "Height: 1-1.5 meters tall; flowers yellow; uncommon". |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/occurrenceID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Occurrence ID |
Definition |
An identifier for the dwc:Occurrence (as opposed to a particular digital record of the dwc: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 dwc:occurrenceID globally unique. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitGUID |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:OccurrenceMeasurement |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/OccurrenceMeasurement |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Measurement |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The category of information pertaining to measurements accociated with an occurrence. |
ABCD equivalence |
Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts |
Type |
Class |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceMeasurementAccuracy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementAccuracy |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Measurement Accuracy |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementAccuracy |
Definition |
The description of the error associated with the occurrenceAttributeValue. |
Notes |
Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceMeasurementDeterminedBy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementDeterminedBy |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Measurement Determined By |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The agent responsible for having determined the value of the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. |
Notes |
Example: "Javier de la Torre" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasuredBy |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceMeasurementDeterminedDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementDeterminedDate |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Measurement Determined Date |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate |
Definition |
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). |
Notes |
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. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceMeasurementType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementType |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Measurement Type |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementType |
Definition |
The nature of the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Notes |
Example: "tail length" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceMeasurementUnit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementUnit |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Measurement Unit |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
Example: "mm" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceMeasurementValue |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementValue |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Occurrence Measurement Value |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementValue |
Definition |
The value of the measurement or characteristic of the occurrence. |
Notes |
Example: "45" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:occurrenceStatus |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceStatus |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/occurrenceStatus-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Occurrence Status |
Definition |
A statement about the presence or absence of a dwc:Taxon at a dcterms:Location. |
Notes |
For dwc:Occurrences, the default vocabulary is recommended to consist of present and absent , but can be extended by implementers with good justification. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:order |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/order-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Order |
Definition |
The full scientific name of the order in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = ordo |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:Organism |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Organism-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Organism |
Definition |
A particular organism or defined group of organisms considered to be taxonomically homogeneous. |
Notes |
Instances of the dwc:Organism class are intended to facilitate linking one or more dwc:Identification instances to one or more dwc:Occurrence instances. Therefore, things that are typically assigned scientific names (such as viruses, hybrids, and lichens) and aggregates whose dwc:Occurrences are typically recorded (such as packs, clones, and colonies) are included in the scope of this class. |
Examples |
A specific bird. A specific wolf pack. A specific instance of a bacterial culture. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Class |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-26_14 |
Term Name dwc:organismQuantityType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantityType |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/organismQuantityType-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Organism Quantity Type |
Definition |
The type of quantification system used for the quantity of dwc:Organisms. |
Notes |
A dwc:organismQuantityType must have a corresponding dwc:organismQuantity. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
27 (organismQuantity) with individuals (organismQuantityType)
12.5 (organismQuantity) with % biomass (organismQuantityType)
r (organismQuantity) with Braun-Blanquet Scale (organismQuantityType)
many (organismQuantity) with individuals (organismQuantityType)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2015-03-19_18 |
Term Name dwc:originalNameUsage |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsage |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/originalNameUsage-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Original Name Usage |
Definition |
The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated dwc:nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the dwc:scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names. |
Notes |
The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known, of the name usage in which the terminal element of the dwc:scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated dwc:nomenclaturalCode. For example, for names governed by the ICNafp, this term would indicate the basionym of a record representing a subsequent combination. Unlike basionyms, however, this term can apply to scientific names at all ranks. |
Examples |
Pinus abies
Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:originalNameUsageID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsageID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/originalNameUsageID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Original Name Usage ID |
Definition |
An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the dwc:scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated dwc:nomenclaturalCode. |
