VegCore data dictionary

VegCore combines 371 terms from existing vegetation data formats

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Examples

Example specimen data

See ACAD.Specimen.csv1, which contains well-formed Darwin Core data.

1 The dataset is from ACAD, a Canadensys herbarium, so it's public domain.
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Index

Tables

Source
Method
Project
Event
Coordinates
Location
LocationObservation
GeologicalContext
Occurrence
Taxon
TaxonConcept
TaxonOccurrence
Identification
AggregateObservation
Individual
IndividualObservation
Stem
StemObservation
Specimen
ResourceRelationship
MeasurementOrFact
Uncategorized

Terms

Namespaces

DwC

Darwin Core

VegCore is a superset, adding ~200 terms to Darwin Core
Note that this is a superset of the concepts in Darwin Core, not necessarily with the same term names

TCS

Taxonomic Concept Schema

VegX

VegX

VegBank

VegBank

SALVIAS

SALVIAS

CTFS

Center for Tropical Forest Science | schema

BIEN2

BIEN2 | web schema | core schema | databases

VegBIEN

VegBIEN

VegCore

The namespace of all terms in this data dictionary
This is the implied namespace of terms with no explicit namespace

Source

Synonyms: VegBank:Reference, DwC:Record-level Terms

type

Sources: DwC:dcterms:type

modified

"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: 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: 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

recordedBy_givenName

"The given name" (VegX) of "The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber)" (DwC)

Sources: DwC:recordedBy, VegX:givenName

recordedBy_surName

"The last name" (VegX) of "The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber)" (DwC)

Sources: DwC:recordedBy, VegX:surName

recordedBy_middleName

The "middle name or initial" (VegBank) of "The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber)" (DwC)

Sources: DwC:recordedBy, VegBank:middleName

individualID

Sources: DwC:individualID

individualCount

Sources: DwC:individualCount

sex

Sources: DwC:sex

lifeStage

Sources: DwC:lifeStage

reproductiveCondition

Sources: DwC:reproductiveCondition

behavior

Sources: DwC:behavior

establishmentMeans

Sources: DwC:establishmentMeans

cultivated

Sources: DwC:cultivated

Comments: Picklist value extracted

cultivatedBasis

Sources: DwC:cultivated

Comments: Picklist value extracted

occurrenceStatus

Sources: DwC:occurrenceStatus

previousIdentifications

Sources: DwC:previousIdentifications

associatedMedia

Sources: DwC:associatedMedia

associatedReferences

Sources: DwC:associatedReferences

associatedOccurrences

Sources: DwC:associatedOccurrences

associatedSequences

Sources: DwC:associatedSequences

associatedTaxa

Sources: DwC:associatedTaxa

Taxon

Synonyms: DwC:Taxon (components), VegX:taxonName, VegBank:plantName

taxonID

Sources: DwC:taxonID

parentTaxonID

Sources: DwC:taxonID, VegBank:plantParent_ID

scientificNameID

Sources: DwC:scientificNameID

parentScientificNameID

Sources: DwC:scientificNameID, VegBank:plantParent_ID

acceptedNameUsageID

Sources: DwC:acceptedNameUsageID

parentNameUsageID

Sources: DwC:parentNameUsageID

originalNameUsageID

Sources: DwC:originalNameUsageID

nameAccordingToID

Sources: DwC:nameAccordingToID

namePublishedInID

Sources: DwC:namePublishedInID

taxonConceptID

Sources: DwC:taxonConceptID

parentTaxonConceptID

Sources: DwC:taxonConceptID, VegBank:plantParent_ID

scientificName

Sources: DwC:scientificName

taxonName

Taxonomic name without author

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon

acceptedTaxonName

Taxonomic name without author

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalTaxonName

Taxonomic name without author

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:originalNameUsage

taxonNameOrEpithet

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:higherClassification

verbatimTaxonName

Taxonomic name without author

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

acceptedScientificName

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalScientificName

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimScientificName

Sources: DwC:scientificName, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

scientificNameWithMorphospecies

Sources: DwC:scientificName, SALVIAS:morphospecies

acceptedNameUsage

Sources: DwC:acceptedNameUsage

parentNameUsage

Sources: DwC:parentNameUsage

originalNameUsage

Sources: DwC:originalNameUsage

nameAccordingTo

Sources: DwC:nameAccordingTo

namePublishedIn

Sources: DwC:namePublishedIn

namePublishedInYear

Sources: DwC:namePublishedInYear

higherClassification

Sources: DwC:higherClassification

kingdom

Sources: DwC:kingdom

acceptedKingdom

Sources: DwC:kingdom, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalKingdom

Sources: DwC:kingdom, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimKingdom

Sources: DwC:kingdom, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

phylum

Sources: DwC:phylum

acceptedPhylum

Sources: DwC:phylum, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalPhylum

Sources: DwC:phylum, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimPhylum

Sources: DwC:phylum, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

class

Sources: DwC:class

acceptedClass

Sources: DwC:class, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalClass

Sources: DwC:class, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimClass

Sources: DwC:class, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

order

Sources: DwC:order

acceptedOrder

Sources: DwC:order, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalOrder

Sources: DwC:order, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimOrder

Sources: DwC:order, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

family

Sources: DwC:family

acceptedFamily

Sources: DwC:family, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalFamily

Sources: DwC:family, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimFamily

Sources: DwC:family, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

genus

Sources: DwC:genus

acceptedGenus

Sources: DwC:genus, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalGenus

Sources: DwC:genus, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimGenus

Sources: DwC:genus, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

subgenus

Sources: DwC:subgenus

verbatimSubgenus

Sources: DwC:subgenus, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

specificEpithet

Sources: DwC:specificEpithet

acceptedSpecificEpithet

Sources: DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalSpecificEpithet

Sources: DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimSpecificEpithet

Sources: DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

infraspecificEpithet

Sources: DwC:infraspecificEpithet

acceptedInfraspecificEpithet

Sources: DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalInfraspecificEpithet

Sources: DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimInfraspecificEpithet

Sources: DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

taxonRank

Sources: DwC:taxonRank

acceptedTaxonRank

Sources: DwC:taxonRank, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalTaxonRank

Sources: DwC:taxonRank, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimTaxonRank

Sources: DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

scientificNameAuthorship

Sources: DwC:scientificNameAuthorship

acceptedScientificNameAuthorship

Sources: DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalScientificNameAuthorship

Sources: DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimScientificNameAuthorship

Sources: DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

vernacularName

Sources: DwC:vernacularName

nomenclaturalCode

Sources: DwC:nomenclaturalCode

taxonomicStatus

Sources: DwC:taxonomicStatus

taxonIsCanonical

Sources: DwC:accepted

nomenclaturalStatus

Sources: DwC:nomenclaturalStatus

taxonRemarks

Sources: DwC:taxonRemarks

TaxonConcept

Synonyms: VegX:taxonConcept, VegBank:plantConcept

Related: taxonConceptID

TaxonOccurrence

An entity on which distinct taxon determinations can be made

"A taxon name string occurring within the dataset. This is a usage concept defined by the dataset author which may follow, or be according to, an additional third party. It may be further related to a published name (taxon name, tcs:TaxonName) and or taxonomic name (taxon concept, tcs:TaxonConcept) in taxonDetermination." (VegX)

Requirements: Should be at the finest level of granularity possible, i.e. each specimen, plant, size class, etc. gets its own TaxonOccurrence

Synonyms: VegX:taxonNameUsageConcept, VegBank:taxonObservation

Named like: DwC:Occurrence

authorTaxonCode

Synonyms: VegBank:authorPlantName

Related: recordNumber, VegBank:authorPlotCode, VegBank:stemCode, Taxon

TaxonDetermination

Synonyms: DwC:Identification (components), VegX:taxonDetermination, VegBank:taxonInterpretation

identificationID

Sources: DwC:identificationID

identifiedBy

Sources: DwC:identifiedBy

dateIdentified

Sources: DwC:dateIdentified

identificationReferences

Sources: DwC:identificationReferences

identificationVerificationStatus

Sources: DwC:identificationVerificationStatus

identificationRemarks

Sources: DwC:identificationRemarks

identificationQualifier

Sources: DwC:identificationQualifier

acceptedIdentificationQualifier

Sources: DwC:identificationQualifier, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalIdentificationQualifier

Sources: DwC:identificationQualifier, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimIdentificationQualifier

Sources: DwC:identificationQualifier, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

typeStatus

"Indicates whether this specimen served as type for taxon name" (Brad Boyle)

Sources: DwC:typeStatus

AggregateObservation

Synonyms: VegX:aggregateOrganismObservation, VegBank:taxonImportance

Related: VegBank:stemCount, IndividualObservation

Individual

Synonyms: VegX:individualOrganism (also organism), CTFS:Tree

Related: IndividualObservation

IndividualObservation

Synonyms: VegX:individualOrganismObservation (also organismObservation)

