Darwin Core Data Package - Quick Reference Guide

This Quick Reference Guide provides an exploratory overview of tables and fields defined in the Darwin Core Data Package (DwC-DP). The guide at the right provides quick access to table definitions, under each of which are listed the possible fields in the table and their definitions.

Event

Description: An action, process, or set of circumstances occurring at a dcterms:Location during a period of time.

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
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parentEventID

Title (Label)Parent Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentEventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a broader dwc:Event that groups this and potentially other dwc:Events.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
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preferredEventName

Title (Label)Preferred Event Name
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Event
DescriptionThe name of a dwc:Event preferred in searches and results.
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eventCategory

Title (Label)Event Category
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Event
DescriptionA broad category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a limited, tightly controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`observation`
`material gathering`
`organism interaction`
`survey`
`nucleotide analysis`
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eventType

Title (Label)Event Type
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventType
DescriptionA narrow category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`MaterialGathering`
`Occurrence`
`Survey`
`SiteVisit`
`OrganismInteraction`
`CameraTrapDeployment`
`MediaCapture`
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datasetName

Title (Label)Dataset Name
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetName
DescriptionA name of a dataset from which data originated.
Typestring
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datasetID

Title (Label)Dataset ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dataset from which data originated.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
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fieldNumber

Title (Label)Field Number
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNumber
DescriptionAn identifier given to a dwc:Event in the field.
CommentsOften serves as a link between field notes and a dwc:Event.
Examples
`RV Sol 87-03-08`
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eventConductedBy

Title (Label)Event Conducted By
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for conducting or recording a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
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eventConductedByID

Title (Label)Event Conducted By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for conducting or recording a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
`https://ror.org/00mh9zx15`
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eventDate

Title (Label)Event Date
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate
DescriptionA date or time interval during which a dwc:Event occurred.
CommentsFor gathering dwc:Events, this is the date-time when the gathering took place.
Examples
`1963-03-08T14:07-06:00` (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)
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eventTime

Title (Label)Event Time
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventTime
DescriptionA time interval during which a dwc:Event occurred.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a time of day that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`14:07-06:00` (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)
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startDayOfYear

Title (Label)Start Day Of Year
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/startDayOfYear
DescriptionThe earliest integer day of the year on which a 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)
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 366}
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endDayOfYear

Title (Label)End Day Of Year
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/endDayOfYear
DescriptionThe latest integer day of the year on which a 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)
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 366}
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year

Title (Label)Year
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/year
DescriptionA four-digit year in which a dwc:Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar.
Examples
`1160`
`2008`
Typeinteger
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month

Title (Label)Month
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/month
DescriptionAn integer month in which a dwc:Event occurred.
Examples
`1` (January)
`10` (October)
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 12}
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day

Title (Label)Day
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/day
DescriptionAn integer day of the month on which a dwc:Event occurred.
Examples
`9`
`28`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 31}
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verbatimEventDate

Title (Label)Verbatim Event Date
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimEventDate
DescriptionA verbatim original representation of the date and time information for a dwc:Event.
Examples
`spring 1910`
`marzo 2002`
`1999-03-XX`
`17IV1934`
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verbatimLocality

Title (Label)Verbatim Locality
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLocality
DescriptionAn original textual description of a dcterms:Location.
Examples
`25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237`
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verbatimElevation

Title (Label)Verbatim Elevation
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimElevation
DescriptionAn original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of a dcterms:Location.
Examples
`100-200 m`
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verbatimDepth

Title (Label)Verbatim Depth
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
DescriptionAn original description of the depth below a local surface.
Examples
`100-200 m`
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verbatimCoordinates

Title (Label)Verbatim Coordinates
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinates
DescriptionVerbatim original spatial coordinates of a dcterms:Location.
CommentsThe coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.
Examples
`41 05 54S 121 05 34W`
`17T 630000 4833400`
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verbatimLatitude

Title (Label)Verbatim Latitude
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLatitude
DescriptionA verbatim original latitude of a dcterms:Location.
CommentsThe coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.
Examples
`41 05 54.03S`
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verbatimLongitude

Title (Label)Verbatim Longitude
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLongitude
DescriptionA verbatim original longitude of a dcterms:Location.
CommentsThe coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.
Examples
`121d 10' 34 W`
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verbatimCoordinateSystem

Title (Label)Verbatim Coordinate System
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinateSystem
DescriptionA coordinate format for dwc:verbatimLatitude and dwc:verbatimLongitude or dwc:verbatimCoordinates.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`decimal degrees`
`degrees decimal minutes`
`degrees minutes seconds`
`UTM`
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verbatimSRS

Title (Label)Verbatim SRS
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimSRS
DescriptionAn ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in dwc:verbatimLatitude and dwc:verbatimLongitude, or dwc:verbatimCoordinates are based.
CommentsRecommended 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 `not recorded`.
Examples
`not recorded`
`epsg:4326`
`WGS84`
`NAD27`
`Campo Inchauspe`
`European 1950`
`Clarke 1866`
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georeferenceVerificationStatus

Title (Label)Georeference Verification Status
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceVerificationStatus
DescriptionA categorical description of the extent to which a georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description for a dcterms:Location.
CommentsRecommended 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`
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habitat

Title (Label)Habitat
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
DescriptionA category or description of the habitat in which a dwc:Event occurred.
Examples
`oak savanna`
`pre-cordilleran steppe`
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eventEffort

Title (Label)Event Effort
Namespaceeco
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/eventEffort
DescriptionAn amount of effort expended during a dwc:Event.
Examples
`40 trap-nights`
`10 observer-hours`
`10 km by foot`
`30 km by car`
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fieldNotes

Title (Label)Field Notes
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fieldNotes
DescriptionOne 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 a dwc:Event.
Examples
`Notes available in the Grinnell-Miller Library.`
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eventReferences

Title (Label)Event References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Event
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
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eventRemarks

Title (Label)Event Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Event.
Examples
`After the recent rains the river is nearly at flood stage.`
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locationID

Title (Label)Location ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationID
DescriptionAn identifier a dcterms:Location.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://opencontext.org/subjects/768A875F-E205-4D0B-DE55-BAB7598D0FD1`
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higherGeographyID

Title (Label)Higher Geography ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeographyID
DescriptionAn identifier for a geographic region within which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002002` (Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur, Territorio Nacional de la Tierra del Fuego, Argentina).
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higherGeography

Title (Label)Higher Geography
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeography
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in dwc:locality.
CommentsRecommended 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)
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continent

Title (Label)Continent
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/continent
DescriptionA name of a continent in which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended 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`
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waterBody

Title (Label)Water Body
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/waterBody
DescriptionA name of a water body in which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended 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`
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islandGroup

Title (Label)Island Group
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/islandGroup
DescriptionA name of an island group in which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
Examples
`Alexander Archipelago`
`Archipiélago Diego Ramírez`
`Seychelles`
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island

Title (Label)Island
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/island
DescriptionA name of an island on or near which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended 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`
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country

Title (Label)Country
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country
DescriptionA name of a country or major administrative unit in which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended 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
`Denmark`
`Colombia`
`España`
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countryCode

Title (Label)Country Code
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/countryCode
DescriptionA standard code for a country in which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code, or 'ZZ' (for an unknown location or a location unassignable to a single country code), or 'XZ' (for the high seas beyond national jurisdictions). 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
`AR`
`SV`
`XZ`
`ZZ`
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stateProvince

Title (Label)State Province
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/stateProvince
DescriptionA name of a next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended 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 a dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if a 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`
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county

Title (Label)County
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/county
DescriptionA full, unabbreviated name of a next smaller administrative region than dwc:stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which a dcterms:Location occurs.
CommentsRecommended 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`
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municipality

Title (Label)Municipality
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/municipality
DescriptionA full, unabbreviated name of a next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which a dcterms:Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location.
CommentsRecommended 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 a dcterms:Location spans multiple entities at this administrative level or if a 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 `higherGeography` or in the term `locality`, or both.
Examples
`Holzminden`
`Araçatuba`
`Ga-Segonyana`
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locality

Title (Label)Locality
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality
DescriptionA specific description of the location of a place.
CommentsLess specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.
Examples
`Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)`
`Queets Rainforest, Olympic National Park`
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minimumElevationInMeters

Title (Label)Minimum Elevation In Meters
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumElevationInMeters
DescriptionA lower limit of a range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters.
Examples
`-100`
`802`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': -430, 'maximum': 8850}
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maximumElevationInMeters

Title (Label)Maximum Elevation In Meters
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumElevationInMeters
DescriptionAn upper limit of a range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters.
Examples
`-205`
`1236`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': -430, 'maximum': 8850}
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verticalDatum

Title (Label)Vertical Datum
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verticalDatum
DescriptionA vertical datum used as a reference upon which the values in the elevation terms are based.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`EGM84`
`EGM96`
`EGM2008`
`PGM2000A`
`PGM2004`
`PGM2006`
`PGM2007`
`epsg:7030`
`not recorded`
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minimumDepthInMeters

Title (Label)Minimum Depth In Meters
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumDepthInMeters
DescriptionA lesser depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters.
Examples
`0`
`100`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0, 'maximum': 11000}
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maximumDepthInMeters

Title (Label)Maximum Depth In Meters
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumDepthInMeters
DescriptionA greater depth of a range of depth below the local surface, in meters.
Examples
`0`
`200`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0, 'maximum': 11000}
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minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters

Title (Label)Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters
DescriptionA 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`.
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maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters

Title (Label)Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters
DescriptionA 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`.
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locationRemarks

Title (Label)Location Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dcterms:Location.
Examples
`under water since 2005`
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decimalLatitude

Title (Label)Decimal Latitude
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude
DescriptionA geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location.
CommentsPositive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.
Examples
`-41.0983423`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': -90, 'maximum': 90}
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decimalLongitude

Title (Label)Decimal Longitude
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude
DescriptionA geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location.
CommentsPositive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.
Examples
`-121.1761111`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': -180, 'maximum': 180}
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geodeticDatum

Title (Label)Geodetic Datum
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geodeticDatum
DescriptionAn ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude as based.
CommentsRecommended 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 `not recorded`.
Examples
`epsg:4326`
`WGS84`
`NAD27`
`Campo Inchauspe`
`European 1950`
`Clarke 1866`
`not recorded`
Typestring
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coordinateUncertaintyInMeters

Title (Label)Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinateUncertaintyInMeters
DescriptionA horizontal distance (in meters) from a given dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the dcterms:Location.
CommentsLeave 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)
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 20037509}
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coordinatePrecision

Title (Label)Coordinate Precision
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinatePrecision
DescriptionA decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in a 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)
Typenumber
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pointRadiusSpatialFit

Title (Label)Point Radius Spatial Fit
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/pointRadiusSpatialFit
DescriptionA ratio of the area of a point-radius (dwc:decimalLatitude, dwc:decimalLongitude, dwc:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of a true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of a dcterms:Location.
CommentsLegal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left 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 pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. 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
`0`
`1`
`1.5708`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0}
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footprintWKT

Title (Label)Footprint WKT
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintWKT
DescriptionA Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines a dcterms:Location.
CommentsA dcterms:Location may have both a point-radius representation (see dwc:decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other.
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)
Typestring
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footprintSRS

Title (Label)Footprint SRS
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSRS
DescriptionAn ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which a geometry given in dwc:footprintWKT is based.
CommentsRecommended 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 `not recorded`. 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 a dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude, nor of any verbatim coordinates - use dwc:geodeticDatum and dwc:verbatimSRS instead.
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)
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footprintSpatialFit

Title (Label)Footprint Spatial Fit
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSpatialFit
DescriptionA ratio of the area of a footprint (dwc:footprintWKT) to the area of a true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of a dcterms:Location.
CommentsLegal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. A 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, a dwc:footprintSpatialFit is 1.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`1.5708`
Typenumber
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georeferencedBy

Title (Label)Georeferenced By
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for determining a georeference (spatial representation) for a dcterms:Location.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
Examples
`Brad Millen (ROM)`
`Kristina Yamamoto | Janet Fang`
Typestring
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georeferencedByID

Title (Label)Georeferenced By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Event
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for determining a georeference for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
Typestring
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georeferencedDate

Title (Label)Georeferenced Date
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedDate
DescriptionA date on which a dcterms:Location was georeferenced.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2023-05-04`
Typestring
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georeferenceProtocol

Title (Label)Georeference Protocol
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceProtocol
DescriptionA description or reference to a Protocol used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties.
Examples
`Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et al. 2020, https://doi.org/10.35035/e09p-h128)`
Typestring
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georeferenceProtocolID

Title (Label)Georeference Protocol ID
Namespacedwciri
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/georeferenceProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to georeference a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
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georeferenceSources

Title (Label)Georeference Sources
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceSources
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference a dcterms:Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
Examples
`https://www.geonames.org/`
`USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad 1967 | Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth`
`GeoLocate`
Typestring
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georeferenceRemarks

Title (Label)Georeference Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a 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)`
Typestring
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informationWithheld

Title (Label)Information Withheld
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld
DescriptionAdditional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record.
Examples
`location information not given for endangered species`
`collector identities withheld | ask about tissue samples`
Typestring
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dataGeneralizations

Title (Label)Data Generalizations
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations
DescriptionActions 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.
Examples
`coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell`
Typestring
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preferredSpatialRepresentation

Title (Label)Preferred Spatial Representation
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Event
DescriptionAn indication of which spatial representation best represents the dcterms:Location.
Examples
`point-radius`
`footprint`
Typestring
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projectID

Title (Label)Project ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/projectID
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers for projects that contributed to a dwc:Event.
CommentsA projectID can be may be shared in multiple distinct datasets. The nature of the association can be described in the metadata project description element. This term should be used to provide a globally unique identifier (GUID) for a project, if available. This could be a DOI, URI, or any other persistent identifier that ensures a project can be uniquely distinguished from others. The recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`RCN276730`
`RCN276730 | Artsproject_7-24`
`OC202405`
`https://arvenetternansen.com/`
`https://doi.org/10.3030/101180559`
`https://doi.org/10.26259/3b15eca7`
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projectTitle

Title (Label)Project Title
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/projectTitle
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of titles or names for projects that contributed to a dwc:Event.
CommentsUse this term to provide the official name or title of a project as it is commonly known and cited. Avoid abbreviations unless they are widely understood. The recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`The Nansen Legacy`
`Scalidophora i Noreg`
`Arctic Deep`
Typestring
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fundingAttribution

Title (Label)Funding Attribution
Namespaceac
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/fundingAttribution
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of the funding organizations or agencies that provided funding for the project.
CommentsSpecify the full official name of the funding body. This should include the complete name without abbreviations, unless the abbreviation is an official and commonly recognized form (e.g., NSF for the National Science Foundation). The recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`Norges forskningsråd`
`Artsdatabanken`
`Ocean Census | Nippon Foundation`
Typestring
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fundingAttributionID

Title (Label)Funding Attribution ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fundingAttributionID
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of the globally unique identifiers for the funding organizations or agencies that supported the project.
CommentsProvide a unique identifier for the funding body, such as an identifier used in governmental or international databases. If no official identifier exists, use a persistent and unique identifier within your organization or dataset. The recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`https://ror.org/00epmv149`
`https://ror.org/00epmv149 | https://ror.org/04jnzhb65`
`https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13102615`
Typestring
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feedbackURL

Title (Label)Feedback URL
Namespacedwc
Table:Event
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/feedbackURL
CommentsProvide a unique identifier for the funding body, such as an identifier used in governmental or international databases. If no official identifier exists, use a persistent and unique identifier within your organization or dataset. The recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`https://ror.org/00epmv149`
`https://ror.org/00epmv149 | https://ror.org/04jnzhb65`
`https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13102615`
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Occurrence

Description: A state of a dwc:Organism in a dwc:Event.

occurrenceID

Title (Label)Occurrence ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make a dwc:occurrenceID globally unique.
Examples
`http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Mamm:233627`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
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eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
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surveyTargetID

Title (Label)Survey Target ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Occurrence
DescriptionAn identifier for a SurveyTarget.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
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recordedBy

Title (Label)Recorded By
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for recording a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
Typestring
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recordedByID

Title (Label)Recorded By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for recording a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
`https://ror.org/00mh9zx15`
Typestring
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organismQuantity

Title (Label)Organism Quantity
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantity
DescriptionA number or enumeration value for the quantity of dwc:Organisms.
CommentsA dwc:organismQuantity must have a corresponding dwc:organismQuantityType.
Examples
`27` (organismQuantity) with `individuals` (organismQuantityType)
`12.5` (organismQuantity) with `% biomass` (organismQuantityType)
`r` (organismQuantity) with `Braun-Blanquet Scale` (organismQuantityType)
`many` (organismQuantity) with `individuals` (organismQuantityType)
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organismQuantityType

Title (Label)Organism Quantity Type
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantity
DescriptionA type of quantification system used for the quantity of dwc:Organisms.
CommentsA 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)
Typestring
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sex

Title (Label)Sex
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sex
DescriptionA sex of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsRecommended 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
`male`
`female`
`hermaphrodite`
Typestring
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lifeStage

Title (Label)Life Stage
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage
DescriptionAn age class or life stage of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsRecommended 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`
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reproductiveCondition

Title (Label)Reproductive Condition
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/reproductiveCondition
DescriptionA reproductive condition of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsRecommended 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`
Typestring
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caste

Title (Label)Caste
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/caste
DescriptionA social caste of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary that aligns best with a 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`
`soldier`
`ergatoid`
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behavior

Title (Label)Behavior
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/behavior
DescriptionA behavior shown by a dwc:Organism.
CommentsThis 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`
Typestring
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vitality

Title (Label)Vitality
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vitality
DescriptionAn indication of whether a dwc:Organism was alive or dead at the time of collection or observation.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Intended to be used with records having a dwc:basisOfRecord of 'PreservedSpecimen', 'MaterialEntity', 'MaterialSample', 'HumanObservation', or 'MachineObservation'. 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`
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establishmentMeans

Title (Label)Establishment Means
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/establishmentMeans
DescriptionStatement about whether a dwc:Organism has been introduced to a given place and time through the direct or indirect activity of modern humans.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use controlled value strings from the controlled vocabulary designated for use with this term, listed at http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/em/. For details, refer to https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38084. 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
`native`
`nativeIntroduced`
`introduced`
`introducedAssistedColinisation`
`vagrant`
`uncertain`
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degreeOfEstablishment

Title (Label)Degree Of Establishment
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/degreeOfEstablishment
DescriptionThe degree to which a dwc:Organism survives, reproduces, and expands its range at a given place and time.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use controlled value strings from the controlled vocabulary designated for use with this term, listed at http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/doe/. For details, refer to https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38084. 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
`native`
`captive`
`cultivated`
`released`
`failing`
`casual`
`reproducing`
`established`
`colonising`
`invasive`
`widespreadInvasive`
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pathway

Title (Label)Pathway
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/pathway
DescriptionA process by which a dwc:Organism came to be in a given place at a given time.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use controlled value strings from the controlled vocabulary designated for use with this term, listed at http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/pw/. For details, refer to https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38084. 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
`releasedForUse`
`otherEscape`
`transportContaminant`
`transportStowaway`
`corridor`
`unaided`
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occurrenceStatus