Notes |
This term should be used to refer to the dwc:taxonID of a dwc:Taxon record that represents the usage of the terminal element of the dwc:scientificName as originally established under the rules of the associated dwc:nomenclaturalCode. For example, for names governed by the ICNafp, this term would establish the relationship between a record representing a subsequent combination and the record for its corresponding basionym. Unlike basionyms, however, this term can apply to scientific names at all ranks. For Darwin Core Archives the related record should be present locally in the same archive. |
Examples |
tsn:41107 (ITIS)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320035-2 (IPNI)
2704179 (GBIF)
6W3C4 (COL)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:parentNameUsage |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsage |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/parentNameUsage-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Parent Name Usage |
Definition |
The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent dwc:Taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the dwc:scientificName. |
Examples |
Rubiaceae
Gruiformes
Testudinae
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:parentNameUsageID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsageID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/parentNameUsageID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Parent Name Usage ID |
Definition |
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 dwc:scientificName. |
Notes |
This term should be used for accepted names to refer to the dwc:taxonID of a dwc:Taxon record that represents the next higher taxon rank in the same taxonomic classification. For Darwin Core Archives the related record should be present locally in the same archive. |
Examples |
tsn:41074 (ITIS)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30001404-2 (IPNI)
2704173 (GBIF)
6T8N (COL)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:phylum |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/phylum |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/phylum-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Phylum |
Definition |
The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. |
Examples |
Chordata (phylum)
Bryophyta (division)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonName with HigherTaxa/HigherTaxon/HigherTaxonRank = phylum |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:pointRadiusSpatialFit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/pointRadiusSpatialFit |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/pointRadiusSpatialFit-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Point Radius Spatial Fit |
Definition |
The ratio of the area of the point-radius (dwc:decimalLatitude, dwc:decimalLongitude, dwc:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the dcterms: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 dwc:pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left empty) if the original representation is any geometry without area (e.g., a point or polyline) and without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same geometry (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the dwc:pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. |
Notes |
Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the Georeferencing Best Practices, Chapman and Wieczorek, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.15468/doc-gg7h-s853). |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/PointRadiusSpatialFit |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:PreviousIdentifications |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/PreviousIdentifications |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Previous Identifications |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/previousIdentifications |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of previous ScientificNames to which the sample was identified. |
Notes |
Example: "Anthus correndera". |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification with PreferredFlag = false |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:recordedBy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedBy |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/recordedBy-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Recorded By |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original dwc:Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (dwc:recordNumber), should be listed first. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
José E. Crespo
Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson (where the value in recordNumber OPP 7101 corresponds to the collector number for the specimen in the field catalog of Oliver P. Pearson)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/GatheringAgents/GatheringAgentsText |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:recordedByID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedByID |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/recordedByID-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Recorded By ID |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of the globally unique identifier for the person, people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original dwc:Occurrence. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to provide a single identifier that disambiguates the details of the identifying agent. If a list is used, it is recommended to separate the values in the list with space vertical bar space ( | ). The order of the identifiers on any list for this term can not be guaranteed to convey any semantics. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwc:recordNumber |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordNumber |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/recordNumber-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Record Number |
Definition |
An identifier given to the dwc:Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and a dwc:Occurrence record, such as a specimen collector's number. |
Notes |
This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
OPP 7101 |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/CollectorsFieldNumber |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:recordNumber |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/recordNumber |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/recordNumber-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Record Number (IRI) |
Definition |
An identifier given to the dwc:Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and a dwc:Occurrence record, such as a specimen collector's number. |
Notes |
The subject is a dwc:Occurrence and the object is a (possibly IRI-identified) resource that is the field notes. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dcterms:references |
Term IRI |
http://purl.org/dc/terms/references |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#references-003 |
