Biological Observation Data Standard (Version 1.0)

WHAT

Identification

Confirmation of Identification

identificationVerificationStatus

Confidence that the species or community is correctly identified.

identificationVerificationStatus

Database Only

String

200

See Domain Values tab from BLM or use Domain Values from SRMT:• Verified • Not Verified (a polite way of not verifying an observation from a not so credible source). • Possible (This has been reviewed by a taxa expert and cannot be 100% verified). • Unreviewed (default for new record), • Censored (observation submitted online that is inappropriate), • Duplicate (deemed a duplicate observation by the same observer), • Needs review, • not applicable

Unreviewed

0-1

WHAT

Taxon

Taxon ID

element_subnational_id

An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.

taxonID

EST/EGT_ID

Database Only

Database field based on program standard for Scientific Name

x

x

x

x

x

Number

Populated in Survey123 app. See Notes.

1

8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001, 32567, https://www.gbif.org/species/212

WHAT

Taxon

Accepted Usage ID

acceptedNameUsageID

An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.

acceptedNameUsageID

Database Only

Number

0-1

8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001

WHAT

Taxon

Accepted Usage

acceptedNameUsage

The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.

acceptedNameUsage

Use formatted scientific name. http://help.natureserve.org/biotics/#Record_Management/Scientific_Name/SN_Scientific_Name.htm%3FTocPath%3DRecord%2520Management%7CSubject%2520Area%2520Help%7CScientific%2520Names%7CIdentifiers%7C_____1

Database Only

String

500

0-1

Tamias minimus (valid name for Eutamias minimus).

WHAT

Taxon

Parent ID

parentNameUsageID

An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName.

parentNameUsageID

If genus_species and/or variety/subspecies, then Family name id [http://help.natureserve.org/biotics/#cshid=2262]

Database Only

0-1

https://www.gbif.org/species/2684876

WHAT

Taxon

Parent Usage

parentNameUsage

The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName.

parentNameUsage

Database Only

String

500

0-1

Rubiaceae, Gruiformes, Testudinae

WHAT

Taxon

Original Name Usage ID

originalNameUsageID

An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.

originalNameUsageID

Database Only

0-1

https://www.gbif.org/species/2685484

WHAT

Taxon

Original Usage

originalNameUsage

The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names.

originalNameUsage

Database Only

String

500

0-1

Pinus abies, Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768

WHAT

Taxon

Concept Reference Citation ID

concept_reference_id

Unique ID of the citation for the reference that describes or points to the circumscription of the taxon or community.

nameAccordingToID

concept_reference_id

Database Only

E

Number

0-1

WHAT

Taxon

Concept Reference Citation

nameAccordingTo

Citation for the reference that describes or points to the circumscription of the taxon or community. The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied - traditionally signified by the Latin "sensu" or "sec." (from secundum, meaning "according to"). For taxa that result from identifications, a reference to the keys, monographs, experts and other sources should be given.

nameAccordingTo

Database Only

E

String

4000

0-1

McCranie, J. R., D. B. Wake, and L. D. Wilson. 1996. The taxonomic status of Bolitoglossa schmidti, with comments on the biology of the Mesoamerican salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Carib. J. Sci. 32:395-398., Werner Greuter 2008. Lilljeborg 1861, Upsala Univ. Arsskrift, Math. Naturvet., pp. 4, 5

WHAT

Taxon

Name used in Concept Reference ID

concept_name_id

Idenfitication number (ID) of name used in concept reference.

ELEMENT_GLOBAL.concept_name_id

Biotics field

Database Only

E

Number

0-1

WHAT

Taxon

Name used in Concept Reference

concept_name

Scientific name used in the concept reference.

Database Only

E

String

250

0-1

WHAT

Taxon

Author of Scientific Name used in Concept Reference

concept_author

Author of the scientific name used in the concept reference.

COMMUNITY_GLOBAL.concept_author

Biotics field

Database Only

String

200

0-1

WHAT

Taxon

Name Published in ID

namePublishedInID

An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.

namePublishedInID

Database Only

0-1

http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7

WHAT

Taxon

Name Published in

namePublishedIn

A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode.

namePublishedIn

Database Only

String

500

0-1

Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388, Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886

WHAT

Taxon

Name Published in Year

namePublishedInYear

The four-digit year in which the scientificName was published.

namePublishedInYear

Database Only

E

Number

0-1

1915, 2008

WHAT

Taxon

Taxon Concept ID

taxonConceptID

An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon.

taxonConceptID

Database Only

Number

0-1

8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001

WHAT

Taxon

Verbatim Scientific Name

verbatim_scientific_name

Name as it appeared in the original source documentation (e.g., field notes, specimen label), if different from.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

250

0-1

WHAT

Taxon

Scientific Name ID

scientific_name_id

An identifier for the scientific name to which the record refers.

SCIENTIFIC_NAME.scientific_name_id

Biotics field

Database Only

Number

0-1

WHAT

Taxon

Scientific Name

scientificName

The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.

scientificName

Name used in concept reference concatenated with author. If not possible, then just name used in concept reference. http://help.natureserve.org/biotics/#cshid=2121

Field form

O

Select this field or select Common Name or Higher Classification or Taxon ID

x

x

x

x

x

String

250

Populated in Survey123 app. See Notes.

0-1

Coleoptera (order). Vespertilionidae (family). Manis (genus). Ctenomys sociabilis (genus + specificEpithet). Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet). Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952) (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship).

WHAT

Taxon

Common Name

vernacularName

A nontechnical name for the element.

vernacularName

ELEMENT_SUBNATIONAL.s_primary_common_name

Field form

O

Select this field or select Scientific Name or Higher Classication or Taxon ID

x

x

x

x

x

String

400

Populated in Survey123 app. See Notes.

1

WHAT

Taxon

Language

language

The language of the common name.

language

ELEMENT_SUBNATIONAL.d_language_id

Database Only

String

20

English, French, Spanish

English

1

WHAT

Taxon

Higher Classification Level

classification_level_name

"For taxa and for communities that are part of a hierarchical classification system, the level(s) above the one represented by the Scientific Name. Examples for species: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family. Examples for communities: association, alliance, group, macrogroup, division, formation From Biotics: Proper code for the organism at the specified level of the taxonomic hierarchy (i.e., kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, or genus). Codes are used for sorting, for quick assessment of hierarchical placement, and for shorthand communication. Not every level of the taxonomic hierarchy will have a specific code assigned to it, either because it is not needed at this time (many invertebrates are only coded to the phylum level) or because it is included at a different level (e.g., the higher taxonomy code for vascular plants starts at the division or class level, but the class level code starts with P for vascular plant, etc.)."

higherClassification, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, subgenus, specificEpithet, infraspecificEpithet

classification_level_name

Field form

O

Select this field together with Higher Classification Name and Unit ID or select Scientific Name or Common Name or Taxon ID

.

String

60

species: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family… community: formation, division, macrogroup, group, alliance, association

0 to many

WHAT

Taxon

Higher Classification Name

higher_class_unit_name

For taxa and for communities that are part of a hierarchical classification system, the level(s) above the one represented by the Scientific Name. Examples for species: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family.From Biotics: Proper code for the organism at the specified level of the taxonomic hierarchy (i.e., kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, or genus). Codes are used for sorting, for quick assessment of hierarchical placement, and for shorthand communication.Not every level of the taxonomic hierarchy will have a specific code assigned to it, either because it is not needed at this time (many invertebrates are only coded to the phylum level) or because it is included at a different level (e.g., the higher taxonomy code for vascular plants starts at the division or class level, but the class level code starts with P for vascular plant, etc.).

higher_class_unit_name

Biotics field

Field form

O

Select this field together with Higher Classification Level and Unit ID

.

String

200

0 to many

WHAT

Taxon

Higher Classification Unit ID

higher_class_unit_id

"For taxa and for communities that are part of a hierarchical classification system, the level(s) above the one represented by the Scientific Name. Examples for species: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family. From Biotics: Proper code for the organism at the specified level of the taxonomic hierarchy (i.e., kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, or genus). Codes are used for sorting, for quick assessment of hierarchical placement, and for shorthand communication. Not every level of the taxonomic hierarchy will have a specific code assigned to it, either because it is not needed at this time (many invertebrates are only coded to the phylum level) or because it is included at a different level (e.g., the higher taxonomy code for vascular plants starts at the division or class level, but the class level code starts with P for vascular plant, etc.)."

higher_class_unit_id

Biotics field

Database Only

O

Select this field together with Higher Classification Level and Name

.

Number

WHAT

Taxon

Scientific Authorship

scientificNameAuthorship

The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode.

scientificNameAuthorship

author_name

Database Only

String

200

0-1

(Torr.) J.T. Howell, (Martinovský) Tzvelev, (Györfi, 1952)

WHAT

Taxon

Taxonomic Status

taxonomicStatus

The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept.

taxonomicStatus

classification_status_desc

Database Only

String

20

Standard, Provisional, Nonstandard, invalid, misapplied, homotypic synonym

0-1

invalid, misapplied, homotypic synonym, accepted

WHAT

Taxon

Nomenclatural Status

nomenclaturalStatus

The status related to the original publication of the name and its conformance to the relevant rules of nomenclature. It is based essentially on an algorithm according to the business rules of the code. It requires no taxonomic opinion.

nomenclaturalStatus

Database Only

String

20

0-1

nom. ambig., nom. illeg., nom. subnud.