Title (Label)Occurrence Status
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceStatus
DescriptionA statement about the detection or non-detection of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsFor dwc:Occurrences, the default vocabulary is recommended to consist of 'detected' and 'notDetected', 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
`detected`
`notDetected`
Typestring
Defaultdetected
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occurrenceReferences

Title (Label)Occurrence References
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
Examples
`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.`
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informationWithheld

Title (Label)Information Withheld
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld
DescriptionAdditional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record.
Examples
`location information not given for endangered species`
`collector identities withheld | ask about tissue samples`
Typestring
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dataGeneralizations

Title (Label)Data Generalizations
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations
DescriptionActions 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.
Examples
`coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell`
Typestring
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occurrenceRemarks

Title (Label)Occurrence Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Occurrence.
Examples
`found dead on road`
Typestring
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organismID

Title (Label)Organism ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Organism.
Typestring
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organismScope

Title (Label)Organism Scope
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismScope
DescriptionA description of the type of dwc:Organism instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Can be used to indicate whether a dwc:Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation.
Examples
`multicellular organism`
`virus`
`clone`
`pack`
`colony`
Typestring
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organismName

Title (Label)Organism Name
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismName
DescriptionA name or label assigned to a dwc:Organism.
Examples
`Huberta`
`Boab Prison Tree`
`J pod`
Typestring
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organismRemarks

Title (Label)Organism Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Organism.
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verbatimIdentification

Title (Label)Verbatim Identification
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimIdentification
DescriptionA string representing a taxonomic identification as it appeared in the original record.
Typestring
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taxonFormula

Title (Label)Taxon Formula
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Occurrence
DescriptionA string representing the pattern to use to construct a dwc:Identification from dwc:Taxon names and identification qualifiers.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as https://arctos.database.museum/info/ctDocumentation.cfm?table=cttaxa_formula.
Examples
`A`
`A ?`
`A or B`
`A and B`
`A x B`
`A cf.`
`A aff.`
Typestring
DefaultA
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identifiedBy

Title (Label)Identified By
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of an Event (such as in the Humboldt Extension), the subject consists of all of the dwc:Organisms related to the Event. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`James L. Patton`
`Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey`
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identifiedByID

Title (Label)Identified By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
Typestring
Formatdefault

dateIdentified

Title (Label)Date Identified
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified
DescriptionA date on which the subject was determined as representing a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2023-05-04`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationReferences

Title (Label)Identification References
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers for References (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI, metabarcoding reference database) used in a dwc:Identification.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationVerificationStatus

Title (Label)Identification Verification Status
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationVerificationStatus
DescriptionA categorical indicator of the extent to which a taxonomic determination has been verified to be correct.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID and ABCD.
Examples
`0` ('unverified' in HISPID/ABCD)
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationRemarks

Title (Label)Identification Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Identification.
Examples
`Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonID

Title (Label)Taxon ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001`
`32567`
`https://www.gbif.org/species/212`
Typestring
Formatdefault

higherClassificationName

Title (Label)Higher Classification Name
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Occurrence
DescriptionA full scientific name at a higher rank than the taxonRank of a dwc:scientificName.
CommentsA higherClassificationName must have a corresponding higherClassificationRank.
Examples
`Animalia` (higherClassificationName) with `kingdom` (higherClassificationRank)
`Laphriinae` (higherClassificationName) with `subfamily` (higherClassificationRank)
Typestring
Formatdefault

higherClassificationRank

Title (Label)Higher Classification Rank
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Occurrence
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of a higherClassificationName.
CommentsA higherClassificationRank must have a corresponding higherClassificationName.
Examples
`Acanthaceae` (higherClassificationName) with `family` (higherClassificationRank)
`Pyrenomycetes` (higherClassificationName) with `class` (higherClassificationRank
Typestring
Formatdefault

scientificName

Title (Label)Scientific Name
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
DescriptionA 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 dwc:verbatimIdentification.
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonRank

Title (Label)Taxon Rank
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of the most specific name in a dwc:scientificName.
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonRemarks

Title (Label)Taxon Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Occurrence
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Taxon.
Examples
`this name is a misspelling in common use`
Typestring
Formatdefault

OrganismInteraction

Description: An interaction between two dwc:Organisms during a dwc:Event.

organismInteractionID

Title (Label)Organism Interaction ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteraction
DescriptionAn identifier for an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OrganismInteraction
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

organismInteractionDescription

Title (Label)Organism Interaction Description
Namespacedcterms
Table:OrganismInteraction
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/description
DescriptionA verbatim description of an OrganismInteraction.
Examples
`Mallophora ruficauda capturing an Apis mellifera worker in flight.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

subjectOccurrenceID

Title (Label)Subject Occurrence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteraction
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a subject dwc:Occurrence in an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

subjectOrganismPart

Title (Label)Subject Organism Part
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteraction
DescriptionA part of a subject dwc:Organism involved in an OrganismInteraction.
Examples
`stomach`
Typestring
Formatdefault

organismInteractionType

Title (Label)Organism Interaction Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteraction
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`visited flower of`
`pollinated by`
`parasitoid of`
`mated with`
`was attached to`
Typestring
Formatdefault

relatedOccurrenceID

Title (Label)Related Occurrence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteraction
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relatedResourceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a related dwc:Occurrence in an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

relatedOrganismPart

Title (Label)Related Organism Part
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteraction
DescriptionA part of a object dwc:Organism involved in an OrganismInteraction.
Examples
`flower`
Typestring
Formatdefault

Survey

Description: A biotic survey.

surveyID

Title (Label)Survey ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Survey
DescriptionAn identifier for a Survey.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

siteCount

Title (Label)Site Count
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/siteCount
DescriptionTotal number of individual sites surveyed during a dwc:Event.
CommentsSite refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy.
Examples
`1`
`15`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

siteNestingDescription

Title (Label)Site Nesting Description
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/siteNestingDescription
DescriptionTextual description of a hierarchical sampling design.
CommentsSite refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy.
Examples
`5 sampling sites of 3-5 plots each.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

verbatimSiteDescriptions

Title (Label)Verbatim Site Descriptions
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/verbatimSiteDescriptions
DescriptionOriginal textual description of site(s).
CommentsSite refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`Wet flatwoods | Wet depression surrounded by mesic longleaf pine flatwoods | Ground cover of thick Andropogon spp., Sporobolus floridanus, Vaccinium spp, Rhynchospora spp., Centella erecta, Panicum rigidulum.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

verbatimSiteNames

Title (Label)Verbatim Site Names
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/verbatimSiteNames
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of original site names.
CommentsSite refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`East Coastal Fringe | St. Marks Wildlife Management Area`
`S1 | S2 | C1 | C2 | R14 | R22 | W1`
Typestring
Formatdefault

geospatialScopeAreaValue

Title (Label)Geospatial Scope Area Value
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/geospatialScopeAreaValue
DescriptionThe numeric value for the total area of a geospatial scope of a dwc:Event.
CommentsGeospatial scope refers to a dwc:Event location reported using the terms organized in Darwin Core under dcterms:Location. This area is always greater than or equal to the eco:totalAreaSampledValue. An eco:geospatialScopeAreaValue must have a corresponding eco:geospatialScopeAreaUnit.
Examples
`25`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0}
Formatdefault

geospatialScopeAreaUnit

Title (Label)Geospatial Scope Area Unit
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/geospatialScopeAreaUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with a value in eco:geospatialScopeAreaValue.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. For units containing exponents, use characters from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement character set (hex 00B2 for squared and 00B3 for cubed). 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
`km²`
Typestring
Formatdefault

totalAreaSampledValue

Title (Label)Total Area Sampled Value
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/totalAreaSampledValue
DescriptionThe numeric value for the total area surveyed during a dwc:Event.
CommentsThis area is always less than or equal to the eco:geospatialScopeAreaValue. An eco:totalAreaSampledValue must have a corresponding eco:totalAreaSampledUnit.
Examples
`0.8`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0}
Formatdefault

totalAreaSampledUnit

Title (Label)Total Area Sampled Unit
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/totalAreaSampledUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with a value in eco:totalAreaSampledValue.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. For units containing exponents, use characters from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement character set (hex 00B2 for squared and 00B3 for cubed). 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
`km²`
Typestring
Formatdefault

reportedWeather

Title (Label)Reported Weather
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/reportedWeather
DescriptionA list of weather or climatic conditions present during a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema for a data interchange format such as JSON.
Examples
`{"minimumTemperatureInDegreesFahrenheit": 18, "maximumTemperatureInDegreesFahrenheit": 32}`
Typestring
Formatdefault

reportedExtremeConditions

Title (Label)Reported Extreme Conditions
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/reportedExtremeConditions
DescriptionA description of any extreme weather or environmental conditions that may have affected a dwc:Event.
Examples
`flooding during week 3 of surveys`
`rockslide at site 2`
Typestring
Formatdefault

eventDurationValue

Title (Label)Event Duration Value
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/eventDurationValue
DescriptionThe numeric value for the duration of a dwc:Event.
Examples
`An eco:eventDurationValue must have a corresponding eco:eventDurationUnit.`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0}
Formatdefault

eventDurationUnit

Title (Label)Event Duration Unit
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/eventDurationUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with a value in eco:eventDurationValue.
CommentsRecommended 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
`minutes`
`hours`
`days`
`months`
`years`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonCompletenessReported

Title (Label)Taxon Completeness Reported
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/taxonCompletenessReported
DescriptionStatement about whether the taxonomic completeness of a dwc:Event was assessed.
CommentsThis term is meant to alert users that the inventory was conducted in such a way that all of the target taxa (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope) should have been detectable if they were present during a dwc:Event. This term can provide data users with a qualitative measure of how comprehensively an area has been surveyed, which assists in interpreting species populations, areas of occupancy, inferring species absences, etc. This term is only relevant if a dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If taxonomic completeness was assessed, the methods used or an explanation of the basis of the completeness should be stated in eco:taxonCompletenessProtocols. Recommended best practice is to use controlled value strings from the controlled vocabulary designated for use with this term, listed at http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/tcr/. 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
`notReported`
`reportedComplete`
`reportedIncomplete`
Typestring
DefaultnotReported
Formatdefault

taxonCompletenessProtocols

Title (Label)Taxon Completeness Protocols
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/taxonCompletenessProtocols
DescriptionA description of or reference to the Protocols used to determine eco:taxonCompletenessReported.
CommentsThis term allows users to determine how comprehensively an area has been sampled. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple 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
`census | based on sampling effort`
`based on species accumulation curves`
Typestring
Formatdefault

isAbsenceReported

Title (Label)Is Absence Reported
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isAbsenceReported
DescriptionTaxonomic absences were reported.
CommentsAbsences can be reported at any taxonomic level.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

absentTaxa

Title (Label)Absent Taxa
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/absentTaxa
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of taxa reported absent during a dwc:Event.
CommentsAbsences can be reported at any taxonomic level. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple 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
`Parabuteo unicinctus | Geranoaetus melanoleucus`
`Cetoniinae | Aclopinae | Cyclocephala modesta`
Typestring
Formatdefault

hasNonTargetTaxa

Title (Label)Has Non Target Taxa
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasNonTargetTaxa
DescriptionOne or more dwc:Organisms of taxa outside the target taxonomic scope (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope) were detected and reported for this dwc:Event.
CommentsThis term is meant to alert users to the presence of non-target taxa (in some disciplines called “bycatch”) reported in this dwc:Event. This term is relevant only if a target taxonomic scope is declared. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope. Examination of the taxonomic scope is needed in order to identify the non-target taxa. It should be possible to confirm the expectations by investigating a dwc:Occurrences in this dwc:Event and in its child dwc:Events (if available) or by exploring eco:nonTargetTaxa for this dwc:Event (if populated). The value of this term should be 'true' if dwc:Occurrences of taxa outside the taxonomic scope as defined at the time of a dwc:Event are reported, otherwise the value of this term should be 'false'.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

nonTargetTaxa

Title (Label)Non Target Taxa
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/nonTargetTaxa
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of taxa reported during a dwc:Event that are outside of the target taxonomic scope (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope).
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the full list of taxa that are considered outside of the taxonomic scope and yet were reported in the dataset to be shared. This term is relevant only if a target taxonomic scope is declared and eco:hasNonTargetTaxa is ‘true’. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope. Non-target taxa (in some disciplines called “bycatch”) can be reported at any taxonomic level. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple 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
`Parabuteo unicinctus | Geranoaetus melanoleucus`
`Cetoniinae | Aclopinae | Cyclocephala modesta`
Typestring
Formatdefault

areNonTargetTaxaFullyReported

Title (Label)Are Non Target Taxa Fully Reported
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/areNonTargetTaxaFullyReported
DescriptionEvery dwc:Organism that was outside of the target taxonomic scope (the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope) and detected during a dwc:Event, and that was detectable using the given protocol (given in eco:protocolDescriptions and dwc:samplingProtocol), was reported.
CommentsThis term is meant to inform a user of the data whether there were non-target taxa that were detected, but left unreported. This term is only relevant if a dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods and if a target taxonomic scope is declared. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope. Within dwc:Events that used either a restricted search or an open search method and declared a taxonomic scope, if all dwc:Organisms that are not included within the target taxonomic scope and that were detected during a dwc:Event were reported, the value of this term should be 'true', otherwise the value of this term should be ‘false'.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

hasNonTargetOrganisms

Title (Label)Has Non Target Organisms
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasNonTargetOrganisms
DescriptionOne or more dwc:Organisms outside the target organismal scopes (eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope, eco:targetGrowthFormScope, and eco:targetLifeStageScope) were detected and reported for this dwc:Event.
CommentsThis term is meant to alert users to the presence of non-target organisms (in some disciplines called “bycatch”) reported in this dwc:Event. This term is relevant only if a target organismal scope is declared. Organismal scope is based on the combination of all of the following terms: eco:targetLifeStageScope, eco:excludedLifeStageScope, eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope, eco:excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope, eco:targetGrowthFormScope, and eco:excludedGrowthFormScope. Examination of the organismal scope is needed in order to identify the non-target dwc:Organisms. It should be possible to confirm the expectations by investigating a dwc:Occurrences in this dwc:Event and in its child dwc:Events (if available). The value of this term should be 'true' if dwc:Occurrences of dwc:Organisms outside the organismal scope(s) as defined at the time of a dwc:Event are reported, otherwise the value of this term should be 'false'.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

verbatimTargetScope

Title (Label)Verbatim Target Scope
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Survey
DescriptionA verbatim original description of a dwc:Event scope.
CommentsRecommended best practice is first to populate explicit scope terms to the fullest extent possible (e.g., eco:targetTaxonomicScope). It is not recommended to use this term in assessing absence or completeness.
Examples
`small mammals`
`freshwater macroinvertebrates`
`dead animals, ground-living insects`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifiedBy

Title (Label)Identified By
Namespacedwc
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Event. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`James L. Patton`
`Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifiedByID

Title (Label)Identified By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationReferences

Title (Label)Identification References
Namespacedwc
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers for References (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI, metabarcoding reference database) used in a dwc:Identification.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

compilationTypes

Title (Label)Compilation Types
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/compilationTypes
DescriptionA statement specifying whether data reported are derived from sampling events, ancillary data compiled from other sources, or a combination of both.
CommentsThis term is only relevant if a dwc:Event is an inventory. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. 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
`samplingEvents`
`compilationOfExistingSourcesAndSamplingEvents`
`compilationOfExistingSources`
`compilationOfExistingSourcesAndSamplingEvents | compilationOfExistingSources`
Typestring
Formatdefault

compilationSourceTypes

Title (Label)Compilation Source Types
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/compilationSourceTypes
DescriptionThe types of data sources contributing to the compilation reported.
CommentsThis term is only relevant if a dwc:Event is a compilation in which one or more types of data sources were used. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple 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
`museumSpecimens`
`literature`
`expertKnowledge | localKnowledge`
Typestring
Formatdefault

inventoryTypes

Title (Label)Inventory Types
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/inventoryTypes
DescriptionThe types of search processes used to conduct the inventory.
CommentsThis term is only relevant if a dwc:Event represents an inventory. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple 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
`restrictedSearch`
`openSearch`
`opportunisticSearch`
`adventitious`
`compilation`
`openSearch | opportunisticSearch`
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolNames

Title (Label)Protocol Names
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolNames
DescriptionCategorical descriptive names for the Protocols used during a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple 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
`boxTrapping`
`floraInventory`
`boxTrapping | funnelTrapping`
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolDescriptions

Title (Label)Protocol Descriptions
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolDescriptions
DescriptionA detailed description of the Protocols used during a dwc:Event.
CommentsThis description should be associated with protocols provided in eco:protocolNames. The description may include deviations from a protocol referred to in eco:protocolReferences. Recommended good practice is to provide information about instruments used, calibration, etc. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`Three conventional harp traps (3.2m ht x 2.2m w) were established in flight path zones for a period of 4 hrs at dawn and dusk for a total of 10 trap nights. Traps were visited on an hourly basis during each deployment period and the trap catch recorded for species, size, weight, sex, age and maternal status.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolReferences

Title (Label)Protocol References
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolReferences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers for References (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI, metabarcoding reference database) used during a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x`
Typestring
Formatdefault

isAbundanceReported

Title (Label)Is Abundance Reported
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isAbundanceReported
DescriptionThe number of dwc:Organisms collected or observed was reported.
CommentsTypically the abundance values would be reported in a dwc:organismQuantity and dwc:organismQuantityType terms for the child dwc:Occurrence records for this dwc:Event.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

isAbundanceCapReported

Title (Label)Is Abundance Cap Reported
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isAbundanceCapReported
DescriptionA maximum number of dwc:Organisms was reported, as specified or restricted by the protocol used.
CommentsValues of abundance cap should be captured under the term eco:abundanceCap.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

abundanceCap

Title (Label)Abundance Cap
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/abundanceCap
DescriptionThe reported maximum number of dwc:Organisms.
Examples
`300`
`700`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0}
Formatdefault

isVegetationCoverReported

Title (Label)Is Vegetation Cover Reported
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isVegetationCoverReported
DescriptionA vegetation cover metric was reported.
CommentsTypically values or descriptions of vegetation cover would be captured under the term eco:verbatimSiteDescriptions.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive

Title (Label)Is Least Specific Target Category Quantity Inclusive
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive
DescriptionThe total detected quantity for a dwc:Taxon (including subcategories thereof) in a dwc:Event is given explicitly in a single record (dwc:organismQuantity value) for that dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended values are 'true' and 'false'. This term is only relevant if dwc:organismQuantity is a number. For a detailed explanation, see http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/inclusive/.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

hasVouchers

Title (Label)Has Vouchers
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasVouchers
DescriptionSpecimen vouchers were collected during a dwc:Event.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

voucherInstitutions

Title (Label)Voucher Institutions
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/voucherInstitutions
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of the names or acronyms of the institutions where vouchers collected during a dwc:Event were deposited.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`FMNH`
`AMNH | MVZ`
`Nairobi National Museum`
Typestring
Formatdefault

hasMaterialSamples

Title (Label)Has Material Samples
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasMaterialSamples
DescriptionMaterial samples were collected during a dwc:Event.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

materialSampleTypes

Title (Label)Material Sample Types
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/materialSampleTypes
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of material sample types collected during a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple 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
`wholeOrganism`
`skeleton`
`tissue | blood | fecal | stomachContent`
Typestring
Formatdefault

sampleSizeValue

Title (Label)Sample Size Value
Namespacedwc
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sampleSizeValue
DescriptionA numeric value for a measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling dwc:Event.
CommentsA dwc:sampleSizeValue must have a corresponding dwc:sampleSizeUnit.
Examples
`5` (sampleSizeValue) with `metre` (sampleSizeUnit)
Typestring
Formatdefault

sampleSizeUnit

Title (Label)Sample Size Unit
Namespacedwc
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sampleSizeUnit
DescriptionA unit of measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling dwc:Event.
CommentsA dwc:sampleSizeUnit must have a corresponding dwc:sampleSizeValue, e.g., `5` for dwc:sampleSizeValue with `metre` for dwc:sampleSizeUnit.
Examples
`minute`
`hour`
`day`
`metre`
`square metre`
`cubic metre``
Typestring
Formatdefault

samplingPerformedBy

Title (Label)Sampling Performed By
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingPerformedBy
DescriptionAn Agent responsible for sampling.
CommentsThe sampling dwc:Event could be at any level of hierarchy. In the case of a higher level (parent) dwc:Event, include all the organizations or people involved in the child dwc:Events that contributed to the parent dwc:Event. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple 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
`North American Butterfly Association`
`KK Wall`
`JJ Green`
`LL Pink and FF Grey | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies`
Typestring
Formatdefault

samplingPerformedByID

Title (Label)Sampling Performed By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Survey
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for sampling.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to provide a single identifier that disambiguates the details of the sampling 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
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
Typestring
Formatdefault

isSamplingEffortReported

Title (Label)Is Sampling Effort Reported
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isSamplingEffortReported
DescriptionThe sampling effort associated with a dwc:Event was reported.
CommentsTypically values of effort would be captured under the terms eco:samplingEffortValue and eco:samplingEffortUnit.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

samplingEffortProtocol

Title (Label)Sampling Effort Protocol
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortProtocol
DescriptionA description of or reference to a Protocol used to determine a eco:samplingEffortValue.
CommentsThis description should be associated with the values reported in eco:samplingEffortValue and eco:samplingEffortUnit. This is a specialization of eco:protocolDescriptions focused on effort, distinct from the survey method. The effort relates to the intensity of sampling and therefore can assist in interpreting estimates of completeness. 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
`40 box traps deployed at even spacings along 4 parallel 100m transects placed 50m apart and visited at 6 hourly intervals over a 48 hour period`
`2 people occupying a bird hide for a period of 8 hours and undertaking a 30 minute count of species within the 150 degree field of view every 2 hours`
`A single baited camera trap station with motion sensor trigger, deployed for a period of 10 days and configured for detecting large fauna moving through a known traffic way`
Typestring
Formatdefault

samplingEffortProtocolID

Title (Label)Sampling Effort Protocol ID
Namespaceecoiri
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/iri/samplingEffortProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to determine a eco:samplingEffortValue.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

samplingEffortValue

Title (Label)Sampling Effort Value
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortValue
DescriptionThe numeric value for the sampling effort expended during a dwc:Event.
CommentsThis term is meant to capture the total sampling effort value. To express details of how the effort was determined use eco:samplingEffortProtocol. For compilations it is recommend not to infer effort. An eco:samplingEffortValue must have a corresponding eco:samplingEffortUnit.
Examples
`1900`
`40`
`5.5`
Typenumber
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 0}
Formatdefault

samplingEffortUnit

Title (Label)Sampling Effort Unit
Namespaceeco
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with a value in eco:samplingEffortValue.
CommentsRecommended 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
`trapHours`
`personHours`
`trapDays`
Typestring
Formatdefault

informationWithheld

Title (Label)Information Withheld
Namespacedwc
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld
DescriptionAdditional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record.
Examples
`location information not given for endangered species`
`collector identities withheld | ask about tissue samples`
Typestring
Formatdefault

dataGeneralizations

Title (Label)Data Generalizations
Namespacedwc
Table:Survey
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations
DescriptionActions 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.
Examples
`coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell`
Typestring
Formatdefault

SurveyTarget

Description: A specification of a characteristic of dwc:Occurrence that was included or excluded in a Survey.

surveyTargetID

Title (Label)Survey Target ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyTarget
DescriptionAn identifier for a SurveyTarget.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

surveyID

Title (Label)Survey ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyTarget
DescriptionAn identifier for a Survey.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

surveyTargetType

Title (Label)Survey Target Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyTarget
DescriptionA scope a SurveyTarget describes.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`taxon`
`habitat`
`establishmentMeans`
`growthForm`
`sex`
`lifeStage`
Typestring
Formatdefault

surveyTargetValue

Title (Label)Survey Target Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyTarget
DescriptionA value of a characteristic sought for the SurveyTarget for a given surveyTargetType.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`Aves`
`oak savannah`
`native`
`tree`
`female`
`adult`
`height`
`weight`
Typestring
Formatdefault

surveyTargetUnit

Title (Label)Survey Target Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyTarget
DescriptionUnits associated with a value in surveyTargetValue.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`years`
Typestring
Formatdefault

includeOrExclude

Title (Label)Include Or Exclude
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyTarget
DescriptionA term to declare whether an instance of the SurveyTarget is an included scope or an excluded scope. Combinations of SurveyTarget records of inclusions and exclusions can define complex scopes such as all flying adult Aves except Passeriformes.
CommentsRecommended best practice is use a controlled vocabulary consisting of 'include' and 'exclude' only.
Examples
`include`
`exclude`
Typestring
Defaultinclude
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

isSurveyTargetFullyReported

Title (Label)Is Survey Target Fully Reported
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyTarget
DescriptionA declaration of whether the counts for an instance of the SurveyTarget report everything that matches the declared SurveyTarget. If they do, this enables inference of absence of detection for everything in that SurveyTarget that is included but that does not appear in the count.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

Identification

Description: A taxonomic determination (i.e., the assignment of dwc:Taxa to dwc:Organisms).

identificationID

Title (Label)Identification ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Identification.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

basedOnOccurrenceID

Title (Label)Based On Occurrence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence based on which a dwc:Identification was made.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

basedOnMaterialEntityID

Title (Label)Based On Material Entity ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity based on which a dwc:Identification was made.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

basedOnNucleotideSequenceID

Title (Label)Based On Nucleotide Sequence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionAn identifier for a NucleotideSequence based on which a dwc:Identification was made.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

basedOnNucleotideAnalysisID

Title (Label)Based On Nucleotide Analysis ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionAn identifier for a NucleotideAnalysis based on which a dwc:Identification was made.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

basedOnMediaID

Title (Label)Based On Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance based on which a dwc:Identification was made.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationType

Title (Label)Identification Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Identification.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`GeneticSequence`
`TaxonDistribution`
`MaterialEntity`
`Sound`
`StillImage`
`MovingImage`
`Text`
`HumanObservation`
`MachineObservation`
Typestring
Formatdefault

verbatimIdentification

Title (Label)Verbatim Identification
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimIdentification
DescriptionA string representing a taxonomic identification as it appeared in the original record.
Examples
`Ctenomys sociabilis`
`social tuco-tuco`
`Peromyscus sp.`
`Ministrymon sp. nov. 1`
`Anser anser × Branta canadensis`
`Pachyporidae?`
Typestring
Formatdefault

isAcceptedIdentification

Title (Label)Is Accepted Identification
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionA dwc:Identification of a dwc:Organism is a currently an accepted one.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

taxonFormula

Title (Label)Taxon Formula
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionA string representing the pattern to use to construct a dwc:Identification from dwc:Taxon names and identification qualifiers.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as https://arctos.database.museum/info/ctDocumentation.cfm?table=cttaxa_formula.
Examples
`A`
`A ?`
`A or B`
`A and B`
`A x B`
`A cf.`
`A aff.`
Typestring
DefaultA
Formatdefault

typeStatus

Title (Label)Type Status
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/typeStatus
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject.
CommentsRecommended 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`
Typestring
Formatdefault

typeDesignationType

Title (Label)typeDesignationType
Namespacegbif
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/typeDesignationType
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a type designation.
CommentsFrom https://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/typesandspecimen.xml.
Examples
`monotypy`
`original designation`
`tautonomy`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifiedBy

Title (Label)Identified By
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Event. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`James L. Patton`
`Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifiedByID

Title (Label)Identified By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
Typestring
Formatdefault

dateIdentified

Title (Label)Date Identified
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified
DescriptionA date on which the subject was determined as representing a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2023-05-04`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationReferences

Title (Label)Identification References
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers for References (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI, metabarcoding reference database) used in a dwc:Identification.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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.`
`UNITE v10.0, https://doi.org/10.15156/BIO/3301231`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonAssignmentMethod

Title (Label)Taxon Assignment Method
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionTool and thresholds used to compare sequences when computing 'species-level' OTUs.
Examples
`blastn
2.6.0+
e-value cutoff: 0.001
identity cutoff: 0.97`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationVerificationStatus

Title (Label)Identification Verification Status
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationVerificationStatus
DescriptionA categorical indicator of the extent to which a taxonomic determination has been verified to be correct.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID and ABCD.
Examples
`0` ('unverified' in HISPID/ABCD)
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationRemarks

Title (Label)Identification Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Identification.
Examples
`Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonID

Title (Label)Taxon ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001`
`32567`
`https://www.gbif.org/species/212`
Typestring
Formatdefault

higherClassificationName

Title (Label)Higher Classification Name
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionA full scientific name at a higher rank than the taxonRank of dwc:scientificName.
CommentsA higherClassificationName must have a corresponding higherClassificationRank.
Examples
`Animalia` (higherClassificationName) with `kingdom` (higherClassificationRank)
`Laphriinae` (higherClassificationName) with `subfamily` (higherClassificationRank)
Typestring
Formatdefault

higherClassificationRank

Title (Label)Higher Classification Rank
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Identification
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of the higherClassificationName.
CommentsA higherClassificationRank must have a corresponding higherClassificationName.
Examples
`Acanthaceae` (higherClassificationName) with `family` (higherClassificationRank)
`Pyrenomycetes` (higherClassificationName) with `class` (higherClassificationRank)
Typestring
Formatdefault

scientificName

Title (Label)Scientific Name
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
DescriptionA 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 dwc:verbatimIdentification.
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)
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonRank

Title (Label)Taxon Rank
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of the most specific name in a dwc:scientificName.
Examples
`subspecies`
`varietas`
`forma`
`species`
`genus`
`nothogenus`
`nothospecies`
`nothosubspecies`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonRemarks

Title (Label)Taxon Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Identification
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Taxon.
Examples
`This name is a misspelling in common use.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

IdentificationTaxon

Description: A construct of components and positions of dwc:scientificNames in a dwc:Identification.

identificationID

Title (Label)Identification ID
Namespacedwc
Table:IdentificationTaxon
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Identification.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

taxonID

Title (Label)Taxon ID
Namespacedwc
Table:IdentificationTaxon
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001`
`32567`
`https://www.gbif.org/species/212`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonOrder

Title (Label)Taxon Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationTaxon
DescriptionA numerical position of a dwc:Taxon in a taxonFormula.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

higherClassificationName

Title (Label)Higher Classification Name
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationTaxon
DescriptionA full scientific name at a higher rank than the taxonRank of dwc:scientificName.
CommentsA higherClassificationName must have a corresponding higherClassificationRank.
Examples
`Animalia` (higherClassificationName) with `kingdom` (higherClassificationRank)
`Laphriinae` (higherClassificationName) with `subfamily` (higherClassificationRank)
Typestring
Formatdefault

higherClassificationRank

Title (Label)Higher Classification Rank
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationTaxon
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of the higherClassificationName.
CommentsA higherClassificationRank must have a corresponding higherClassificationName.
Examples
`Acanthaceae` (higherClassificationName) with `family` (higherClassificationRank)
`Pyrenomycetes` (higherClassificationName) with `class` (higherClassificationRank
Typestring
Formatdefault

scientificName

Title (Label)Scientific Name
Namespacedwc
Table:IdentificationTaxon
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
DescriptionA 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 dwc:verbatimIdentification.
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)
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonRank

Title (Label)Taxon Rank
Namespacedwc
Table:IdentificationTaxon
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of the most specific name in a dwc:scientificName.
Examples
`subspecies`
`varietas`
`forma`
`species`
`genus`
`nothogenus`
`nothospecies`
`nothosubspecies`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonRemarks

Title (Label)Taxon Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:IdentificationTaxon
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Taxon.
Examples
`This name is a misspelling in common use.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

Material

Description: An entity that can be identified, exist for some period of time, and consist in whole or in part of physical matter while it exists.

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
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digitalSpecimenID

Title (Label)Digital Specimen ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/digitalSpecimenID
DescriptionAn identifier for a particular instance of a Digital Specimen.
CommentsA Digital Specimen as defined in https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.7.e67379. A dwc:digitalSpecimenID is intended to uniquely and persistently identify a Digital Specimen. Recommended best practice is to use a DOI with machine readable metadata in the DOI record that uses a community agreed metadata profile (also known as FDO profile) for a Digital Specimen. For an example see: https://doi.org/10.3535/N75-CR4-0SM?noredirect. The identifier is for a digital information artifact (the Digital Specimen) as opposed to an identifier for a specific instance of a dwc:MaterialEntity.
Examples
`https://doi.org/10.3535/M42-Z4P-DRD`
`https://doi.org/10.3535/M42-Z4P-DRD?urlappend=/1`
`doi:10.3535/M42-Z4P-DRD`
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eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
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materialCategory

Title (Label)Material Category
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionA broad category that best matches the nature of a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a limited, tightly controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`preserved`
`living`
`fossilized`
`tissue`
`DNA extract`
`non-biological`
`human-made`
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discipline

Title (Label)Discipline
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/discipline
DescriptionThe primary branch or branches of knowledge represented by the dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsThis term can be used to classify records according to branches of knowledge. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ). It is also recommended to use this field to describe specimenType in MIDS.
Examples
`Botany
` `Botany | Virology | Taxonomy`
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materialEntityType

Title (Label)Material Entity Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionA narrow category that best matches the nature of a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`whole organism`
`heart`
`liver tissue sample`
`fossil`
`germplasm`
`skull`
`cast`
`3D printed model`
`printed photograph`
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institutionCode

Title (Label)Institution Code
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionCode
DescriptionA name (or acronym) in use by an institution.
Examples
`MVZ`
`FMNH`
`CLO`
`UCMP`
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institutionID

Title (Label)Institution ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID
DescriptionAn identifier for an institution.
CommentsFor 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 Global Registry of Scientific Collections (https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/).
Examples
`https://ror.org/015hz7p22`
`http://grscicoll.org/institution/museum-southwestern-biology`
`https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/e3d4dcc4-81e2-444c-8a5c-41d1044b5381`
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ownerInstitutionCode

Title (Label)Owner Institution Code
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ownerInstitutionCode
DescriptionA name (or acronym) in use by an institution having ownership of a dwc:MaterialEntity.
Examples
`NPS`
`APN`
`InBio`
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ownerInstitutionID

Title (Label)Owner Institution ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionAn identifier for an institution that owns a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsFor 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 Global Registry of Scientific Collections (https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/).
Examples
`https://ror.org/015hz7p22`
`http://grscicoll.org/institution/museum-southwestern-biology`
`https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/e3d4dcc4-81e2-444c-8a5c-41d1044b5381`
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collectionCode

Title (Label)Collection Code
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionCode
DescriptionA name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying a Collection.
Examples
`Mammals`
`Hildebrandt`
`EBIRD`
`VP`
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collectionID

Title (Label)Collection ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionID
DescriptionAn identifier for a Collection.
CommentsFor physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use a globally unique and resolvable identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Scientific Collections (https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/).
Examples
`https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/fbd3ed74-5a21-4e01-b86a-33d36f032d9c`
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catalogNumber

Title (Label)Catalog Number
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/catalogNumber
DescriptionAn identifier (preferably unique) for a dwc:MaterialEntity within a Collection.
Examples
`145732`
`145732a`
`2008.1334`
`R-4313`
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otherCatalogNumbers

Title (Label)Other Catalog Numbers
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/otherCatalogNumbers
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of previous or alternate fully qualified catalog numbers or other human-used identifiers for the same dwc:MaterialEntity, whether in the current or any other data set or collection.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
Examples
`FMNH:Mammal:1234`
`NPS YELLO6778 | MBG 33424`
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collectedBy

Title (Label)Collected By
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for collecting a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
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collectedByID

Title (Label)Collected By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for collecting a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`, `https://ror.org/00mh9zx15`
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objectQuantity

Title (Label)Object Quantity
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount
DescriptionA number or enumeration value for the quantity of differentiable dwc:MaterialEntities comprising this dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsAn objectQuantity must have a corresponding objectQuantityType.
Examples
`27` (objectQuantity) with `individuals` (objectQuantityType)
`many` (objectQuantity) with `individuals` (objectQuantityType)
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objectQuantityType

Title (Label)Object Quantity Type
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount
DescriptionA number or enumeration value for the quantity of differentiable dwc:MaterialEntities comprising this dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsAn objectQuantity must have a corresponding objectQuantityType.
Examples
`27` (objectQuantity) with `individuals` (objectQuantityType)
`many` (objectQuantity) with `individuals` (objectQuantityType)
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recordNumber

Title (Label)Record Number
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordNumber
DescriptionAn identifier given to a dwc:MaterialEntity at the time it was recorded.
CommentsOften serves as a link between field notes and a dwc:MaterialEntity, such as a specimen collector's number.
Examples
`OPP 7101`
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preparations

Title (Label)Preparations
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/preparations
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
Examples
`fossil`
`cast`
`photograph`
`DNA extract`
`skin | skull | skeleton`
`whole animal (EtOH) | tissue (EDTA)`
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disposition

Title (Label)Disposition
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/disposition
DescriptionA current state of a dwc:MaterialEntity with respect to where it can be found.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`in collection`
`missing`
`voucher elsewhere`
`duplicates elsewhere`
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verbatimLabel

Title (Label)Verbatim Label
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLabel
DescriptionThe 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.
CommentsExamples can be found at https://dwc.tdwg.org/examples/verbatimLabel.
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associatedSequences

Title (Label)Associated Sequences
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedSequences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with a dwc:MaterialEntity.
Examples
`http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1`
`http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093`
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materialReferences

Title (Label)Material References
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
Examples
`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.`
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informationWithheld

Title (Label)Information Withheld
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld
DescriptionAdditional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record.
Examples
`location information not given for endangered species`
`collector identities withheld | ask about tissue samples`
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dataGeneralizations

Title (Label)Data Generalizations
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations
DescriptionActions 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.
Examples
`coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell`
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materialEntityRemarks

Title (Label)Material Entity Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:MaterialEntity.
Examples
`found in association with charred remains`
`some original fragments missing`
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evidenceForOccurrenceID

Title (Label)Evidence For Occurrence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence for which a dwc:MaterialEntity provides evidence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
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derivedFromMaterialEntityID

