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1ha Plot Number,locationName,,

1ha Plot X Coordinate,organismX_m,,"""Point of intersection {in the X axis} where the tree was observed in the 1ha plot. {m}"" (1ha Plot X Coordinate definition on p. 8 at <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects/bien/repository/raw/inputs/TEAM/_src/TEAM-DataPackage-20120920191251_3859/Vegetation+-+Trees+&+Lianas/Vegetation-Tree-and-Liana-Metadata-1.5.pdf>)"

1ha Plot Y Coordinate,organismY_m,,"""Point of intersection {in the Y axis} where the tree was observed in the 1ha plot. {m}"" (1ha Plot Y Coordinate definition on p. 8 at <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects/bien/repository/raw/inputs/TEAM/_src/TEAM-DataPackage-20120920191251_3859/Vegetation+-+Trees+&+Lianas/Vegetation-Tree-and-Liana-Metadata-1.5.pdf>)"

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

Addcoll,recordedBy,/_join/2,

AgeClass,lifeStage,,

Altitude,elevationInMeters,,Altitude Units is always m

Area,plotArea_ha,,

Area,plotArea_m2,,Area Units is always m

AuthorOfScientificName,scientificNameAuthorship,,

Available Phosphor,phosphorus_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

BarCode,OMIT,,"Omitted because this isn't specified on all rows, but SpecimenPK is"

Barcode,catalogNumber,,

CIC,cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg,,

CatalogNO,catalogNumber,,

CatalogNumberNumeric,catalogNumber,/_alt/1,

CatalogSeriesPrefix,institutionCode,/_alt/1,

CityLocality,verbatimLocality,/_alt/2,

Colldd,dayCollected,,

CollectionCD,collectionCode,,

CollectionDate,dateCollected,,

CollectionDate,eventDate,,

CollectionGUID,collectionID,,

CollectorAbbrev,recordedBy,/_first/3,

CollectorString,recordedBy,/_first/1/_merge/2,

CollectorStringShortened,recordedBy,/_first/2,

Collmm,monthCollected,,

Collyy,yearCollected,,

CoordinatePrecision,coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,,"Usage inconsistent with DwC definition, which only allows degrees. Assuming units based on the range and precision of values."

Country_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

CurrentDet,scientificName,,

CurrentDetFamily,OMIT,,"Omitted because includes *family* author, which TNRS can’t handle"

CurrentDetQualifier,identificationQualifier,,

CurrentDetRank,taxonRank,,

CurrentScientificName,taxonName,,

CurrentScientificNameWithAuthor,scientificName,,

Datum,verbatimCoordinates,/_join/1,

Description,fieldNotes,,

DetType,voucherType,,"Brad: A SALVIAS value referring to the relationship between the voucher specimen and the observation. Affect how the identification of the specimen(latin name) is transferred to the observation. 'direct'=voucher specimen was collected from this same tree; they are one and the same individual. 'indirect'=voucher specimen was collected for a different individual, but the original data provider confirmed that this is the same species. 'default'=basically same as 'indirect'. 'uncollected'=no voucher specimen, data provider  asserted that this was the name but was unable to collect. The main different is that with 'direct', 'indirect', and 'default', the scientific name can be updated automatically based on the name attached to the specimen voucher (assuming you have a link to that data, presumably from a herbarium database. Whereas, if det_type='uncollected', the name can never change because there is no specimen."

Detby,identifiedBy,,

Detyy,yearIdentified,,

Diameter at 1.3m,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,"""Tree diameter measurement. {cm}"" (Diameter definition on p. 7 at <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects/bien/repository/raw/inputs/TEAM/_src/TEAM-DataPackage-20120920191251_3859/Vegetation+-+Trees+&+Lianas/Vegetation-Tree-and-Liana-Metadata-1.5.pdf>)"

Diameter,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,

Diameter,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,"""Tree diameter measurement. {cm}"" (Diameter definition on p. 7 at <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects/bien/repository/raw/inputs/TEAM/_src/TEAM-DataPackage-20120920191251_3859/Vegetation+-+Trees+&+Lianas/Vegetation-Tree-and-Liana-Metadata-1.5.pdf>)"

Diameter,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,Units is always cm

Ecology,habitat,,

Electric conductivity,conductivity,,

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.

