ABCD v.1 root element: container for one or more DataSets. Datasets BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Mar 3 2003 Root element of the schema, forming the container for one or more data sets. Allows to handle several different datasets with a single response operation A dataset containing unit data and their shared metadata elements. Data set BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Survey. A container element for one to many unit data records and their shared metadata elements. The metadata relates to the source, provision, the ownership and rights etc. pertaining to the entire dataset. Attribute: xmlns, indicating the schema version used. Properties of the original data source, also providing a unique identifier for the dataset Original source BioCASE CODATA TDWG Properties of the orignal database or other datasource from which the ABCD-document is derived Notes: Many elements of this structure are directly taken from the DTD for the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Canadian node (ITIS*ca) at: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/itis/ which was provided by Derek Munro. Unique identifier of the institution holding the original datasource (first part of dataset identifier) Source institution code BioCASE CODATA TDWG An institutional abbreviation, perhaps with indication of the standard it pertains to (e.g. IH-P for Index Herbariorum and the herbarium at the MNHN in Paris. A controlled vocabulary for collection institutions, but inclusion of private collections must be made possible. The units within the datasource are not necessarily all owned or administred by this institution Name or code of the data source (unique within the institution, second part of the dataset identifier) Source name BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata May be the name of a collection if all records are for a stem from a single collection. Together with the element DBInstitution, DBName provides a unique identifier for the dataset's original source Mandatory second partial identifier for a dataset. Date when the content or structure of the database was last changed Date of last update of the dataset BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata. Date when the database was last changed, including the addition, deletion, or editing of records as well as structural changes that may influence the format or structure of ABCD-conformant output Mandatory to raise efficiency of "harvesters" and indexing engines working on datasets derived from the data source. Version of the datasource Source version BioCASE CODATA TDWG Version number or edition of the datasource URI of the original datasource Source URI BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata. A URL providing an access interface to the original datasource Expiry date of records from the datasource Expiry date of source dataset BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata. Date after which the records in the database should not anymore be used Allows databases to force update of indices etc. Number of units in the source database Number of unit records in the source dataset BioCASE CODATA TDWG Total number of unit-level records in the datasource Additional properties of the dataset as created when it is derived from the origninal source or from an already derived dataset. Additional properties of datasets Dataset derivation BioCASE CODATA TDWG Additional properties pertaining to the dataset(s) derived directly or indirectly from of the orignal source. Repeatable to form a derivation history where appropriate. Date supplied BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata. Supplier of the dataset. Dataset supplier BioCASE CODATA TDWG Individual or organisation who have (generated and) supplied the dataset Legal rights and ownership if different from original source Dataset rights BioCASE CODATA TDWG A container element stating the ownership and legal rights pertaining to the entire dataset. May be overuled by statements under UnitData Should always be cited together with DBRights Acknowledgements, disclaimer, credit, if different from orgininal source Dataset statements BioCASE CODATA TDWG A container element for statements of creditation or disclaimers. May be overuled by statements under UnitData Should always be cited together with DBStatements Text describing the DataSet Dataset description BioCASE CODATA TDWG A free text statement describing the dataset, including e.g. statements about selective criteria or sort order used in the generation of the dataset A container for one or more unit data records A container for all data referring to a unit (specimen or observation record) Person, person team, project or organization. Agent Type Person, person team, project or organization. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Free text details for Agent. Agent text Free text details for Agent. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Agent organization name and code(s). Organization Agent organization name and code(s). BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Person agent name. Person Person agent name. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Free text alternative to structured data under the same node (in contrast to comment etc.) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn The idea behind this type is that it actually has a "consists of" relationship with the respective atomized data items. Presently it can be treated as any other xs:string Orientation, outlook or aspect of slope Aspect The orientation, outlook or aspect or direction of slope. BioCASE HISPID CODATA TDWG Jim Croft 10/2002 HISPID This information is of particular intertest in relation to exposure and incident sunlight. The values in these fields are nearly always directional and restricted to mountainous or sloping ground. The value 'Open' can be used to described flat plains or exposed redge crests; 'Closed' can be used for valleys or ravines. The direction, orientation or aspect of slope expressed in compass points Ordination Orientation or bearing as an abbreviation of cardinal points BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft 10/2002, W. Berendsohn 05/2003 Orientation or bearing from North Compas Degrees Orientation or bearing from North, expressed in compass degrees BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft 10/2002 May be used for recording aspect of a site or as part of the dip/strike measuremnt in geologic records. Accuracy of aspect reading or estimation Bearing Accuracy Accuracy of the bearing measurement of Aspect. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft 10/2002 I have no idea how this element will be applied or who will use it (JRC) Text expression of slope or aspect Aspect Text The direction of aspect or slope expressedas text. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft 10/2002 South West facing slope Westward cliff This field will as par as possible be a verbatim quote from the specimen label. Elements specific to units from botanical gardens Minimum numbers of individuals the garden is holding under the UnitID. Accession specimen numbers BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: n/a. ITF 2: AccessionSpecimenNumbers (=accspe). 1 Field definition taken from ITF 2. Accession status must not be D (dead) Current status (current or not current) of the accession in the garden. Accession status BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: n/a. ITF 2: AccessionStatus (=accsta). The status may be C (current accession in the living collection), D (non-current due to death), T (non current due to transfer to another record system, normally another garden), S (stored in a dormant state), O (other accession status - different from those above). C Field definition taken from ITF 2. One or more of the following characters: C,D,T,S,O Type of material the current living accession is composed of. Accession material type BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: n/a. ITF 2: AccessionStatus (=accsta). The status may be C (current accession in the living collection), D (non-current due to death), T (non current due to transfer to another record system, normally another garden), S (stored in a dormant state), O (other accession status - different from those above). C Field definition taken from ITF 2. One or more of the following characters: C,D,T,S,O A flag indicating that the accession is grown outdoors in the botanical garden. Hardiness BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: n/a. ITF 2: -. Provenance category BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3:- ITF 2: Provenance Type Flag (=prot). W (Accession of wild source), Z (Propagule/s from a wild source plant in cultivation, G (Accession not of wild source), U (Insufficient data to determine which category applies). Z Field definition taken from ITF 2, see there for further description. See ITF. A code to indicate the nature of the production of the plant material being accessioned, for you in association with the element ProvenanceType Propagation history code BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3:- ITF 2: Propagation History Flag (=prohis). See ITF 2. Field definition taken from ITF 2. One of the following values: I, S, SA, SB, SC, V, VA, VB, U The purpose of this element is to trace the lineage of an accession to either one or two immediate parent unit ID's. Accession lineage BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3:- ITF 2: Accession Lineage (=acclin). UnitIDspreceeded by garden code (). K19650056 Field definition taken from ITF 2, further specification see there. A code to indicate the type of the immediate donor from which the accession was obtained. This may not be necessarily the original collector of wild material. Donor category BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: - ITF 2:Donor Type Flag (=dont). Field definition taken from ITF 2. Note that the ITF-Donor field is found under AccessionSource and the Donor's Accession Number in the PreviousUnitID of first record in the UnitHistory. One or more of the following characters: E, G, B, R, S, U, H, M, N, I, O, U Contact details. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Identifies an organisation and/or a person as contact and provides addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and URLs. If a PersonName is supplied, all contact details should relate to the person. If no PersonName is supplied, they should relate to the Organisation. Organisation to contact BioCASE CODATA TDWG Person to contact BioCASE CODATA TDWG Role of Person or Organisation in context Title for role of person or organisation. This element can be used to provide a title such as "Database Administrator" or "Curator" when no individual person is named. Contact addresses BioCASE CODATA TDWG Set of addresses for person or organisation. PreferredFlag attribute is used to indicate preferred postal address. Contact address BioCASE CODATA TDWG Address of person or organisation. PreferredFlag attribute is used to indicate preferred postal address. Telephone and fax numbers BioCASE CODATA TDWG Set of telephone or fax numbers for person or organisation. Telephone or fax number BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN : element Contact_Number. Numbers should be provided in the ITU International Format ("+CountryCode AreaCode Number"). PreferredFlag attribute indicates preferred e-mail address. +44 9876 543210 E-mail addresses BioCASE CODATA TDWG Set of e-mail addresses for person or organisation. E-mail address for contact Valid e-mail address. PreferredFlag attribute indicates preferred e-mail address. any.person@any.org URLs for person or organisation BioCASE CODATA TDWG Set of URLs of web sites for person or organisation. URL for person or organisation Publicly available URL for person or organisation. PreferredFlag attribute indicates main URL. Details of the country Country Elements covering the representation of the country and it name. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft 2002, W. Berendsohn 06/2003 HISPID4 Maps to Darwin Core 2: Country through either ISO2Letter (future) or CountryName (current). Historical country names and water bodies outside the coastal zone can be entered under named area. CountryNameDerived is provided for a country name that has been derived, for example from a system supplied dictionary, by library consultation or other independent research. At least one of CountryName or ISO2 or ISO3 should be present but more are allowed. This should be the political country having jurisdiction over the collection site. Country names and ISO codes can theoretically be part of controlled enumerations but if included within tghe schems would blow it out to an unacceptable level; is it possible to refer to these lists externally with physically invoking them?(JRC) Name of country or major region for specimen or observation Country The name of the country or major region where the specimen was collected,or the observation made, entered in full. BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID Jim Croft 2002 ABIS ITF TLR WGSUB ISO Brummitt (1992) Australia Commonwealth of Australia Iceland Republic of Iceland Samoa Independent State of Samoa If the name of the country where the plant was collected is unknown, then this field should contain the value 'UNKNOWN'. In this case, the ISO Code for Country of Origin field must have the entry 'XX' or 'XY'. All remaining 'location group' fields should be left unfilled. It is recommended that the spelling of the country should be that recognised by the International Standards Organization (ISO). It is recommended that new country names be enclosed in square brackets, after the old country name, where country names or boundaries have changed. The 2 letter ISO codes in ISO Code for Country of Origin field assist updating and cross referencing country names where boundaries change. Separate fields for state/province and country are needed to adequately handle the situation with international collections. The use of this element is slightly ambiguous in that local practice might require either verbatim quote from specimen labels, or standardization by controlled vocabulary or lookup lists This element is also covered by various geographic standards and may be better covered by reference to these.(JRC) Derived name of country or major region for specimen or observation Country Name Derived DerivedCountry The derived name of the country or major region where the specimen was collected, or the observation made, entered in full, interpereted in the light of contemporary geographical knowledge. BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID Jim Croft 2002 ABIS ITF TLR WGSUB ISO Brummitt (1992) Sri Lanka Taiwan Vanuatu Papua New Guinea Kiribati East Timor If the name of the country where the plant was collected is unknown, then this field should contain the value 'UNKNOWN'. In this case, the ISO Code for Country of Origin field must have the entry 'XX', 'XY', 'XXX', or 'XXY'. All remaining 'location group' fields should be left unfilled. It is recommended that the spelling of the country should be that recognised by the International Standards Organization (ISO). The derived country names offers the opportunity to document the name under which a country is currently known, interpreted by an old or superceded names on the specimen label, such as Vanuatu for the New Hebrides, Sri Lanka for Ceylon, etc. Separate fields for state/province and country are needed to adequately handle the situation with international collections. The use of this element is slightly ambiguous in that local practice might require either verbatim quote from specimen labels, or standardization by controlled vocabulary or lookup lists This element is also covered by various geographic standards and may be better covered by reference to these.(JRC) 2-letter ISO code for representatioin of name of country or origin 2-letter ISO country code ISO Country The 2-letter code for the representation of the name of the country of origin of the collection or observation using the codes assigned by the International Standards Organization (ISO). BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID Jim Croft 2002 ABIS ITF ISO Brummitt (1992) AUS ESP FRA USA This field should contain a valid entry as defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO Standard 3166) Two other entries are permitted in addition to those defined by ISO. If the name of the country where the plant was collected is unknown, then this field should contain the value 'XX'; if a country name is not applicable then teh field should containg the value "XY". In these cases, the Country field must have the entry 'UNKNOWN'. All remaining 'location group' fields should be left unfilled. The 2 letter ISO codes in ISO Code for Country of Origin field assist updating and cross referencing countries where boundaries change. The 'XX' code should be used when no country of origin information is provided. The 'XY' code sould be used for non-specific collecting localities, e.g. Africa, SouthEast Asia See comments under Country. This element is also covered by various geographic standards and may be better covered by reference to these.(JRC) 3-letter ISO code for representation of name of country of origin 3-letter ISO country code ISO Country The 2-letter code for the representation of the name of the country of origin of the collection or observation using the codes assigned by the International Standards Organization (ISO). BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID Jim Croft 2002 ABIS ITF ISO Brummitt (1992) AU ES FR PG US This field should contain a valid entry as defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO Standard 3166) Two other entries are permitted in addition to those defined by ISO. If the name of the country where the plant was collected is unknown, then this field should contain the value 'XXX'; if a country name is not applicable then the field should containg the value "XXY". In these cases, the Country field must have the entry 'UNKNOWN'. All remaining 'location group' fields should be left unfilled. The 3-letter ISO codes in ISO Code for Country of Origin field assist updating and cross referencing countries where boundaries change. The 'XXX' code should be used when no country of origin information is provided. The 'XXY' code sould be used for non-specific collecting localities, e.g. Africa, SouthEast Asia See comments under Country. This element is also covered by various geographic standards and may be better covered by reference to these.(JRC) Elements only used for units in culture collections Names under which the culture is known Reference or trade name for a microbial culture Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The growth medium for a microbial or similar culture e.g. agar ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Preferably a number - attribute gives temperature scale used ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG References for the culture conditions and method Attribute for RefType Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Temporal aspects of an event or activity. Date and time or period Elements covering the date, time and duration of an event or activity. BioCASE CODATA TDWG M.Döring, A. Güntsch and W. Berendsohn BioCASE Model: VDate. See http://www.bgbm.org/tdwg/codata/Schema/DateTime.htm for a discussion of the use of ISO 8601 in this type. Can be a range or qualified as a vague date (=HISPID4: cdat) for example as a means of adding greater precision to specific groups of observations within a range event (=cdat2 in part) Dates may be duplicated and expressed in various forms in each of the available fiields to facilitate query. The date in text format Date text Date text A text version of the date at which an event or action took place, for use when the date is imprecise, ambiguous or not in a form that satifies the standard structured date format. BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID Jim Croft ABIS ITF Alphabetic mixed case and interger; free text. 25 [?] 1925 3/9/45 [ambiguous day month] Spring 1912 Late 1800s End of 19th Century Mid 1978 Easter 1933 Post WW2 Before June 25, 2000 After June 25, 2000 Post WW2 This field should be used when it is not possible to create a structured standard date from the information provided, or when in is important to record the verbatim representation of the date. This field will probably not be used very frequently but may be useful when dates to be recorded are not completely legible. For example the day and month may be decipherable but not the year; the use of this field will allow recording of partially interpreted information. This filed will also be used when the date, time or period of the event is vague or ambiguous and can not be expressed in the standard structured data format. This field can be used to record generalized date ranges and unresolvable ambiguity such as different day/month order conventions (e.g. US/Europe) This field may be repeated to allow multiple dates or periods. In the rare instances of dates for periods before the year 0000, BC and similar dates can be recorded in this field. If the project or application requires verbatim representation of dates, this field can be used for that purporse, even though the date might correspond to the standard structured data format. The exact date (and time) or beginning of a period, expressed in ANSI/ISO standard structured format ISO/ANSI date and time or beginning of period A representation of the date and time of (the beginning of) an event in ISO standard structured date format. BioCASE CODATA TDWG M.Döring, A. Güntsch and W. Berendsohn Julian day number in the year for the exact date or for the beginning day of a period Julian Day Number The Julian Day number or the sequential day within the year BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft, M.Döring, A. Güntsch and W. Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Julian Day Maps to Darwin Core 2: Julian Day. The year is given in ISODateTimeBegin. The content range is 1-365 for normal years, 366 for leap years. Time of day in hours from midnight for an exact point in time or for the beginning of a time period Time of day The time of day expressed in decimal hours from midnight local time. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft Darwin Core 2: Time of Day 13.5 04.25 This field may apply to times of collecting where this is considered important Maps to Darwin Core 2: Time of Day. Note that times are decimial hours: 13.5 represents 1:30 pm, not 1:05 pm, nor 1:50 pm Time can also be expressed in the ISODateTimeElement.(WGB) The end of a period expressed ANSI/ISO standard structured format ISO/ANSI date and time for the end of period A representation of the date and time of (the beginning of) an event in ISO standard structured date format. BioCASE CODATA TDWG M.Döring, A. Güntsch and W. Berendsohn The Julian day number of the last day in a period. Julian Day Number The Julian Day number or the sequential day within the year for the last day of a period. BioCASE CODATA TDWG (Jim Croft) M.Döring, A. Güntsch and W. Berendsohn The year is given in ISODateTimeBegin. The content range is 1-365 for normal years, 366 for leap years. Time of day in hours from midnight for the end of a time period Time period end time The time of day expressed in decimal hours from midnight local time for the end of a time period. BioCASE CODATA TDWG (Jim Croft) M.Döring, A. Güntsch and W. Berendsohn 13.5 04.25 Note that times are decimial hours: 13.5 represents 1:30 pm, not 1:05 pm, nor 1:50 pm The date and time expressed in a way conforming to a subset of ISO 8601 ISO/ANSI Date and Time ISODateTime A representation of the date and time of (the beginning of) an event in ANSI/ISO standard structured format. BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID M.Döring, A. Güntsch and W. Berendsohn ISO Standard 8601:1988 HISPID ITF Any chronologically acceptable dat and time e in ISO/ANSI format 1966-12-05T23:55:46 1925-02-21 1925-02 1925 --12-05T23:55:46 ---05T23:55 1966-12-05T23:55 This field is a representation of the date and time in its structured form The values are in order Year-Month-Day, separated by hyphens, followed by the letter T and the time, in order Hour:Minutes:Seconds, separated by colons Partial dates in the form of Year-Month or Year only are acceptable The year is expressed as a 4-digit value, left zero padded if necessary The year can be ommitted, the month is than preceeded by two hyphens The year and the month can be ommitted, the day is than preceeded by three hyphens The month of the year is expressed in as 2-digit value, left zero padded if necessary, ranging between 01 and 12 The day of the month is expressed as a 2-digit value, left zero padded if necessary, ranging between 01 and 31. Parts can be omitted from the right, whereas a year is replaced by '--' and only a day would look like '---31'. The hour is expressed as a 2-digit value, left zero padded if necessary, ranging between 01 and 31. This field will nearly alway be a representaqiton dervied from the date on the specimen. The DateText field is available for recording verbatim date information for generalized or ambiguous dates. The year must be represented as four digits to avoid ambiguity between centuries. Month and Day values are left zero padded to two digits to facilitate machine readability. In the rare instances of multiple exact dates or periods those can be recorded in this DateText field. In the rare instances of dates for periods before the year 0000, BC and similar dates can be recorded in this DateText field. Parts can be omitted from the right, whereas a year is replaced by '--' and only a day would look like '---31'. In the ISO standard element, time can only be specified when there is a full date. A name element dependent on a genus name under the bacteriological, botanical, and zoological code. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Elements describing the site and event of collecting or observing a unit. A string that identifies all material that resulted from a collecting event. Gathering code BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 NBN: Sample_Reference. Darwin Core 2: Field Number. Date(s) and time(s) of the gathering or observation event Gathering date and time BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 HISPID4: cdat. HISPID4: cdat2. NBN: Survey_Event_Date (3 part vague date). BioCISE Model: GDate. Darwin Core 2: Year/Month/Day collected. A container element for the agent(s) responsible for collecting or recording. Gathering agents BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 BioCISE Model: GatheringAgent incl. LegTm1_Fk, LegTmAl_Fk, LegTmPr_Fk. Sample_Recorder. Either a single person or several persons forming a team or an organisation or (sometimes) a project name The person, or one of the persons or team(s) or organization(s) responsible for collecting or recording. Attribute PrimaryCollectorFlag to denote first collector. Gathering agents BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 BioCISE Model: GatheringAgent incl. LegTm1_Fk, LegTmAl_Fk, LegTmPr_Fk. Sample_Recorder. An agent (person or organisation) First Collector may be flagged by means of an attribute, which is normally a single person in charge of field book to which records are added or the team leader. It may be the person whose collection number is cited but it could be an organisation name where the collector is not known. Further collectors can be cited who were part of the team or other individuals who may have passed specimens or data onto the team. Free text representation of the responsibles for collecting or recording. Project information concerning the gathering event. Project BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 BioCASE Model: Project Proj_Pk. Title of collection project Project title BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 BioCASE Model: ProjTitle. Project name if of special importance or cited on a collection label Inventory of the Montecristo National Park Contact details for Project Officer or other person with knowledge of the project. Project contact BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 The 'platform' from which observations or collections where made, e.g. the name of a research vessel or a remote operated vehicle Platform name BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 BioCISE Model: PlatformNm. ASC: PLATFORM-NAM. Refers to the 'platform' from which observations where made e.g. the name of a research vessel or a remote operated vehicle. Location at which a Gathering Event takes place. Gathering site BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITF. BioCISE Model: StatedLoc. HISPID4: Locality (loc). ASC: Locality-Nam. Element contains both geospatial and descriptive elements. Original locality data as apearing on a label. Locality Text The locality data from the label as a string of text BioCASE HISPID CODATA TDWG Jim Croft HISPID New Caledonia, below summit region of Mt Mou. New South Wales, Central Tablelands 12 km SW or Armidale. As far as possible this field should be transcribed verbatim from the specimen label Where possible, the language of the label locality should be indicated with the language attribute. Editorial ommisions for brevity, etc.should be indicated with an ellipsis (...) and interpreted or implied text should be included in square brackets [ ]. Clarification is needed as to whether this field includes the full locality infoirmation from the Continental level down, or just regional locality string excluding the higher level named areas or regions (JRC) Name of Continent or Ocean. Separate from NamedArea for compatibility reasons. Continent or Ocean The standard name of the Continent or Ocean; the primary division of geographic locality. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft Darwin Core 2: Continent Ocean South America Indian Ocean Asia South America Maps to Darwin Core 2: Continent Ocean. The list of available Continent and Ocean names is probably small enough that it could be handled by a controlled enumeration. Howevera this may blow out when the equivalents in mulktiple languages are included.(JRC) Details of the country. Separate from NamedArea for compatibility reasons. Country Elements covering the representation of the country and it name. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Brummitt 1992 HISPID4 BioCASE Model: GDate Maps to Darwin Core 2: Country through either ISO2Letter (future) or CountryName (current). Historical country names and water bodies outside the coastal zone can be entered under named area. CountryNameDerived is provided for a country name that has been derived, for example from a system supplied dictionary, by library consultation or other independent research. At least one of CountryName or ISO2 or ISO3 should be present but more are allowed. This should be the political country having jurisdiction over the collection site. Country names and ISO codes can theoretically be part of controlled enumerations but if included within tghe schems would blow it out to an unacceptable level; is it possible to refer to these lists externally with physically invoking them?