Title (Label)Derived From Material Entity ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity from which this dwc:MaterialEntity was derived.
CommentsThis dwc:MaterialEntity is separate from a dwc:MaterialEntity from which it was derived (cf. isPartOfMaterialEntityID). Recommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
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derivationEventID

Title (Label)Derivation Event ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event during which a dwc:MaterialEntity was derived from another dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
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derivationType

Title (Label)Derivation Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of the derivation of a dwc:MaterialEntity from a dwc:MaterialEntity pointed to by derivedFromMaterialEntityID.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`sampledFrom`
`included`
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isPartOfMaterialEntityID

Title (Label)Is Part Of Material Entity ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity of which this dwc:MaterialEntity is a part.
CommentsThis dwc:MaterialEntity was not taken from a dwc:MaterialEntity of which it is a part. Recommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
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verbatimIdentification

Title (Label)Verbatim Identification
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimIdentification
DescriptionA string representing a taxonomic identification as it appeared in the original record.
Examples
`Ctenomys sociabilis`
`social tuco-tuco`
`Peromyscus sp.`
`Ministrymon sp. nov. 1`
`Anser anser × Branta canadensis`
`Pachyporidae?`
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taxonFormula

Title (Label)Taxon Formula
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionA string representing the pattern to use to construct a dwc:Identification from dwc:Taxon names and identification qualifiers.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as https://arctos.database.museum/info/ctDocumentation.cfm?table=cttaxa_formula.
Examples
`A`
`A ?`
`A or B`
`A and B`
`A x B`
`A cf.`
`A aff.`
Typestring
DefaultA
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typeStatus

Title (Label)Type Status
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/typeStatus
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject.
CommentsRecommended 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`
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typeDesignationType

Title (Label)typeDesignationType
Namespacegbif
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/typeDesignationType
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a type designation.
CommentsFrom https://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/typesandspecimen.xml.
Examples
`monotypy`
`original designation`
`tautonomy`
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typifiedName

Title (Label)Typified Name
Namespacetcs
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/tcs/terms/typifiedName
DescriptionA scientific name for which a specimen or other name is the type.
CommentsFrom https://rs.gbif.org/extension/gbif/1.0/typesandspecimen.xml.
Examples
`monotypy`
`original designation`
`tautonomy`
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identifiedBy

Title (Label)Identified By
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Event. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`James L. Patton`
`Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey`
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identifiedByID

Title (Label)Identified By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
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dateIdentified

Title (Label)Date Identified
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified
DescriptionA date on which the subject was determined as representing a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2023-05-04`
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identificationReferences

Title (Label)Identification References
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers for References (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI, metabarcoding reference database) used in a dwc:Identification.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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.`
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identificationVerificationStatus

Title (Label)Identification Verification Status
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationVerificationStatus
DescriptionA categorical indicator of the extent to which a taxonomic determination has been verified to be correct.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID and ABCD.
Examples
`0` ('unverified' in HISPID/ABCD)
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identificationRemarks

Title (Label)Identification Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Identification.
Examples
`Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas.`
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taxonID

Title (Label)Taxon ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001`
`32567`
`https://www.gbif.org/species/212`
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higherClassificationName

Title (Label)Higher Classification Name
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionA full scientific name at a higher rank than the taxonRank of dwc:scientificName.
CommentsA higherClassificationName must have a corresponding higherClassificationRank.
Examples
`Animalia` (higherClassificationName) with `kingdom` (higherClassificationRank)
`Laphriinae` (higherClassificationName) with `subfamily` (higherClassificationRank)
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higherClassificationRank

Title (Label)Higher Classification Rank
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Material
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of the higherClassificationName.
CommentsA higherClassificationRank must have a corresponding higherClassificationName.
Examples
`Acanthaceae` (higherClassificationName) with `family` (higherClassificationRank)
`Pyrenomycetes` (higherClassificationName) with `class` (higherClassificationRank
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scientificName

Title (Label)Scientific Name
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
DescriptionA 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 dwc:verbatimIdentification.
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)
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taxonRank

Title (Label)Taxon Rank
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank
DescriptionA taxonomic rank of the most specific name in a dwc:scientificName.
Examples
`subspecies`
`varietas`
`forma`
`species`
`genus`
`nothogenus`
`nothospecies`
`nothosubspecies`
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taxonRemarks

Title (Label)Taxon Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Material
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a dwc:Taxon.
Examples
`This name is a misspelling in common use.`
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NucleotideAnalysis

Description: A link between a NucleotideSequence and a dwc:Event and a dwc:MaterialEntity from which it was derived, using a specified Protocol.

nucleotideAnalysisID

Title (Label)Nucleotide Analysis ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysis
DescriptionAn identifier for a NucleotideAnalysis.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
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eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysis
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True}
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molecularProtocolID

Title (Label)Molecular Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysis
DescriptionAn identifier for a MolecularProtocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True}
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nucleotideSequenceID

Title (Label)Nucleotide Sequence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysis
DescriptionAn identifier for a NucleotideSequence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
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materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysis
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
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readCount

Title (Label)Read Count
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysis
DescriptionA number of reads for a NucleotideSequence in a NucleotideAnalysis.
Typeinteger
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totalReadCount

Title (Label)Total Read Count
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysis
DescriptionA total number of reads in a NucleotideAnalysis.
Typeinteger
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MolecularProtocol

Description: A protocol used to derive and identify a nucleotide sequence from a dwc:MaterialEntity.

molecularProtocolID

Title (Label)Molecular Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a MolecularProtocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
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assayType

Title (Label)Assay Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocol
DescriptionA method used in the study to detect taxon/taxa of interest in the sample.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`targeted`
`metabarcoding`
`sanger sequencing`
`genome skimming`
`whole genome sequencing`
`metagenomic`
`other`
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samp_name

Title (Label)samp_name
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0001107
DescriptionSample Name is a name that you choose for the sample. It can have any format, but we suggest that you make it concise, unique and consistent within your lab, and as informative as possible. Every Sample Name from a single Submitter must be unique.
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project_name

Title (Label)project_name
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000092
DescriptionName of the project within which the sequencing was organized.
Examples
`Forest soil metagenome`
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experimental_factor

Title (Label)experimental_factor
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000008
DescriptionExperimental factors are essentially the variable aspects of an experiment design which can be used to describe an experiment, or set of experiments, in an increasingly detailed manner. This field accepts ontology terms from Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) and/or Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI). For a browser of EFO (v 2.95) terms, please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/EFO; for a browser of OBI (v 2018-02-12) terms please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/OBI.
Examples
`time series design [EFO:EFO_0001779]`
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samp_taxon_id

Title (Label)samp_taxon_id
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0001320
DescriptionNCBI taxon id of the sample. Maybe be a single taxon or mixed taxa sample. Use "synthetic metagenome" for mock community/positive controls, or "blank sample" for negative controls.
Examples
`Gut Metagenome [NCBITaxon:749906]`
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neg_cont_type

Title (Label)neg_cont_type
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0001321
DescriptionThe substance or equipment used as a negative control in an investigation.
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pos_cont_type

Title (Label)pos_cont_type
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0001322
DescriptionThe substance, mixture, product, or apparatus used to verify that a process which is part of an investigation delivers a true positive.
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env_broad_scale

Title (Label)env_broad_scale
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000012
DescriptionIn this field, report which major environmental system your sample or specimen came from. The systems identified should have a coarse spatial grain, to provide the general environmental context of where the sampling was done (e.g. were you in the desert or a rainforest?). We recommend using subclasses of ENVO’s biome class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000428. Format (one term): termLabel [termID], Format (multiple terms): termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]. Example: Annotating a water sample from the photic zone in middle of the Atlantic Ocean, consider: oceanic epipelagic zone biome [ENVO:01000033]. Example: Annotating a sample from the Amazon rainforest consider: tropical moist broadleaf forest biome [ENVO:01000228]. If needed, request new terms on the ENVO tracker, identified here: http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/envo.html.
Examples
`forest biome [ENVO:01000174]`
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env_local_scale

Title (Label)env_local_scale
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000013
DescriptionIn this field, report the entity or entities which are in your sample or specimen’s local vicinity and which you believe have significant causal influences on your sample or specimen. Please use terms that are present in ENVO and which are of smaller spatial grain than your entry for env_broad_scale. Format (one term): termLabel [termID]; Format (multiple terms): termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]. Example: Annotating a pooled sample taken from various vegetation layers in a forest consider: canopy [ENVO:00000047]|herb and fern layer [ENVO:01000337]|litter layer [ENVO:01000338]|understory [01000335]|shrub layer [ENVO:01000336]. If needed, request new terms on the ENVO tracker, identified here: http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/envo.html.
Examples
`litter layer [ENVO:01000338]`
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env_medium

Title (Label)env_medium
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000014
DescriptionIn this field, report which environmental material or materials (pipe separated) immediately surrounded your sample or specimen prior to sampling, using one or more subclasses of ENVO’s environmental material class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00010483. Format (one term): termLabel [termID]; Format (multiple terms): termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]. Example: Annotating a fish swimming in the upper 100 m of the Atlantic Ocean, consider: ocean water [ENVO:00002151]. Example: Annotating a duck on a pond consider: pond water [ENVO:00002228]|air ENVO_00002005. If needed, request new terms on the ENVO tracker, identified here: http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/envo.html.
Examples
`soil [ENVO:00001998]`
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subspecf_gen_lin

Title (Label)subspecf_gen_lin
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000020
DescriptionThis should provide further information about the genetic distinctness of the sequenced organism by recording additional information e.g. serovar, serotype, biotype, ecotype, or any relevant genetic typing schemes like Group I plasmid. It can also contain alternative taxonomic information. It should contain both the lineage name, and the lineage rank, i.e. biovar:abc123.
Examples
`serovar:Newport`
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ploidy

Title (Label)ploidy
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000021
DescriptionThe ploidy level of the genome (e.g. allopolyploid, haploid, diploid, triploid, tetraploid). It has implications for the downstream study of duplicated gene and regions of the genomes (and perhaps for difficulties in assembly). For terms, please select terms listed under class ploidy (PATO:001374) of Phenotypic Quality Ontology (PATO), and for a browser of PATO (v 2018-03-27) please refer to http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PATO.
Examples
`allopolyploidy [PATO:0001379]`
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num_replicons

Title (Label)num_replicons
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000022
DescriptionReports the number of replicons in a nuclear genome of eukaryotes, in the genome of a bacterium or archaea or the number of segments in a segmented virus. Always applied to the haploid chromosome count of a eukaryote.
Examples
`2`
Typeinteger
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extrachrom_elements

Title (Label)extrachrom_elements
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000023
DescriptionDo plasmids exist of significant phenotypic consequence (e.g. ones that determine virulence or antibiotic resistance). Megaplasmids? Other plasmids (borrelia has 15+ plasmids).
Examples
`5`
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estimated_size

Title (Label)estimated_size
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000024
DescriptionThe estimated size of the genome prior to sequencing. Of particular importance in the sequencing of (eukaryotic) genome which could remain in draft form for a long or unspecified period.
Examples
`300000 bp`
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ref_biomaterial

Title (Label)ref_biomaterial
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000025
DescriptionPrimary publication if isolated before genome publication; otherwise, primary genome report.
Examples
`doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2018.01.009`
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source_mat_id

Title (Label)source_mat_id
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000026
DescriptionA unique identifier assigned to a material sample (as defined by http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialSampleID, and as opposed to a particular digital record of a material sample) used for extracting nucleic acids, and subsequent sequencing. The identifier can refer either to the original material collected or to any derived sub-samples. The INSDC qualifiers /specimen_voucher, /bio_material, or /culture_collection may or may not share the same value as the source_mat_id field. For instance, the /specimen_voucher qualifier and source_mat_id may both contain ´UAM:Herps:14´ , referring to both the specimen voucher and sampled tissue with the same identifier. However, the /culture_collection qualifier may refer to a value from an initial culture (e.g. ATCC:11775) while source_mat_id would refer to an identifier from some derived culture from which the nucleic acids were extracted (e.g. xatc123 or ark:/2154/R2).
Examples
`MPI012345`
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pathogenicity

Title (Label)pathogenicity
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000027
DescriptionTo what is the entity pathogenic.
Examples
`human`
`animal`
`plant`
`fungi`
`bacteria`
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biotic_relationship

Title (Label)biotic_relationship
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000028
DescriptionDescription of relationship(s) between the subject organism and other organism(s) it is associated with. E.g., parasite on species X; mutualist with species Y. The target organism is the subject of the relationship, and the other organism(s) is the object.
Examples
`free living`
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specific_host

Title (Label)specific_host
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000029
DescriptionIf there is a host involved, please provide its taxid (or environmental if not actually isolated from the dead or alive host - i.e. a pathogen could be isolated from a swipe of a bench etc) and report whether it is a laboratory or natural host).
Examples
`9606`
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host_spec_range

Title (Label)host_spec_range
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000030
DescriptionThe NCBI taxonomy identifier of the specific host if it is known.
Examples
`9606`
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host_disease_stat

Title (Label)host_disease_stat
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000031
DescriptionList of diseases with which the host has been diagnosed; can include multiple diagnoses. The value of the field depends on host; for humans the terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at https://www.disease-ontology.org, non-human host diseases are free text.
Examples
`dead`
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trophic_level

Title (Label)trophic_level
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000032
DescriptionTrophic levels are the feeding position in a food chain. Microbes can be a range of producers (e.g. chemolithotroph).
Examples
`heterotroph`
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propagation

Title (Label)propagation
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000033
DescriptionThis field is specific to different taxa. For phages: lytic/lysogenic, for plasmids: incompatibility group, for eukaryotes: sexual/asexual (Note: there is the strong opinion to name phage propagation obligately lytic or temperate, therefore we also give this choice.
Examples
`lytic`
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encoded_traits

Title (Label)encoded_traits
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000034
DescriptionShould include key traits like antibiotic resistance or xenobiotic degradation phenotypes for plasmids, converting genes for phage.
Examples
`beta-lactamase class A`
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rel_to_oxygen

Title (Label)rel_to_oxygen
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000015
DescriptionIs this organism an aerobe, anaerobe? Please note that aerobic and anaerobic are valid descriptors for microbial environments.
Examples
`aerobe`
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isol_growth_condt

Title (Label)isol_growth_condt
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000003
DescriptionPublication reference in the form of pubmed ID (pmid), digital object identifier (doi) or url for isolation and growth condition specifications of the organism/material.
Examples
`doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2018.01.009`
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samp_collec_device

Title (Label)samp_collec_device
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000002
DescriptionThe device used to collect an environmental sample. This field accepts terms listed under environmental sampling device (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO). This field also accepts terms listed under specimen collection device (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GENEPIO_0002094).
Examples
`sediment corer`
`plankton net`
`Niskin bottle`
`Van Veen grab`
`light trap`
`Malaise trap`
`Hester-Dendy sampler`
`water bottle rosette`
`soil auger`
`sweep net`
`pitfall trap`
`air sampler`
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samp_collec_method

Title (Label)samp_collec_method
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0001225
DescriptionThe method employed for collecting the sample.
Examples
`environmental swab sampling`
`biopsy`
`niskin bottle`
`push core`
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samp_mat_process

Title (Label)samp_mat_process
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000016
DescriptionAny processing applied to the sample during or after retrieving the sample from environment. This field accepts OBI, for a browser of OBI (v 2018-02-12) terms please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/OBI.
Examples
`filtering of seawater`
`storing samples in ethanol`
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size_frac

Title (Label)size_frac
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000017
DescriptionFiltering pore size used in sample preparation.
Examples
`0-0.22 micrometer`
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samp_size

Title (Label)samp_size
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000001
DescriptionAmount or size of sample (volume, mass or area) that was collected.
Examples
`5 liter`
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samp_vol_we_dna_ext

Title (Label)samp_vol_we_dna_ext
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000111
DescriptionVolume (ml) or mass (g) of total collected sample processed for DNA extraction. Note: total sample collected should be entered under the term Sample Size (MIXS:0000001).
Examples
`1500 milliliter`
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source_uvig

Title (Label)source_uvig
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000035
DescriptionType of dataset from which the UViG was obtained.
Examples
`viral fraction metagenome (virome)`
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virus_enrich_appr

Title (Label)virus_enrich_appr
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000036
DescriptionList of approaches used to enrich the sample for viruses, if any.
Examples
`filtration + FeCl Precipitation + ultracentrifugation + DNAse`
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nucl_acid_ext

Title (Label)nucl_acid_ext
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000037
DescriptionA link to a literature reference, electronic resource or a standard operating procedure (SOP), that describes the material separation to recover the nucleic acid fraction from a sample.
Examples
`https://mobio.com/media/wysiwyg/pdfs/protocols/12888.pdf`
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nucl_acid_amp

Title (Label)nucl_acid_amp
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000038
DescriptionA link to a literature reference, electronic resource or a standard operating procedure (SOP), that describes the enzymatic amplification (PCR, TMA, NASBA) of specific nucleic acids.
Examples
`https://phylogenomics.me/protocols/16s-pcr-protocol/`
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lib_size

Title (Label)lib_size
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000039
DescriptionTotal number of clones in the library prepared for the project.
Examples
`50`
Typeinteger
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lib_reads_seqd

Title (Label)lib_reads_seqd
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000040
DescriptionTotal number of clones sequenced from the library.
Examples
`20`
Typeinteger
Formatdefault

lib_layout

Title (Label)lib_layout
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000041
DescriptionSpecify whether to expect single, paired, or other configuration of reads.
Examples
`paired`
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lib_vector

Title (Label)lib_vector
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000042
DescriptionCloning vector type(s) used in construction of libraries.
Examples
`Bacteriophage P1`
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lib_screen

Title (Label)lib_screen
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000043
DescriptionSpecific enrichment or screening methods applied before and/or after creating libraries.
Examples
`enriched`
`screened`
`normalized`
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target_gene

Title (Label)target_gene
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000044
DescriptionTargeted gene or locus name for marker gene studies.
Examples
`16S rRNA`
`18S rRNA`
`nif`
`amoA`
`rpo`
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target_subfragment

Title (Label)target_subfragment
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000045
DescriptionName of subfragment of a gene or locus. Important to e.g. identify special regions on marker genes like V6 on 16S rRNA.
Examples
`V6`
`V9`
`ITS`
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pcr_primers

Title (Label)pcr_primers
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000046
DescriptionPCR primers that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment. This field should contain all the primers used for a single PCR reaction if multiple forward or reverse primers are present in a single PCR reaction. The primer sequence should be reported in uppercase letters.
Examples
`FWD:GTGCCAGCMGCCGCGGTAA
REV:GGACTACHVGGGTWTCTAAT`
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mid

Title (Label)mid
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000047
DescriptionMolecular barcodes, called Multiplex Identifiers (MIDs), that are used to specifically tag unique samples in a sequencing run. Sequence should be reported in uppercase letters.
Examples
`GTGAATAT`
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adapters

Title (Label)adapters
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000048
DescriptionAdapters provide priming sequences for both amplification and sequencing of the sample-library fragments. Both adapters should be reported; in uppercase letters.
Examples
`AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACGCT
CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGAT`
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pcr_cond