Expedition Name,projectName,,

Expedition Number,projectID,,

FROM ""REMIB"".""Specimen""

FROM ""SALVIAS"".organisms

FROM ""SALVIAS-CSV"".organisms

FROM ""UNCC"".""Specimen""

FieldFamilyFullName,family,,

FieldFamilyFullName,originalFamily,,

FieldFamilyHTML,OMIT,,"Omitted because includes *family* author, which TNRS can’t handle"

FieldNameAuthors,originalScientificNameAuthorship,,

FieldNameFullName,originalTaxonName,,

FieldNameHTML,OMIT,,Adds HTML formatting to FieldNameFullName+FieldNameAuthors

GBIFFamilyOriginal,originalFamily,,

GBIFGenusOriginal,originalGenus,,

GROUP BY ""PLOT_ID"", subplot

GROUP BY ""PlotID"", ""Line""

GROUP BY acronym, accession_number

GROUP BY herbarium, accession

Gazetteer,verbatimLocality,"/_join/1/_label[label=""gazetteer""]/value/_join/1",

GenBankNum,associatedSequences,"/_label[label=""GenBank""]/value",

GeorefMethod,georeferenceProtocol,,

HAVING count(*) > 1

HAVING count(DISTINCT census_date) > 1

HabitName,growthForm,,

IdentificationModifier,identificationQualifier,,

Identifier,tag,,

Ind,individualCode,,"Brad: Code, if any, used by the data provider to indicate an individual tree. Scope is unknown, although typically this value is unique only within plot, or sometimes only within subplot."

InstitutionCD,institutionCode,,

Institutions,institutionCode,,

Interchangable Calcium,calcium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

Interchangeable Acidity,acidity_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

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

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

Interchangeable Sodium,sodium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

Item ID,individualID,,

Item Obs ID,individualObservationID,,

LastDateModified,modified,,

Lat,decimalLatitude,,

LatDec,decimalLatitude,,

LatLongComments,georeferenceRemarks,,

LatestDateCollected,dateCollected,,

Latitude1,decimalLatitude,,

LatitudeDecDeg,decimalLatitude,,

Line,subplot,,

Loc_AltE,verbatimLongitude,,

Loc_AltN,verbatimLatitude,,

LocalityDescription,locality,,

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"

Locnotes,verbatimLocality,/_join/2,

Long,decimalLongitude,,

LongDec,decimalLongitude,,

Longitude1,decimalLongitude,,

LongitudeDecDeg,decimalLongitude,,

LowerName,county,,

MajorGeo,continent,,

MaximumElevationInMeter,maximumElevationInMeters,,

MaximumElevationMeters,maximumElevationInMeters,,

MeasDay,dayCollected,,

MeasMon,monthCollected,,

MeasYear,yearCollected,,

MeasureID,individualID,,

Method,OMIT,,"Just contains ""Derived"", for 357 rows"

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

MinimumElevationInMeter,minimumElevationInMeters,,

MinimumElevationMeters,minimumElevationInMeters,,

MorphoSpeciesName,morphoname,,

Name,locationName,,

Names of Collectors,recordedBy,,

Newgazett,verbatimLocality,"/_join/1/_label[label=""gazetteer""]/value/_join/2",Only used in 1 row

NoInd,individualCount,,"Brad: This is a count of number of indiiduals for an *aggregate* observation. For VegBank, I'm not sure. Not exactly the same as stemCount. An individual tree could have 3 stems but would still only count as 1. We need to check with Bob on this."

NoInd,stemCount,,

Note,plotNotes,,

Notes 2,plotNotes,,

Number,recordNumber,,

OBSERVATION_ID,eventID,,

OBSERVATION_ID,individualID,,"Brad: Neither is correct; this is just an internal ID for table plotObservations. However, it has the important property of uniquely identifying an ""observation"", which is an individual tree, in the case of an individual observation, or a records of a species with an associated count of individuals or measurement of percent cover, in the case of aggregate observations. Not sure where to store this. Main point is that it is not part of the original data, but an auto_increment added later."

Observation Date,eventDate,,

Organic Carbon,carbon_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

Organic material,organic_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

OrigFamily,originalFamily,,Brad: OMIT

OrigGenus,originalGenus,,

OrigSpecies,originalSpecificEpithet,,Brad: OMIT

OriginalCoordinateSystem,verbatimSRS,,

OriginalTaxonLabel,originalScientificName,,

OwnerInstitution,institutionCode,/_alt/2,

PARENT_ID,parentLocationID,,

PLT_CN,locationID,,

Phenology,reproductiveCondition,,

Physiography,landform,,

PlantFungusDescription,fieldNotes,"/_join/2/_label[label=""plant fungus""]/value",

Plot,locationName,,

PlotCD,locationID,,

PlotCode,locationName,,

PlotID_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

PlotInventoryName,fieldNumber,,

PlotMethod,samplingProtocol,,

PlotObsID,individualID,,

PlotObsID,individualID,,"Brad: Neither is correct; this is just an internal ID for table plotObservations. However, it has the important property of uniquely identifying an ""observation"", which is an individual tree, in the case of an individual observation, or a records of a species with an associated count of individuals or measurement of percent cover, in the case of aggregate observations. Not sure where to store this. Main point is that it is not part of the original data, but an auto_increment added later."

