DwC,VegBIEN:,Comments

globalUniqueIdentifier,/location/authorlocationcode/_alt/3,

id,/location/authorlocationcode/_alt/3,

occurrenceID,/location/authorlocationcode/_alt/3,

institutionCode,/location/authorlocationcode/_alt/4/_merge/1,

collectionCode,/location/authorlocationcode/_alt/4/_merge/2/_merge/1,

collectionID,/location/authorlocationcode/_alt/4/_merge/2/_merge/2,

catalogNumber,"/location/authorlocationcode/_alt/4/_merge/3/_if[@name=""if indirect voucher""]/else",

verbatimElevation,"/location/elevation/_alt/1/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

maximumElevation,"/location/elevation/_alt/2/_avg/max/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

maximumElevationInMeters,"/location/elevation/_alt/2/_avg/max/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumElevation,"/location/elevation/_alt/2/_avg/min/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_rangeStart/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumElevationInMeters,"/location/elevation/_alt/2/_avg/min/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_rangeStart/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumElevation,"/location/elevationrange/_range/from/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_rangeStart/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumElevationInMeters,"/location/elevationrange/_range/from/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_rangeStart/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

maximumElevation,"/location/elevationrange/_range/to/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_alt/1/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

maximumElevationInMeters,"/location/elevationrange/_range/to/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_alt/1/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumElevation,"/location/elevationrange/_range/to/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_alt/2/_rangeEnd/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumElevationInMeters,"/location/elevationrange/_range/to/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_alt/2/_rangeEnd/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,/location/locationdetermination/coordsaccuracy/_noCV/value/_alt/1,

coordinatePrecision,/location/locationdetermination/coordsaccuracy/_noCV/value/_alt/2,

boundingBox,/location/locationdetermination/footprintgeometry_dwc,

footprintWKT,/location/locationdetermination/footprintgeometry_dwc,

decimalLatitude,"/location/locationdetermination/latitude/_alt/1/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

latitude,"/location/locationdetermination/latitude/_alt/2/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

verbatimLatitude,"/location/locationdetermination/latitude/_alt/2/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

decimalLongitude,"/location/locationdetermination/longitude/_alt/1/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

longitude,"/location/locationdetermination/longitude/_alt/2/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

verbatimLongitude,"/location/locationdetermination/longitude/_alt/2/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

county,"/location/locationdetermination/namedplace_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/namedplace"",require=placename]/path/_forEach:[in:[],do=""namedplace[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/namedplace[rank=county]/placename",

state,"/location/locationdetermination/namedplace_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/namedplace"",require=placename]/path/_forEach:[in:[county,],do=""namedplace[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/namedplace[rank=stateProvince]/placename",

stateProvince,"/location/locationdetermination/namedplace_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/namedplace"",require=placename]/path/_forEach:[in:[county,],do=""namedplace[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/namedplace[rank=stateProvince]/placename",

country,"/location/locationdetermination/namedplace_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/namedplace"",require=placename]/path/_forEach:[in:[county,stateProvince,],do=""namedplace[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/namedplace[rank=country]/placename",

continent,"/location/locationdetermination/namedplace_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/namedplace"",require=placename]/path/_forEach:[in:[county,stateProvince,country,],do=""namedplace[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/namedplace[rank=continent]/placename",

continentOcean,"/location/locationdetermination/namedplace_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/namedplace"",require=placename]/path/_forEach:[in:[county,stateProvince,country,],do=""namedplace[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/namedplace[rank=continent]/placename",

samplingProtocol,/location/locationevent/*_id/method/name,

fieldNumber,/location/locationevent/authoreventcode,

eventDate,/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_*/date/_dateRangeEnd/value/_alt/1,

dateCollected/_alt,/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_*/date/_dateRangeEnd/value/_alt/2/_alt,Allow datasource to define custom dateCollected mappings that don't pass through the default dateCollected mapping

dayCollected,"/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_*/date/_dateRangeEnd/value/_alt/2/_alt/1/_date/day/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

monthCollected,"/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_*/date/_dateRangeEnd/value/_alt/2/_alt/1/_date/month/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

yearCollected,"/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_*/date/_dateRangeEnd/value/_alt/2/_alt/1/_date/year/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

dateCollected,/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_*/date/_dateRangeEnd/value/_alt/2/_alt/2,

collectedDate,/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_*/date/_dateRangeEnd/value/_alt/2/_alt/3,

eventDate,/location/locationevent/obsstartdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/1,

dateCollected/_alt,/location/locationevent/obsstartdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/2/_alt,Allow datasource to define custom dateCollected mappings that don't pass through the default dateCollected mapping

dayCollected,"/location/locationevent/obsstartdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/2/_alt/1/_date/day/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

monthCollected,"/location/locationevent/obsstartdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/2/_alt/1/_date/month/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

yearCollected,"/location/locationevent/obsstartdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/2/_alt/1/_date/year/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