Title (Label)pcr_cond
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000049
DescriptionDescription of reaction conditions and components of PCR in the form of ´initial denaturation:94degC_1.5min; annealing=...´.
Examples
`initial denaturation:94_3
annealing:50_1
elongation:72_1.5
final elongation:72_10
35`
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seq_meth

Title (Label)seq_meth
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000050
DescriptionSequencing method used; e.g. Sanger, ABI-solid.
Examples
`Illumina HiSeq 1500`
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seq_quality_check

Title (Label)seq_quality_check
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000051
DescriptionIndicate if the sequence has been called by automatic systems (none) or undergone a manual editing procedure (e.g. by inspecting the raw data or chromatograms). Applied only for sequences that are not submitted to SRA,ENA or DRA.
Examples
`none`
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chimera_check

Title (Label)chimera_check
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000052
DescriptionA chimeric sequence, or chimera for short, is a sequence comprised of two or more phylogenetically distinct parent sequences. Chimeras are usually PCR artifacts thought to occur when a prematurely terminated amplicon reanneals to a foreign DNA strand and is copied to completion in the following PCR cycles. The point at which the chimeric sequence changes from one parent to the next is called the breakpoint or conversion point.
Examples
`uchime
v4.1
default parameters`
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tax_ident

Title (Label)tax_ident
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000053
DescriptionThe phylogenetic marker(s) used to assign an organism name to the SAG or MAG.
Examples
`other: rpoB gene`
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assembly_qual

Title (Label)assembly_qual
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000056
DescriptionThe assembly quality category is based on sets of criteria outlined for each assembly quality category. For MISAG/MIMAG; Finished: Single, validated, contiguous sequence per replicon without gaps or ambiguities with a consensus error rate equivalent to Q50 or better. High Quality Draft:Multiple fragments where gaps span repetitive regions. Presence of the 23S, 16S and 5S rRNA genes and at least 18 tRNAs. Medium Quality Draft:Many fragments with little to no review of assembly other than reporting of standard assembly statistics. Low Quality Draft:Many fragments with little to no review of assembly other than reporting of standard assembly statistics. Assembly statistics include, but are not limited to total assembly size, number of contigs, contig N50/L50, and maximum contig length. For MIUVIG; Finished: Single, validated, contiguous sequence per replicon without gaps or ambiguities, with extensive manual review and editing to annotate putative gene functions and transcriptional units. High-quality draft genome: One or multiple fragments, totaling ≥ 90% of the expected genome or replicon sequence or predicted complete. Genome fragment(s): One or multiple fragments, totalling < 90% of the expected genome or replicon sequence, or for which no genome size could be estimated.
Examples
`High-quality draft genome`
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assembly_name

Title (Label)assembly_name
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000057
DescriptionName/version of the assembly provided by the submitter that is used in the genome browsers and in the community.
Examples
`HuRef, JCVI_ISG_i3_1.0`
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assembly_software

Title (Label)assembly_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000058
DescriptionTool(s) used for assembly, including version number and parameters.
Examples
`metaSPAdes
3.11.0
kmer set 21,33,55,77,99,121, default parameters otherwise`
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annot

Title (Label)annot
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000059
DescriptionTool used for annotation, or for cases where annotation was provided by a community jamboree or model organism database rather than by a specific submitter.
Examples
`prokka`
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number_contig

Title (Label)number_contig
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000060
DescriptionTotal number of contigs in the cleaned/submitted assembly that makes up a given genome, SAG, MAG, or UViG.
Examples
`40`
Typeinteger
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feat_pred

Title (Label)feat_pred
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000061
DescriptionMethod used to predict UViGs features such as ORFs, integration site, etc.
Examples
`Prodigal
2.6.3
default parameters`
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ref_db

Title (Label)ref_db
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000062
DescriptionList of database(s) used for ORF annotation, along with version number and reference to website or publication.
Examples
`pVOGs
5
http://dmk-brain.ecn.uiowa.edu/pVOGs/ Grazziotin et al. 2017 doi:10.1093/nar/gkw975`
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sim_search_meth

Title (Label)sim_search_meth
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000063
DescriptionTool used to compare ORFs with database, along with version and cutoffs used.
Examples
`HMMER3
3.1b2
hmmsearch, cutoff of 50 on score`
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tax_class

Title (Label)tax_class
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000064
DescriptionMethod used for taxonomic classification, along with reference database used, classification rank, and thresholds used to classify new genomes.
Examples
`vConTACT vContact2 (references from NCBI RefSeq v83, genus rank classification, default parameters)`
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_16s_recover

Title (Label)_16s_recover
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000065
DescriptionCan a 16S gene be recovered from the submitted SAG or MAG?.
Examples
`yes`
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_16s_recover_software

Title (Label)_16s_recover_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000066
DescriptionTools used for 16S rRNA gene extraction.
Examples
`rambl
v2
default parameters`
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trnas

Title (Label)trnas
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000067
DescriptionThe total number of tRNAs identified from the SAG or MAG.
Examples
`18`
Typeinteger
Formatdefault

trna_ext_software

Title (Label)trna_ext_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000068
DescriptionTools used for tRNA identification.
Examples
`infernal
v2
default parameters`
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compl_score

Title (Label)compl_score
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000069
DescriptionCompleteness score is typically based on either the fraction of markers found as compared to a database or the percent of a genome found as compared to a closely related reference genome. High Quality Draft: >90%, Medium Quality Draft: >50%, and Low Quality Draft: < 50% should have the indicated completeness scores.
Examples
`med
60%`
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compl_software

Title (Label)compl_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000070
DescriptionTools used for completion estimate, i.e. checkm, anvi´o, busco.
Examples
`checkm`
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compl_appr

Title (Label)compl_appr
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000071
DescriptionThe approach used to determine the completeness of a given SAG or MAG, which would typically make use of a set of conserved marker genes or a closely related reference genome. For UViG completeness, include reference genome or group used, and contig feature suggesting a complete genome.
Examples
`other: UViG length compared to the average length of reference genomes from the P22virus genus (NCBI RefSeq v83)`
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contam_score

Title (Label)contam_score
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000072
DescriptionThe contamination score is based on the fraction of single-copy genes that are observed more than once in a query genome. The following scores are acceptable for; High Quality Draft: < 5%, Medium Quality Draft: < 10%, Low Quality Draft: < 10%. Contamination must be below 5% for a SAG or MAG to be deposited into any of the public databases.
Examples
`1%`
Typestring
Formatdefault

contam_screen_input

Title (Label)contam_screen_input
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000005
DescriptionThe type of sequence data used as input.
Examples
`contigs`
Typestring
Formatdefault

contam_screen_param

Title (Label)contam_screen_param
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000073
DescriptionSpecific parameters used in the decontamination sofware, such as reference database, coverage, and kmers. Combinations of these parameters may also be used, i.e. kmer and coverage, or reference database and kmer.
Examples
`kmer`
Typestring
Formatdefault

decontam_software

Title (Label)decontam_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000074
DescriptionTool(s) used in contamination screening.
Examples
`anvi´o`
Typestring
Formatdefault

sort_tech

Title (Label)sort_tech
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000075
DescriptionMethod used to sort/isolate cells or particles of interest.
Examples
`optical manipulation`
Typestring
Formatdefault

single_cell_lysis_appr

Title (Label)single_cell_lysis_appr
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000076
DescriptionMethod used to free DNA from interior of the cell(s) or particle(s).
Examples
`enzymatic`
Typestring
Formatdefault

single_cell_lysis_prot

Title (Label)single_cell_lysis_prot
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000054
DescriptionName of the kit or standard protocol used for cell(s) or particle(s) lysis.
Examples
`ambion single cell lysis kit`
Typestring
Formatdefault

wga_amp_appr

Title (Label)wga_amp_appr
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000055
DescriptionMethod used to amplify genomic DNA in preparation for sequencing.
Examples
`mda based`
Typestring
Formatdefault

wga_amp_kit

Title (Label)wga_amp_kit
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000006
DescriptionKit used to amplify genomic DNA in preparation for sequencing.
Examples
`qiagen repli-g`
Typestring
Formatdefault

bin_param

Title (Label)bin_param
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000077
DescriptionThe parameters that have been applied during the extraction of genomes from metagenomic datasets.
Examples
`coverage`
`kmer`
Typestring
Formatdefault

bin_software

Title (Label)bin_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000078
DescriptionTool(s) used for the extraction of genomes from metagenomic datasets.
Examples
`concoct`
`maxbin`
Typestring
Formatdefault

reassembly_bin

Title (Label)reassembly_bin
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000079
DescriptionHas an assembly been performed on a genome bin extracted from a metagenomic assembly?.
Examples
`no`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mag_cov_software

Title (Label)mag_cov_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000080
DescriptionTool(s) used to determine the genome coverage if coverage is used as a binning parameter in the extraction of genomes from metagenomic datasets.
Examples
`bbmap`
Typestring
Formatdefault

vir_ident_software

Title (Label)vir_ident_software
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000081
DescriptionTool(s) used for the identification of UViG as a viral genome, software or protocol name including version number, parameters, and cutoffs used.
Examples
`VirSorter
1.0.4
Virome database, category 2`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pred_genome_type

Title (Label)pred_genome_type
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000082
DescriptionType of genome predicted for the UViG.
Examples
`dsDNA`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pred_genome_struc

Title (Label)pred_genome_struc
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000083
DescriptionExpected structure of the viral genome.
Examples
`non-segmented`
Typestring
Formatdefault

detec_type

Title (Label)detec_type
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000084
DescriptionType of UViG detection.
Examples
`independent sequence (UViG)`
Typestring
Formatdefault

otu_class_appr

Title (Label)otu_class_appr
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000085
DescriptionCutoffs and approach used when clustering new UViGs in "species-level" OTUs. Note that results from standard 95% ANI / 85% AF clustering should be provided alongside OTUS defined from another set of thresholds, even if the latter are the ones primarily used during the analysis.
Examples
`95% ANI
85% AF
greedy incremental clustering`
Typestring
Formatdefault

otu_seq_comp_appr

Title (Label)otu_seq_comp_appr
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000086
DescriptionTool and thresholds used to compare sequences when computing "species-level" OTUs.
Examples
`blastn
2.6.0+
e-value cutoff: 0.001`
Typestring
Formatdefault

otu_db

Title (Label)otu_db
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000087
DescriptionReference database (i.e. sequences not generated as part of the current study) used to cluster new genomes in "species-level" OTUs, if any.
Examples
`NCBI Viral RefSeq
83`
Typestring
Formatdefault

host_pred_appr

Title (Label)host_pred_appr
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000088
DescriptionTool or approach used for host prediction.
Examples
`CRISPR spacer match`
Typestring
Formatdefault

host_pred_est_acc

Title (Label)host_pred_est_acc
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000089
DescriptionFor each tool or approach used for host prediction, estimated false discovery rates should be included, either computed de novo or from the literature.
Examples
`CRISPR spacer match: 0 or 1 mismatches, estimated 8% FDR at the host genus rank (Edwards et al. 2016 doi:10.1093/femsre/fuv048)`
Typestring
Formatdefault

associated_resource

Title (Label)associated_resource
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000091
DescriptionA related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise associated to the sequence.
Examples
`http://www.earthmicrobiome.org/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

sop

Title (Label)sop
Namespacemixs
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttps://w3id.org/mixs/0000090
DescriptionStandard operating procedures used in assembly and/or annotation of genomes, metagenomes or environmental sequences.
Examples
`http://press.igsb.anl.gov/earthmicrobiome/protocols-and-standards/its/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_primer_forward

Title (Label)pcr_primer_forward
Namespacegbif
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/pcr_primer_forward
DescriptionForward PCR primer that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment. If multiple multiple forward or reverse primers are present in a single PCR reaction, there should be a full row for each of these linked to the same dwc:Occurrence. The primer sequence should be reported in uppercase letters.
Examples
`GGACTACHVGGGTWTCTAAT`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_primer_reverse

Title (Label)pcr_primer_reverse
Namespacegbif
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/pcr_primer_reverse
DescriptionReverse PCR primer that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment. If multiple multiple forward or reverse primers are present in a single PCR reaction, there should be a full row for each of these linked to the same dwc:Occurrence. The primer sequence should be reported in uppercase letters.
Examples
`GGACTACHVGGGTWTCTAAT`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_primer_name_forward

Title (Label)pcr_primer_name_forward
Namespacegbif
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/pcr_primer_name_forward
DescriptionName of the forward PCR primer that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment. If multiple multiple forward or reverse primers are present in a single PCR reaction, there should be a full row for each of these linked to the same dwc:Occurrence.
Examples
`jgLCO1490`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_primer_name_reverse

Title (Label)pcr_primer_name_reverse
Namespacegbif
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/pcr_primer_name_reverse
DescriptionName of the reverse PCR primer that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment. If multiple multiple forward or reverse primers are present in a single PCR reaction, there should be a full row for each of these linked to the same dwc:Occurrence.
Examples
`jgHCO2198`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_primer_reference

Title (Label)pcr_primer_reference
Namespacegbif
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/pcr_primer_reference
DescriptionReference for the PCR primers that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment.
Examples
`https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-10-34`
Typestring
Formatdefault

DNA_sequence

Title (Label)DNA_sequence
Namespacegbif
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/dna_sequence
DescriptionA DNA sequence.
Examples
`TCTATCCTCAATTATAGGTCATAATTCACCATCAGTAGATTTAGGAATTTTCTCTATTCATATTGCAGGTGTATCATCAATTATAGGATCAATTAATTTTATTGTAACAATTTTAAATATACATACAAAAACTCATTCATTAAACTTTTTACCATTATTTTCATGATCAGTTCTAGTTACAGCAATTCTCCTTTTATTATCATTA`
Typestring
Formatdefault

concentration

Title (Label)concentration
Namespaceggbn
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://data.ggbn.org/schemas/ggbn/terms/concentration
DescriptionConcentration of DNA (weight ng/volume µl).
Examples
`67.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

concentrationUnit

Title (Label)concentrationUnit
Namespaceggbn
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://data.ggbn.org/schemas/ggbn/terms/concentrationUnit
DescriptionUnit used for concentration measurement.
Examples
`ng/µl`
Typestring
Formatdefault

methodDeterminationConcentrationAndRatios

Title (Label)methodDeterminationConcentrationAndRatios
Namespaceggbn
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://data.ggbn.org/schemas/ggbn/terms/methodDeterminationConcentrationAndRatios
DescriptionDescription of method used for concentration measurement.
Examples
`Nanodrop`
`Qubit`
Typestring
Formatdefault

ratioOfAbsorbance260_230

Title (Label)ratioOfAbsorbance260_230
Namespaceggbn
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://data.ggbn.org/schemas/ggbn/terms/ratioOfAbsorbance260_230
DescriptionRatio of absorbance at 260 nm and 230 nm assessing DNA purity (mostly secondary measure, indicates mainly EDTA, carbohydrates, phenol), (DNA samples only).
Examples
`1.89`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

ratioOfAbsorbance260_280

Title (Label)ratioOfAbsorbance260_280
Namespaceggbn
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://data.ggbn.org/schemas/ggbn/terms/ratioOfAbsorbance260_280
DescriptionRatio of absorbance at 280 nm and 230 nm assessing DNA purity (mostly secondary measure, indicates mainly EDTA, carbohydrates, phenol), (DNA samples only).
Examples
`1.91`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

annealingTemp

Title (Label)annealingTemp
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/annealingTemp
DescriptionThe reaction temperature during the annealing phase of PCR.
Examples
`60`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

annealingTempUnit

Title (Label)annealingTempUnit
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/annealingTempUnit
DescriptionMeasurement unit of the reaction temperature during the annealing phase of PCR.
Examples
`Degrees celsius`
Typestring
Formatdefault

probeReporter

Title (Label)probeReporter
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/probeReporter
DescriptionType of fluorophore (reporter) used. Probe anneals within amplified target DNA. Polymerase activity degrades the probe that has annealed to the template, and the probe releases the fluorophore from it and breaks the proximity to the quencher, thus allowing fluorescence of the fluorophore.
Examples
`FAM`
Typestring
Formatdefault

probeQuencher

Title (Label)probeQuencher
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/probeQuencher
DescriptionType of quencher used. The quencher molecule quenches the fluorescence emitted by the fluorophore when excited by the cycler’s light source As long as fluorophore and the quencher are in proximity, quenching inhibits any fluorescence signals.
Examples
`NFQ-MGB`
Typestring
Formatdefault

ampliconSize

Title (Label)ampliconSize
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/ampliconSize
DescriptionThe length of the amplicon in basepairs.
Examples
`83`
Typeinteger
Formatdefault

thresholdQuantificationCycle

Title (Label)thresholdQuantificationCycle
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/thresholdQuantificationCycle
DescriptionThreshold for change in fluorescence signal between cycles.
Examples
`0.3`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

baselineValue

Title (Label)baselineValue
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/baselineValue
DescriptionThe number of cycles when fluorescence signal from the target amplification is below background fluorescence not originated from the real target amplification.
Examples
`15`
Typeinteger
Formatdefault

quantificationCycle

Title (Label)quantificationCycle
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/quantificationCycle
DescriptionThe number of cycles required for the fluorescent signal to cross a given value threshold above the baseline. Quantification cycle (Cq), threshold cycle (Ct), crossing point (Cp), and take-off point (TOP) refer to the same value from the real-time instrument. Use of quantification cycle (Cq), is preferable according to the RDML (Real-Time PCR Data Markup Language) data standard (http://www.rdml.org).
Examples
`37.9450950622558`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

automaticThresholdQuantificationCycle

Title (Label)automaticThresholdQuantificationCycle
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/automaticThresholdQuantificationCycle
DescriptionWhether the threshold was set by the instrument or manually.
Examples
`true`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

automaticBaselineValue

Title (Label)automaticBaselineValue
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/automaticBaselineValue
DescriptionWhether the baseline value was set by the instrument or manually.
Examples
`true`
Typestring
Formatdefault

contaminationAssessment

Title (Label)contaminationAssessment
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/contaminationAssessment
DescriptionWhether DNA or RNA contamination assessment was done or not.
Examples
`true`
Typestring
Formatdefault

partitionVolume

Title (Label)partitionVolume
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/partitionVolume
DescriptionAn accurate estimation of partition volume. The sum of the partitions multiplied by the partition volume will enable the total volume of the reaction to be calculated.
Examples
`1`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

partitionVolumeUnit

Title (Label)partitionVolumeUnit
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/partitionVolumeUnit
DescriptionUnit used for partition volume.
Examples
`nl`
Typestring
Formatdefault

estimatedNumberOfCopies

Title (Label)estimatedNumberOfCopies
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/estimatedNumberOfCopies
DescriptionNumber of target molecules per µl. Mean copies per partition (?) can be calculated using the number of partitions (n) and the estimated copy number in the total volume of all partitions (m) with a formula ?=m/n.
Examples
`10300`
Typeinteger
Formatdefault

amplificationReactionVolume

Title (Label)amplificationReactionVolume
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/amplificationReactionVolume
DescriptionPCR reaction volume.
Examples
`22`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

amplificationReactionVolumeUnit

Title (Label)amplificationReactionVolumeUnit
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/amplificationReactionVolumeUnit
DescriptionUnit used for PCR reaction volume. Many of the instruments require preparation of a much larger initial sample volume than is actually analyzed.
Examples
`µl`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_analysis_software