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

Precip,precipitation,,

Precision,coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,,Units is always m

PrimOwnerID_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

Project Abbreviation,projectName,,

RelatedCatalogedItems,relatedResourceID,/_alt/2,Used only when OtherCatalogNumbers is NULL

SELECT ""PLOT_ID"", subplot, count(DISTINCT census_date) AS census_date_count

SELECT ""PlotID"", ""Line"", count(DISTINCT census_date) AS census_date_count

SELECT acronym, accession_number, count(*)

SELECT count(*) FROM ""SpeciesLink"".specimens

SELECT herbarium, accession, count(*)

STEMCOUNT_ID,aggregateOccurrenceID,,

STEMLOCATION_ID,individualID,,

STEMLOCATION_ID,stemID,,

SciName,taxonName,,

ScientificNameOriginal,originalTaxonName,,

SeniorCollector,recordedBy,/_first/1/_merge/1,

Sequence,subplot,,

Site Name,projectName,,

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

SizeOfSite,plotArea_ha,,"""Size in hectares"" (SizeOfSite comments in <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects/bien/repository/raw/inputs/CTFS/_src/ctfs-comments_worksheet.xls>)"

Slope,slopeAspect,,

Slope,slopeGradient,,

SourceVoucher,recordNumber,/_alt/2,"Brad: OMIT. This is the verbatim text, which includes both collectors name and collection number. I would use coll_number, below."

Spatial Method,OMIT,,"Just contains ""Derived"", for 14927 rows"

Species Code,authorTaxonCode,/_alt/2,

SpeciesAuthority,scientificNameAuthorship,,

SpecimenID,catalogNumber,,

SpecimenPK,occurrenceID,,

Stop Date,projectEndDate,,

Subplot Number,subplot,,

Substrate,locality,"/_join/2/_label[label=""substrate""]/value",

Taxon Growth Form,growthForm,"/_map:[Graminoid=grass,Shrub=shrub,Tree=tree,Treefern=forb]/value",

Taxon Obs Note,taxonRemarks,,

Temp,temperature,,

Textural Class,texture,,

TimeCollected,eventTime,,

Topography,landform,,

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

TotalHeight,height_m,,

Tree Number,tag,,

Tree,individualCode,,

TreeNotes,fieldNotes,,

TreeTag,tag,,

Trunk,authorStemCode,,

UniqueNYInternalRecordNumber,OMIT,,"Globally unique when provided, but omitted to avoid confusion since this is an internal-only ID"

UpperName,stateProvince,,

Vegetation Type,communityID,,

Vegetation,locality,"/_join/3/_label[label=""vegetation""]/value",

Verbatim Code,authorTaxonCode,/_alt/1,

VerbatimCollectingDate,dateCollected,/_alt/0,

WHERE ""Line"" IS NOT NULL AND census_date IS NOT NULL

WHERE COALESCE(""dwc_curatorial_FieldNumber"", ""dwc_terms_fieldNumber"", ""conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_FieldNumber"") != ""dwc_terms_recordNumber""

WHERE subplot IS NOT NULL AND census_date IS NOT NULL

XEast Long,verbatimCoordinates,"/_join/2/_label[label=""x""]/value",

YNorth Lat,verbatimCoordinates,"/_join/3/_label[label=""y""]/value",

[1] Using the following query:

accession,occurrenceID,,"Globally unique, although occasionally duplicated. [1]

accession_number,catalogNumber,,"Not globally unique, only (usually) unique within the institution providing the data (""acronym""). Note that there are nevertheless 11,869 rows where an accession_number appears multiple times within the same institution. [1]

acronym,institutionCode,,

area,plotArea_m2,,"""Total area of the plot in m2"" (area definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=plot&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

area|country|territory,country,,

auth,scientificNameAuthorship,,Brad: This is the author of the scientificName.

authors,scientificNameAuthorship,,

basal_diam,basalDiameter,,

campus,fieldNotes,"/_join/5/_label[label=""campus""]/value",

census_date,eventDate,,"This is for the subplot, not the organism, as all organisms in a subplot have the same value for it. The following query returns no rows:

census_no,censusNumber,,"Brad: Assigned by SALVIAS. 1 for first plot, then 2, 3, etc. I can't recall if we even have repeat censuses in SALVIAS. Probably not."

cf,identificationQualifier,,

cf_aff,identificationQualifier,,"Brad: Not sure where this goes. Indicator of identification uncertainty. 'cf.'=similar to the species listed, 'aff.'=related to the species list, but not the same. You'll need to check with Bob and with Nick where these go in VegX and VegBank."

