The specific nature of the data record. Controlled vocabulary per Darwin Core.
ConstraintsmaxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
HumanObservation MachineObservation PreservedSpecimen LivingSpecimen FossilSpecimen MaterialSample MaterialEntity MaterialCitation
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{
"type": "string",
"description": "The specific nature of the data record. Controlled vocabulary per Darwin Core.",
"knownValues": [
"HumanObservation",
"MachineObservation",
"PreservedSpecimen",
"LivingSpecimen",
"FossilSpecimen",
"MaterialSample",
"MaterialEntity",
"MaterialCitation"
],
"maxGraphemes": 64
}
Dublin Core type vocabulary for the nature of the resource.
ConstraintsmaxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
PhysicalObject StillImage MovingImage Sound Text Event Dataset
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{
"type": "string",
"description": "Dublin Core type vocabulary for the nature of the resource.",
"knownValues": [
"PhysicalObject",
"StillImage",
"MovingImage",
"Sound",
"Text",
"Event",
"Dataset"
],
"maxGraphemes": 64
}
A geographic point with uncertainty, following Darwin Core Location class
Properties
Horizontal distance from the coordinates describing the smallest circle containing the whole location. Zero is not valid.
minimum: 1
Geographic latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84). Positive values north of the Equator, negative south. Range: -90 to 90.
maxGraphemes: 32 graphemes
Geographic longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84). Positive values east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative west. Range: -180 to 180.
maxGraphemes: 32 graphemes
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system. Recommended: 'EPSG:4326' (WGS84)
maxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
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{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"decimalLatitude",
"decimalLongitude"
],
"properties": {
"geodeticDatum": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system. Recommended: 'EPSG:4326' (WGS84)",
"maxGraphemes": 64
},
"decimalLatitude": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Geographic latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84). Positive values north of the Equator, negative south. Range: -90 to 90.",
"maxGraphemes": 32
},
"decimalLongitude": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Geographic longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84). Positive values east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative west. Range: -180 to 180.",
"maxGraphemes": 32
},
"coordinateUncertaintyInMeters": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Horizontal distance from the coordinates describing the smallest circle containing the whole location. Zero is not valid."
}
},
"description": "A geographic point with uncertainty, following Darwin Core Location class"
}
The nomenclatural code under which the scientific name is constructed.
ConstraintsmaxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
ICZN ICN ICNP ICTV BioCode
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{
"type": "string",
"description": "The nomenclatural code under which the scientific name is constructed.",
"knownValues": [
"ICZN",
"ICN",
"ICNP",
"ICTV",
"BioCode"
],
"maxGraphemes": 64
}
Statement about the presence or absence of a taxon at a location.
ConstraintsmaxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
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{
"type": "string",
"description": "Statement about the presence or absence of a taxon at a location.",
"knownValues": [
"present",
"absent"
],
"maxGraphemes": 64
}
The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the occurrence.
ConstraintsmaxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
male female hermaphrodite
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{
"type": "string",
"description": "The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the occurrence.",
"knownValues": [
"male",
"female",
"hermaphrodite"
],
"maxGraphemes": 64
}
A taxonomic identification with provenance metadata
Properties
Date the identification was made (ISO 8601)
maxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
GBIF backbone taxonomy key for the identified taxon
maxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
Uncertainty qualifier applied to the taxon name (e.g., 'cf. agrestis', 'aff. agrestis')
maxGraphemes: 256 graphemes
Person(s) who made the identification (pipe-delimited for multiple)
maxGraphemes: 512 graphemes
ORCID or other persistent identifier for the person(s) who identified (pipe-delimited)
maxGraphemes: 512 graphemes
The full scientific name including authorship and date
maxGraphemes: 512 graphemes
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{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"scientificName"
],
"properties": {
"gbifTaxonKey": {
"type": "string",
"description": "GBIF backbone taxonomy key for the identified taxon",
"maxGraphemes": 64
},
"identifiedBy": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Person(s) who made the identification (pipe-delimited for multiple)",
"maxGraphemes": 512
},
"dateIdentified": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Date the identification was made (ISO 8601)",
"maxGraphemes": 64
},
"identifiedByID": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ORCID or other persistent identifier for the person(s) who identified (pipe-delimited)",
"maxGraphemes": 512
},
"scientificName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The full scientific name including authorship and date",
"maxGraphemes": 512
},
"identificationRemarks": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Notes or comments about the identification",
"maxGraphemes": 2048
},
"identificationQualifier": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Uncertainty qualifier applied to the taxon name (e.g., 'cf. agrestis', 'aff. agrestis')",
"maxGraphemes": 256
}
},
"description": "A taxonomic identification with provenance metadata"
}
The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName.
ConstraintsmaxGraphemes: 64 graphemes
kingdom phylum class order family subfamily genus subgenus species subspecies variety form
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{
"type": "string",
"description": "The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName.",
"knownValues": [
"kingdom",
"phylum",
"class",
"order",
"family",
"subfamily",
"genus",
"subgenus",
"species",
"subspecies",
"variety",
"form"
],
"maxGraphemes": 64
}