DwC,VegBIEN:,Comments

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",

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

minimumElevationInMeters,"/location/elevation/_alt/2/_avg/min/_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",

maximumElevationInMeters,"/location/elevationrange/_range/to/_units:[default=m,to=m,to=]/value/_alt/1/_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,

footprintWKT,/location/locationdetermination/footprintgeometry_dwc,

decimalLatitude,"/location/locationdetermination/latitude/_alt/1/_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",

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",

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",

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

fieldNumber,/location/locationevent/authoreventcode,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

recordNumber,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/aggregateoccurrence/plantobservation/collectionnumber,

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,

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

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

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

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",

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",

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

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

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

recordedBy,/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/verbatimcollectorname,

maximumDepthInMeters,"/location/locationevent/waterdepth/_avg/max/_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,,

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,,

countryCode,,

dataGeneralizations,,

datasetID,,

datasetName,,

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,,

latestAgeOrHighestStage,,

latestEonOrHighestEonothem,,

latestEpochOrHighestSeries,,

latestEraOrHighestErathem,,

latestPeriodOrHighestSystem,,

lifeStage,,

lithostratigraphicTerms,,

locationAccordingTo,,

locationRemarks,,

lowestBiostratigraphicZone,,

maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters,,

measurementAccuracy,,

measurementDeterminedBy,,

measurementDeterminedDate,,

measurementID,,

measurementMethod,,

measurementRemarks,,

measurementType,,

measurementUnit,,

measurementValue,,

member,,

minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters,,

month,,

municipality,,

nameAccordingTo,,

nameAccordingToID,,

namePublishedIn,,

namePublishedInID,,

namePublishedInYear,,

nomenclaturalCode,,

nomenclaturalStatus,,

occurrenceRemarks,,

occurrenceStatus,,

originalNameUsage,,

originalNameUsageID,,

otherCatalogNumbers,,

ownerInstitutionCode,,

parentNameUsage,,

parentNameUsageID,,

pointRadiusSpatialFit,,

preparations,,Brad: OMIT

previousIdentifications,,Brad: OMIT

relatedResourceID,,Brad: OMIT

relationshipAccordingTo,,

relationshipEstablishedDate,,

relationshipOfResource,,Brad: OMIT

relationshipRemarks,,

reproductiveCondition,,

resourceID,,

resourceRelationshipID,,

samplingEffort,,

scientificNameID,,

startDayOfYear,,

subgenus,,

taxonConceptID,,

taxonID,,

taxonRank,,

taxonomicStatus,,

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,,