cfaff,identificationQualifier,,"Brad: Not sure where this goes. Indicator of identification uncertainty. 'cf.'=similar to the species listed, 'aff.'=related to the species list, but not the same. You'll need to check with Bob and with Nick where these go in VegX and VegBank."

coll_day,dayCollected,,

coll_firstname,recordedBy_givenName,,Brad: See comment above

coll_lastname,recordedBy_surName,,"Brad: This is the collector of a separate specimen which vouchers this tree or species. I worry that vouchers are not properly accommodated in VegX. Again, we need to check with Nick."

coll_month,monthCollected,,

coll_number,recordNumber,/_alt/1,Brad: Map instead as for voucher_string

coll_year,yearCollected,,

collday,dayCollected,,

collectionDate,dateCollected,,

collectiondate,dateCollected,,

collectno,recordNumber,,

collector1,recordedBy,/_join/2,

collector2,recordedBy,/_join/3,

collector3,recordedBy,/_join/4,

collmonth,monthCollected,,

collyear,yearCollected,,

comment1,fieldNotes,/_join/1,

comment2,fieldNotes,/_join/2,

comment3,fieldNotes,/_join/3,

comment4,fieldNotes,/_join/4,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_BasisOfRecord,basisOfRecord,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_BoundingBox,footprintWKT,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_CatalogNumber,catalogNumber,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Class,class,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_CollectionCode,collectionCode,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Collector,recordedBy,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_CollectorNumber,recordNumber,/_alt/3,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_ContinentOcean,continent,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_CoordinatePrecision,coordinatePrecision,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Country,country,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_County,county,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_DateLastModified,modified,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_DayCollected,dayCollected,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_DayIdentified,dayIdentified,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Family,family,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_FieldNumber,recordNumber,/_alt/2,"Usage inconsistent with DwC definition. This field is instead identical to recordNumber, as the following query returns zero: (takes 23 sec)

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Genus,genus,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_IdentifiedBy,identifiedBy,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_IndividualCount,individualCount,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_InstitutionCode,institutionCode,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_JulianDay,day,/_alt/1,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Kingdom,kingdom,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Latitude,decimalLatitude,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Locality,locality,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Longitude,decimalLongitude,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_MaximumDepth,maximumDepthInMeters,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_MaximumElevation,maximumElevationInMeters,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_MinimumDepth,minimumDepthInMeters,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_MinimumElevation,minimumElevationInMeters,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_MonthCollected,monthCollected,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_MonthIdentified,monthIdentified,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Notes,fieldNotes,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Order,order,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Phylum,phylum,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_PreparationType,preparations,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_PreviousCatalogNumber,otherCatalogNumbers,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_RelatedCatalogItem,relatedResourceID,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_RelationshipType,relationshipOfResource,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_ScientificName,taxonName,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_ScientificNameAuthor,scientificNameAuthorship,/_alt/2,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Sex,sex,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Species,specificEpithet,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_StateProvince,stateProvince,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_Subspecies,subspecies,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_TimeOfDay,eventTime,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_TypeStatus,typeStatus,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_YearCollected,yearCollected,,

conceptual_darwin_2003_1_0_YearIdentified,yearIdentified,,

confidentialityStatus,accessRights,"/_map:[./{0,1,2,3,4}=public,5=""data by request"",6=private]/value",Values defined at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_fielddescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=1581&entity=dba_fielddescription&params=1581>

confidentialityStatus,coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,"/_alt/1/_km_to_m/value/_map:[1=1,2=10,3=100,./{0,4,5,6}=]/value",Values defined at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_fielddescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=1581&entity=dba_fielddescription&params=1581>

confidentialitystatus,accessRights,"/_map:[./{0,1,2,3,4}=public,5=""data by request"",6=private]/value",Values defined at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_fielddescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=1581&entity=dba_fielddescription&params=1581>

confidentialitystatus,coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,"/_alt/1/_km_to_m/value/_map:[1=1,2=10,3=100,./{0,4,5,6}=]/value",Values defined at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_fielddescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=1581&entity=dba_fielddescription&params=1581>