Label |
References |
Definition |
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. |
Notes |
From Dublin Core, "This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Referenced By." The intended usage of this term in Darwin Core is to point to the definitive source representation of the resource (e.g., dwc:Taxon, dwc:Occurrence, dwc:Event in Darwin Core), if one is available. Note that the intended usage of dcterms:bibliographicCitation in Darwin Core, by contrast, is to provide the preferred way to cite the resource itself. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2011-10-16_7 |
Term Name dwc:RelatedBasisOfRecord |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/RelatedBasisOfRecord |
Modified |
2009-01-26 |
Label |
Related Basis of Record |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The nature of the related resource. Recommended best practice is to use the same controlled vocabulary as for basisOfRecord. |
Notes |
Example: "PreservedSpecimen" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:relatedResourceID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relatedResourceID |
Modified |
2018-09-06 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/relatedResourceID-2018-09-06 |
Label |
Related Resource ID |
Definition |
An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship). |
Examples |
dc609808-b09b-11e8-96f8-529269fb1459 |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceInstitutionCode + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitSourceName + DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociatedUnitID |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:relatedResourceType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relatedResourceType |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Related Resource Type |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The type of the related resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Notes |
Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", PhysicalObject", "PreservedSpecimen", FossilSpecimen", LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation", "Location", "Taxonomy", "NomeclaturalChecklist", "Publication" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:relationshipEstablishedDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipEstablishedDate |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/relationshipEstablishedDate-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Relationship Established Date |
Definition |
The date-time on which the relationship between the two resources was established. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019. |
Examples |
1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC)
2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC)
2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018)
1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809)
1906-06 (some time in June 1906)
1971 (some time in the year 1971)
2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC)
1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909)
2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007)
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:relationshipOfResource |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipOfResource |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/relationshipOfResource-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Relationship Of Resource |
Definition |
The relationship of the subject (identified by dwc:resourceID) to the object (identified by dwc:relatedResourceID). |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Examples |
same as
duplicate of
mother of
offspring of
sibling of
parasite of
host of
valid synonym of
located within
pollinator of members of taxon
pollinated specific plant
pollinated by members of taxon
on slab with
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations/UnitAssociation/AssociationType |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:reproductiveCondition |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/reproductiveCondition |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/reproductiveCondition-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Reproductive Condition |
Definition |
The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the dwc:Occurrence. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
non-reproductive
pregnant
in bloom
fruit-bearing
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:ResourceRelationship |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/ResourceRelationship-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Resource Relationship |
Definition |
A relationship of one rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource) to another. |
Notes |
Resources can be thought of as identifiable records or instances of classes and may include, but need not be limited to dwc:Occurrence, dwc:Organism, dwc:MaterialSample, dwc:Event, dcterms:Location, dwc:GeologicalContext, dwc:Identification, or dwc:Taxon. |
Examples |
An instance of an Organism is the mother of another instance of an Organism. A uniquely identified Occurrence represents the same Occurrence as another uniquely identified Occurrence. A MaterialSample is a subsample of another MaterialSample. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Associations |
Type |
Class |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-26_15 |
Term Name dwc:Sample |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Sample |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence |
Definition |
Container class for information about the results of a sampling event (specimen, observation, etc.) |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit |
Type |
Class |
Term Name dwc:SampleAttribute |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SampleAttribute |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Container class for information about attributes related to a given sample. |
ABCD equivalence |
Datasets/Dataset/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts |
Type |
Class |
Term Name dwc:SampleAttributeAccuracy |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SampleAttributeAccuracy |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute Accuracy |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementAccuracy |
Definition |
The description of the error associated with the SampleAttributeValue. |
Notes |
Example: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Accuracy |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SampleAttributeDeterminedDate |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SampleAttributeDeterminedDate |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute Determined Date |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementDeterminedDate |
Definition |
The date on which the the measurement or characteristic of the sample was made. |
Notes |
