VegCore data dictionary¶

"I think is this merely an internal timestamp indicated when record last modified, not necessarily when determination (taxon name) last modified" (Brad Boyle)

Sources: DwC:dcterms:modified

language ¶

Sources: DwC:dcterms:language

rights ¶

Sources: DwC:dcterms:rights

rightsHolder ¶

Sources: DwC:dcterms:rightsHolder

accessRights ¶

Sources: DwC:dcterms:accessRights

bibliographicCitation ¶

Sources: DwC:dcterms:bibliographicCitation

references ¶

Sources: DwC:dcterms:references

institutionID ¶

Sources: DwC:institutionID

collectionID ¶

Sources: DwC:collectionID

datasetID ¶

Sources: DwC:datasetID

institutionCode ¶

Sources: DwC:institutionCode

collectionCode ¶

Sources: DwC:collectionCode

datasetName ¶

Sources: DwC:datasetName

ownerInstitutionCode ¶

Sources: DwC:ownerInstitutionCode

basisOfRecord ¶

Sources: DwC:basisOfRecord

informationWithheld ¶

Sources: DwC:informationWithheld

dataGeneralizations ¶

Sources: DwC:dataGeneralizations

dynamicProperties ¶

Sources: DwC:dynamicProperties

Method ¶

"A specific method definition followed in the creation of the dataset. Each method links to a protocol and literature citation reference. A protocol may have many method or steps." (VegX)

Synonyms: VegX:method
Related: VegCore:samplingProtocol, VegBank:stratumMethod, VegBank:coverMethod

Project ¶

Synonyms: VegX:project, VegBank:project

Event ¶

Synonyms: DwC:Event (components)

eventID ¶

Sources: DwC:eventID

samplingProtocol ¶

Sources: DwC:samplingProtocol

samplingProtocolID ¶

Sources: DwC:samplingProtocol, DwC:occurrenceID

samplingEffort ¶

Sources: DwC:samplingEffort

eventDate ¶

"The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred" (DwC)

Sources: DwC:eventDate

startDate ¶

"The start date" (VegX) of the "interval during which an Event occurred" (DwC)

Sources: DwC:eventDate, VegX:obsStartDate
Comments: Table removed because a date range usually applies to the event

endDate ¶

"The end date" (VegX) of the "interval during which an Event occurred" (DwC)

Sources: DwC:eventDate, VegX:obsEndDate
Comments: Table removed because a date range usually applies to the event

eventTime ¶

Sources: DwC:eventTime

startDayOfYear ¶

Sources: DwC:startDayOfYear

endDayOfYear ¶

Sources: DwC:endDayOfYear

year ¶

Sources: DwC:year

month ¶

Sources: DwC:month

day ¶

Sources: DwC:day

verbatimEventDate ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimEventDate

habitat ¶

Sources: DwC:habitat

fieldNumber ¶

Sources: DwC:fieldNumber

fieldNotes ¶

Sources: DwC:fieldNotes

eventRemarks ¶

Sources: DwC:eventRemarks

Coordinates ¶

Synonyms: CTFS:v5:Coordinates

Location ¶

Synonyms: DwC:Location (components), VegX:plot, VegBank:plot

locationID ¶

Sources: DwC:locationID

parentLocationID ¶

Sources: DwC:locationID, VegBank:PARENT_ID

subplotID ¶

Sources: DwC:locationID, SALVIAS:subplot

higherGeographyID ¶

Sources: DwC:higherGeographyID

higherGeography ¶

Sources: DwC:higherGeography

continent ¶

Sources: DwC:continent

waterBody ¶

Sources: DwC:waterBody

islandGroup ¶

Sources: DwC:islandGroup

island ¶

Sources: DwC:island

country ¶

Sources: DwC:country

acceptedCountry ¶

Sources: DwC:country, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

countryCode ¶

Sources: DwC:countryCode

stateProvince ¶

Sources: DwC:stateProvince

acceptedStateProvince ¶

Sources: DwC:stateProvince, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

county ¶

Sources: DwC:county

acceptedCounty ¶

Sources: DwC:county, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

municipality ¶

Sources: DwC:municipality

locality ¶

Sources: DwC:locality

verbatimLocality ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimLocality

verbatimElevation ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimElevation
Comments: Must include units

verbatimElevation_m ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimElevation
Comments: Added units

elevationInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:minimumElevationInMeters
Comments: Prefix removed to use for non-ranges

minimumElevationInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:minimumElevationInMeters

maximumElevationInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:maximumElevationInMeters

verbatimDepth ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimDepth

minimumDepthInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:minimumDepthInMeters

maximumDepthInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:maximumDepthInMeters

minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters

maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters

locationAccordingTo ¶

Sources: DwC:locationAccordingTo

locationRemarks ¶

Sources: DwC:locationRemarks

verbatimCoordinates ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimCoordinates

verbatimLatitude ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimLatitude

verbatimLongitude ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimLongitude

verbatimCoordinateSystem ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimCoordinateSystem

verbatimSRS ¶

Sources: DwC:verbatimSRS

decimalLatitude ¶

Sources: DwC:decimalLatitude

acceptedDecimalLatitude ¶

Sources: DwC:decimalLatitude, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

decimalLongitude ¶

Sources: DwC:decimalLongitude

acceptedDecimalLongitude ¶

Sources: DwC:decimalLongitude, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

geodeticDatum ¶

Sources: DwC:geodeticDatum

coordinateUncertaintyInMeters ¶

Sources: DwC:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters

coordinatePrecision_deg ¶

Sources: DwC:coordinatePrecision
Comments: Added units

pointRadiusSpatialFit ¶

Sources: DwC:pointRadiusSpatialFit

footprintWKT ¶

Sources: DwC:footprintWKT

footprintSRS ¶

Sources: DwC:footprintSRS

footprintSpatialFit ¶

Sources: DwC:footprintSpatialFit

georeferencedBy ¶

Sources: DwC:georeferencedBy

georeferencedDate ¶

Sources: DwC:georeferencedDate

georeferenceProtocol ¶

Sources: DwC:georeferenceProtocol

georeferenceSources ¶

Sources: DwC:georeferenceSources

georeferenceVerificationStatus ¶

Sources: DwC:georeferenceVerificationStatus

georeferenceRemarks ¶

Sources: DwC:georeferenceRemarks

LocationObservation ¶

Synonyms: VegX:plotObservation, VegBank:observation
Related: VegCore:Location, VegBank:plot

GeologicalContext ¶

Synonyms: DwC:GeologicalContext (components)

geologicalContextID ¶

Sources: DwC:geologicalContextID

earliestEonOrLowestEonothem ¶

Sources: DwC:earliestEonOrLowestEonothem

latestEonOrHighestEonothem ¶

Sources: DwC:latestEonOrHighestEonothem

earliestEraOrLowestErathem ¶

Sources: DwC:earliestEraOrLowestErathem

latestEraOrHighestErathem ¶

Sources: DwC:latestEraOrHighestErathem

earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem ¶

Sources: DwC:earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem

latestPeriodOrHighestSystem ¶

Sources: DwC:latestPeriodOrHighestSystem

earliestEpochOrLowestSeries ¶

Sources: DwC:earliestEpochOrLowestSeries

latestEpochOrHighestSeries ¶

Sources: DwC:latestEpochOrHighestSeries

earliestAgeOrLowestStage ¶

Sources: DwC:earliestAgeOrLowestStage

latestAgeOrHighestStage ¶

Sources: DwC:latestAgeOrHighestStage

lowestBiostratigraphicZone ¶

Sources: DwC:lowestBiostratigraphicZone

highestBiostratigraphicZone ¶

Sources: DwC:highestBiostratigraphicZone

lithostratigraphicTerms ¶

Sources: DwC:lithostratigraphicTerms

group ¶

Sources: DwC:group

formation ¶

Sources: DwC:formation

member ¶

Sources: DwC:member

bed ¶

Sources: DwC:bed

Occurrence ¶

Synonyms: DwC:Occurrence (components)

occurrenceID ¶

Sources: DwC:occurrenceID

occurrenceRemarks ¶

Sources: DwC:occurrenceRemarks

recordNumber ¶

Sources: DwC:recordNumber

recordedBy ¶

"A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first." (DwC)

Sources: DwC:recordedBy