dateCollected,/location/locationevent/obsstartdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/2/_alt/2,

collectedDate,/location/locationevent/obsstartdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/2/_alt/3,

dateCollected/_alt,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/collectiondate/_*/date/_alt,Allow datasource to define custom dateCollected mappings that don't pass through the default dateCollected mapping

dayCollected,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/collectiondate/_*/date/_alt/1/_date/day/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

monthCollected,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/collectiondate/_*/date/_alt/1/_date/month/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

yearCollected,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/collectiondate/_*/date/_alt/1/_date/year/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

dateCollected,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/collectiondate/_*/date/_alt/2,

collectedDate,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/collectiondate/_*/date/_alt/3,

individualCount,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/count,

fieldNotes,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/notes,

notes,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/notes,

collectorNumber,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/authorplantcode/_alt/1,

recordNumber,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/authorplantcode/_alt/2,

sex,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/definedvalue[*_id/userdefined[tablename=plantobservation,userdefinedname=sex]]:[@fkey=tablerecord_id]/definedvalue","Brad: OMIT. Apparently not used by this institution and of uncertain applicability to plants. With other collections, *sometimes* used for phenological information (if specimen in flower, in fruit, sterile, etc.). If so, this is important information we should keep. Bob, Nick, anywhere for phenological information in VB and VX?; Aaron: Keeping it because it's useful for some collections"

individualID,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/sourceaccessioncode,

catalogNumber,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/catalognumber_dwc/_if[@name=""if indirect voucher""]/else",

collectionCode,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/collectioncode_dwc/_merge/1,Brad: Not sure if mapping correct. DwC element; code for entire collection; often same as InstitutionCode; Aaron: Combining with InstitutionCode to create collection name

collectionID,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/collectioncode_dwc/_merge/2,

collectorNumber,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/collectionnumber/_alt/1,

recordNumber,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/collectionnumber/_alt/2,

institutionCode,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/institution_id/party/organizationname,

globalUniqueIdentifier,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/sourceaccessioncode,

id,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/sourceaccessioncode,

occurrenceID,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/specimenreplicate/sourceaccessioncode,

collectorNumber,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/authortaxoncode/_alt/1/_alt/1,

recordNumber,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/authortaxoncode/_alt/1/_alt/2,

establishmentMeans,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/iscultivated/_map:[cultivated=t,wild=f,*=]/value",

establishmentMeans,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/isnative/_map:[native=t,exotic=f,*=]/value",

individualID,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/sourceaccessioncode,

identifiedBy,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/party/givenname/_namePart/first,

identifiedBy,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/party/middlename/_namePart/middle,

identifiedBy,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/party/surname/_namePart/last,

scientificName,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=binomial]/plantname",

scientificNameAuthor,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=authority]/plantname",

scientificNameAuthorship,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=authority]/plantname",

infraspecificEpithet,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=subspecies]/plantname",

subspecies,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=subspecies]/plantname",

species,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=species]/plantname",

specificEpithet,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=species]/plantname",

genus,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,species,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=genus]/plantname",

family,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,species,genus,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=family]/plantname",

order,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,species,genus,family,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=order]/plantname",

class,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,species,genus,family,order,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=class]/plantname",

phylum,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,species,genus,family,order,class,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=subkingdom]/plantname",

kingdom,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/*_id/plantconcept/plantname_id/_simplifyPath:[next=""parent_id/plantname"",require=plantname]/path/_forEach:[in:[binomial,authority,subspecies,species,genus,family,order,class,subkingdom,],do=""plantname[rank=_val]/parent_id""]/plantname[rank=kingdom]/plantname",

dateIdentified/_alt,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/determinationdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt,Allow datasource to define custom dateIdentified mappings that don't pass through the default dateIdentified mapping

dayIdentified,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/determinationdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/1/_date/day/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

monthIdentified,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/determinationdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/1/_date/month/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

yearIdentified,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/determinationdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/1/_date/year/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

dateIdentified,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/determinationdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/2,

identifiedDate,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/determinationdate/_*/date/_dateRangeStart/value/_alt/3,

remarks,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/notes,

taxonRemarks,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/notes,

identificationQualifier,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/taxondetermination[role=identifier]:[isoriginal=true]/taxonfit,

collector,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/verbatimcollectorname,

recordedBy,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/verbatimcollectorname,

maximumDepth,"/location/locationevent/waterdepth/_avg/max/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

maximumDepthInMeters,"/location/locationevent/waterdepth/_avg/max/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumDepth,"/location/locationevent/waterdepth/_avg/min/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

minimumDepthInMeters,"/location/locationevent/waterdepth/_avg/min/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_replace:[""\bca\.?""=]/value",

locality,/location/locationnarrative/_merge/1,

verbatimLocality,/location/locationnarrative/_merge/2,

habitat,"/location/locationnarrative/_merge/3/_label[label=""habitat""]/value","Brad: Free-text description of vegetation community where collected, frequently redundane wrt 'Vegetation'. Bob, Nick: keep as user defined or create special element?"