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]. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/MeasurementDateTime |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SampleAttributeRemarks |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SampleAttributeRemarks |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute Remarks |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Comments or notes accompanying the measurement or characteristic of the sample. |
Notes |
Example: "tip of tail missing" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SampleAttributeUnit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SampleAttributeUnit |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute Unit |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementUnit |
Definition |
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. |
Notes |
Example: "mm" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UnitOfMeasurement |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SampleAttributeValue |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SampleAttributeValue |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute Value |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceMeasurementValue |
Definition |
The value of the measurement or characteristic of the sample. |
Notes |
Example: "45" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/LowerValue or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/UpperValue |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:sampleSizeUnit |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sampleSizeUnit |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/sampleSizeUnit-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Sample Size Unit |
Definition |
The unit of measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling dwc:Event. |
Notes |
A dwc:sampleSizeUnit must have a corresponding dwc:sampleSizeValue, e.g., 5 for dwc:sampleSizeValue with m for dwc:sampleSizeUnit. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
minute
hour
day
metre
square metre
cubic metre
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2015-03-19_18 |
Term Name dwc:SamplingAttributeID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingAttributeID |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute ID |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
An identifier for the sampling attribute. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SamplingAttributeType |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingAttributeType |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sample Attribute Type |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
The nature of the measurement or characteristic of the sample. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Notes |
Example: "tail length" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/MeasurementsOrFacts/MeasurementOrFact/MeasurementOrFactAtomised/Parameter |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SamplingEvent |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingEvent |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sampling Event |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event |
Definition |
Container class for information about the conditions and methods of acquisition of samples. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering |
Type |
Class |
Term Name dwc:SamplingEventAttributes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingEventAttributes |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sampling Event Attributes |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements or characteristics of the sampling event. |
Notes |
Example: "Relative humidity: 28 %; Temperature: 22 C; Sample size: 10 kg" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteMeasurementsOrFacts |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SamplingEventID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingEventID |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sampling Event ID |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID |
Definition |
An identifier for the sampling event. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Code |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SamplingEventRemarks |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingEventRemarks |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sampling Event Remarks |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Comments or notes about the sampling event. |
Notes |
Example: "found dead on road" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:SamplingLocation |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingLocation |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sampling Location |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
Container class for information about the location where a sampling event occurred. |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/LocalityText |
Type |
Class |
Term Name dwc:SamplingLocationID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/SamplingLocationID |
Modified |
2009-04-29 |
Label |
Sampling Location ID |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationID |
Definition |
An identifier for the sampling location. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
Notes |
Example: "MVZ:LocID:12345" |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:samplingProtocol |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingProtocol |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/samplingProtocol-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Sampling Protocol |
Definition |
The names of, references to, or descriptions of the methods or protocols used during a dwc:Event. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is describe a dwc:Event with no more than one sampling protocol. In the case of a summary Event with multiple protocols, in which a specific protocol can not be attributed to specific dwc:Occurrences, the recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Method |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2021-07-15_34 |
Term Name dwc:scientificName |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificName-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Scientific Name |
Definition |
The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of a dwc: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 dwc:identificationQualifier term. |
Notes |
This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term. When applied to an Organism or Occurrence, this term should be used to represent the scientific name that was applied to the associated Organism in accordance with the Taxon to which it was or is currently identified. Names should be compliant to the most recent nomenclatural code. For example, names of hybrids for algae, fungi and plants should follow the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Schenzhen Code Articles H.1, H.2 and H.3). Thus, use the multiplication sign × (Unicode U+00D7 , HTML × ) to identify a hybrid, not x or X , if possible. |
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)
×Agropogon littoralis (Sm.) C. E. Hubb.