Title (Label)pcr_analysis_software
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/pcr_analysis_software
DescriptionThe program used to analyse the d(d)PCR runs.
Examples
`BIO-RAD QuantaSoft`
Typestring
Formatdefault

experimentalVariance

Title (Label)experimentalVariance
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/experimentalVariance
DescriptionMultiple biological replicates are encouraged to assess total experimental variation. When single dPCR experiments are performed, a minimal estimate of variance due to counting error alone must be calculated from the binomial (or suitable equivalent) distribution.
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_primer_lod

Title (Label)pcr_primer_lod
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/pcr_primer_lod
DescriptionThe assay’s ability to detect the target at low levels.
Examples
`51`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pcr_primer_loq

Title (Label)pcr_primer_loq
Namespacemiqe
Table:MolecularProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.gbif.org/terms/miqe/pcr_primer_loq
DescriptionThe assay’s ability to quantify copy number at low levels.
Examples
`184`
Typestring
Formatdefault

NucleotideSequence

Description: A digital representation of a nucleotide sequence.

nucleotideSequenceID

Title (Label)Nucleotide Sequence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideSequence
DescriptionAn identifier for a NucleotideSequence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

nucleotideSequence

Title (Label)Nucleotide Sequence
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideSequence
DescriptionA string representing nucleotide base pairs.
Typestring
Formatdefault

nucleotideSequenceRemarks

Title (Label)Nucleotide Sequence Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideSequence
DescriptionComments or notes about a NucleotideSequence.
Typestring
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTree

Description: A branching diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships between dwc:Organisms.

phylogeneticTreeID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTree
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeProtocol

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree Protocol
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTree
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionA description of or reference to the Protocol used to make a PhylogeneticTree.
Typestring
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeProtocolID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTree
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeReference

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree Reference
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTree
DescriptionA bibliographic reference in which a PhylogeneticTree is mentioned.
Typestring
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeRemarks

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTree
DescriptionComments or notes about a PhylogeneticTree.
Typestring
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTreeTip

Description: A group of Taxa at the end of a branch of a PhylogeneticTree as determined from relationships between dwc:Organisms.

phylogeneticTreeTipID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree Tip ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTip
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTreeTip.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTip
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeTipLabel

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree Tip Label
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTip
DescriptionA label applied to a PhylogeneticTreeTip.
Examples
`Ministrymon sp. nov. 1`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonID

Title (Label)Taxon ID
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTip
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Taxon.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001`
`32567`
`https://www.gbif.org/species/212`
Typestring
Formatdefault

scientificName

Title (Label)Scientific Name
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTip
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
DescriptionA 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 dwc:verbatimIdentification.
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)
Typestring
Formatdefault

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTip
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

nucleotideSequenceID

Title (Label)Nucleotide Sequence ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTip
DescriptionAn identifier for a NucleotideSequence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

Agent

Description: A person, group, organization or other entity that can act.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Agent
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

agentType

Title (Label)Agent Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Agent
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`person`
`group`
`organization`
`camera`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentTypeIRI

Title (Label)Agent Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Agent
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Agent
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

preferredAgentName

Title (Label)Preferred Agent Name
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Agent
DescriptionA name of an Agent preferred in searches and results.
Typestring
Formatdefault

AgentAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to another Agent.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

relatedAgentID

Title (Label)Related Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for a related Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

ChronometricAgeAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a chrono:ChronometricAge.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

chronometricAgeID

Title (Label)Chronometric Age ID
Namespacechrono
Table:ChronometricAgeAgentRole
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/chrono/terms/chronometricAgeID
DescriptionAn identifier for a chrono:ChronometricAge.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://www.canadianarchaeology.ca/samples/70673`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

EventAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a dwc:Event.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:EventAgentRole
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

IdentificationAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a dwc:Identification.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identificationID

Title (Label)Identification ID
Namespacedwc
Table:IdentificationAgentRole
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Identification.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:IdentificationAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

MaterialAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a dwc:MaterialEntity.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialAgentRole
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

MediaAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a Media entity.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

MolecularProtocolAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a MolecularProtocol.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

molecularProtocolID

Title (Label)Molecular Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for a MolecularProtocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

OccurrenceAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a dwc:Occurrence.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

occurrenceID

Title (Label)Occurrence ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceAgentRole
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make a dwc:occurrenceID globally unique.
Examples
`http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Mamm:233627`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

OrganismInteractionAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to an OrganismInteraction.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

organismInteractionID

Title (Label)Organism Interaction ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

SurveyAgentRole

Description: A role filled by an Agent with respect to a Survey.

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

surveyID

Title (Label)Survey ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAgentRole
DescriptionAn identifier for a Survey.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentRole

Title (Label)Agent Role
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAgentRole
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary for the roles appropriate to the class of resource an AgentRole is related to.
Examples
`collector`
`preparator`
`organizer`
`author`
`creator`
`owner`
`observer`
`director`
`husband`
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleIRI

Title (Label)Agent Role IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAgentRole
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a role of an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleVocabulary

Title (Label)Agent Role Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAgentRole
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in agentRole is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

agentRoleOrder

Title (Label)Agent Role Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAgentRole
DescriptionA numerical position of an AgentRole in a set of AgentRoles that have the same combination of agentRole, agentRoleIRI, agentRoleVocabulary and related target.
CommentsOne could use agentRoleOrder to create an ordered list of collectors (agentRole = 'collector') for a dwc:MaterialEntity, for example. The first would have agentRoleOrder=1, the second would have agentRoleOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

agentRoleDate

Title (Label)Agent Role Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAgentRole
DescriptionAn interval during which an AgentRole was in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

Media

Description: A dcmi:MediaType (dcmi:Sounds, dcmi:StillImages, dcmi:MovingImages or dcmi:Text) with other entities as content.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Media
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

mediaType

Title (Label)Media Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Media
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an instance of Media.
Examples
`Sound`
`StillImage`
`MovingImage`
`Text`
Typestring
Formatdefault

type

Title (Label)Type
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/type
DescriptionA full URI preferably from among the type URIs specified in the DCMI Type Vocabulary. Recommended terms are those URIs whose labels are Collection, StillImage, Sound, MovingImage, InteractiveResource, or Text (e.g. http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection). Also recommended are the full URIs of ac:PanAndZoomImage, ac:3DStillImage, and ac: 3DMovingImage. Values MUST NOT be a string, but a URI with full namespace (e. g. http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage) from a controlled vocabulary. Implementers and communities of practice may determine whether specific controlled vocabularies must be used. If the resource is a Collection, this item does not identify what types of objects it may contain. Following the DC recommendations at http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text, images of text should be with this URI.
Examples
`http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage`
Typestring
Formatdefault

subtypeLiteral

Title (Label)SubtypeLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subtypeLiteral
DescriptionThe subtype should provide more specialization than the type. Possible values are community-defined. For exmamples see the non-normative page AC_Subtype_Examples.
Typestring
Formatdefault

subtype

Title (Label)Subtype
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subtype
DescriptionAny URI may be used that provides for more specialization than the type. Possible values are community-defined. For exmamples see the non-normative page AC_Subtype_Examples.
Examples
`Photograph`
`Animation`
`Drawing`
Typestring
Formatdefault

title

Title (Label)Title
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/title
DescriptionConcise title, name, or brief descriptive label of institution, resource collection, or individual resource. This field should include the complete title with all the subtitles, if any.
Examples
`Epistenia coeruleata: head frontal view`
Typestring
Formatdefault

modified

Title (Label)Modified
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/modified
DescriptionDate that the media resource was altered. The date and time must comply with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) datetime practice, which requires that date and time representation correspond to ISO 8601:1998, but with year fields always comprising 4 digits. This makes datetime records compliant with 8601:2004. AC datetime values may also follow 8601:2004 for ranges by separating two IS0 8601 datetime fields by a solidus (`forward slash`; '/'). See also the wikipedia IS0 8601 entry for further explanation and examples.
Examples
`2007-02-16`
Typestring
Formatdefault

MetadataDate

Title (Label)MetadataDate
Namespacexmp
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/MetadataDate
DescriptionPoint in time recording when the last modification to metadata (not necessarily the media object itself) occurred. The date and time must comply with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) datetime practice, which requires that date and time representation correspond to ISO 8601:1998, but with year fields always comprising 4 digits. This makes datetime records compliant with 8601:2004. AC datetime values may also follow 8601:2004 for ranges by separating two IS0 8601 datetime fields by a solidus (`forward slash`; '/'). See also the wikipedia IS0 8601 entry for further explanation and examples.
Typestring
Formatdefault

metadataLanguageLiteral

Title (Label)MetadataLanguageLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/metadataLanguageLiteral
DescriptionLanguage of description and other metadata (but not necessarily of the image itself) represented as an ISO639-2 three letter language code. ISO639-1 two-letter codes are permitted but deprecated. Note: At least one of ac:metadataLanguage and ac:metadataLanguageLiteral must be supplied but, when feasible, supplying both may make the metadata more widely useful.
Examples
`eng`
`fre`
Typestring
Formatdefault

metadataLanguage

Title (Label)MetadataLanguage
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/metadataLanguage
DescriptionURI from the ISO639-2 list of URIs for ISO 3-letter language codes. Note: At least one of ac:metadataLanguage and ac:metadataLanguageLiteral must be supplied but, when feasible, supplying both may make the metadata more widely useful
Examples
`http://www.lexvo.org/page/iso639-3/eng`
`http://www.lexvo.org/page/iso639-3/fra`
Typestring
Formatdefault

providerManagedID

Title (Label)ProviderManagedID
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/providerManagedID
DescriptionA free-form identifier (a simple number, an alphanumeric code, a URL, etc.) that is unique and meaningful primarily for the data provider.
Examples
`840303`
`http://www.morphbank.net/840303`
Typestring
Formatdefault

Rating

Title (Label)Rating
Namespacexmp
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/Rating
DescriptionA rating of the media resources, provided by record originators or editors, with -1 defining “rejected”, “0” defining “unrated”, and “1” (worst) to “5” (best).
Typestring
Formatdefault

commenterLiteral

Title (Label)CommenterLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/commenterLiteral
DescriptionA name or the literal `anonymous` (= anonymously commented).
Typestring
Formatdefault

commenter

Title (Label)Commenter
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/commenter
DescriptionA URI denoting a person, using some controlled vocabulary such as FOAF. Implementers and communities of practice may produce restrictions or recommendations on the choice of vocabularies. See also the entry for ac:commenterLiteral in this document and the section Namespaces, Prefixes and Term Names for discussion of the rationale for separate terms taking URI values from those taking Literal values where both are possible. Normal practice is to use the same Label if both are provided. Labels have no effect on information discovery and are only suggestions.
Typestring
Formatdefault

comments

Title (Label)Comments
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/comments
DescriptionAny comment provided on the media resource, as free-form text. Best practice would also identify the commenter.
Typestring
Formatdefault

reviewerLiteral

Title (Label)ReviewerLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/reviewerLiteral
DescriptionString providing the name of a reviewer. If present, then resource is peer-reviewed, even if Reviewer Comments is absent or empty. Its presence tells whether an expert in the subject featured in the media has reviewed the media item or collection and approved its metadata description; must display a name or the literal `anonymous` (= anonymously reviewed).
Typestring
Formatdefault

reviewer

Title (Label)Reviewer
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/reviewer
DescriptionURI for a reviewer. If present, then resource is peer-reviewed, even if there are Reviewer Comments is absent or empty. Its presence tells whether an expert in the subject featured in the media has reviewed the media item or collection and approved its metadata description; must display a name or the literal `anonymous` (= anonymously reviewed).
Typestring
Formatdefault

reviewerComments

Title (Label)ReviewerComments
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/reviewerComments
DescriptionAny comment provided by a reviewer with expertise in the subject, as free-form text.
Typestring
Formatdefault

available

Title (Label)Available
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/available
DescriptionThe date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. The date and time must comply with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) datetime practice, which requires that date and time representation correspond to ISO 8601:1998, but with year fields always comprising 4 digits. This makes datetime records compliant with 8601:2004. AC datetime values may also follow 8601:2004 for ranges by separating two IS0 8601 datetime fields by a solidus (`forward slash`; '/'). See also the wikipedia IS0 8601 entry for further explanation and examples.
Examples
`2007-02-16`
Typestring
Formatdefault

hasServiceAccessPoint

Title (Label)HasServiceAccessPoint
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/hasServiceAccessPoint
DescriptionIn a chosen serialization (RDF, XML Schema, etc.) the potentially multiple service access points (e.g., for different resolutions of an image) might be provided in a referenced or in a nested object. This property identifies one such access point. That is, each of potentially multiple values of hasServiceAccessPoint identifies a set of representation-dependent metadata using the properties defined under the section Service Access Point Vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

rights

Title (Label)Rights
Namespacedc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
DescriptionInformation about rights held in and over the resource. A full-text, readable copyright statement, as required by the national legislation of the copyright holder. On collections, this applies to all contained objects, unless the object itself has a different statement. Examples: “Copyright XY 2008, all rights reserved”, “© 2008 XY Museum” , `Public Domain.`; `Copyright unknown.` Do not place just the name of the copyright holder(s) here! That belongs in a list in the xmpRights:Owner field, which should be supplied if dc:rights is not 'Public Domain', which is appropriate only if the resource is known to be not under copyright. See also the entry for dcterms:rights in this document and see the DCMI FAQ on DC and DCTERMS Namespaces for discussion of the rationale for terms in two namespaces. Normal practice is to use the same Label if both are provided. Labels have no effect on information discovery and are only suggestions.
Examples
`Copyright 2014 Ron Thomas` or a URI like `http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode`
Typestring
Formatdefault

rightsIRI

Title (Label)Rights IRI
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/rights
DescriptionA URI pointing to structured information about rights held in and over the resource. Examples include http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode and http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. At least one of dcterms:rights and dc:rights must be supplied but, when feasible, supplying both may make the metadata more widely useful. They must specify the same rights. In case of ambiguity, dcterms:rights prevails.
Typestring
Formatdefault

Owner

Title (Label)Owner
NamespacexmpRights
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/Owner
DescriptionA list of the names of the owners of the copyright. 'Unknown' is an acceptable value, but 'Public Domain' is not.
Examples
`The names of the owners `Ron Thomas, Roz Thomas` or a URI that identifies the owner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

UsageTerms

Title (Label)UsageTerms
NamespacexmpRights
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/UsageTerms
DescriptionThe license statement defining how resources may be used. Information on a collection applies to all contained objects unless the object has a different statement.
Typestring
Formatdefault

WebStatement

Title (Label)WebStatement
NamespacexmpRights
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/WebStatement
DescriptionA URL defining or further elaborating on the license statement (e. g., a web page explaining the precise terms of use).
Examples
`http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

licenseLogoURL

Title (Label)LicenseLogoURL
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/licenseLogoURL
DescriptionA URL providing access to a logo that symbolizes the License.
Examples
`http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/88x31.png`
Typestring
Formatdefault

Credit

Title (Label)Credit
Namespacephotoshop
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/Credit
Descriptionfree text for `Please cite this as…`
Typestring
Formatdefault

attributionLogoURL

Title (Label)AttributionLogoURL
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/attributionLogoURL
DescriptionThe URL of the icon or logo image to appear in source attribution.
Examples
`http://www.morphbank.net/images/userLogos/11a.jpg`
Typestring
Formatdefault

attributionLinkURL

Title (Label)AttributionLinkURL
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/attributionLinkURL
DescriptionThe URL where information about ownership, attribution, etc. of the resource may be found.
Typestring
Formatdefault

fundingAttribution

Title (Label)FundingAttribution
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/fundingAttribution
DescriptionOrganizations or individuals who funded the creation of the resource.
Typestring
Formatdefault

fundingAttributionID

Title (Label)Funding Atribution ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/fundingAttributionID
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of the globally unique identifiers for the funding organizations or agencies that supported the project.
CommentsProvide a unique identifier for the funding body, such as an identifier used in governmental or international databases. If no official identifier exists, use a persistent and unique identifier within your organization or dataset. The recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`https://ror.org/00epmv149`
`https://ror.org/00epmv149 | https://ror.org/04jnzhb65`
`https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13102615`
Typestring
Formatdefault

source

Title (Label)Source
Namespacedc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/source
DescriptionA string providing an identifiable source from which the described resources was derived.
Typestring
Formatdefault

sourceIRI

Title (Label)Source IRI
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/source
DescriptionURI for an identifiable source from which the described resources was derived.
Examples
`http://biocol.org/institution/australian-national-insect-collection`
Typestring
Formatdefault

creator

Title (Label)Creator
Namespacedc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
DescriptionThe person or organization responsible for creating the media resource.
Examples
`Michael Gates`
Typestring
Formatdefault

creatorIRI

Title (Label)Creator IRI
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/creator
DescriptionA URI representing the person or organization responsible for creating the media resource.
Examples
`http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4879-3367`
Typestring
Formatdefault

providerLiteral

Title (Label)ProviderLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/providerLiteral
DescriptionPerson or organization responsible for presenting the media resource. If no separate Metadata Provider is given, this also attributes the metadata.
Typestring
Formatdefault

provider

Title (Label)Provider
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/provider
DescriptionURI for person or organization responsible for presenting the media resource. If no separate Metadata Provider is given, this also attributes the metadata.
Examples
`http://morphbank.net`
Typestring
Formatdefault

metadataCreatorLiteral

Title (Label)MetadataCreatorLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/metadataCreatorLiteral
DescriptionPerson or organization originally creating the resource metadata record.
Examples
`Michael Gates`
Typestring
Formatdefault

metadataCreator

Title (Label)MetadataCreator
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/metadataCreator
DescriptionPerson or organization originally creating the resource metadata record.
Examples
`http://www.morphbank.net/?id=77638`
Typestring
Formatdefault

metadataProviderLiteral

Title (Label)MetadataProviderLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/metadataProviderLiteral
DescriptionPerson or organization originally responsible for providing the resource metadata record.
Examples
`Morphbank`
Typestring
Formatdefault

metadataProvider

Title (Label)MetadataProvider
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/metadataProvider
DescriptionURI of person or organization originally responsible for providing the resource metadata record.
Examples
`http://morphbank.net`
Typestring
Formatdefault

description

Title (Label)Description
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/description
DescriptionDescription of collection or individual resource, containing the Who, What, When, Where and Why as free-form text. This normative document is silent on the nature of formatting in the text. It is the role of implementers of an AC concrete representation (e.g., an XML Schema, an RDF representation, etc.) to decide and document how formatting advice will be represented in descriptions serialized according to such representations.
Examples
`Epistenia coeruleata: head frontal view`
Typestring
Formatdefault

caption

Title (Label)Caption
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/caption
DescriptionAs alternative or in addition to description, a caption is free-form text to be displayed together with (rather than instead of) a resource that is suitable for captions (especially images).
Typestring
Formatdefault

language

Title (Label)Language
Namespacedc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
DescriptionLanguage(s) of resource itself represented in the ISO639-2 three-letter language code. ISO639-1 two-letter codes are permitted but deprecated.
Examples
`eng`
`fre`
Typestring
Formatdefault

languageIRI

Title (Label)Language IRI
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/language
DescriptionURI from the ISO639-2 list of URIs for ISO 3-letter language codes.
Examples
`http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/eng`
Typestring
Formatdefault

physicalSetting

Title (Label)PhysicalSetting
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/physicalSetting
DescriptionThe setting of the content represented in media such as images, sounds, and movies if the provider deems them relevant. Constrained vocabulary of: `Natural` = Object in its natural setting of the object (e. g. living organisms in their natural environment); `Artificial` = Object in an artificial environment (e. g. living organisms in an artificial environment such as a zoo, garden, greenhouse, or laboratory); `Edited` = Human media editing of a natural setting or media acquisition with a separate media background such as a photographic backdrop.
Typestring
Formatdefault