locationID,/location/sourceaccessioncode,

acceptedNameUsage,,

acceptedNameUsageID,,

accessRights,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:accessRights ** 

associatedMedia,,

associatedOccurrences,,

associatedReferences,,

associatedSequences,,

associatedTaxa,,

basisOfRecord,,Brad: OMIT? See http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#basisOfRecord for definition of this term.

bed,,

behavior,,

bibliographicCitation,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:bibliographicCitation ** 

countryCode,,

dataGeneralizations,,

datasetID,,

datasetName,,

dateLastModified,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:modified ** 

day,,Brad: OMIT

dcterms:accessRights,,

dcterms:bibliographicCitation,,

dcterms:language,,

dcterms:modified,,"Brad: Mapping to VegX is incorrect. I think is this merely an internal timestamp indicated when record last modified, not necessarily when determination (taxon name) last modified. Probably we should omit this field, although might be useful for updating changed records from this source."

dcterms:references,,

dcterms:rights,,

dcterms:rightsHolder,,

dcterms:type,,

disposition,,

dynamicProperties,,

earliestAgeOrLowestStage,,

earliestEonOrLowestEonothem,,

earliestEpochOrLowestSeries,,

earliestEraOrLowestErathem,,

earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem,,

endDayOfYear,,

eventID,,

eventRemarks,,

eventTime,,Brad: OMIT

footprintSRS,,

footprintSpatialFit,,

formation,,

geodeticDatum,,

geologicalContextID,,

georeferenceProtocol,,

georeferenceRemarks,,

georeferenceSources,,

georeferenceVerificationStatus,,

georeferencedBy,,

georeferencedDate,,

group,,

higherClassification,,

higherGeography,,

higherGeographyID,,

highestBiostratigraphicZone,,

identificationID,,

identificationReferences,,

identificationRemarks,,

identificationVerificationStatus,,

informationWithheld,,

institutionID,,

island,,

islandGroup,,

julianDay,,** No non-empty join mapping for day ** 

language,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:language ** 

latestAgeOrHighestStage,,

latestEonOrHighestEonothem,,

latestEpochOrHighestSeries,,

latestEraOrHighestErathem,,

latestPeriodOrHighestSystem,,

lifeStage,,

lithostratigraphicTerms,,

locationAccordingTo,,

locationRemarks,,

lowestBiostratigraphicZone,,

maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters,,

measurementAccuracy,,

measurementDeterminedBy,,

measurementDeterminedDate,,

measurementID,,

measurementMethod,,

measurementRemarks,,

measurementType,,

measurementUnit,,

measurementValue,,

member,,

minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters,,

modified,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:modified ** 

month,,

municipality,,

nameAccordingTo,,

nameAccordingToID,,

namePublishedIn,,

namePublishedInID,,

namePublishedInYear,,

nomenclaturalCode,,

nomenclaturalStatus,,

occurrenceRemarks,,

occurrenceStatus,,

originalNameUsage,,

originalNameUsageID,,

otherCatalogNumbers,,

ownerInstitutionCode,,

parentNameUsage,,

parentNameUsageID,,

pointRadiusSpatialFit,,

preparation,,** No non-empty join mapping for preparations ** 

preparationType,,** No non-empty join mapping for preparations ** 

preparations,,Brad: OMIT

previousCatalogNumber,,** No non-empty join mapping for otherCatalogNumbers ** According to <http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/history/index.htm#PreviousCatalogNumber-2003-06-13>

previousIdentifications,,Brad: OMIT

references,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:references ** 

relatedCatalogItem,,** No non-empty join mapping for relatedResourceID ** 

relatedResourceID,,Brad: OMIT

relationshipAccordingTo,,

relationshipEstablishedDate,,

relationshipOfResource,,Brad: OMIT

relationshipRemarks,,

relationshipType,,** No non-empty join mapping for relationshipOfResource ** 

reproductiveCondition,,

resourceID,,

resourceRelationshipID,,

rights,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:rights ** 

rightsHolder,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:rightsHolder ** 

samplingEffort,,

scientificNameID,,

startDayOfYear,,

subgenus,,

taxonConceptID,,

taxonID,,

taxonRank,,

taxonomicStatus,,

timeOfDay,,** No non-empty join mapping for eventTime ** 

type,,** No non-empty join mapping for dcterms:type ** 

typeStatus,,Brad: OMIT (?). Indicates whether this specimen served as type for taxon name. Probably not relevant for BIEN

verbatimCoordinateSystem,,

verbatimCoordinates,,

verbatimDepth,,

verbatimEventDate,,

verbatimSRS,,

verbatimTaxonRank,,

vernacularName,,

waterBody,,

year,,