Related: Individual

individualObservationID

The unique identifier for the observation of an individual

Requirements: Must be unique within the datasource

Synonyms: VegX:individualOrganismObservation:id

Related: individualID

Suggestions: Usually set to a database primary key

Stem

Synonyms: CTFS:Stem, VegBank:stemLocation

Related: StemObservation, Individual

StemObservation

Related: Stem, IndividualObservation

Specimen

Synonyms: CTFS:Specimen

Related: DwC:Occurrence:specimen

catalogNumber

Sources: DwC:catalogNumber

preparations

Sources: DwC:preparations

disposition

Sources: DwC:disposition

otherCatalogNumbers

Sources: DwC:otherCatalogNumbers

ResourceRelationship

Synonyms: DwC:ResourceRelationship (components)

resourceRelationshipID

Sources: DwC:resourceRelationshipID

resourceID

Sources: DwC:resourceID

relatedResourceID

Sources: DwC:relatedResourceID

relationshipOfResource

Sources: DwC:relationshipOfResource

relationshipAccordingTo

Sources: DwC:relationshipAccordingTo

relationshipEstablishedDate

Sources: DwC:relationshipEstablishedDate

relationshipRemarks

Sources: DwC:relationshipRemarks

MeasurementOrFact

Synonyms: DwC:MeasurementOrFact (components)

measurementID

Sources: DwC:measurementID

measurementType

Synonyms: DwC:measurementType, BIEN2:TraitName

measurementValue

Sources: DwC:measurementValue, BIEN2:TraitValue

measurementAccuracy

Sources: DwC:measurementAccuracy

measurementUnit

Sources: DwC:measurementUnit, BIEN2:Unit

measurementDeterminedDate

Sources: DwC:measurementDeterminedDate

measurementDeterminedBy

Sources: DwC:measurementDeterminedBy

measurementMethod

Sources: DwC:measurementMethod

measurementRemarks

Sources: DwC:measurementRemarks

Uncategorized

yearCollected

Sources: DwC:YearCollected

monthCollected

Sources: DwC:MonthCollected

dayCollected

Sources: DwC:DayCollected

yearIdentified

Sources: DwC:YearIdentified

monthIdentified

Sources: DwC:MonthIdentified

dayIdentified

Sources: DwC:DayIdentified

longitude_DMS

Sources: DwC:Longitude

Comments: Added units

latitude_DMS

Sources: DwC:Latitude

Comments: Added units

dateCollected

Sources: DwC:EarliestDateCollected-2007-04-17

Comments: Prefix removed to use for non-ranges

accordingTo

"Information about the authorship of this concept which uses the Name in their sense (i.e. secundum, sensu)" (TCS)

Sources: TCS:AccordingTo

forma

Sources: TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

acceptedForma

Sources: TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

originalForma

Sources: TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:originalNameUsage

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

verbatimForma

Sources: TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

variety

Sources: TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

acceptedVariety

Sources: TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

originalVariety

Sources: TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:originalNameUsage

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

verbatimVariety

Sources: TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

Comments: "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS)

cultivar

Sources: TCS:cv

Comments: "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS)

acceptedCultivar

Sources: TCS:cv, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

Comments: "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS)

originalCultivar

Sources: TCS:cv, DwC:originalNameUsage

Comments: "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS)

verbatimCultivar

Sources: TCS:cv, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

Comments: "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS)

subspecies

Sources: TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany

acceptedSubspecies

Sources: TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalSubspecies

Sources: TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimSubspecies

Sources: TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

projectName

"Title of the project" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:title, VegX:plotName

locationName

"Name or label for a plot" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:plotName, DwC:locationID

parentPlotName

"Name or label" (VegX) for "the parent plot when plot is nested within another plot" (VegBank)

Sources: VegX:plotName, VegBank:PARENT_ID

plotNotes

"The text of notes taken in the field" (DwC) about the plot

Sources: VegX:note, DwC:fieldNotes

Comments: Table added for uniqueness

plotArea_m2

"Total area of the plot. Usually recorded in square meters." (VegX)

Sources: VegX:area

Comments: Table added for clarity. Added units.

slopeAspect

"Representative azimuth of slope gradient (0-360 degrees) or as a cardinal direction (e.g. N, S, NE)" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:slopeAspect

slopeGradient

"Representative inclination of slope in degrees" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:slopeGradient

landform

"A recognizable physical feature on the surface of the earth, often including consideration of the natural cause of its formation" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:landform

subplotX

"The X-coordinate of the related items position in meters. The user will enter the relative position of related item with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the x-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)

Sources: VegX:relativeX, SALVIAS:subplot

subplotY

"The Y-coordinate of the related items position in metres. The user will enter the relative position of related item with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the y-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)