Mentha ×smithiana R. A. Graham
Agrostis stolonifera L. × Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/FullScientificNameString |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2019-12-01_19 |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:scientificNameAuthorship |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/scientificNameAuthorship-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Scientific Name Authorship |
Definition |
The authorship information for the dwc:scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable dwc:nomenclaturalCode. |
Examples |
(Torr.) J.T. Howell
(Martinovský) Tzvelev
(Györfi, 1952)
|
ABCD equivalence |
{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} |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:scientificNameRank |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameRank |
Modified |
2009-09-21 |
Label |
Scientific Name Rank |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank |
Definition |
The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Notes |
Examples: "subsp.", "var.", "forma", "species", "genus" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:sex |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/sex |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sex-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Sex (IRI) |
Definition |
The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the dwc:Occurrence. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Terms in the dwciri namespace are intended to be used in RDF with non-literal objects. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:specificEpithet |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/specificEpithet |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/specificEpithet-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Specific Epithet |
Definition |
The name of the first or species epithet of the dwc:scientificName. |
Examples |
|
ABCD equivalence |
{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} |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:startDayOfYear |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/startDayOfYear |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/startDayOfYear-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Start Day Of Year |
Definition |
The earliest integer day of the year on which the dwc:Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). |
Examples |
1 (1 January)
366 (31 December)
365 (30 December in a leap year, 31 December in a non-leap year)
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/DateTime/DayNumberBegin |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:StartTimeOfDay |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/StartTimeOfDay |
Modified |
2009-04-24 |
Label |
Start Time of Day |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventTime |
Definition |
The time of day when the event began, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time. |
Notes |
Examples: "12.0" (= noon), "13.5" (= 1:30pm) |
ABCD equivalence |
accessible from DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:stateProvince |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/stateProvince |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/stateProvince-2023-06-28 |
Label |
First Order Division |
Definition |
The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Recommended best practice is to leave this field blank if the dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if the dcterms:Location might be in one or another of multiple possible entities at this level. Multiplicity and uncertainty of the geographic entity can be captured either in the term dwc:higherGeography or in the term dwc:locality, or both. |
Examples |
Montana
Minas Gerais
Córdoba
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= State or = Province (etc.) |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:subgenus |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/subgenus |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/subgenus-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Subgenus |
Definition |
The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion. |
Examples |
Strobus
Amerigo
Pilosella
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Zoological/Subgenus |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:taxonAccordingTo |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonAccordingTo |
Modified |
2009-09-21 |
Label |
Taxon According To |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingTo |
Definition |
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. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:taxonAttributes |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonAttributes |
Modified |
2009-10-09 |
Label |
Taxon Attributes |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the taxon. |
Notes |
Example: "iucnstatus=vulnerable; distribution=Neuquen, Argentina" |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Result/TaxonIdentified/InformalNameString |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:taxonNameID |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonNameID |
Modified |
2009-07-06 |
Label |
Taxon Name ID |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Definition |
A unique identifier for the scientificName. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:taxonomicStatus |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonomicStatus |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/taxonomicStatus-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Taxonomic Status |
Definition |
The status of the use of the dwc:scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a dwc: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. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
Examples |
invalid
misapplied
homotypic synonym
accepted
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:taxonRank |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/taxonRank-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Taxon Rank |
Definition |
The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the dwc:scientificName. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. The taxon ranks of algae, fungi and plants are defined in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Schenzhen Code Articles H3.2, H4.4 and H.3.1). |
Examples |
subspecies
varietas
forma
species
genus
nothogenus
nothospecies
nothosubspecies
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificName/NameAtomised/Botanical/Rank |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwciri:toTaxon |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/toTaxon |
Modified |
2015-03-27 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/toTaxon-2015-03-27 |
Label |
To Taxon |
Definition |
Use to link a dwc:Identification instance subject to a taxonomic entity such as a taxon, taxon concept, or taxon name use. |
Notes |
A "convenience property" that replaces Darwin Core literal-value terms related to taxonomic entities. See Section 2.7.4 of the Darwin Core RDF Guide for details. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:typeStatus |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/typeStatus |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/typeStatus-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Type Status |
Definition |