CVterm

Title (Label)CVterm
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and may be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI should be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata should provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term.
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

subjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)SubjectCategoryVocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
Typestring
Formatdefault

tag

Title (Label)Tag
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/tag
DescriptionGeneral keywords or tags.
Examples
`head, wasp, eyes, blue`
Typestring
Formatdefault

LocationShown

Title (Label)LocationShown
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/LocationShown
DescriptionThe location that is depicted the media content, irrespective of the location at which the resource has been created.
Examples
"Virginia: Essex County: 1 mi. SE Dunnsville"
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

WorldRegion

Title (Label)WorldRegion
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/WorldRegion
DescriptionName of a world region in some high level classification, such as names for continents, waterbodies, or island groups, whichever is most appropriate. The terms preferably are derived from a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

CountryCode

Title (Label)CountryCode
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CountryCode
DescriptionThe geographic location of the specific entity or entities documented by the media item, expressed through a constrained vocabulary of countries using ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 2-letter country codes (e. g. "IT, SI").
Examples
"US"
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

CountryName

Title (Label)CountryName
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CountryName
DescriptionThis field can be free text, but where possible, the use of http://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CountryCode is preferred.
Examples
"United States"
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

ProvinceState

Title (Label)ProvinceState
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/ProvinceState
DescriptionOptionally, the geographic unit immediately below the country level (individual states in federal countries, provinces, or other administrative units) in which the subject of the media resource (e. g., species, habitats, or events) were located (if such information is available in separate fields).
Examples
"Virginia"
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

City

Title (Label)City
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/City
DescriptionOptionally, the name of a city or place commonly found in gazetteers (such as a mountain or national park) in which the subjects (e. g., species, habitats, or events) were located.
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

Sublocation

Title (Label)Sublocation
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/Sublocation
DescriptionFree-form text location details of the location of the subjects, down to the village, forest, or geographic feature etc., below the Iptc4xmpExt:City place name, especially information that could not be found in a gazetteer.
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

temporal

Title (Label)Temporal
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal
DescriptionThe coverage (extent or scope) of the content of the resource. Temporal coverage will typically include temporal period (a period label, date, or date range) to which the subjects of the media or media collection relate. If dates are mentioned, they should follow ISO 8601. When the resource is a Collection, this refers to the temporal coverage of the collection. Following dcterms:temporal , the value must be a URI.
Typestring
Formatdefault

CreateDate

Title (Label)CreateDate
Namespacexmp
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/CreateDate
DescriptionThe date of the creation of the original resource from which the digital media was derived or created. The date and time must comply with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) datetime practice, which requires that date and time representation correspond to ISO 8601:1998, but with year fields always comprising 4 digits. This makes datetime records compliant with 8601:2004. AC datetime values may also follow 8601:2004 for ranges by separating two IS0 8601 datetime fields by a solidus (`forward slash`; '/'). See also the wikipedia IS0 8601 entry for further explanation and examples.
Typestring
Formatdefault

timeOfDay

Title (Label)TimeOfDay
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/timeOfDay
DescriptionFree text information beyond exact clock times.
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonCoverage

Title (Label)TaxonCoverage
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/taxonCoverage
DescriptionA higher taxon (e. g., a genus, family, or order) at the level of the genus or higher, that covers all taxa that are the primary subject of the resource (which may be a media item or a collection).
Typestring
Formatdefault

scientificName

Title (Label)ScientificName
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
DescriptionScientific names of taxa represented in the media resource (with date and name authorship information if available) of the lowest level taxonomic rank that can be applied.
Examples
`Epistenia coeruleata`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identificationQualifier

Title (Label)IdentificationQualifier
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationQualifier
DescriptionA brief phrase or a standard abbreviation (`cf. genus`; `cf. species`; `cf. var.`; `aff. species`; etc.) to express the determiner's doubts with respect to a specified taxonomic rank about the identification given in Scientific Taxon Name.
Typestring
Formatdefault

vernacularName

Title (Label)VernacularName
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vernacularName
DescriptionCommon (= vernacular) names of the subject in one or several languages. The ISO language name should be given in parentheses after the name if not all names are given by values of the Metadata Language term.
Typestring
Formatdefault

nameAccordingTo

Title (Label)NameAccordingTo
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingTo
DescriptionThe taxonomic authority used to apply the name to the taxon, e. g., a person, book or web service.
Examples
`Catalog of Life`
Typestring
Formatdefault

scientificNameID

Title (Label)ScientificNameID
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameID
DescriptionAn identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name.
Typestring
Formatdefault

otherScientificName

Title (Label)OtherScientificName
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/otherScientificName
DescriptionOne or several Scientific Taxon Names that are synonyms to the Scientific Taxon Name may be provided here.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifiedBy

Title (Label)IdentifiedBy
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy
DescriptionThe name(s) of the person(s) who applied the Scientific Taxon Name to the media item or the occurrence represented in the media item.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`James L. Patton`
`Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifiedByID

Title (Label)Identified By ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedByID
DescriptionAn identifier for the Agent responsible for making a taxonomic determination of a dwc:Organism.
CommentsWhen used in the context of a Survey, the subject consists of all of the dwc:Identifications related to the Survey. 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
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
Typestring
Formatdefault

dateIdentified

Title (Label)DateIdentified
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified
DescriptionThe date on which the person(s) given under Identfied By applied a Scientific Taxon Name to the resource.
Examples
`2007-01-15`
Typestring
Formatdefault

taxonCount

Title (Label)TaxonCount
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/taxonCount
DescriptionAn exact or estimated number of taxa at the lowest applicable taxon rank (usually species or infraspecific) represented by the media resource (item or collection).
Typestring
Formatdefault

subjectPart

Title (Label)SubjectPart
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectPart
DescriptionThe portion or product of organism morphology, behaviour, environment, etc. that is either predominantly shown or particularly well exemplified by the media resource.
Examples
`head`
`herbarium sheet`
`habitat`
Typestring
Formatdefault

sex

Title (Label)Sex
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sex
DescriptionA description of the sex of any organisms featured within the media, when relevant to the subject of the media, e. g., male, female, hermaphrodite, dioecious.
Examples
`female`
Typestring
Formatdefault

lifeStage

Title (Label)LifeStage
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage
DescriptionA description of the life-cycle stage of any organisms featured within the media, when relevant to the subject of the media, e. g., larvae, juvenile, adult.
Typestring
Formatdefault

subjectOrientation

Title (Label)SubjectOrientation
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectOrientation
DescriptionSpecific orientation (= direction, view angle) of the subject represented in the media resource with respect to the acquisition device.
Examples
`frontal`
`dorsal`
Typestring
Formatdefault

preparations

Title (Label)Preparations
Namespacedwc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/preparations
DescriptionFree form text describing the techniques used to prepare the subject of the media, prior to or while creating the media resource.
Typestring
Formatdefault

LocationCreated

Title (Label)LocationCreated
Namespaceiptc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/LocationCreated
DescriptionThe location at which the media recording instrument was placed when the media was created.
Typestring
Constraints{}
Formatdefault

digitizationDate

Title (Label)DigitizationDate
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/digitizationDate
DescriptionDate the first digital version was created, if different from Original Date and Time found in the Temporal Coverage Vocabulary. The date and time must comply with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) datetime practice, which requires that date and time representation correspond to ISO 8601:1998, but with year fields always comprising 4 digits. This makes datetime records compliant with 8601:2004. AC datetime values may also follow 8601:2004 for ranges by separating two IS0 8601 datetime fields by a solidus (`forward slash`; '/'). See also the wikipedia IS0 8601 entry for further explanation and examples.
Typestring
Formatdefault

captureDevice

Title (Label)CaptureDevice
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/captureDevice
DescriptionFree form text describing the device or devices used to create the resource.
Examples
`digital camera, UV pass filter`
Typestring
Formatdefault

resourceCreationTechnique

Title (Label)ResourceCreationTechnique
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/resourceCreationTechnique
DescriptionInformation about technical aspects of the creation and digitization process of the resource. This includes modification steps (`retouching`) after the initial resource capture.
Examples
`Cleared in KOH, platinum-coated`
Typestring
Formatdefault

IDofContainingCollection

Title (Label)IDofContainingCollection
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/IDofContainingCollection
DescriptionIf the resource is contained in a Collection, this field identifies that Collection uniquely. Its form is not specified by this normative document, but is left to implementers of specific implementations.
Examples
`http://www.morphbank.net/?id=110401`
Typestring
Formatdefault

relatedResourceID

Title (Label)RelatedResourceID
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/relatedResourceID
DescriptionResource related in ways not specified through a collection, e.g., before-after images; time-lapse series; different orientations/angles of view
Typestring
Formatdefault

providerID

Title (Label)ProviderID
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/providerID
DescriptionA globally unique ID of the provider of the current AC metadata record.
Examples
`http://www.morphbank.net/110401`
Typestring
Formatdefault

derivedFrom

Title (Label)DerivedFrom
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/derivedFrom
DescriptionA reference to an original resource from which the current one is derived.
Typestring
Formatdefault

associatedSpecimenReference

Title (Label)AssociatedSpecimenReference
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/associatedSpecimenReference
DescriptionA reference to a specimen associated with this resource.
Examples
`http://www.morphbank.net/135231`
Typestring
Formatdefault

associatedObservationReference

Title (Label)AssociatedObservationReference
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/associatedObservationReference
DescriptionA reference to an observation associated with this resource.
Typestring
Formatdefault

accessURI

Title (Label)AccessURI
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/accessURI
DescriptionA URI that uniquely identifies a service that provides a representation of the underlying resource. If this resource can be acquired by an http request, its http URL should be given. If not, but it has some URI in another URI scheme, that may be given here.
Examples
`http://images.morphbank.net/?id=135233&imgType=jpeg`
Typestring
Formatdefault

format

Title (Label)Format
Namespacedc
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
DescriptionA string describing the technical format of the resource (file format or physical medium).
Examples
`tiff`
`jpeg`
Typestring
Formatdefault

formatIRI

Title (Label)Format
Namespacedcterms
Table:Media
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/format
DescriptionURI referencing the technical format of the resource (file format or physical medium).
Examples
`http://mediatypes.appspot.com/jpeg`
Typestring
Formatdefault

variantLiteral

Title (Label)VariantLiteral
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/variantLiteral
DescriptionText that describes this Service Access Point variant.
Examples
`Best Quality`
Typestring
Formatdefault

variant

Title (Label)Variant
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/variant
DescriptionA URI designating what this Service Access Point provides. Some suggested values are the URIs ac:Thumbnail, ac:Trailer, ac:LowerQuality, ac:MediumQuality, ac:GoodQuality, ac:BestQuality, and ac:Offline. Additional URIs from communities of practice may be introduced.
Typestring
Formatdefault

variantDescription

Title (Label)VariantDescription
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/variantDescription
DescriptionText that describes this Service Access Point variant
Typestring
Formatdefault

furtherInformationURL

Title (Label)FurtherInformationURL
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/furtherInformationURL
DescriptionThe URL of a Web site that provides additional information about the version of the media resource that is provided by the Service Access Point.
Examples
`http://www.morphbank.net/135233`
Typestring
Formatdefault

licensingException

Title (Label)LicensingException
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/licensingException
DescriptionThe licensing statement for this variant of the media resource if different from that given in the License Statement property of the resource.
Typestring
Formatdefault

serviceExpectation

Title (Label)ServiceExpectation
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/serviceExpectation
DescriptionA term that describes what service expectations users may have of the ac:accessURL. Recommended terms include online (denotes that the URL is expected to deliver the resource), authenticate (denotes that the URL delivers a login or other authentication interface requiring completion before delivery of the resource) published(non digital) (denotes that the URL is the identifier of a non-digital published work, for example a doi.) Communities should develop their own controlled vocabularies for Service Expectations.
Typestring
Formatdefault

hashFunction

Title (Label)HashFunction
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/hashFunction
DescriptionThe cryptographic hash function used to compute the value given in the Hash Value.
Typestring
Formatdefault

hashValue

Title (Label)HashValue
Namespaceac
Table:Media
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/hashValue
DescriptionThe value computed by a hash function applied to the media that will be delivered at the access point.
Typestring
Formatdefault

PixelXDimension

Title (Label)PixelXDimension
Namespaceexif
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/PixelXDimension
DescriptionThe width in pixels of the media specified by the access point.
Examples
`2000 x 1500`
Typestring
Formatdefault

PixelYDimension

Title (Label)PixelYDimension
Namespaceexif
Table:Media
IRIhttp://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/PixelYDimension
DescriptionThe height in pixels of the media specified by the access point.
Typestring
Formatdefault

AgentMedia

Description: A link establishing an Agent as content in a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:AgentMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:AgentMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:AgentMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

ChronometricAgeMedia

Description: A link establishing a chrono:ChronometricAge as content of a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

chronometricAgeID

Title (Label)Chronometric Age ID
Namespacechrono
Table:ChronometricAgeMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/chrono/terms/chronometricAgeID
DescriptionAn identifier for a chrono:ChronometricAge.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://www.canadianarchaeology.ca/samples/70673`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:ChronometricAgeMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:ChronometricAgeMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:ChronometricAgeMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

EventMedia

Description: A link establishing a dwc:Event as content of a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:EventMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:EventMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:EventMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:EventMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

GeologicalContextMedia

Description: A link establishing a dwc:GeologicalContext as content of a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:GeologicalContextMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

geologicalContextID

Title (Label)Geological Context ID
Namespacedwc
Table:GeologicalContextMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geologicalContextID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:GeologicalContext.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://opencontext.org/subjects/e54377f7-4452-4315-b676-40679b10c4d9`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:GeologicalContextMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:GeologicalContextMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:GeologicalContextMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

MaterialMedia

Description: A link establishing a dwc:MaterialEntity as content of a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:MaterialMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:MaterialMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:MaterialMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

OccurrenceMedia

Description: A link establishing a dwc:Occurrence as content of a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

occurrenceID

Title (Label)Occurrence ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make a dwc:occurrenceID globally unique.
Examples
`http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Mamm:233627`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:OccurrenceMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:OccurrenceMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:OccurrenceMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

OrganismInteractionMedia

Description: A link establishing an OrganismInteraction as content of a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

organismInteractionID

Title (Label)Organism Interaction ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:OrganismInteractionMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:OrganismInteractionMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:OrganismInteractionMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTreeMedia

Description: A link establishing a PhylogeneticTree as content of a Media entity.

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeMedia
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategory

Title (Label)Media Subject Category
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:PhylogeneticTreeMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionA term to describe the content of the image by a value from a controlled vocabulary.
CommentsControlled vocabulary of subjects to support broad classification of media items. Terms from various controlled vocabularies may be used. AC-recommended vocabularies are preferred and MAY be unqualified literals (not a full URI). For terms from other vocabularies either a precise URI SHOULD be used, or, as long as all unqualified terms in all vocabularies are unique, metadata SHOULD provide the source vocabularies using the Subject Category Vocabulary term. The value SHOULD be a string, whose text can also be in the form of a URL. These guidelines on value format are less restrictive than is specified by the IPTC guidelines.
Examples
`herbarium sheet scan`
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryIRI

Title (Label)Media Subject Category IRI
NamespaceIptc4xmpExt
Table:PhylogeneticTreeMedia
IRIhttp://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpExt/2008-02-29/CVterm
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the subject category of a Media instance.
Typestring
Formatdefault

mediaSubjectCategoryVocabulary

Title (Label)Media Subject Category Vocabulary
Namespaceac
Table:PhylogeneticTreeMedia
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/ac/terms/subjectCategoryVocabulary
DescriptionAny vocabulary or formal classification from which terms in the Subject Category have been drawn.
CommentsThe AC recommended vocabularies do not need to be cited here. There is no required linkage between individual Subject Category terms and the vocabulary; the mechanism is intended to support discovery of the normative URI for a term, but not guarantee it.
Typestring
Formatdefault

Protocol

Description: A method used during an action.

protocolID

Title (Label)Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Protocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

protocolType

Title (Label)Protocol Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Protocol
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`measurement`
`georeference`
`chronometric age`
`chronometric age conversion`
`sampling effort`
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolTypeIRI

Title (Label)Protocol Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Protocol
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the type of Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Protocol Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Protocol
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in protocolType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolName

Title (Label)Protocol Name
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Protocol
DescriptionA name of a Protocol.
Examples
`ad hoc observation`
`bottom trawl`
`point count`
`UV light trap`
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolDescription

Title (Label)Protocol Description
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Protocol
DescriptionA description of a Protocol.
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolReference

Title (Label)Protocol Reference
Namespacedcterms
Table:Protocol
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation
DescriptionA bibliographic reference in which a Protocol is mentioned.
Typestring
Formatdefault

protocolRemarks

Title (Label)Protocol Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Protocol
DescriptionComments or notes about a Protocol.
Typestring
Formatdefault

ChronometricAgeProtocol

Description: A link establishing a Protocol used in the determination of a chrono:ChronometricAge.

protocolID

Title (Label)Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

chronometricAgeID

Title (Label)Chronometric Age ID
Namespacechrono
Table:ChronometricAgeProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/chrono/terms/chronometricAgeID
DescriptionAn identifier for a chrono:ChronometricAge.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://www.canadianarchaeology.ca/samples/70673`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

EventProtocol

Description: A link establishing a Protocol used in a dwc:Event.

protocolID

Title (Label)Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:EventProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

MaterialProtocol

Description: A link establishing a Protocol used in the treatment of a dwc:MaterialEntity.

protocolID

Title (Label)Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

OccurrenceProtocol

Description: A link establishing a Protocol used in the determination of a dwc:Occurrence.

protocolID

Title (Label)Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

occurrenceID

Title (Label)Occurrence ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceProtocol
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make a dwc:occurrenceID globally unique.
Examples
`http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Mamm:233627`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTreeProtocol

Description: A link establishing a Protocol used in the determination of a PhylogeneticTree.

protocolID

Title (Label)Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

SurveyProtocol

Description: A link establishing a Protocol used in a Survey.

protocolID

Title (Label)Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

surveyID

Title (Label)Survey ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyProtocol
DescriptionAn identifier for a Survey.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