Sources: VegX:relativeY, SALVIAS:subplot

projectID

"A reference to a specific 'project'" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:projectID

temperature

"Temperature during observation" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:temperature

communityID

"A community type is an abstract grouping of organisms that tend to co-occur on the landscape due to shared ecological requirements or preferences. May be designated by syntaxon or physiognomic types." (VegX)

Sources: VegX:communityConcept, DwC:occurrenceID

Comments: Table shortened for standardization

communityName

"A textual label for a community type" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:communityConcept:name

Comments: Table shortened for standardization

aggregateOccurrenceID

The ID for the aggregateOccurrence

Sources: VegX:aggregateOrganismObservation, DwC:occurrenceID

height_ft

"The measured height of the stem" (VegBank) in feet

Sources: VegX:height, VegBank:stemHeight

Comments: Added units

height_m

"The measured height of the stem in meters" (VegBank)

Sources: VegX:height, VegBank:stemHeight

Comments: Added units

organismX_m

"The X-coordinate of the related item position in m. The user will enter the relative position of related item with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the x-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)

Sources: VegX:relativeX

Comments: Table added for clarity. Added units.

organismY_m

"The Y-coordinate of the relatedSpatialItem position in m. The user will enter the relative position of relatedSpatialItems with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the y-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)

Sources: VegX:relativeY

Comments: Table added for clarity. Added units.

phosphorus_fraction

"Phosphorus of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:phosphorus

Comments: Added units

phosphorus_percent

"Phosphorus of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:phosphorus

Comments: Added units

potassium_fraction

"Pottasium of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:pottasium

Comments: Spelling corrected. Added units.

potassium_percent

"Pottasium of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:pottasium

Comments: Spelling corrected. Added units.

magnesium_fraction

"Magnesium of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:magnesium

Comments: Added units

magnesium_percent

"Magnesium of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:magnesium

Comments: Added units

nitrogen_fraction

"Nitrogen of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:nitrogen

Comments: Added units

nitrogen_percent

"Nitrogen of soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:nitrogen

Comments: Added units

ph

"The pH of the soil" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:ph

coverPercent

"Average cover of the index in percent" (VegX)

Sources: VegX:coverPercent

growthForm

Sources: VegBank:growthform1Type, habitClassIncluded

authorStemCode

"Name or code applied to a specific stem in the plot. This is generally a numeric label to associate a field data entry with a stem in the database." (VegBank)

Synonyms: VegBank:stemCode

Named like: VegBank:authorPlotCode

minSlopeAspect

Sources: VegBank:minSlopeAspect

maxSlopeAspect

Sources: VegBank:maxSlopeAspect

minSlopeGradient

Sources: VegBank:minSlopeGradient

maxSlopeGradient

Sources: VegBank:maxSlopeGradient

projectStartDate

"Project start date" (VegBank)

Sources: VegBank:startDate, VegX:obsStartDate

projectEndDate

"Project stop date" (VegBank)

Sources: VegBank:stopDate, VegX:obsEndDate

referenceType

Values: herbarium, primary database, aggregator, …

Sources: VegBank:referenceType, BIEN2:aggregatorOrPrimary, BIEN2:isHerbarium

organic_fraction

Sources: VegBank:soilOrganic

Comments: Added units

organic_percent

Sources: VegBank:soilOrganic

Comments: Added units

texture

Sources: VegBank:soilTexture

sand_fraction

Sources: VegBank:soilSand

Comments: Added units

sand_percent

Sources: VegBank:soilSand

Comments: Added units

silt_fraction

Sources: VegBank:soilSilt

Comments: Added units

silt_percent

Sources: VegBank:soilSilt

Comments: Added units

clay_fraction

Sources: VegBank:soilClay

Comments: Added units

clay_percent

Sources: VegBank:soilClay

Comments: Added units

cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg

Sources: VegBank:exchangeCapacity, SALVIAS:soil_cation_cap

Comments: Expanded for clarity

baseSaturation_fraction

Sources: VegBank:baseSaturation

Comments: Added units

baseSaturation_percent

Sources: VegBank:baseSaturation

Comments: Added units

stemCount

Sources: VegBank:stemCount

matchedTaxonFit_fraction

Sources: VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Overall_score, TNRS:Name_matched

Comments: Added units

matchedFamilyFit_fraction

Sources: VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Family_score, TNRS:Family_matched

Comments: Added units

matchedGenusFit_fraction

Sources: VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Genus_score, TNRS:Genus_matched

