MethodCode,OMIT,,Not globally unique after lookup_MethodCode_Description is combined with PlotMethod

AccessCode,accessRights,"/_map:[1=private,2=""metadata only"",3=public]/value","3 plots contain 3 in this field and ""del"" in tmp_del"

SiteCode,locationName,,Brad: plotCode is as-assigned by data provider; guranteed to be unique only within dataset (=project)

MajorGeo,continent,,

PolDiv1,stateProvince,,Brad: No; pol1=stateProvince

pol2,county,,Brad: No pol2=countyParish

lat_string,verbatimLatitude,,

long_string,verbatimLongitude,,

LatDec,decimalLatitude,,

LongDec,decimalLongitude,,

Elev,elevationInMeters,,Brad: Mean elevation in meters. This is a constrained decimal value; is there no place for this in VegX other than verbatimElevation? Check with Nick.

elev_max_m,maximumElevationInMeters,,

elev_min_m,minimumElevationInMeters,,

Precip,precipitation_mm,,

Temp,temperature_C,,

soil_N,nitrogen_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_P,phosphorus_percent,"/_map:[""<1,5""=0,*=*]/value",Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_K,potassium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_Mg,magnesium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_base,baseSaturation_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

Locality_Description,locality,,"Brad: No; this is free text description of locality where plot was situated, same as for DwC. Not a description of vegetation. Most likely='namedPlace.placeDescription' in VB; not sure about VX, again need to ask Nick where locality descriptions live in VX"

topography_desc,landform,,

vegetation_1,communityID,/_alt/2,Second because less detailed than vegetation_2

vegetation_2,communityID,/_alt/1,

life_zone_code,communityID,/_alt/4,

life_zone,communityID,/_alt/3,

PlotMethod,samplingProtocol,,

date_start,startDate,,

date_finish,endDate,,

lookup_MethodCode_Description,observationMeasure,,