convertednotes,fieldNotes,,

cover,coverPercent,,

darwin:BasisOfRecord,basisOfRecord,,

darwin:CatalogNumber,catalogNumber,,

darwin:Class,class,,

darwin:CollectionCode,collectionCode,,

darwin:Collector,recordedBy,,

darwin:CollectorNumber,recordNumber,,

darwin:ContinentOcean,continent,,

darwin:Country,country,,

darwin:County,county,,

darwin:DateLastModified,modified,,

darwin:DayCollected,dayCollected,,

darwin:DayIdentified,dayIdentified,,

darwin:Family,family,,

darwin:Genus,genus,,

darwin:IdentifiedBy,identifiedBy,,

darwin:IndividualCount,individualCount,,

darwin:InstitutionCode,institutionCode,,

darwin:JulianDay,day,,

darwin:Kingdom,kingdom,,

darwin:Latitude,decimalLatitude,,

darwin:Locality,locality,,

darwin:Longitude,decimalLongitude,,

darwin:MaximumDepth,maximumDepthInMeters,,

darwin:MaximumElevation,maximumElevationInMeters,,

darwin:MinimumDepth,minimumDepthInMeters,,

darwin:MinimumElevation,minimumElevationInMeters,,

darwin:MonthCollected,monthCollected,,

darwin:MonthIdentified,monthIdentified,,

darwin:Notes,fieldNotes,,

darwin:Order,order,,

darwin:Phylum,phylum,,

darwin:PreparationType,preparations,,

darwin:PreviousCatalogNumber,otherCatalogNumbers,,

darwin:RelatedCatalogItem,relatedResourceID,,

darwin:RelationshipType,relationshipOfResource,,

darwin:ScientificName,taxonName,,

darwin:ScientificNameAuthor,scientificNameAuthorship,,

darwin:Sex,sex,,

darwin:Species,specificEpithet,,

darwin:StateProvince,stateProvince,,

darwin:Subspecies,subspecies,,

darwin:TimeOfDay,eventTime,,

darwin:TypeStatus,typeStatus,,

darwin:YearCollected,yearCollected,,

darwin:YearIdentified,yearIdentified,,

date_finish,endDate,,

date_start,startDate,,

denorm_category,*category,/_alt/1,

denorm_division,*division,/_alt/1,

denorm_family,family,/_alt/1,

denorm_genus,genus,/_alt/1,

denorm_hybridX,*hybridX,/_alt/1,

denorm_kingdom,kingdom,/_alt/1,

denorm_quadAbbr,*quadAbbr,/_alt/1,

denorm_quadName,*quadName,/_alt/1,

denorm_species,specificEpithet,/_alt/1,

denorm_triAbbr,*triAbbr,/_alt/1,

denorm_triName,*triName,/_alt/1,

det_by,identifiedBy,,

det_type,voucherType,,"Brad: A SALVIAS value referring to the relationship between the voucher specimen and the observation. Affect how the identification of the specimen(latin name) is transferred to the observation. 'direct'=voucher specimen was collected from this same tree; they are one and the same individual. 'indirect'=voucher specimen was collected for a different individual, but the original data provider confirmed that this is the same species. 'default'=basically same as 'indirect'. 'uncollected'=no voucher specimen, data provider  asserted that this was the name but was unable to collect. The main different is that with 'direct', 'indirect', and 'default', the scientific name can be updated automatically based on the name attached to the specimen voucher (assuming you have a link to that data, presumably from a herbarium database. Whereas, if det_type='uncollected', the name can never change because there is no specimen."

dwc_curatorial_CollectorNumber,recordNumber,/_alt/3,

dwc_curatorial_FieldNumber,recordNumber,/_alt/2,"Usage inconsistent with DwC definition. This field is instead identical to recordNumber, as the following query returns zero: (takes 23 sec)