Comments: Added units

matchedSpeciesFit_fraction

Sources: VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Specific_epithet_score, TNRS:Specific_epithet_matched, DwC:Species

Comments: Added units

taxonOccurrenceID

Synonyms: VegX:taxonNameUsageConceptID, VegBank:TAXONOBSERVATION_ID

Related: VegBank:taxonObservation

Named like: DwC:occurrenceID

precipitation

Sources: SALVIAS:precip_mm

Comments: Expanded for clarity

observationMeasure

Sources: SALVIAS:observation_type, VegBIEN:observationmeasure, DwC:samplingProtocol

plotArea_ha

Sources: SALVIAS:plot_area_ha

censusNumber

Sources: SALVIAS:census_no

Comments: Expanded for clarity

subplot

Sources: SALVIAS:subplot

tag

Sources: SALVIAS:tag2

Comments: Number removed for clarity

voucherType

Values: direct, indirect

Sources: SALVIAS:det_type

morphospecies

Sources: SALVIAS:morphospecies

intercept_cm

Sources: SALVIAS:intercept_cm

intercept_m

Sources: SALVIAS:intercept_cm

Comments: Changed to SI base units

heightFirstBranch

Sources: SALVIAS:ht_first_branch_m

diameterBreastHeight_cm

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_dbh

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

diameterBreastHeight_in

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_dbh

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

diameterBreastHeight_m

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_dbh

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

basalDiameter

Sources: SALVIAS:basal_diam

Comments: Expanded for clarity

canopyForm

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_canopy_form

canopyPosition

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_canopy_position

lianaInfestation

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_liana_infestation

carbon_fraction

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_C

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

carbon_percent

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_C

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

calcium_fraction

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_Ca

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

calcium_percent

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_Ca

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

sodium_fraction

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_Na

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

sodium_percent

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_Na

Comments: Expanded for clarity. Added units.

acidity_fraction

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_acidity

Comments: Added units

acidity_percent

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_acidity

Comments: Added units

conductivity

Sources: SALVIAS:soil_conductivity

stemID

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_id

diameterBreastHeightGentry

Sources: SALVIAS:gentry_dbh

Comments: Expanded for clarity

stemNotes

Sources: SALVIAS:stem_notes

datasource

Sources: BIEN2:dataSourceName, DwC:institutionCode

observationType

Values: plot, specimen

Sources: BIEN2:observationType

higherPlantGroup

Sources: BIEN2:higherPlantGroup, DwC:higherClassification

latLongDomainValid

Whether the coordinates are in the range of valid decimal values

Sources: BIEN2:isValidLatLong

latLongDomainInvalid

Whether the coordinates are not in the range of valid decimal values

Sources: BIEN2:isValidLatLong, BIEN2:isBadLatLong

geovalid

Sources: BIEN2:isGeovalid

individualCount_1cm_or_more

Sources: BIEN2:abund1, DwC:individualCount

individualCount_2_5cm_or_more

Sources: BIEN2:abund2.5, DwC:individualCount

individualCount_10cm_or_more

Sources: BIEN2:abund10, DwC:individualCount

oldGrowth

Sources: BIEN2:oldgrowth

latLongInCountry

Sources: BIEN2:isInCountry, BIEN2:isBadLatLong, DwC:country

distanceToCountry_km

Sources: BIEN2:distErrCountry, DwC:country

Comments: Added units

distanceToCountry_m

Sources: BIEN2:distErrCountry, DwC:country

Comments: Added units

latLongInStateProvince

Sources: BIEN2:isInStateProvince, BIEN2:isBadLatLong, DwC:stateProvince

distanceToStateProvince_km

Sources: BIEN2:distErrStateProvince, DwC:stateProvince

Comments: Added units

distanceToStateProvince_m

Sources: BIEN2:distErrStateProvince, DwC:stateProvince

Comments: Added units

latLongInCounty

Sources: BIEN2:isInCountyParish, BIEN2:isBadLatLong, DwC:county

isNewWorld

Sources: BIEN2:isNewWorld

threatened

Sources: IUCN:The_IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species

speciesBinomial

genus+specificEpithet

Sources: Wikipedia:Binomial_nomenclature, DwC:Species

OMIT

The field contains data but should be omitted

Comments: The reason for omission should be described in the mapping's comments

PRIVATE

The field contains private data which should be omitted from a public database

UNUSED

The field does not contain any data

Comments: The following query should return no rows: SELECT * FROM table WHERE field IS NOT NULL

See also

ACAD.Specimen.csv Magnifier (12 KB) Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza, 12/05/2012 09:21 am