(JRC) Atomized placenames with possibility for hierarchical structuring. The nearest named place to the collection or observation location Near named place BioCASE CODATA TDWG Jim Croft ABIS. AUSLIG. HISPID4: nnp. TDWG: Stanloc. Distance and directional point. Relation to nearest named place BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text description of further details pertaining to the observation, sampling or collection locality Area detail BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 Additional locality details not covered by the named area or nearest named place elements Spaceholder for GML-conformant schema extension to express locality coordinates and footprint data (Geographical Markup Language) GML Type BioCASE CODATA TDWG Container for GML-Standard Elements Retrieval of a boundary polygon or centroid spatial reference relating to the gathering site. URL (GET) or POST text, for Web Feature Service (OpenGIS Consortium Specification 01-023) reference. Alternative GET or POST representation is specified by the GetPost attribute. BioCASE CODATA TDWG URI (e.g. web address) for thelocation of a boundary polygon or centroid spatial reference relating to a gathering site, according to the Web Map Services (WMS) specification of the Open GIS Consortium Web Map Service URL BioCASE CODATA TDWG WMS is already common use. You can link to Microsoft's Terraserver and lots of other resources.[Reed Beaman] Attribute for Original data. Composite element to allow recording multiple coordinates or same coordinate in different systems Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Coordinates measuring system e.g. GPS, field map reference, inferred map reference ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: geosou (part). BioCASE Model: CrdMsmthMtd . ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: sqz. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: sge (part). ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: sgn (part). ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Geospatial coordinates recorded using a grid system ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Model: Geospatial Coordinates GridSysNam, GridCode, GridPreQual,CrdMsmtMth. Grid system name e.g. "GB OS" ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Model: GrdSystTxt. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Grid reference precision qualifier ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Model: GridPrecQual. Element that allows the recording of the latitude and longitude of a recording or collecting position. Could be simplified by converting many of the sub-elements into attributes. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABIS. ITF. AUSLIG. Maps to Darwin Core 2: Longitude. Express in decimal degrees Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Longitude. Maps to Darwin Core 2: Latitude. Express in decimal degrees Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Latitude. mathematical surface on which the mapping and coordinate system used for the geocodes of the record are based ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG AS/NZS4270 spatial transfer standard, SDTS spatial transfer standard. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text statement of degree of accuracy ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: includes geoacy TDWG: LatAccurr, LongAccur. Maps to Darwin Core 2: Coordinate Precision. An estimate of how tightly the collecting locality was specified; expressed as a distance in metres corresponding to a radius around the Lat/Long coordinates. Use NULL where precision is unknown, cannot be estimated or is not applicable. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Coordinate Precision. Distance above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. Altitude BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 02 Mar 2003 Darwin Core 2: Minimum Elevation (lower value). Darwin Core 2: Maximum Elevation (upper value). Although this could be covered by a generic element for site measurements, the separate Altitude element is preserved for the sake of clarity. Note the difference to the hight and Depth elements, which are measured relative to a local surface. Vertical distance measure in relation to a ground datum, e.g. water level, which normally forms the upper limit of a possible range. Depth BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 Darwin Core 2: Minimum Depth (lower value). Darwin Core 2: Maximum Depth (higher value). Although this could be covered by a generic element for site measurements, the separate Depth element is preserved for the sake of clarity. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g. collecting above sea level in tidal areas). Vertical distance measure in relation to a ground datum, e.g. ground level, which normally forms the lower limit of a possible range. Hight BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 Darwin Core 2: Minimum Depth (lower value). Darwin Core 2: Maximum Depth (higher value). Although this could be covered by a generic element for site measurements, the separate Hight element is preserved for the sake of clarity. Positive above the surface. A container for geological dating and rock unit names related to the site or sample locations Stratigraphy BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 LNHM model. Allows the linking of geological dating and rock unit names to sites or sample locations. Structure allows for full analysis of stratigraphy e.g. to allow fossils in collections to be sorted by period and zone. Also allows for free text terms when their staus is unknown or for more full descriptions of stratigraphy of site. An container element for citing biotope type terms (e.g. classification terms) and measurments (e.g. vegetation height) related to the unit's gathering site Attribute for classification system used. Biotope classification BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Short_Name. Attribute for type designating ShortName, Long name, Code, or AltText Biotope name BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Long_Name. Free text field for informal recording of Biotope Biotope text BioCASE CODATA TDWG A container allowing to linking any biotope-related measurement to the site description Biotope measurements BioCASE CODATA TDWG Although this could be covered by a generic element for site measurements, the separate element is preserved for the sake of clarity. A measurement (e.g. biotope area size) of the biotope at the gathering site Biotope measurement BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 NBN: biotope_occurrence_data. Although this could be covered by a generic element for site measurements, the separate element is preserved for the sake of clarity. Relationship of the unit gathered with other taxa at the gathering site Synecology BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 HISPID4: asspp. Note this can be recorded as a feature of a location (e.g. as a syntaxon, or that at this site the following species are known to grow together) or can be used to record an observed relationship (e.g. caterpillar and observed food plant, parasite and host etc.) but this should better be expressed as a unit association A syntaxon name and category assigened to the gathering site. Syntaxon BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 Free text comment on synecological features of the gathering site. Comment BioCASE CODATA TDWG Other taxa observed at the gathering site Associated taxa BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 Note that the determination of the associated taxa in this case relies on the collector's information Other taxon found at the gathering site Taxon identified BioCASE CODATA TDWG Facing direction (aspect) of whole site or sample point. Aspect BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: Aspect (asp). Measured in either letters (e.g. NE, SW) or Degrees (e.g. 270). Other features of the gathering site not covered by named areas or one of the other elements. Site features BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: Aspect (asp). Domains include: (a) substrate types, i.e. the surface or medium from which one or more specimens are recorded or collected, e.g. in soft mud, on leaf surface, under rock, on granite etc., since this ia a LookupType, codes such as often used in soil science can be used as well. (b) Exposure, i.e. an indication of the degree of exposure of a collecting or recording site - (often used with marine shore recording) e.g. sheltered. (c) Hydrological features of the site or collection point. (d) Description of the topography either related to a site as a feature or recorded as part of a sample (i.e attaches info to recorders and date). (e) Other geomorphological features. Features such as substrate types, geomorphology, exposure, hydrology, and topography of the collection site. Site features BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 HISPID4: Aspect (asp). Domains include: (a) substrate types, i.e. the surface or medium from which one or more specimens are recorded or collected, e.g. in soft mud, on leaf surface, under rock, on granite etc., since this ia a LookupType, codes such as often used in soil science can be used as well. (b) Exposure, i.e. an indication of the degree of exposure of a collecting or recording site - (often used with marine shore recording) e.g. sheltered. (c) Hydrological features of the site or collection point. (d) Description of the topography either related to a site as a feature or recorded as part of a sample (i.e attaches info to recorders and date). (e) Other geomorphological features. Measurement of the angle of slope either as free text or in number of degress Slope BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 01 Mar 2003 Although this could be covered by a generic element for site measurements, the separate Slope element is preserved for the sake of clarity. Notes BioCASE CODATA TDWG A generic name under the bacteriological, botanical, viral, and zoological code. Stan Blum Dec 28, 2002 Changed name to GenusType; added composition rules; and editorial notes about application to all codes and strategy for any ICxN code specific differences. BioCASE CODATA TDWG First character must be upper case [A-Z], the rest lower case [a-z]+; may not contain any spaces, dashes, letters with diacritic marks, etc. The rules above should apply to generic names under all codes; if an exception is discovered, the change in constraints should be implemented as an extension. Elements only used for herbarium units Information relating this speciemen to an Exsiccatum Taxon name used to classify genera and lower taxa. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order and Family. The TaxonRank attribute should indicate the rank of the HigherTaxon, but is optional. Higher Taxon names are not part of the name used to identify the Unit (the complete name with lowest rank and greatest specificity), unless the unit is identifiable only as a member of a higher taxon (e.g., only identifiable to Family). HigherTaxon names represent classification of the identified taxon. These names are included here to support queries by HigherTaxonName and the sorting of unit records in a retrieved dataset. We acknowledge that classifications (and HigherTaxonNames) will differe among data providers. A multiplication or plus sign designating a hybrid or draft chimaera in botany. The application of a taxonomic name (or concept) to a Unit with appropriate metadata. BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABCD Editorial Team HISPID, DarwinCore A complex type that supports the application of a name (or concept) to a Unit (specimen, observation, etc.), with appropriate metadata about the Identification. Also known as Determination. See component elements An Identification must include a TaxonIdentified. At least one instance of this type should be designated as the preferred identification. More than one identification could be marked as preferred, but only in cases where the same taxon has a valid name under two codes of nomenclature. Should TaxonIdentified be called TaxonomicIdentification? and the type TaxonomicIdentificationType. The Taxon (concept) or Taxonomic name assigned to the unit (or excluded, "non") in the Identification. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The Person, PersonTeam, or Organization that made the identification. ABCD Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Walter Berendsohn 9/2002 HISPID4: vnam; NBN: determiner. Atomised data for the parts of the Identifier's name. Workshop 1 Charles Copp 2001 from old Name Element BioCASE CODATA TDWG The Organisation the Identifier is affiliated with, or the Organisation (institution) acting as the identifier. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG A reference used by the identifier to make the identification. Date the Identification was made. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4 : vdat and texvdat are included. NBN: determination_date (vague date ) Darwin Core 2 fields: YearIdentified, MonthIdentified, DayIdentified. See DateType for general usage. Identification dates are commonly unknown (element optional), or incompletely known. Missing information reduces precision of the date; i.e., known only to Year or Year and Month. Sometimes identification dates are inferred from a researcher's visit or duration of a loan. 1985-07-14 July 14 July 14, 1985 July 14, 1985 We probably don't need IdentificationDate to support the full range of date time elements that are present in the DateTimeType. It's hard to imagine a realistic case where time of day could be relevant to an identification. If year is unkown, simple text will provide the only function needed -- human readability of the existing information. (Retrieval and sorting by interval in the annual cycle, as we want to support with CollectionDate, is irrelevant in this case.) A single ISO 8061 Date field, along with an IdentificationDateAltText is sufficient to cover the needs around this concept. -- Blum, 2002-12-10 A reference (e.g. an article, monograph, or a pers. comm.) that provided the base for the identifier's taxon identification. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: vlit. NBN: Source. Issue 1: I think IdentificationReference and IdentificationSource have reversed names and semantics. Source should refer to where the identification is recorded, while "reference" should refer to a publication used to make the determination, but not containing the identification. Issue 2: Should we recommend that "field tag", and "determination slip" be recorded when something "usual" is the IdentificationReference. In my experience, IdentificationReference is not recorded in cases that are typical (e.g., det.slip, field tag). The reference is recorded only when the reference is a published work and when that specimen's identity is a prominent feature of the publication. Simply being listed in the material examined section would not be siginicant enough to warrant the effort of entering a special IdentificationSource record. (Listing in a material examined section would warrant a general bibliographic citation for a Unit.) Supplementary remarks about the identification. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: idcom. NBN: Comme. Attribute for Original BioCASE CODATA TDWG Identifer for Image. May be a filename for a digital image. Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Universal Resource Identifier - Path to electronic source of document either internal or external (e.g. web address) Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The context of the image in relation to the specimen or other types of derived unit - could be many e.g. original valid publication image, front view of lectotype etc. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Code for image format e.g. jpg, pcx, tiff for digital images; 16mm, beta video, AVI, mpg for moving images; transparency, print for photographs etc. Charles Copp Neil Thomson August 2002 Simplified to text element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Size in KBytes for digital images or physical dimensions for artwork, photographs and other physical images. Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Intellectual Property Rights relating specifically to the image. Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG An abbreviated designation of an institution. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Descriptive term. May be taken from a controlled vocabulary maintained by a third party. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Descriptive term. May be taken from a controlled vocabulary maintained by a third party. Subject area of the term list. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Subject area of the term list. Descriptive term. Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Descriptive term. If the term has been drawn from a named term list or thesaurus, its name is recorded here. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG If the term has been drawn from a named term list or thesaurus, its name is recorded here. Version or date of the term list or thesaurus from which the term is drawn. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Version or date of the term list or thesaurus from which the term is drawn. Free text comment. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text comment. General purpose measurement recording. BioCASE CODATA TDWG General purpose measurement recording. . BioCASE CODATA TDWG . Method used to make measurement. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Method used to make measurement. Duration of measurement in time. Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Duration of measurement in time. Statement of accuracy of measurement. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Statement of accuracy of measurement. Describes type of measure, such as width, abundance, circumference etc. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Describes type of measure width abundance circumference Named scale. Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Named scale. centigrade Beaufort Lower or only value.. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Lower or only value. Attribute for ValueDataType.string, integer, decimal, % etc Upper value where there is a range. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Upper value where there is a range. Attribute for Unit of Measurement. Free text alternative to atomised version. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text alternative to atomised version. Elements only used for mycological units Name of algal or cyanobacterial component of lichen Paul Kirk (in email) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Paul Kirk (in email) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Spore states present in the sample. Spore states present in the sample. Paul Kirk (in email) BioCASE CODATA TDWG An atomized name under the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria Genus name. Genus BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Genus. A generic name as or as part of a bacterial scientific name. Acetobacter First letter capitalized No spaces included. Generic names are essentially the same under the different codes; however, to avoid having to place the essential parts of a name on different levels of the hierarchy, all name elements recognized under a specific code are listed in the respective section. Subgenus name. Subgenus BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Genus. A subgenus name as or as part of a bacterial scientific name. Gluconoacetobacter First letter capitalized No spaces included. Author team and year of the subgenenus name. Author team and year of subgenus. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Author(s) and year of the subgenus name. Yamada and Kondo 1985 Species epithet Species epithet BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Species. The first epithet occurring in a bacterial name (after genus and, optionally, subgenus names) liquefaciens Maps to Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Subspecies epithet BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Subspecies. The second epithet of a bacterial name of subspecies rank (after Genus, optional subgenus, and species epithet). aceti Author team and Year of the basionym of a species or subspecies combination. Author team and year BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID4: has Basionym (basnam) as an element but not the author team. Author(s) of the original name for a taxon which has subsequently been revised but retains the same stem or epithet. Asai The author(s) who published the full name as it stands and its year. Author team and year BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Author(s) for the taxonomic name combination (i.e. the author team of the new combination where there is a basionym, and the name author team where there is none). Yamada and Kondo Ames and Correll The name of a bacterial strain. Strain BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn ATTC 14835 An atomized scientific name under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature or the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants Genus name. Genus BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID: Genus Name (gen) as to content, not all rules. Darwin Core 2: Genus. A generic name as or as part of a botancal scientific name. A generic name under the ICBN, ICZN, ICBN, or a manuscript name, or an intergeneric hybrid name under the ICBN, without the leading multiplication sign, or the name of an intergeneric graft hybrid or graft chimaera, published under the Cultivated Code. Abies Halimiocistus Crataegomespilus First letter capitalized No spaces included. Generic names are essentially the same under the different codes; however, to avoid having to place the essential parts of a name on different levels of the hierarchy, all name elements recognized under a specific code are listed in the respective section. The first epithet in a botanical name combination. First epithet BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: "Subgeneric Group Name" (subgen) but without the preceeding rank abbreviation (entered under Rank). HISPID 3: "Species Epithet" (sp). Darwin Core 2: Species (included). The first epithet in a botanical name combination, i.e. the epithet of a genus subdivision or a species epithet. alba No uppercase No space The second epithet of a botanical name of infraspecific rank. Second epithet BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: "Infraspecific Epithet" (isp) without the hybrid parts. Darwin Core 2: Subspecies (included). The infraspecific epithet, i.e. the epithet following the indication of the infraspecific rank in the name string No uppercase No space The rank of the name where needed to form it. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID: covers "Infraspecific Rank Flag" (isprk) as well as the rank ("group") of a "subgeneric group name" given in that field. The rank of the name where needed to form it (i.e. in infraspecies and in names of a rank between genus and species) subgen. subsp. Flag indicating that this is a named hybrid or a graft chimaera. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID: Hybrid Flag (hyb) . Flag indicating that this is a named hybrid or a graft chimaera. Attribute Rank defines if this applies to the generic, species, or infraspecific level. Author team of the basionym of a combination. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID4: has Basionym (basnam) as an element but not the author team. Author(s) of the original name for a taxon which has subsequently been revised but retains the same stem or epithet. May be preceeded by a sanctioning author. If possible, preceeding "ex" authors should be avoided. L. Ames and Correll The author(s) who published the full name as it stands. Author team BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Author(s) for the taxonomic name combination (i.e. the author team of the new combination where there is a basionym, and the name author team where there is none). May be preceeded by a sanctioning author. If possible, preceeding "ex" authors should be avoided. DC. Ames and Correll Horticultural and trade name element for plants Cultivated plant name elements BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Horticultural and trade name element for plants Cultivar group name Cultivar group name BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID4: culgnam ITF Trehane(1995) The name of a cultivar group as specified in the ICNCP. Granny Smith Group Cultivar name e.g. the type of cauliflower. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID4: culnam ITF Trehane(1995) The name of a cultivar as specified in the ICNCP. Firmgold Granny Smith Sturmer Pippin For output, cultivar names must be enclosed in single quotes. Trade name used for a specific cultivar Trade name BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID4: tranam ITF Trehane(1995) A trade name of a cultivar as specified in the ICNCP. An atomized scientific name under the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature Genus name. Genus BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Genus. A generic name as or as part of a scientific name of a virus. Cambarus First letter capitalized No spaces included. Generic names are essentially the same under the different codes; however, to avoid having to place the essential parts of a name on different levels of the hierarchy, all name elements recognized under a specific code are listed in the respective section. The non-latinized designation of a formal viral name. Examples: vaccinia virus; human herpes virus 2 (herpes simplex virus 2); poliovirus 1; Saccharomyces cerevisiae virus L-A; enterobacteria phage PRD1 [Source: ICTV]. BioCASE CODATA TDWG An atomized scientific name under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Genus name. Genus BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Genus. A generic name as or as part of a zoological scientific name. Cambarus First letter capitalized No spaces included. Generic names are essentially the same under the different codes; however, to avoid having to place the essential parts of a name on different levels of the hierarchy, all name elements recognized under a specific code are listed in the respective section. Subgenus name. Subgenus BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Genus. A subgenus name as or as part of a zoological scientific name. Jugicambarus First letter capitalized No spaces included. Species epithet Species epithet BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Species. The first epithet occurring in a zoologicall name (after genus and, optionally, subgenus names) monongalensis Maps to Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Subspecies epithet BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Darwin Core 2: Subspecies. The second epithet of a zoological name of subspecies rank (after genus, optional subgenus, and species epithet). monongalensis The first person(s) who validly publish a species-group name and the year of publication. Original authors and year of publication. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn The first person(s) who validly publish a species-group name and the year of publication. L. The parenthetical citation of the original author when a species-group was transferred to another genus and the year of the original publication. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn Author(s) of the original name for a taxon which has subsequently been revised but retains the same stem or epithet and the year of the original publication. L. Set in parenthesis upon output The citation of the authors responsible for the new combination and the year of its publication. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn The citation of the authors responsible for the new combination when a species-group is transferred to another genus and the year of publication of the transfer. L. Purely optional under the zoological code. Name of the breed of an animal The name and category of an administrative or geoecological area. Allows recording of categories for local or national subdivision levels, geomorphological units, protected areas, etc. Named area class BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 02 Mar 2003 Classification categories, which are often treated as individual elements in other standards. County District State Municipio Island Island group Water body Drainage National park Mountain Name of a geographic, geomormophological, geoecological, or administrative area. Area name BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 02 Mar 2003 Darwin Core 2: Locality. Darwin Core 2: State Province. Darwin Core 2: County. Atlantic coast Santa Cruz Weinheim Andes El Imposible Standard coding scheme the AreaCode adheres to. Area code standard BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 02 Mar 2003 The name of a standard scheme for area codes Euro+Med standard territories TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions version 1 Abbreviation or code for area names Area code BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 02 Mar 2003 TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions version 1 Euro+Med standard territories Data source BioCASE CODATA TDWG It is presently not clear, what this reference refers to [WB] A free form identifier. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Organisation name and codes. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Contains name and any acronyms or codes used to identify an organisation. Full organisation name BioCASE CODATA TDWG Full name for an organisation. Taxonomic Database Working Group Acronym or short term for organisation BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Institution Code. Use most recognised code within discipline. PreferredFlag indicates the preferred (e.g. official or standard) code. TDWG Elements only used for palaeontological units Description of the fossil preservation of the specimen. Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG articulated, disarticulated, complete, incomplete Original, mould, cast etc Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG internal mould, internal cast, external mould, external cast, original The sediment or mineral matrix enclosing the fossil Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Form of mineralisation Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG silicified, phosphatised, pyritised Life position, allocthonous death assemblage, post mortem history details etc. Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Known or assumed time range of a fossil Charles Copp October 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Hildoceras bifrons collected from the "condensed" Junction Bed would be given a time range of Toarcian, Bifrons Zone Name of an individual person BioCASE CODATA TDWG DisplayPersonName element should contain name as normally used. SortPersonName element should be in form most appropriate for alphabetic sorting. Preferred form of personal name for display. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of person as normally used. May include titles. Professor James Hundredwidth Aylstone T. McTrace Standardised form of name used for sorting. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name in form appropriate for sorting alphabetically. Hundredwidth, James McTrace, Aylstone T. Family name first followed by a comma then a space then given names or initials separated by a space. A taxonomic rank or its abbreviation. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Division, Phylum, Subphylum, Superclass, Class, Subclass, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Subspecies, Variety, Form Is this the abbreviation for a rank that is used in a botranical infraspecific name, as it appears in the name, or is this the fully spelled out rank value that can be used as metadata for any name used in an identification, inlcuding taxa of rank above the species-level/group? Should this be an enumerated type, or will be have to split RankType into ICxN-specific, or even discipline-specific versions? For example, the rank "Tribe" has different positions in Entomology and Ichthyology. Published reference. Reference Type BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Formal citation for a paper or electronic publication. Reference citation Formal citation for a paper or electronic publication. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Need to decide on whether a particular standard for citations should be adopted - such as the Council of Biology Editors 6th edition with the NLM Internet extensions?? Specific page, figure or illustration number(s) within the reference. Reference detail Specific page, figure or illustration number(s) within the reference. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Universal Resource Identifier - Path to electronic source of document. URL Universal Resource Identifier - Path to electronic source of document. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Elements expressing legal rights. Rights Type Elements expressing legal rights. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Terms of use. Terms of use Terms of use. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson ITIS*ca draft metadata Restrictions on acess or usage. Specific restrictions Restrictions on acess or usage. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Contact details for the legal owner. Legal owner Contact details for the legal owner. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Declaration of copyright ownership. Copyright declaration Declaration of copyright ownership. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Declaration of Intellectual Property Rights. IPR declaration Declaration of Intellectual Property Rights. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson URL for text stating legal rights. Rights statement URL A URL of a document stating legal rights. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Walter Berendsohn The role of an agent. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Elements expressing acknowledgement or disclaimer. Statements Type Elements expressing acknowledgement or disclaimer. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Text acknowledging the contributions of other parties. Acknowledgement Text acknowledging the contributions of other parties. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson Disclaimer on data quality. Disclaimer Disclaimer on data quality BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson URL of a logo image. Logo URL URL of a logo image of the item or holding organization which may be to give a quick visual indication of source in result sets comprising data from several datasets. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson URL for statement text. Statement URL A URL of a document with statements. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Walter Berendsohn Elements expressing stratigraphy at the gathering site. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Chronostraigraphic dating term e.g. Jurassic Period Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG biostratigraphic zonation term e.g. Psiloceras planorbis zone Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG lithostratigraphic term describing geology e.g. Mercia Mudstone Group Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text field for informal recording of field contents Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG Controlled identifiers used by the system. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Scientific or informal name as a result of an identification. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Wrapper element for multiple designations of higher taxa Higher taxa BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 02 Mar 2003 Mandatory (at least one) for unit identifications, but optional in other contexts (e.g. synecology). Attribute for TaxonRank. The scientific name of a taxon with a rank higher than Genus which is commonly used to classify the group the unit belongs to. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Yde de Jong HISPID3: covers "Suprafamilial Group Name" (supfam), Family Name (fam), and Suprageneric Group Name (supgen). Full scientific name including species or infraspecies name (bi-or trinomen), autho(s)r or author team(s) and - where relevant - year. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Scientific Name. Acipenser gueldenstadti Linnaeus 1758 Scientific Name string including full species name (bi-or trinomen) excluding author name and year BioCASE CODATA TDWG Acipenser gueldenstadti Scientific Name Author. Author string of a full (non-atomised) or 'fuzzy' name citation of the author(s) or author team(s), including parentheses, 'ex' designations etc. and - where relevant - year of publication. BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID 3: "Species Author" (spau) if the complete name refers to a species; HISPID 3: "Infraspecific Author" (ispau), if the complete name refers to an infraspecies. Darwin Core 2: Scientific Name Author. Linnaeus 1758 A standard term to qualify the identification of the unit when doubts have arisen as to its identity. If it applies to an atomized name, the attribute Rank defines the lowest ranking name element to which the qualifier applies (i.e. the insertion point in the name string). BioCASE CODATA TDWG A free-text suffix added to the taxon identified (e.g. "sensu lato"). BioCASE CODATA TDWG sensu lato, sensu stricto Any free text comments related to the name NameComments BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 2002 HISPID4: namcom. Atomized data items of the taxon identified, with subtypes according to the different Codes of Nomenclature which apply to scientific names. Atomised scientific name BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn 2003 HISPID4: namcom. The outcome of an identification event that does not adhere to the rule of a Code of Nomenclature. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Telephone or Fax number BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN : element Contact_Number. Added to replace fax and telephone elements with a repeatable and more flexible structure where the element attribute TelephoneType is enumerated to allow selection between "Phone", "Fax" and "Mobile". The PreferredFlag attribute can be used to identify the first choice when multiple numbers are supplied. The TelephoneConstraint element is available to allow additional comments on the use of the number. Full number in standard international format BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Number. Numbers should be provided in the ITU Recommendation E.164 international format ("+CountryCode AreaCode Number") +44 9876 543210 Free text for constraints on use e.g. "weekdays only" or "home number" BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Constraints. Free text Weekdays only Home number A category assignment to group several units together. BioCASE CODATA TDWG A unit assemblage serves to handle several units. herd of animals batches of specimens Identifier for assemblage. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Identifier for assemblage. Name of assemblage. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of assemblage. BioCASE CODATA TDWG A polar relationship with another unit. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Identifiers for a unit associated with this unit. First part of a fully qualified identifier of a related item's dataset. Second part of a fully qualified identifier of a related item's dataset. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Together with AssociatedUnitID this maps to Darwin Core 2: Related Catalog Item. First part of a fully qualified identifier of a related item within a dataset. Fully qualified identifier of the related item within the specified dataset. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Related Catalog Item. Second part of a fully qualified identifier of a related item within the a dataset. Description of the association. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Relationship Type. Description of the association. Further information about an association. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Further information about an association. Elements for all unit-level data A unique identifier for the unit record within the dataset. Unit Identifier BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: Accession Identifier (=UNIQUEID, =ACCESSIONID, =accid). ITF 2: Accession Identifier (=accid). BioCISE Model: Unit_ID. NBN: Sample_KeyUnit key or Identifying number - can be multiple. Darwin Core 2: Catalog Number. An identifier for the unit record, unique within the DataSet. Should provide the key by which a specimen or specimen component can be identified. Name or other indication of the person that created or last edited this record. BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Collection Profile. Name of the person that last edited this record. Date of creation or last change of this unit record. Date last edited BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: -. ITF 2: -. Darwin Core 2: Catalog Number. Simple date indicating the last change of the record. Numeric catalogue number. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Numeric catalogue number. Where present, this allows searches on a range of catalogue numbers. Specific rights and ownership pertaining to the individual record BioCASE CODATA TDWG Copyright, IPR, and ownership for the individual unit record where different from those stated under DataSet, over which they take preference Specific accreditation and disclaimer referring to the individual unit BioCASE CODATA TDWG Accredetations and disclaimer for the individual unit record where different from those state under DataSet, over which they take preference An indication of what the record represents. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Basis of Record. An abbreviation or controlled vocabulary indicating what the record represents. observation Living Organism Specimen Should be enumerated type Unit may belong to one or several collections or survey projects which have distinctive names. A (sub-)collection name or survey project. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Unit may belong to one or several collections or survey projects which have distinctive names Stanley-Lewis Bird's Egg Collection National Clematis Collection. Attribute PreferredIdentificationFlag to designate current identification. In cases where more than one name applies to a single unit, several identifications should be formed and marked as preferred. Assignation of a scientific or vernacular name to the unit. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn This is a free text field for use when extracting data from datasources where the identification or verification history (or part of it) is a free text field. In normal circumstances the history can be constructed by sorting identification events by date and reference to the preferred identification flag Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: vhist. A container for collection type and/or txonomic domain-specific subtypes of the Unit. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Data specific to herbarium specimens (incl. mycological specimens). ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Data specific to units in horticultural collections. Botanical garden unit BioCASE CODATA TDWG Berendsohn HISPID 3: n/a. ITF 2: Accession data (group) Data specific to microbial and similar culture methods. ABCD Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Data specific to mycological and lichenological units. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Data specific to palaeontological units. Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Data specific to zoological units. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG A container for physical state-specific subtypes of the Unit A Unit subtype containing data elements specific to specimens. BioCASE CODATA TDWG A Unit subtype containing data elements specific to physical specimens. Acquisition date, source and type. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Acquisition date, source and type. Textual statement of the date of acquisition of the specimen by the institution Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The date that the specimen was acquired by the institution. Free text field for informal recording of acquisition source details. BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITF 2: Donor (=don) Free text field for informal recording of acquisition source details. Type of acquisition. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Type of acquisition. Bequest Purchase Accession details. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Accession details. Repeatable triple to accomodate accession number in multiple catalogues. Textual statement of the date on which the accession was recorded. BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCISE Model: AccDate. The date on which an accession was recorded in the accessions register. Identifier of an accessions catalogue or numbering scheme which contains the SpecimenUnit BioCASE CODATA TDWG Identifier of an accessions catalogue or numbering scheme which contains the SpecimenUnit The instutional number applied to an accession and recorded in the accessions register. BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCISE Model: AccCode_Pk. The instutional number applied to an accession and recorded in the accessions register. Helps to link items (e.g. several specimens may share one accession number). Specimen preparation details. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Specimen preparation details. Description of preparation type. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Preparation Type. Skin Slide Process used in preparing the specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Process used in preparing the specimen. Materials and chemicals used in the preparation of the specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Materials and chemicals used in the preparation of the specimen. Part(s) of organism represented by this specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG LNHM: specimen part Part(s) of organism represented by this specimen. Label text(s), writing or inscription(s). BioCASE CODATA TDWG LNHM. The text of labels attached or associated to the unit, or writing or other inscription directly upon or carved into it. Label or inscription BioCASE CODATA TDWG Text transcription of an inscription BioCASE CODATA TDWG Position of inscription, writing or mark. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Position of inscription, writing or mark. Name of person that created the the label, writing or inscription. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of person that created the the label, writing or inscription. Summary, interpretation or opinion of the text. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Summary, interpretation or opinion of the text. A wrapper for previous units. A container for past ID and location of this specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG History of specimen Changes of ownership and transfers between collections by sale, splitting or merging of collections Identifier of specimen in previous collection. BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCISE Model: Unit_ID. ITF-2: Donor's Accession Identifier (=donac). NBN: Sample_KeyUnit key or Identifying number - can be multiple. Darwin Core 2: Previous Catalog Number. Identifier of specimen in previous collection. Name of collection previously holding this specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of collection previously holding this specimen. Dates that the specimen was held in previous collection. BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: vaguedatestart, vaguedateend and vaguedatetype. Dates that the specimen was held in previous collection. Any further information about this specimen in its previous collection. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Any further information about this specimen in its previous collection. Information on the type status of the specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Information on the type status of the specimen. The name based on the specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: basnam. TLR. The name based on the specimen. Published reference. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Published reference. Full term designating the status. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Type Status. Full term designating the status. Holotype Isolectotype Indication whether the type is conserved or rejected/suppressed by the Code or is proposed for conservation or suppression/rejection BioCASE CODATA TDWG Indication whether the type is conserved or rejected/suppressed by the Code or is proposed for conservation or suppression/rejection Indicator for unverified type status (kind and fact). BioCASE CODATA TDWG Indicator for unverified type status (kind and fact). The person assigning or verifying the type status of the specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG The person assigning or verifying the type status of the specimen. Date of verification. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Date of verification. Further information about the verification process. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Further information about the verification process. Data elements specific to observation (recording) units. BioCASE CODATA TDWG A Unit subtype containing data elements specific to observation (recording) units. Method of Observation. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Method of Observation. quadrat transect mist net timed count Numbers or other registration mark associated with an observation record. Attribute for PreferredFlag. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Numbers or other registration mark associated with an observation record. Attribute for PreferredFlag. field observer numbers quadrat numbers Published references linked to this unit. Published references citing or otherwise linked to this unit. Images of the unit Attribute for Original. Indication of images available. Electronic images of the unit Relationships of this unit with other units in the dataset. A binary relationship or association. BioCASE CODATA TDWG A relationship or association with another unit in this dataset. host/parasite relationships parental relationships observed pollinators substrate Must be another unit in the full dataset. A unit assemblage handles symmetric relationships between several units. A unit assemblage handles symmetric relationships between several units. herd of animals batches of specimens Gathering event, agent and site details A number assigned to the unit by the collector Collector's field number BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Collector Number Counts and other measurements referring to the unit General purpose measurement element that can be used to store any kind of count or measurement related to a Unit. BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Taxon_Data. Darwin Core 2: Individual Count. General purpose measurement element that can be used to store any kind of count or measurement related to a Unit length of bill number of eggs weight pH specific gravity number of individuals in a batch, such as males, females, juveniles, total Free text facts about the specimen or unit. A free text facts about the specimen or unit. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Any number of free text facts about the specimen or unit. comments on the historical importance of the specimen curatorial notes about the preservation state reference to the existence of field notes not captured in the database Categorisation term. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Categorisation term. Text of the fact. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Text of the fact. Date the fact text was added. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Date the fact text was added. Name of person contributing the fact. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of person contributing the fact. Published reference for that fact. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Published reference for that fact. Free text description of the unit. Any notes that do not fit elsewhere. BioCASE CODATA TDWG LNHM: free text description of a specimen or similar 'Unit'. Darwin Core 2: Notes. Free text description of the unit. Any notes that do not fit elsewhere. Elements only used for zoological units ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Sex ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Sex. ABCD Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG