Root element: FullDataSet holds one or more ComponentDataSets linked by a common supplier and source. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Version of the BioCASE Unit Profile used Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Organisation or individual providing the data file. Workshop 1 Markus Doering Feb 2002 changed to newly introduced AgentType BioCASE CODATA TDWG Text description of the FullDataSet as represented in a database version Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG A FullDataSet is composed of one or more ComponentDataSets each related to their own metadata including Originator, GatheringEvents and Unit Data Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Survey May be the name of a collection if all records are for a single collection, rather than use UnitData / NamedCollection for each record. Workshop 1 Charles Copp August 2002 Was DatasetOrCollectionOrSubCollectionName BioCASE CODATA TDWG Individual or organisation who originally provided the data. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Individual or organisation with 'ownership' of a dataset Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Notes: Many elements of this structure are directly taken from the DTD for the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Canadian node (ITIS*ca) at: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/itis/ which was provided by Derek Munro. Derek Munro Sept 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Derek Munro Sept 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata Derek Munro Sept 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata Derek Munro Sept 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata Derek Munro Sept 2001 Markus Doering 13 Mar 2002 changed to build-in W3C date type. No need for complex DateType BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata Derek Munro Sept 2001 Markus Doering 13 Mar 2002 changed to build-in W3C date type. No need for complex DateType BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata Derek Munro Sept 2001 Markus Doering 13 Mar 2002 changed to build-in W3C date type. No need for complex DateType BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata Version control data for identifying source and version of a database Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Derek Munro Sept 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITIS*ca draft metadata Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Element referring to the Intellectual Property Rights apertaining to a dataset or unit data Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The element containing all data referring to a Unit (a specimen or biological record). UnitDatasets may be related in a parent child fashion e.g. for derived units. Units may have many identification and verification events attached to them the range of possible measurement attributes for a unit is vast and therefore a generalised measurement element is introduced. Workshop 1 Neil Thomson August 2002 Removed Attributes in favour of RecordStatus elements to allow mapping to Darwin Core 2 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: Unit (Gathering Unit) - see also Secimen Unit in this model (=Derived Unit) Maps to Darwin Core 2: Catalog Number. An identifier for the unit record, unique within the ComponentDataSet. Should provide the key by which a specimen or specimen component can be identified. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: Unit_ID / NBN: Sample_KeyUnit key or Identifying number - can be multiple Darwin Core 2: Catalog Number Where different from DatasetIPR Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Indication of who created this record and when. Also whether it has been updated and by whom. Together, these provide a confidence factor on the accuracy and currency of the information. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Collection Profile Name of the person that created this record. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Collection Profile Date that This record was first created. ISO 8601 compliant stamp giving date and time in UTC (GMT). Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Collection Profile Name of the person that last edited this record. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Collection Profile Date that This record was last edited. ISO 8601 compliant stamp giving date and time in UTC (GMT).Maps to Darwin Core 2 DateLastModified. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE Collection Profile Darwin Core 2: Date Last Modified An abbreviation indicating whether the record represents an observation (O), Living Organism (L), Specimen (S), Germplasm/seed (G) etc. Maps to Darwin Core 2: Basis of Record Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Basis of Record Unit may belong to one or several collections or survey projects which have distinctive names e.g. Stanley-Lewis Bird's Egg Collection or The National Clematis Collection. Walter Berendsohn August 2002 Reduction of former NamedCollectionType BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for PreferredIdentificationFlag Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG This is a free text field ONLY for use when extracting data from datasources where the identification or verification history is a free text field. In normal circumstances the history can be constructed by sorting identification events by date and reference to the preferred identification flag Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: vhist Allows the subtyping of Unit into various disciplines. Refers only to unit data proper, not to gathering site nor taxonomic identification! Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Unit subtype allowing the recording of specific additional botanical attributes. Check for HISPID fields of specific botanical nature. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Unit subtype allowing the recording of specific horticultural attributes. Quite a few elements from ITF go here. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Unit subtype allowing the recording of additional attributes specific to microbial and similar culture methods Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: Unit_ID / NBN: Sample_KeyUnit key or Identifying number - can be multiple Reference or trade name for a microbial culture Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The growth medium for a microbial or similar culture e.g. agar Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Preferably a number - attribute gives temperature scale used Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for RefType Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Unit subtype allowing the recording of additional attributes specific to mycological and lichenological units BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of algal or cyanobacterial component of lichen Paul Kirk (in email) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Paul Kirk (in email) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Paul Kirk (in email) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Unit subtype allowing the recording of additional attributes specific to palaeontological units (not: Stratum; see GatheringSite) Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Unit subtype allowing the recording of additional attributes specific to zoological specimens. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Sex Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Sex Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG A Unit subtype containing data elements specific to records refering to physical specimens. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for DateType. The date when specimens or collections were acquired by the institution Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Group element for parts of a personal name - see also name_ID (ref to a database entry) and fullName (free text format) Workshop 1 Charles Copp 2001 from old Name Element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Full organisation name e.g. Taxonomic Database Working Group Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text field for informal recording of field contents Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for DateType. The date on which an accession was recorded in the accessions register ( not the date of acquisition) Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: AccDate Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Repeatable to accomodate accession number in multiple catalogues. Identifier for an accessions catalogue or numbering scheme which contains the SpecimenUnit Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG he instutional number applied to an accession and recorded in the accessions register e.g. BRSMG:1999/1209. A structured view into acquisition information from accessions register as opposed to original gathering data. - helps link collections (e.g. several specimens may share one accession number). Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48 AccCode_Pk Unit "nature" or preservation mode: virtual vs. object; preservation mode; part; creation process Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 Removed ID attribute BioCASE CODATA TDWG Charles Copp Oct 2001 Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Term Maps to Darwin Core 2: Preparation Type. Free text field for informal recording of field contents, such as "skin", "slide" etc. [Changed July 2002, Was AltText] Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Preparation Type LNHM specimen part: Part of the specimen rcord applies Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG LNHM: A specimen, cabinet or other unit (e.g. a living horticultural specimen) may have one or more labels attached or associated with it, or some writing or other inscription directly upon or carved into it. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Label or inscription Charles Copp September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Text transcription of an inscription Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Charles Copp September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Summary, interpretation or opinion of the text Charles Copp September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Allows recording of history of specimen e.g. changes of ownership and transfers between collections by sale, splitting or merging of collections Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Previous Catalog Number Workshop 1 Neil Thomson July 2002 Name changed from UnitID to aid DC2 mapping BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: Unit_ID / NBN: Sample_KeyUnit key or Identifying number - can be multiple Darwin Core 2: Previous Catalog Number BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for DateType. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: vaguedatestart, vaguedateend and vaguedatetype Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Information on the type status of the specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG The name based on the specimen. BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: basnam / TLR Attribute for RefType Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Type Status. The full term designating the status, e.g. Holotype or Isolectotype Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Type Status Indicator for unverified type status (kind and fact). Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG The person assigning or verifying the type status of the specimen Free text to record information about the verification process. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG A Unit subtype containing data elements specific to observation (recording) units. Terms such as: quadrat, transect, mist net, timed count etc. Charles Copp September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for PreferredFlag. Numbers or other registration mark associated with an observation record e.g. field observer numbers or quadrat numbers. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Published reference linked to this unit. Neil Thomson August 2002 Attribute for Original. Indication of images available. Neil Thomson August 2002 A relationship or association e.g. for host/parasite relationships, parental relationships, observed pollinators, substrate etc. May or may not be another unit in the same dataset. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG A unit assemblage serves to handle symmetric relationships between several units (e.g. herd of animals, batches of specimens, etc.). W. Berendsohn August 2002 Element for holding counts - can be multiiple e.g. number of males, females and juveniles Could also be accommodated by the UnitMeasurement element Workshop 1 Cc Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Subset of unit counted, e.g. "males", "females", "total". W. Berendsohn Aug 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Individual Count. Number of individuals in the lot or container. Not an estimate of abundance or density at the collecting locality, for which see AbundanceOrDensity. [Changed July 2002. Was AltText] Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Individual Count Gathering event, agent and site details Walter Berendsohn August 2002 Re-structured from former GatheringEvent BioCASE CODATA TDWG Project, date and person details Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 Neil Thomson August 2002 Structure simplified BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: Project Proj_Pk Unique identifier Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48 Proj_Pk Name or reference to a parent project where expedition is part of a bigger project Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: ParProj_Pk Main project title Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: ProjTitle Project subtitle Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: ProjTitle2 CC. Free text element platform name - refers to the 'platform' from which observations where made e.g. the name of a research vessel or a remote operated vehicle. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: PlatformNm ASC: PLATFORM-NAM measurement of time elapsed - number with units, e.g. 21 days. Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: Duration Attribute for DateType. Element for recording the starting date in a range Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for DateType. End date for use in date ranges BioCASE CODATA TDWG Project funding acknowledgements - free text Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: ProjAckn Free text description of the project Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: ProjTxt CC - should address also be part of contact detail? It could be different from the parent element Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Field Number. A string that identifies all material that resulted from a collecting event. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Sample_Reference Darwin Core 2: Field Number Not grouped in HISPID The person team responsible for collecting or recording. The element contains a FirstCollector,e.g. the principle team member or organisation name, additional collectors who were part of the team and per Collectors who are other individuals who may have passed specimens or data onto the team. Probably better structured as a repeatable 'Recorder' element with a Type attribute to allow differentiation e.g. botanists and entomologists working on the same team and also a preferred flag for the team leader. Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: GatheringAgent incl. LegTm1_Fk,LegTmAl_Fk, LegTmPr_Fk/ NBN: Event_Recorder & Sample_Recorder Normally a single person in charge of field book to which records are added or the team leader. May be the person whose collection number is cited. could be an organisation name where collector not known Could be handled by uniting all observers in one repeatable element name with an element attribute for first or preferred Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABIS, ITF, TLR NBN: Survey_Recorder & Sample_Recorder HISPID4: Primary Collector's Name (cnam) TDWG: Collector Maps to Darwin Core 2: Collector. [Was Alt Text] Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Collector Group element for parts of a personal name - see also name_ID (ref to a database entry)) Workshop 1 Charles Copp 2001 from old Name Element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name (elements) for organisations Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Persons other than the primary collector responsible for collections or observations Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ITF Taxon48: Additional Collectors / NBN: Event_Recorder & Sample_Recorder / HISPID4: Secondary Collectors Name (cnam2) TDWG: Collteam BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text field for informal recording of field contents. [Was Alt Text] Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG Group element for parts of a personal name - see also name_ID (ref to a database entry) Workshop 1 Charles Copp 2001 from old Name Element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Gives date of the gathering or observation event which can be a range or qualified as a vague date (=HISPID4: cdat) can also be attached to GatheringEventSample as a means of adding greater precision to specific groups of observations within a range event (=cdat2 in part) Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: cdat NBN: Survey_Event_Date (3 part vague date) Taxon48: GDate July 2002: Structure changed to make use of DateType Which calendar a date pertains to e.g. Julian Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for DateType. Maps to Darwin Core elements as follows: DateBegin / Year maps to DC2: Year Collected DateBegin / Month maps to DC2: Month Collected Date Begin / Day maps to DC2: Day Collected Maps to Darwin Core 2: Julian Day. The number of days since January 1st (i.e. January 1st DayNumber 1) Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Julian Day Maps to Darwin Core 2: Time of Day. Expressed as decimal hours from midnight local time (e.g. 13.5 means 1:30pm) Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Time of Day Location at which a Gathering Event takes place Element contains both geospatial and descriptive elements Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABIS, ITF Taxon48: StatedLoc HISPID4: Locality (loc) / TDWG: Locality, Stanloc(?) / ASC Locality-Nam Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Continent Ocean. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Continent Ocean Maps to Darwin Core 2: Country through either Iso2Letter (future) or CountryName (current). At least one of Countryname|ISO2|ISO3 should be present but more are allowed This should be the political country having jurisdiction over the collection site. Historical country names and water bodies outside the coastal zone can be entered under named area. CC - There is conflict here between use as an address line (essentially text handy for sorting) and more structured use in collections (GatheringSite) where standardised terms linked to ISO country codes may be desirable Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for SubdivLevel: level number where that forms part of a classification (e.g. for HISPID pru and sru) Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Hollis & Brummitt 1992 & local administrative area standards (e.g. NBN Admin Dictionary) Includes HISPID4: pru & sru , could also be used for sgu / NBN: Admin_Area Maps to Darwin Core 2: State Province and DC2: County. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Hollis & Brummitt 1992 & local administrative area standards (e.g. NBN Admin Dictionary) Includes HISPID4: pru & sru / NBN: Admin_Area Allows use of abbreviations and codes for area names Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Allows recording of local or national subdiv. level e.g. county, district, state etc Allows specification of more detailed geographic and administrative area contextual info to a collecting locality Neil Thomson August 2002 Converted from an Attribute BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson August 2002 Converted from an Attribute BioCASE CODATA TDWG [Renamed July 2002. Was NamedAreas] Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Locality BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Locality BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Full locality as it would appear on a label. Walter Berendsohn September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text description of detail pertaining to the observation, sampling or collection locality Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The nearest named place to the collection or observation location e.g. on 1:100,000 map or better Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABIS, AUSLIG HISPID4: nnp / TDWG: Stanloc WGB Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Bounding Box. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Bounding Box URL (e.g. web address) for thelocation of a boundary polygon or centroid spatial reference relating to a gathering site Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for AppliesTo. Composite element to allow observations to record multiple coordinates or same coordinate in different systems Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Geospatial coordinates recorded using a grid system Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: Geospatial Coordinates GridSysNam, GridCode, GridPreQual,CrdMsmtMth Grid system name e.g. "GB OS" Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48: GrdSystTxt Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Grid reference precision qualifier Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Taxon48:GridPrecQual Coordinates measuring system e.g. GPS, field map reference, inferred map reference Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: geosou (part) / Taxon48: CrdMsmthMtd Element that allows the recording of the latitude and longitude of a recording or collecting position Could be simplified by converting many of the sub-elements into attributes. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABIS, ITF, AUSLIG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Latitude. Express in decimal degrees e.g. WGS-84 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Latitude Maps to Darwin Core 2: Longitude. Express in decimal degrees e.g. WGS-84 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Longitude Maps to Darwin Core 2: Coordinate Precision. An estimate of how tightly the collecting locality was specified; expressed as a distance in metres corresponding to a radius around the Lat/Long coordinates. Use NULL where precision is unknown, cannot be estimated or is not applicable. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Coordinate Precision Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Degrees of latitude for collecting site in range 0-90 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: latdeg / TDWG: LatDegH, LatDegL Minutes within the latitude reading - range 0 - 59 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: latmin / TDWG LatMinH, LatMinL Seconds within the latitude reading range 0 - 59 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: latsec / TDWG: LatSecH, LatSecL Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: latdir / TDWG: LatDirHigh, LatDirLow Degrees of longitude of the collecting/recording site - range 0 - 90 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: londeg / TDWG : LongDegH, LonDegL Minutes in the longitude reading range 0-59 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: lonmin / TDWG: LongMinH , LongMinL Seconds in the longitude reading - range 0 - 59 Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: lonsec / TDWG: LongSecH , LongSecL Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Method of establishing Lat/Long position BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: geosou (part) mathematical surface on which the mapping and coordinate system used for the geocodes of the record are based Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG AS/NZS4270 spatial transfer standard, SDTS spatial transfer standard Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text statement of degree of accuracy Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: includes geoacy TDWG: LatAccurr, LongAccur Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: sqz Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: sge (part) Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: sgn (part) Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Allows the linking of geological dating and rock unit names to sites or sample locations Structure allows for full analysis of stratigraphy e.g. to allow fossils in collections to be sorted by period and zone Also allows for free text terms when their staus is unknown or for more full descriptions of stratigraphy of site. Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG LNHM model Description of the topography either related to a site as a feature or recorded as part of a sample (i.e attaches info to recorders and date) Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: top Hydrological features of the site or collection point Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Biotoperecord is an element for citing biotope type terms (e.g. classification terms) and measurments (e.g. vegetation height) related to the unit's gathering site Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Biotope-occurrence HISPID4: hab (part) / TDWG: Habitat (part) Interpreted here as relationships with other taxa Note this can be recorded as a feature of a location (e.g. at this site the following species are known to grow together) or can be used to record relationships in an observation (e.g. caterpillar and observed food plant, parasite and host etc.) Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: asspp Attribute for classification system used. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Short_Name Attribute for type designating ShortName, Long name, Code, or AltText Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Long_Name Free text field for informal recording of field contents Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG BiotopeData allows the linking of any measurement (e.g. biotope area) to unit record Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: biotope_occurrence_data Interpreted here as relationships with other taxa Note this can be recorded as a feature of a location (e.g. at this site the following species are known to grow together) or can be used to record relationships in an observation (e.g. caterpillar and observed food plant, parasite and host etc.) Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: asspp Markus Doering August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for CodeofNomenclature Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG LowerValue maps to Darwin Core 2: Minimum Depth. Lower value of range (ie that nearest to ground datum). Material collected was at least this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g. collecting above sea level in tidal areas) UpperValue maps to Darwin Core 2: Maximum Depth. Higher value in range (ie. measurement furthest from ground datum). Material collected was at most this depth. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g. collecting above sea level in tidal areas) WalterBerendsohn August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Lower value maps to Darwin Core 2: Minimum Elevation. Minimum distance above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. Upper value maps to Darwin Core 2: Maximum Elevation. Maximum distance above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. WalterBerendsohn August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Measurement of Aspect (ie facing direction) of either whole site or sample point measured in either letters (e.g. NE, SW) or Degrees (e.g. 270) Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: Aspect (asp) Substrate is the surface or medium from which one or more specimens are recorded or collected e.g. in soft mud, on leaf surface, under rock, on granite etc. Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: sub Measurement of the degree of exposure of a collecting or recording site - (often used with marine shore recording) e.g. sheltered Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Measurement of the angle of slope either as free text or in number of degress Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Abundance / Density at collection site - can have several measures of abundance e.g. Domin and DAFOR values Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG This is a general purpose measurement element that can be used to store any kind of count or measurement related to a Unit e.g. length of bill, number of eggs, weight, pH , specific gravity etc. Some measurements, e.g. no. of individuals have separate elements - this is redundant but makes for easier reading! Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Taxon_Data Any number of free text facts can be recorded about the specimen or unit. Facts can be of any sort e.g. comments on the historical importance of the specimen or curatorial notes about the preservation state. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Categorisation term. BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of person contributing the fact BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for RefType Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Used wherever a description field is needed. Free text and could be in rtf or html. Maps to Darwin Core 2: Notes. Covers LNHM free text description of a specimen or similar 'Unit'. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct. 2001 In Santa Barbara, I (WGB) insisted on a very basic address definition CC: A simpler but more flexible version would be to have Address line as a repeatable element Could even have Address (AddressLine*) with AddressLine being a text element with Attribute Type = (Line|Town|County|Country|zip|etc) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Repeatable element to allow for addresses of different structure and length. Attribute = AddressLineType. Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text address term useful for sorting. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text full country name (preferably from a standard list e.g. ISO or H&B) Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ABIS, ITF, TLR, WGSUB, ISO, Hollis& Brummitt (1992) HISPID4: cou and scou : NBN: admin_area Text attribute for zip code or post code Charles Copp October 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text field for informal recording of field contents Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Orientation from North in compass degrees - can be used for recording aspect of a site or as part of the dip/strike measuremnt in geologic records BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG The scientific name of a taxon with a rank higher than Genus, which is commonly used to classify the group the unit belongs to. Attribute = TaxonRank Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID3: covers "Suprafamilial Group Name" (supfam), Family Name (fam), and Suprageneric Group Name (supgen). Maps to Darwin Core 2: Genus Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Genus Maps to Darwin Core 2: Species Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Species Maps to Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Free text comments related to the name Charles Copp Oct 2001 HISPID4: namcom BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG The scientific name of a taxon with a rank higher than Genus, which is commonly used to classify the group the unit belongs to. Attribute = TaxonRank Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID3: covers "Suprafamilial Group Name" (supfam), Family Name (fam), and Suprageneric Group Name (supgen). Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: Hybrid Flag (hyb) Maps to Darwin Core 2: Genus. A validly published generic name under the ICBN, ICZN, ICBN, or a manuscript name, or an intergeneric hybrid name, validly published under the ICBN, without the leading multiplication sign, eg. Halimiocistus for x Halimiocistus sahucii. or the name of an intergeneric graft hybrid or graft chimaera, validly published under the Cultivated Code, eg. Crataegomespilus for + Crataegomespilus dardarii. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: Genus Name (gen) as to content, not all rules. Darwin Core 2: Genus Maps to Darwin Core 2: Species. First word in a taxonomic name combination other than a generic term or term indicative of rank Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG covers HISPID "Subgeneric Group Name" (subgen) but without the preceeding rank abbreviation (entered under Rank). Also covers HISPID "Species Epithet" (sp) Darwin Core 2: Species WGB Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: "Species Qualifier" (spql) Maps to Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: "Infraspecific Epithet" (isp) without the hybrid stuff. Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: covers "Infraspecific Rank Flag" (isprk) as well as the rank ("group") of a "subgeneric group name" given in that field. Authors of the original name for a taxon which has subsequently been revisied but retains the same stem or epithet Required in botanical and bacteriological nomenclatural codes Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4 has Basionym (basnam) as an element but not the author team Authority for a taxonomic name combination Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute of a full taxonomic citation used to connect the names of two author/author groups the second of which is citing or validly publishing a name proposed by the first Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Horticultural and trade name element for plants Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Cultivar group name e.g. "Cauliflower" Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: culgnam /ITF / Treharne(1995) Cultivar name e.g. the type of cauliflower. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: culnam / ITF /ICNCP / Treharne(1995) Trade name used for a specific cultivar Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: tranam / ITF / ICNCP (Treharne(1995) Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Any free text comments related to the name Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: namcom Attribute for PreferredFlag. Charles Copp September 2002 Re-structured BioCASE CODATA TDWG One of: telephone, cellphone, fax, email Charles Copp September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Prefix to use before dialing: e.g. country code BioCASE CODATA TDWG full number e.g. as dialled within the country or the full email address Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Number free text note for constraints on use e.g. "weekdays only" or "home number" Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Constraints Free text number entry Berendsohn Aug. 16 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name (elements) for organisations Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Group element for parts of a personal name - see also name_ID (ref to a database entry) and fullName (free text format) Workshop 1 Charles Copp 2001 from old Name Element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Role of Person or Organisation in context Neil Thomson August 2002 A very basic address definition having address lines as a repeatable element can be used Berendsohn Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Added to replace fax, email and telephone elements with a repeatable and more flexible structure where the element attribute CommType is enumnerated to include tel,fax,email Attribute Preferred marks the first choice where there are multiple numbers Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN : element Contact_Number URL for contact Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG 2 letter ISO code for the representation of a country name Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG ISO HISPID: iso 3 letter ISO code for the representation of a country name Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG attribute showing that information is derived - usually from a system supplied dictionary WGB Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: ? System_supplied_data Attribute for DateType Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: vaguedatestart, vaguedateend and vaguedatetype Format datebegin and dateend allows recording of dates as ranges or approximations. Atomised into Year, Month and Day. Use DateBegin elements where exact date is known. Neil Thomson July 2002 Atomised into Year, Month and Day to harmonise with Darwin Core 2 date elements for idenfication and collection events BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Format datebegin and dateend allows recording of dates as ranges or approximations. Atomised into Year, Month and Day. Use DateBegin elements where exact date is known. Neil Thomson July 2002 Atomised into Year, Month and Day to harmonise with Darwin Core 2 date elements for idenfication and collection events BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text field for informal recording of field contents Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for TaxonRank. Maps to Darwin Core 2: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order and Family. Attribute may be used to indicate actual rank if not clear from name ending. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order and Family BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Disclaimer statement concerning data quality Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for PreferredIdentificationFlag BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attributes for VerificationLevel (vlev), IdentificationType (det) , TaxonIdentificationQualifier (idql) . RankQualified (rkql) Equivalent to Taxon_Determination in NBN. An identication event records a taxonomic determination or other form of identication applied to a unit (specimen(s)) A unit may have many identication events and one may be selected as the preferred identification Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG includes vlev, det, idql, rkql from HISPID4 Person or person team determining, confirming or denying the identity of a unit in an identification event. Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: vnam / NBN determiner Maps to Darwin Core 2: Identified By. Free text field providing name(s) of the person(s) who applied the TaxonIdentified to the object. Sydney CODATA workshop Neil Thomson July 2002 Was AltText element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Identified By Atomised data for the parts of the Identifier's name. Workshop 1 Charles Copp 2001 from old Name Element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Atomised data for the organisation the identifier is affiliated to, OR the organisation/institution acting as the identifier. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG A reference (e.g. a monograph, fauna or flora or a pers. comm.) which provided the base for the identifier's taxon identification. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: vlit / NBN: Source Attribute for DateType. Maps to Darwin Core 2 elements as follows: Date / DateBegin / Year maps to DC2: Year Identified Date / DateBegin / Month maps to DC2: Month Identified Date / DateBegin / Day maps to DC2: Day Indentified Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG includes HISPID4 : vdat and texvdat / NBN determination_date (vague date ) Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: idcom / NBN: Comme A free-text suffix added to the taxon identified (e.g. "sensu lato"). Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Identifications considered as wrong should be removed to the IdentificationHistory element to exclude them from searches. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for Original BioCASE CODATA TDWG Identifer for Image. May be a filename for a digital image. Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Universal Resource Identifier - Path to electronic source of document either internal or external (e.g. web address) Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The context of the image in relation to the specimen or other types of derived unit - could be many e.g. original valid publication image, front view of lectotype etc. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Code for image format e.g. jpg, pcx, tiff for digital images; 16mm, beta video, AVI, mpg for moving images; transparency, print for photographs etc. Charles Copp Neil Thomson August 2002 Simplified to text element BioCASE CODATA TDWG Size in KBytes for digital images or physical dimensions for artwork, photographs and other physical images. Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct. 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Subject area, such as soil, habitat, place etc. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson August 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Name of the specific term list or thesaurus from which the term is drawn Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Version or date of the term list or thesaurus from which the term is drawn Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Object, part or property being measured BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Describes type of measure, such as width, abundance, circumference etc. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Lower or only value. Attribute for Unit of Measurement. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for Unit of Measurement. BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Full organisation name e.g. Taxonomic Database Working Group Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Acronym or short term for an organisation e.g. TDWG Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG In the absence of a global scheme, use the code that is most recognised within the discipline. Maps to Darwin Core 2: Institution Code. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Index Herbariorum, International Directory for Botanic Gardens, ABIS, ITF, TLR, Museum Documentation Association HISPID4: Institution Code (insid) / TDWG: Herbarium / NBN:Acronym (part)Free text - presumably for an organisations standard identifer code e.g. Museum or Herbarium abbreviation (BRSMG = Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery) Darwin Core 2: Institution Code Neil Thomson July 2002 Constituent element names changed to the same as those used in the BioCASE Collection-level Profile and the vcard standard BioCASE CODATA TDWG Last name, surname or family name under which an individual would normally expect themselves to be filed e.g. Darwin. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Surname vcard: N.Family Individual, first or Christian name e.g. Charles. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Forename vcard: N.First Any names or initials that might serve as extra identification or personal preference Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Initials vcard: N.Middle Mode of address e.g. Mr. Dr. Professor Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Title vcard: N.Prefix Degrees, abbreviations of rank etc. that follow a name e.g. B.Sc., MBE etc. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Honorifics vcard: N.Suffix Full name as unstructured text W. Berendsohn Aug 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for NumberType BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for RefType BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for NumberType. Documents and images may have various reference numbers associated with them e.g. ISBN, ISSN, internal filing numbers etc. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Title of book, paper, article or paper in symposium Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Title Date of publication (usually Year) Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Year_Vague_Date_Start, Year_Vague_Date_End, Year_Vague_Date_Type author name in format for reference citations e.g. Copp, C.J.T. Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Journal or similar serial publication name and details Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Journal element ISSN Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Journal_Key Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Part number or name of publication - if any e.g. "winter" Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Part Used wherever a description field is needed. Free text and could be in rtf or html. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Volume number - if any Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Volume number of papges or page range for publication or paper Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Pages Supplement name or number for publication where appropriate Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Supplement Edition number for reprinted publications Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Edition Symposium name or title of symposium volume where appropriate Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Symposium_Title Publisher of the publication Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Publisher Place of publication Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Place_of_Publication Universal Resource Identifier - Path to electronic source of document (e.g. web address) Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Charles Copp September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Chronostraigraphic dating term e.g. Jurassic Period Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG biostratigraphic zonation term e.g. Psiloceras planorbis zone Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG lithostratigraphic term describing geology e.g. Mercia Mudstone Group Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text field for informal recording of field contents Sydney CODATA workshop BioCASE CODATA TDWG Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Neil Thomson August 2002 Restructured as suggested by Charles Copp BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Scientific Name. Single access point for search on scientific name. Replaces NameText in Bact/Bot/Zoo NameTypes.The full text of DC2 is provided here to ensure close compatibility: "The full name of lowest level taxon the catalogued item can be identified as a member of; inlcudes genus name, specific epithet (zool.) or infraspecific rank abbreviation, and infraspecific epithet (bot.). Use name of suprageneric taxon (e.g., family name) if catalogued item cannot be identified to genus, species or infraspecific taxon." Also includes cultivar designations, hybrid formulas and formulas for graft chimaera or intergrades. Sydney CODATA workshop Neil Thomson July 2002 Changed to provide compatibility with Darwin Core 2 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Scientific Name Maps to Darwin Core 2: Scientific Name Author. Neil Thomson July 2002 Replaces BotanicalNameType / NameAuthorCitation and ZoologicalNameType / ZoologicalNameAuthorTeam BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: "Species Author" (spau) if the complete name refers to a species; HISPID: "Infraspecific Author" (ispau), if the complete name refers to an infraspecies. Darwin Core 2: Scientific Name Author Neil Thomson August 2002 Converted from an Attribute BioCASE CODATA TDWG Atomized data items of the taxon identified, with subtypes according to the different Codes of Nomenclature which apply to scientific names. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: Taxon (Taxon dict. elements) Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG NBN: TaxonDict Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG The outcome of an identification event and does not adhere to the rule of a Code of Nomenclature. Non-repeatable text string. Walter Berendsohn September 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Maps to Darwin Core 2: Related Catalog[ue] Item Fully qualified identifier of a related item. DC2 usage indicates three data units separated by spaces: InstitutionCode; CollectionCode; UnitID. Neil Thomson July 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Related Catalog Item Maps to Darwin Core 2: RelationshipType. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Darwin Core 2: Relationship Type Free text of formatted text (rtf) description of the feature - not controlled length e.g. often a memo field Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG Attribute for TaxonRank. The scientific name of a taxon with a rank higher than Genus, which is commonly used to classify the group the unit belongs to. Workshop 1 Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID3: covers "Suprafamilial Group Name" (supfam), Family Name (fam), and Suprageneric Group Name (supgen). Maps to Darwin Core 2: Genus. A validly published generic name under the ICBN, ICZN, ICBN, or a manuscript name, or an intergeneric hybrid name, validly published under the ICBN, without the leading multiplication sign, eg. Halimiocistus for x Halimiocistus sahucii. or the name of an intergeneric graft hybrid or graft chimaera, validly published under the Cultivated Code, eg. Crataegomespilus for + Crataegomespilus dardarii. Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: Genus Name (gen) as to content, not all rules. Darwin Core 2: Genus Maps to Darwin Core 2: Species. First word in a taxonomic name combination other than a generic term or term indicative of rank Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG covers HISPID "Subgeneric Group Name" (subgen) but without the preceeding rank abbreviation (entered under Rank). Also covers HISPID "Species Epithet" (sp) Darwin Core 2: Species Maps to Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: "Infraspecific Epithet" (isp) without the hybrid stuff. Darwin Core 2: Subspecies Workshop 1 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID: covers "Infraspecific Rank Flag" (isprk) as well as the rank ("group") of a "subgeneric group name" given in that field. BioCASE CODATA TDWG Any free text comments related to the name Charles Copp Oct 2001 BioCASE CODATA TDWG HISPID4: namcom Free text alternative to structured data under the same node (in contrast to comment etc.) BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG BioCASE CODATA TDWG No controlled vocabulary. ID can be of any form to suit the needs of the user (existing IDs) BioCASE CODATA TDWG Controlled IDs used by the System only. BioCASE CODATA TDWG "Includes genus name, specific epithet (zool.) or infraspecific rank abbreviation, and infraspecific epithet (bot.). Berendsohn Aug 2, 2002 BioCASE CODATA TDWG