dwc_curatorial_IdentifiedBy,identifiedBy,,

dwc_curatorial_IndividualCount,individualCount,,

dwc_curatorial_TypeStatus,typeStatus,,

dwc_dwcore_AuthorYearOfScientificName,scientificNameAuthorship,/_alt/3,

dwc_dwcore_BasisOfRecord,basisOfRecord,,

dwc_dwcore_CatalogNumber,catalogNumber,,

dwc_dwcore_Class,class,,

dwc_dwcore_CollectionCode,collectionCode,,

dwc_dwcore_Collector,recordedBy,,

dwc_dwcore_Continent,continent,,

dwc_dwcore_Country,country,,

dwc_dwcore_County,county,,

dwc_dwcore_DateLastModified,modified,,

dwc_dwcore_DayOfYear,day,/_alt/2,

dwc_dwcore_Family,family,,

dwc_dwcore_Genus,genus,,

dwc_dwcore_GlobalUniqueIdentifier,occurrenceID,,

dwc_dwcore_InfraspecificEpithet,infraspecificEpithet,,

dwc_dwcore_InstitutionCode,institutionCode,,

dwc_dwcore_Kingdom,kingdom,,

dwc_dwcore_Locality,locality,,

dwc_dwcore_MaximumDepthInMeters,maximumDepthInMeters,,

dwc_dwcore_MaximumElevationInMeters,maximumElevationInMeters,,

dwc_dwcore_MinimumDepthInMeters,minimumDepthInMeters,,

dwc_dwcore_MinimumElevationInMeters,minimumElevationInMeters,,

dwc_dwcore_Order,order,,

dwc_dwcore_Phylum,phylum,,

dwc_dwcore_Remarks,taxonRemarks,,

dwc_dwcore_ScientificName,taxonName,,

dwc_dwcore_Sex,sex,,

dwc_dwcore_SpecificEpithet,specificEpithet,,

dwc_dwcore_StateProvince,stateProvince,,

dwc_geospatial_DecimalLatitude,decimalLatitude,,

dwc_geospatial_DecimalLongitude,decimalLongitude,,

dwc_geospatial_VerbatimLatitude,verbatimLatitude,,Contains a mix of DMS and other verbatim coordinates

dwc_geospatial_VerbatimLongitude,verbatimLongitude,,Contains a mix of DMS and other verbatim coordinates

dwc_terms_basisOfRecord,basisOfRecord,,

dwc_terms_catalogNumber,catalogNumber,,

dwc_terms_class,class,,

dwc_terms_collectionCode,collectionCode,,

dwc_terms_collectionID,collectionID,,

dwc_terms_continent,continent,,

dwc_terms_coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,,

dwc_terms_country,country,,

dwc_terms_county,county,,

dwc_terms_dateIdentified,dateIdentified,,

dwc_terms_day,day,,

dwc_terms_decimalLatitude,decimalLatitude,,

dwc_terms_decimalLongitude,decimalLongitude,,

dwc_terms_endDayOfYear,endDayOfYear,,

dwc_terms_eventTime,eventTime,,

dwc_terms_family,family,,

dwc_terms_fieldNumber,recordNumber,/_alt/2,"Usage inconsistent with DwC definition. This field is instead identical to recordNumber, as the following query returns zero: (takes 23 sec)

dwc_terms_genus,genus,,

dwc_terms_identifiedBy,identifiedBy,,

dwc_terms_individualCount,individualCount,,

dwc_terms_infraspecificEpithet,infraspecificEpithet,,

dwc_terms_institutionCode,institutionCode,,

dwc_terms_kingdom,kingdom,,

dwc_terms_locality,locality,,

dwc_terms_maximumDepthInMeters,maximumDepthInMeters,,

dwc_terms_maximumElevationInMeters,maximumElevationInMeters,,

dwc_terms_minimumDepthInMeters,minimumDepthInMeters,,

dwc_terms_minimumElevationInMeters,minimumElevationInMeters,,

dwc_terms_month,month,,

dwc_terms_occurrenceRemarks,occurrenceRemarks,,

dwc_terms_order,order,,

dwc_terms_otherCatalogNumbers,otherCatalogNumbers,,

dwc_terms_phylum,phylum,,

dwc_terms_preparations,preparations,,

dwc_terms_recordNumber,recordNumber,/_alt/1,

dwc_terms_recordedBy,recordedBy,,

dwc_terms_scientificName,taxonName,,

dwc_terms_scientificNameAuthorship,scientificNameAuthorship,/_alt/1,

dwc_terms_sex,sex,,

dwc_terms_specificEpithet,specificEpithet,,

dwc_terms_startDayOfYear,startDayOfYear,,

dwc_terms_stateProvince,stateProvince,,

dwc_terms_typeStatus,typeStatus,,

dwc_terms_verbatimLatitude,verbatimLatitude,,

dwc_terms_verbatimLongitude,verbatimLongitude,,

dwc_terms_year,year,,

elev_m,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,,

exchangeCapacity,cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg,,

exchangecapacity,cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg,,

fam_status,OMIT,,Brad: OMIT. This will be determined later by using TNRS.

firstCollectorName,recordedBy,,

firstCollectorRemarks,recordNumber,,"Actually the collector's number, not remarks"

flower,reproductiveCondition,"/_map:[A=*,I=*,M=*]/value","Main values are A, I, and M. What do they mean?"

fruit,reproductiveCondition,"/_map:[A=*,I=*,M=*]/value","Main values are A, I, and M. What do they mean?"

gen_status,OMIT,,Brad: OMIT. This will be determined later by using TNRS.

gentry_dbh,diameterBreastHeightGentry,,

givenName,recordedBy_givenName,,

givenname,recordedBy_givenName,,

herbarium,institutionCode,,

holdridge_life_zone,communityID,,

ht_first_branch_m,heightFirstBranch,,

http__purl_org_dc_terms_modified,modified,,

infra_ep_1,infraspecificEpithet,,

infra_rank_1,taxonRank,,

infraname,infraspecificEpithet,,

infrarank,taxonRank,/_alt/2,

inorout,fieldNotes,"/_join/7/_label[label=""in or out""]/value",

interpretationDate,dateIdentified,,

interpretationdate,dateIdentified,,

key,OMIT,,UniqueNYInternalRecordNumber is a better pkey

lat_decimal,decimalLatitude,,

lat_deg,decimalLatitude,,

lat_string,verbatimLatitude,,

leaves,reproductiveCondition,"/_map:[A=*,I=*,M=*]/value","Main values are A, I, and M. What do they mean?"