Reference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which an entity is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Reference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`doi:10.15156/BIO/3301231`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

parentReferenceID

Title (Label)Parent Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Reference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference that includes this Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Formatdefault

referenceType

Title (Label)Reference Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Reference
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`book`
`thesis`
`report`
`field notes`
`standard`
`chapter`
`journal article`
`unpublished manuscript`
`conference paper`
`website`
`blog post`
`section`
`figure`
`table`
`page`
`dataset`
`map`
`audiovisual material`
`software`
`legal document`
`nucleotide sequence library`
Typestring
Formatdefault

bibliographicCitation

Title (Label)Bibliographic Citation
Namespacedcterms
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation
DescriptionA bibliographic reference for the resource.
CommentsFrom 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. Note that the intended usage of dcterms:references in Darwin Core, by contrast, is to point to the definitive source representation of the resource, if one is available.
Examples
`Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley. MVZ Mammal Collection (Arctos). Record ID: http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861?seid=101356. Source: http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=mvz_mammal.` (Occurrence example)
`https://www.gbif.org/species/2439608 Source: GBIF Taxonomic Backbone` (Taxon example)
`Rand, K.M., Logerwell, E.A. The first demersal trawl survey of benthic fish and invertebrates in the Beaufort Sea since the late 1970s. Polar Biol 34, 475–488 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0900-2` (Event example)
Typestring
Formatdefault

title

Title (Label)Title
Namespacedc
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
DescriptionA name given to the resource.
CommentsTypically, a Title will be a name by which the resource is formally known.
Examples
`The first demersal trawl survey of benthic fish and invertebrates in the Beaufort Sea since the late 1970s`
Typestring
Formatdefault

issued

Title (Label)Issued
Namespacedcterms
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
DescriptionDate of formal issuance of the resource.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2011`
`2025-04-24`
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to an identification system. Examples include International Standard Book Number (ISBN), Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and Uniform Resource Name (URN). Persistent identifiers should be provided as HTTP URIs.
Examples
`https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0900-2`
Typestring
Formatdefault

creator

Title (Label)Creator
Namespacedc
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
DescriptionAn entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
CommentsExamples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.
Examples
`Linnaeus, Carl`
Typestring
Formatdefault

creatorID

Title (Label)Creator ID
Namespacedcterms
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/creator
DescriptionAn entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
CommentsExamples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.
Examples
`http://viaf.org/viaf/71397889`
Typestring
Formatdefault

publisher

Title (Label)Publisher
Namespacedc
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/publisher
DescriptionAn entity responsible for making the resource available.
CommentsExamples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
Examples
`Oxford University Press`
Typestring
Formatdefault

publisherID

Title (Label)Publisher ID
Namespacedcterms
Table:Reference
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher
DescriptionAn entity responsible for making the resource available.
CommentsExamples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
Examples
`http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80001888`
Typestring
Formatdefault

pagination

Title (Label)Pagination
Namespaceschema
Table:Reference
IRIhttps://schema.org/pagination
DescriptionAny description of pages that is not separated into pageStart and pageEnd.
Examples
`42`
`42–47`
`42, 45, 47–49`
`xii–xv`
Typestring
Formatdefault

isPeerReviewed

Title (Label)Is Peer Reviewed
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Reference
DescriptionAn indication of whether a Reference was peer reviewed.
Examples
`true`
`false`
Typeboolean
Formatdefault

referenceRemarks

Title (Label)Reference Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Reference
DescriptionComments or notes about a Reference.
Typestring
Formatdefault

ChronometricAgeReference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which a chrono:ChronometricAge is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

chronometricAgeID

Title (Label)Chronometric Age ID
Namespacechrono
Table:ChronometricAgeReference
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/chrono/terms/chronometricAgeID
DescriptionAn identifier for a chrono:ChronometricAge.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://www.canadianarchaeology.ca/samples/70673`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

EventReference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which a dwc:Event is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:EventReference
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

MaterialReference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which a dwc:MaterialEntity is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialReference
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

MolecularProtocolReference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which a MolecularProtocol is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

molecularProtocolID

Title (Label)Molecular Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a MolecularProtocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

OrganismInteractionReference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which an OrganismInteraction is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

organismInteractionID

Title (Label)Organism Interaction ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionReference
DescriptionAn identifier for an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTreeReference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which a PhylogeneticTree is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

SurveyReference

Description: A bibliographic reference in which a Survey is mentioned.

referenceID

Title (Label)Reference ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Reference.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

surveyID

Title (Label)Survey ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyReference
DescriptionAn identifier for a Survey.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

ChronometricAgeAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a chrono:ChronometricAge.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

chronometricAgeID

Title (Label)Chronometric Age ID
Namespacechrono
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/chrono/terms/chronometricAgeID
DescriptionAn identifier for a chrono:ChronometricAge.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://www.canadianarchaeology.ca/samples/70673`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:ChronometricAgeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

EventAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a dwc:Event.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

MaterialAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a dwc:MaterialEntity.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

MediaAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a Media entity.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

MolecularProtocolAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a MolecularProtocol.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

molecularProtocolID

Title (Label)Molecular Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for a MolecularProtocol.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MolecularProtocolAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

NucleotideAnalysisAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a NucleotideAnalysis.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

nucleotideAnalysisID

Title (Label)Nucleotide Analysis ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for a NucleotideAnalysis.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:NucleotideAnalysisAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

OccurrenceAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a dwc:Occurrence.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

occurrenceID

Title (Label)Occurrence ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make a dwc:occurrenceID globally unique.
Examples
`http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Mamm:233627`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

OrganismInteractionAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about an OrganismInteraction.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

organismInteractionID

Title (Label)Organism Interaction ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an OrganismInteraction.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OrganismInteractionAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTreeAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a PhylogeneticTree.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a PhylogeneticTreeTip.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeTipID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree Tip ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTreeTip.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeTipAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

SurveyAssertion

Description: An Assertion made by an Agent about a Survey.

assertionID

Title (Label)Assertion ID
Namespacedwc
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementID
DescriptionAn identifier for an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

surveyID

Title (Label)Survey ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for a Survey.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

verbatimAssertionType

Title (Label)Verbatim Assertion Type
Namespacedwc
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimMeasurementType
DescriptionA string representing the type of Assertion as it appeared in the original record.
CommentsThis term is meant to allow the capture of an unaltered original name for an Assertion type. This term is meant to be used in addition to dwc:assertionType, not instead of it.
Examples
`water_temp`
`Fish biomass`
`sampling net mesh size`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionType

Title (Label)Assertion Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of an Assertion.
Examples
`mass`
`mean mass`
`weight standard deviation`
`minimum organism quantity`
`Temperature of the water body`
`salinity`
`Mesh size of sample collector`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/TEMPPR01/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SDBIOL05/`
`http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/MSHSIZE1/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionA reference to the controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionType is given.
Examples
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionMadeDate

Title (Label)Assertion Made Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionA date on which an Assertion was created.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Assertion Effective Date
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedDate
DescriptionA date on which a state or measurement of an Assertion was deemed to first be in effect.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`2024-07-29`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValue

Title (Label)Assertion Value
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is not numeric.
Examples
`UV-light`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Value IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a value of an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/S103/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Value Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in assertionValue is given.
Examples
`https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S10/current/`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionValueNumeric

Title (Label)Assertion Value Numeric
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionAn asserted value, if it is numeric.
Examples
`0`
`1`
`14.5`
Typenumber
Formatdefault

assertionUnit

Title (Label)Assertion Unit
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementUnit
DescriptionUnits associated with the value in assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Ontology of Units of Measure http://www.wurvoc.org/vocabularies/om-1.8/ of SI units, derived units, or other non-SI units accepted for use within the SI. For units that are composed of multiple parts, use the patterns as given in "A Primer for Communicating Mathematics via Plain Text" (https://cse.sc.edu/~fenner/latex-ASCII.pdf) by Stephen Fenner (e.g., `g/cm^3` for grams per cubic centimeter). For other units, provide the value as a recognizable standard (e.g., '%') or written out in full and in the plural (e.g., `individuals`). It is fine to provide non-SI units in the original language of the dataset.
Examples
`m`
`g`
`l`
`s`
`°C`
`mm`
`km²`
`%`
`hh:mm:ss`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitIRI

Title (Label)Assertion Unit IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the units of an assertionValueNumeric.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionUnitVocabulary

Title (Label)Assertion Unit Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of the value in assertionUnit is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionBy

Title (Label)Assertion By
Namespacedwc
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementDeterminedBy
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of names of Agents responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
`bdqtestrunner`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionByID

Title (Label)Assertion By ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for making an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097` (for an individual)
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0098` (for a list of people)
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocols

Title (Label)Assertion Protocols
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementMethod
DescriptionNames of, references to, or descriptions of Protocols used in making an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionProtocolID

Title (Label)Assertion Protocol ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod
DescriptionAn identifier for a Protocol used to make an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionReferences

Title (Label)Assertion References
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
DescriptionA list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with an Assertion.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space (` | `).
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.`
Typestring
Formatdefault

assertionRemarks

Title (Label)Assertion Remarks
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyAssertion
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about an Assertion.
Typestring
Formatdefault

AgentIdentifier

Description: An identifier for an Agent.

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:AgentIdentifier
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify a resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

agentID

Title (Label)Agent ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentIdentifier
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identifierType

Title (Label)Identifier Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentIdentifier
DescriptionA category or system that best matches the nature of an Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeIRI

Title (Label)Identifier Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentIdentifier
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Identifier Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentIdentifier
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in identifierType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierLanguage

Title (Label)Identifier Language
Namespacedwcdp
Table:AgentIdentifier
DescriptionA language in which an Identifier is presented.
CommentsRecommended best prectice is to use an ISO639-2 three-letter language code.
Examples
`eng` (for Modern English)
`spa` (for Castilian Standard Spanish)
Typestring
Formatdefault

EventIdentifier

Description: An identifier for a dwc:Event.

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:EventIdentifier
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify a resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

eventID

Title (Label)Event ID
Namespacedwc
Table:EventIdentifier
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Event.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identifierType

Title (Label)Identifier Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventIdentifier
DescriptionA category or system that best matches the nature of an Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeIRI

Title (Label)Identifier Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventIdentifier
DescriptionAn IRI of the controlled vocabulary value for a type of Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Identifier Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventIdentifier
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in identifierType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierLanguage

Title (Label)Identifier Language
Namespacedwcdp
Table:EventIdentifier
DescriptionA language in which an Identifier is presented.
CommentsRecommended best prectice is to use an ISO639-2 three-letter language code.
Examples
`eng` (for Modern English)
`spa` (for Castilian Standard Spanish)
Typestring
Formatdefault

MaterialIdentifier

Description: An identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:MaterialIdentifier
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify a resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

materialEntityID

Title (Label)Material Entity ID
Namespacedwc
Table:MaterialIdentifier
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialEntityID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:MaterialEntity.
CommentsValues of dwc:materialEntityID are intended to uniquely and persistently identify a particular dwc:MaterialEntity within some context. Examples of context include a particular sample collection, an organization, or the worldwide scale. Recommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. The identifier is bound to a physical object (a dwc:MaterialEntity) as opposed to a particular digital record (representation) of that physical object.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identifierType

Title (Label)Identifier Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialIdentifier
DescriptionA category or system that best matches the nature of an Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeIRI

Title (Label)Identifier Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialIdentifier
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Identifier Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialIdentifier
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in identifierType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierLanguage

Title (Label)Identifier Language
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MaterialIdentifier
DescriptionA language in which an Identifier is presented.
CommentsRecommended best prectice is to use an ISO639-2 three-letter language code.
Examples
`eng` (for Modern English)
`spa` (for Castilian Standard Spanish)
Typestring
Formatdefault

MediaIdentifier

Description: An identifier for a Media entity.

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:MediaIdentifier
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify a resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

mediaID

Title (Label)Media ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaIdentifier
DescriptionAn identifier for a Media instance.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identifierType

Title (Label)Identifier Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaIdentifier
DescriptionA category or system that best matches the nature of an Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeIRI

Title (Label)Identifier Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaIdentifier
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Identifier Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaIdentifier
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in identifierType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierLanguage

Title (Label)Identifier Language
Namespacedwcdp
Table:MediaIdentifier
DescriptionA language in which an Identifier is presented.
CommentsRecommended best prectice is to use an ISO639-2 three-letter language code.
Examples
`eng` (for Modern English)
`spa` (for Castilian Standard Spanish)
Typestring
Formatdefault

OccurrenceIdentifier

Description: An identifier for a dwc:Occurrence.

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:OccurrenceIdentifier
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify a resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

occurrenceID

Title (Label)Occurrence ID
Namespacedwc
Table:OccurrenceIdentifier
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
DescriptionAn identifier for a dwc:Occurrence.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a persistent, globally unique identifier. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make a dwc:occurrenceID globally unique.
Examples
`http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Mamm:233627`
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identifierType

Title (Label)Identifier Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceIdentifier
DescriptionA category or system that best matches the nature of an Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeIRI

Title (Label)Identifier Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceIdentifier
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the type of Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Identifier Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceIdentifier
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in identifierType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierLanguage

Title (Label)Identifier Language
Namespacedwcdp
Table:OccurrenceIdentifier
DescriptionA language in which an Identifier is presented.
CommentsRecommended best prectice is to use an ISO639-2 three-letter language code.
Examples
`eng` (for Modern English)
`spa` (for Castilian Standard Spanish)
Typestring
Formatdefault

PhylogeneticTreeIdentifier

Description: An identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:PhylogeneticTreeIdentifier
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify a resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

phylogeneticTreeID

Title (Label)Phylogenetic Tree ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeIdentifier
DescriptionAn identifier for a PhylogeneticTree.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identifierType

Title (Label)Identifier Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeIdentifier
DescriptionA category or system that best matches the nature of an Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeIRI

Title (Label)Identifier Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeIdentifier
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the type of Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Identifier Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeIdentifier
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in identifierType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierLanguage

Title (Label)Identifier Language
Namespacedwcdp
Table:PhylogeneticTreeIdentifier
DescriptionA language in which an Identifier is presented.
CommentsRecommended best prectice is to use an ISO639-2 three-letter language code.
Examples
`eng` (for Modern English)
`spa` (for Castilian Standard Spanish)
Typestring
Formatdefault

SurveyIdentifier

Description: An identifier for a Survey.

identifier

Title (Label)Identifier
Namespacedcterms
Table:SurveyIdentifier
IRIhttp://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
DescriptionAn unambiguous reference to a resource within a given context.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to identify a resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

surveyID

Title (Label)Survey ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyIdentifier
DescriptionAn identifier for a Survey.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

identifierType

Title (Label)Identifier Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyIdentifier
DescriptionA category or system that best matches the nature of an Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeIRI

Title (Label)Identifier Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyIdentifier
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of Identifier.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Identifier Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyIdentifier
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in identifierType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

identifierLanguage

Title (Label)Identifier Language
Namespacedwcdp
Table:SurveyIdentifier
DescriptionA language in which an Identifier is presented.
CommentsRecommended best prectice is to use an ISO639-2 three-letter language code.
Examples
`eng` (for Modern English)
`spa` (for Castilian Standard Spanish)
Typestring
Formatdefault

Relationship

Description: A specification for a relationship of a subject entity to a related entity.

relationshipID

Title (Label)Relationship ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Relationship
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceRelationshipID
DescriptionAn identifier for a Relationship.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': True}
Formatdefault

subjectResourceID

Title (Label)Subject Resource ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Relationship
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceID
DescriptionAn identifier for the resource that is the subject of a Relationship.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

subjectResourceType

Title (Label)Subject Resource Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a subject resource.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary consisting of the classes of resources that can be related to each other.
Examples
`Agent`
`ChronometricAge`
`Collection`
`Event`
`GeneticSequence`
`GeologicalContext`
`Identification`
`Identifier``
`Material`
`Media`
`Occurrence`
`OrganismInteraction`
`PhylogeneticTree`
`PhylogeneticTreeTip`
`Protocol`
`Survey`
`SurveyTarget`
Typestring
Formatdefault

subjectResourceTypeIRI

Title (Label)Subject Resource Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the type of a subject resource.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

subjectResourceTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Subject Resource Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in subjectResourceType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

relationshipType

Title (Label)Relationship Type
Namespacedwc
Table:Relationship
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipOfResource
DescriptionA relationship of a subject resource (identified by subjectResourceID) to a related resource (identified by relatedResourceID).
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

relationshipTypeIRI

Title (Label)Relationship Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for the type of a Relationship.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

relationshipTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Relationship Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in relationshipType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

relatedResourceID

Title (Label)Related Resource ID
Namespacedwc
Table:Relationship
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relatedResourceID
DescriptionAn identifier for the related resource (the object) of a Relationship.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Typestring
Constraints{'required': True, 'unique': False}
Formatdefault

relatedResourceType

Title (Label)Related Resource Type
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionA category that best matches the nature of a related resource.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary consisting of the classes of resources that can be related to each other.
Examples
`Agent`
`ChronometricAge`
`Collection`
`Event`
`GeneticSequence`
`GeologicalContext`
`Identification`
`Identifier``
`Material`
`Media`
`Occurrence`
`OrganismInteraction`
`PhylogeneticTree`
`PhylogeneticTreeTip`
`Protocol`
`Survey`
`SurveyTarget`
Typestring
Formatdefault

relatedResourceTypeIRI

Title (Label)Related Resource Type IRI
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionAn IRI of a controlled vocabulary value for a type of related resource.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use an IRI for a term in a controlled vocabulary.
Typestring
Formatdefault

relatedResourceTypeVocabulary

Title (Label)Related Resource Type Vocabulary
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionA reference to a controlled vocabulary in which the definition of a value in relatedResourceType is given.
Typestring
Formatdefault

relationshipOrder

Title (Label)Relationship Order
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionA numerical position of a Relationship in a set of Relationships that have the same combination of subjectResourceID, relatedResourceID, relationshipType, relationshipType, and relationshipTypeVocabulary.
CommentsOne could use relationshipOrder to create an ordered list of authors for a Reference, for example. The first would have relationshipOrder=1, the second would have relationshipOrder=2.
Examples
`1`
`2`
`3`
Typeinteger
Constraints{'required': False, 'minimum': 1}
Formatdefault

relationshipAccordingTo

Title (Label)Relationship According To
Namespacedwc
Table:Relationship
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipAccordingTo
DescriptionA name of an Agent responsible for asserting a Relationship.
Examples
`José E. Crespo`
`Oliver P. Pearson | Anita K. Pearson`
`FMNH`
Typestring
Formatdefault

relationshipAccordingToID

Title (Label)Relationship According To ID
Namespacedwcdp
Table:Relationship
DescriptionAn identifier for an Agent responsible for asserting a Relationship.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a globally unique identifier.
Examples
`https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097`
`https://ror.org/00mh9zx15`
Typestring
Formatdefault

relationshipEffectiveDate

Title (Label)Relationship Effective Date
Namespacedwc
Table:Relationship
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipEstablishedDate
DescriptionA date on which a Relationship was established.
CommentsRecommended best practice is to use a date that conforms to ISO 8601-1:2019.
Examples
`14:07-06:00` (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)
Typestring
Formatdefault

relationshipRemarks

Title (Label)Relationship Remarks
Namespacedwc
Table:Relationship
IRIhttp://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipRemarks
DescriptionComments or notes about a Relationship.
Typestring
Formatdefault

Table Relationships

How tables relate to each other.
Figure 1. Overview of the Darwin Core Data Package (DwC-DP), showing tables (classes) and their relationships to each other.