A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388
holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SpecimenUnit/NomenclaturalTypeDesignations/NomenclaturalTypeText |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2014-10-30_16 |
Term Name dwc:verbatimCoordinates |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinates |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/verbatimCoordinates-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Verbatim Coordinates |
Definition |
The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the dcterms:Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in dwc:verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in dwc:verbatimCoordinateSystem. |
Examples |
41 05 54S 121 05 34W
17T 630000 4833400
|
ABCD equivalence |
{DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinatesText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesUTM/UTMText} |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:verbatimCoordinateSystem |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinateSystem |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/verbatimCoordinateSystem-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Verbatim Coordinate System |
Definition |
The coordinate format for the dwc:verbatimLatitude and dwc:verbatimLongitude or the dwc:verbatimCoordinates of the dcterms:Location. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
decimal degrees
degrees decimal minutes
degrees minutes seconds
UTM
|
ABCD equivalence |
(partly) DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesGrid/GridCellSystem |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:verbatimLabel |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLabel |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/verbatimLabel-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Verbatim Label |
Definition |
A serialized encoding intended to represent the literal, i.e., character by character, textual content of a label affixed on, near, or explicitly associated with a material entity, free from interpretation, translation, or transliteration. |
Notes |
The content of this term should include no embellishments, prefixes, headers or other additions made to the text. Abbreviations must not be expanded and supposed misspellings must not be corrected. Lines or breakpoints between blocks of text that could be verified by seeing the original labels or images of them may be used. Examples of material entities include preserved specimens, fossil specimens, and material samples. Best practice is to use UTF-8 for all characters. Best practice is to add comment “verbatimLabel derived from human transcription” in dwc:occurrenceRemarks. |
Examples |
Examples can be found at https://dwc.tdwg.org/examples/verbatimLabel. |
ABCD equivalence |
Marks/Mark/MarkText |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:verbatimLatitude |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLatitude |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/verbatimLatitude-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Verbatim Latitude |
Definition |
The verbatim original latitude of the dcterms:Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in dwc:verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in dwc:verbatimCoordinateSystem. |
Examples |
41 05 54.03S |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLatitude |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:verbatimLongitude |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLongitude |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/verbatimLongitude-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Verbatim Longitude |
Definition |
The verbatim original longitude of the dcterms:Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in dwc:verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in dwc:verbatimCoordinateSystem. |
Examples |
121d 10' 34" W |
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/VerbatimLongitude |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:verbatimScientificNameRank |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimScientificNameRank |
Modified |
2009-09-21 |
Label |
Verbatim Scientific Name Rank |
|
This term is deprecated and should no longer be used. |
Is replaced by |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimTaxonRank |
Definition |
The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record. |
Notes |
Examples: "Agamospecies", "sub-lesus", "prole", "apomict", "nothogrex". |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwciri:verbatimSRS |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/verbatimSRS |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/verbatimSRS-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Verbatim SRS (IRI) |
Definition |
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in dwc:verbatimLatitude and dwc:verbatimLongitude, or dwc:verbatimCoordinates are based. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use an IRI for the EPSG code of the SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary IRI for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary IRI for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. |
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:verbatimSRS |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimSRS |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/verbatimSRS-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Verbatim SRS |
Definition |
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in dwc:verbatimLatitude and dwc:verbatimLongitude, or dwc:verbatimCoordinates are based. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use the EPSG code of the 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 . This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
unknown
EPSG:4326
WGS84
NAD27
Campo Inchauspe
European 1950
Clarke 1866
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Term Name dwc:vitality |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vitality |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/vitality-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Vitality |
Definition |
An indication of whether a dwc:Organism was alive or dead at the time of collection or observation. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Intended to be used with records having a dwc:basisOfRecord of PreservedSpecimen , MaterialSample , or HumanObservation . This term has an equivalent in the dwciri: namespace that allows only an IRI as a value, whereas this term allows for any string literal value. |
Examples |
alive
dead
mixedLot
uncertain
notAssessed
|
ABCD equivalence |
not in ABCD |
Type |
Property |
Executive Committee decision |
http://rs.tdwg.org/decisions/decision-2023-06-28_40 |
Term Name dwc:waterBody |
Term IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/waterBody |
Modified |
2023-06-28 |
Term version IRI |
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/waterBody-2023-06-28 |
Label |
Water Body |
Definition |
The name of the water body in which the dcterms:Location occurs. |
Notes |
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
Examples |
Indian Ocean
Baltic Sea
Hudson River
Lago Nahuel Huapi
|
ABCD equivalence |
DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName with NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaClass= Water body |
Type |
Property |