life_zone,communityID,/_alt/3,

life_zone_code,communityID,/_alt/4,

life_zone_code,communityName,,

loanto,fieldNotes,"/_join/6/_label[label=""loaned to""]/value",

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"

locationAccuracy,coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,/_alt/2,

locationaccuracy,coordinateUncertaintyInMeters,/_alt/2,

long_decimal,decimalLongitude,,

long_deg,decimalLongitude,,

long_string,verbatimLongitude,,

lookup_MethodCode_Description,observationMeasure,,

major_geo,continent,,

methodNarrative,samplingProtocol,,

methodnarrative,samplingProtocol,,

museumAccessionNumber,catalogNumber,,

museumaccessionnumber,catalogNumber,,

name_status,OMIT,,"Brad: OMIT. Except, note that if species_status=3, this indicate that name is a morphospecies and not a standard latin name. Not exactly sure how to use this in BIEN, but could be useful during the name-scrubbing process with TNRS."

no_of_individuals,individualCount,,"Brad: This is a count of number of indiiduals for an *aggregate* observation. For VegBank, I'm not sure. Not exactly the same as stemCount. An individual tree could have 3 stems but would still only count as 1. We need to check with Bob on this."

obsEndDate,endDate,,

obsStartDate,startDate,,

obsenddate,endDate,,

observation_id,eventID,,

obsstartdate,startDate,,

orig_family,originalFamily,,Brad: OMIT

orig_species,originalSpecificEpithet,,Brad: OMIT

pH disolved,ph,,

parent_id,parentLocationID,,

plantNameWithAuthority,scientificName,,

plantname,taxonName,,

plot_administrator_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

plot_code,locationName,,

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

plot_methodology,samplingProtocol,,

plotobs_id_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

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

pol2,county,,Brad: No pol2=countyParish

precip_mm,precipitation,,

project,projectName,,

project_id_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

region|state|province,stateProvince,,

root,reproductiveCondition,"/_map:[A=*,I=*,M=*]/value","Main values are A, I, and M. What do they mean?"

shape,footprintWKT,,

sheetno,associatedMedia,,?

soilClay,clay_percent,,

soilOrganic,organic_percent,,

soilPH,ph,,

soilSand,sand_percent,,

soilSilt,silt_percent,,

soilTexture,texture,,

soil_C,carbon_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_Ca,calcium_percent,,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_N,nitrogen_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_Na,sodium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_P,phosphorus_percent,"/_map:[""<0.05""=0,*=*]/value",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_acidity,acidity_percent,"/_map:[""<0.05""=0,*=*]/value",Assuming units are % based on the range of values

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

soil_cation_cap,cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg,,

soil_conductivity,conductivity,,

soil_texture,texture,,

soilclay,clay_percent,,"""Percent clay in the soil horizon"" (soilClay definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=soilobs&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

soilorganic,organic_percent,,"""Percent organic content of the soil"" (soilOrganic definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=soilobs&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

soilph,ph,,

soilsand,sand_percent,,"""Percent sand in the soil horizon"" (soilSand definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=soilobs&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

soilsilt,silt_percent,,"""Percent silt in the soil horizon"" (soilSilt definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=soilobs&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

soiltexture,texture,,

specific_authority,scientificNameAuthorship,,Brad: This is the author of the scientificName.

stemDiameter,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,

stemHeight,height_m,,

stemLocation_ID,stemID,,

stemXPosition,organismX_m,,

stemYPosition,organismY_m,,

stem_canopy_form,canopyForm,,

stem_canopy_position,canopyPosition,,

stem_dbh,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,"Assuming units based on the units for intercept_cm, which measures the same dimension"

stem_dbh,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,"Assuming units based on the units for plotObservations.intercept_cm, which measures the same dimension"

stem_height_first_branch_m,heightFirstBranch,,"Brad: Same as for ht_first_branch_m, but applies to individuals stems, not trees. Rare."

stem_height_m,height_m,,"""Total height of this stem only, in meters"" (stem_height_m definition at < http://salvias.net/Documents/salvias_data_dictionary.html#Plot+data>). Brad: Same as for height, but applies to individuals stems, not trees. Rare."

stem_height_m,height_m,/_alt/1,"""Total height of this stem only, in meters"" (stem_height_m definition at < http://salvias.net/Documents/salvias_data_dictionary.html#Plot+data>). Brad: Same as for height, but applies to individuals stems, not trees. Rare."

stem_liana_infestation,lianaInfestation,,

stem_tag1,tag,/_alt/1/_alt/2,"The second tag supercedes the first. The stem tag supercedes the tree tag. Brad: Same as tag1 & tag2, but applied to individual stems. I'm still not clear how to distinguish between methods which tag only individuals trees, and those which tag individual stems."

stem_tag1,tag,/_alt/2,"The second tag supercedes the first. Brad: Another type of code, typically a number, used by the original data provider to indicate an individual tree. These are numbers on physical tags attached to the tree. Tag2 Is the same thing, only used if the first tag was lost. Obviously not a good system as it's possible a tree tag could be lost and changed more than once."

stem_tag2,tag,/_alt/1,"The second tag supercedes the first. Brad: See commend for tag1. Your mapping for tag2 looks correct. Probably both values would go here, only nested, with one superceding the other."

stem_tag2,tag,/_alt/1/_alt/1,The second tag supercedes the first. The stem tag supercedes the tree tag. Brad: see above

stemcount_id,aggregateOccurrenceID,,

stemdiameter,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,"""The diameter of the stem in centimeters"" (stemDiameter definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=stemcount&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

stemheight,height_m,,"""The measured height of the stem in meters"" (stemHeight definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=stemcount&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

stemlocation_id,individualID,,

stemlocation_id,stemID,,

stemxposition,organismX_m,,"""The X-coordinate of the stem position in m"" (stemXPosition definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=stemlocation&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

stemyposition,organismY_m,,"""The Y-coordinate of the stem position, as above"" (stemYPosition definition at <http://vegbank.org/vegbank/views/dba_tabledescription_detail.jsp?view=detail&wparam=stemlocation&entity=dba_tabledescription&where=where_tablename>)"

surName,recordedBy_surName,,

surname,recordedBy_surName,,

tag1,tag,/_alt/2,"The second tag supercedes the first. Brad: Another type of code, typically a number, used by the original data provider to indicate an individual tree. These are numbers on physical tags attached to the tree. Tag2 Is the same thing, only used if the first tag was lost. Obviously not a good system as it's possible a tree tag could be lost and changed more than once."

tag1,tag,/_alt/2/_alt/2,"The second tag supercedes the first. The stem tag supercedes the tree tag. Brad: Another type of code, typically a number, used by the original data provider to indicate an individual tree. These are numbers on physical tags attached to the tree. Tag2 Is the same thing, only used if the first tag was lost. Obviously not a good system as it's possible a tree tag could be lost and changed more than once."

tag2,tag,/_alt/1,"The second tag supercedes the first. Brad: See commend for tag1. Your mapping for tag2 looks correct. Probably both values would go here, only nested, with one superceding the other."

tag2,tag,/_alt/2/_alt/1,"The second tag supercedes the first. The stem tag supercedes the tree tag. Brad: See commend for tag1. Your mapping for tag2 looks correct. Probably both values would go here, only nested, with one superceding the other."

taxonImportance_ID,OMIT,,Omitted because STEMCOUNT_ID is more specific

taxonLevel,taxonRank,,

taxonimportance_id,OMIT,,Omitted because stemcount_id is more specific

temp_c,temperature,,

temp_dbh,diameterBreastHeight_cm,,"Assuming units based on the units for intercept_cm, which measures the same dimension"

tmp_PlotObsID_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

tmp_del_index,OMIT,,Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

topography_desc,landform,,

usdaRank,taxonRank,/_alt/1,

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

vegetation_2,communityID,/_alt/1,

voucher_string,recordNumber,/_alt/2,"Brad: OMIT. This is the verbatim text, which includes both collectors name and collection number. I would use coll_number, below."

x,organismX_m,,"Assuming units based on the size of values relative to plot area, which has units of ha. Not documented in <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects/bien/repository/raw/inputs/CTFS/_src/ctfs-comments_worksheet.xls>."

x_position,organismX_m,,"""x coordinate in meters"" (x_position definition at <http://salvias.net/Documents/salvias_data_dictionary.html#Plot+data>). Brad: These are important, fundamental values of many tree plots"

y,organismY_m,,"Assuming units based on the size of values relative to plot area, which has units of ha. Not documented in <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects/bien/repository/raw/inputs/CTFS/_src/ctfs-comments_worksheet.xls>."

y_position,organismY_m,,"""y coordinate in meters"" (y_position definition at <http://salvias.net/Documents/salvias_data_dictionary.html#Plot+data>). Brad: See comment above for x_position"