WHAT

Taxon

Nomenclatural Code

nomenclaturalCode

The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed.

nomenclaturalCode

Database Only

String

20

ICN, ICZN, BC, ICNCP, BioCode

0-1

ICN, ICZN, BC, ICNCP, BioCode

WHAT

Taxon

Taxon Remarks

taxonRemarks

Comments or notes about the taxon or name.

taxonRemarks

x_classification_com

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

this name is a misspelling in common use

WHAT

Identification

Identification ID

identificationID

An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.

identificationID

Database Only

Number

1

9992

WHAT

Identification

Identification Qualifier

identificationQualifier

A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification.

identificationQualifier

Database Only

String

100

0-1

aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia (for Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia with accompanying values Quercus in genus, agrifolia in specificEpithet, oxyadenia in infraspecificEpithet, and var. in taxonRank. cf. var. oxyadenia for Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia with accompanying values Quercus in genus, agrifolia in specificEpithet, oxyadenia in infraspecificEpithet, and var. in taxonRank.

WHAT

Identification

Type Status

typeStatus

A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject.

typeStatus

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388, holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies

WHAT

Identification

Identified By

identifiedBy

A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject.

identifiedBy

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

James L. Patton, Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey

WHAT

Identification

Date Identified

dateIdentified

The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon.

dateIdentified

Database Only

Date

0-1

1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC). 2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC). 2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018). 1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809). 1906-06 (some time in June 1906). 1971 (some time in the year 1971). 2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC). 1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909). 2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007).

WHAT

Identification

Identification References

identificationReferences

A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification.

identificationReferences

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

Aves del Noroeste Patagonico. Christie et al. 2004., Stebbins, R. Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. 2003. | Irschick, D.J. and Shaffer, H.B. (1997). The polytypic species revisited: Morphological differentiation among tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) (Amphibia: Caudata). Herpetologica, 53(1), 30-49.

WHAT

Identification

Identification Remarks

identificationRemarks

Comments or notes about the Identification.

identificationRemarks

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas.

WHERE

Location

Location ID

locationID

An identifier for the set of location information. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.

locationID

shape_id

Database Only

Number

1

WHERE

Location

Latitude (Decimal)

decimalLatitude

The latitude of the location from which the organism or observation was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. Positive values are North of the Equator, negative values are South of the Equator.

decimalLatitude

Field form

O

Select this field together with decimalLongitude or select Polygon or Line

x

x

x

x

x

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Longitude (Decimal)

decimalLongitude

The longitude of the location from which the organism or observation was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. Positive values are East of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are West of the Greenwich Meridian.

decimalLongitude

Field form

O

Select this field together with decimalLatitude or select Polygon or Line

x

x

x

x

x

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Latitude (verbatim)

verbatimLatitude

Latitude as it was originally recorded.

verbatimLatitude

Database Only

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Longitude (verbatim)

verbatimLongitude

Longitude as it was originally recorded.

verbatimLongitude

Database Only

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Line

geotrace

The location from which the organism or observation was collected, as represented by a line.

SOURCE_FEATURE_PRE_LINE.shape

Biotics field

Field form

O

Select this field or select Polygon or Lat / Long

x

x

x

x

x

Shape

0-1

WHERE

Location

Polygon

geoshape

The location from which the organism or observation was collected, as represented by a polygon.

SOURCE_FEATURE_PRE_POLY.shape

Biotics field

Field form

O

Select this field or select Line or Lat / Long

x

x

x

x

x

Shape

0-1

WHERE

Location

Coordinate System

verbatimCoordinateSystem

Coordinate system as it was originally recorded (geographic, UTM, etc.).

verbatimCoordinateSystem

Database Only

O

x

x

x

x

x

String

0-1

WGS84

WHERE

Location

Coordinate System Units

coord_sys_units

Coordinate units as they were originally recorded (degrees, etc.).

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

meters, degrees, feet,

0-1

WHERE

Location

Geodetic Datum

geodeticDatum

The geodetic datum to which the latitude and longitude refer. Datum should be selected from a picklist.

geodeticDatum

Database Only

O

x

x

x

x

x

String

10

NAD83, NAD27, WGS84

WGS

1

WHERE

Location

Locational Uncertainty Type

loc_uncert

The type of inaccuracy in the mapped location of an observation compared with its actual on-the-ground location. This is determined on the basis of the underlying observation data (specifically its size as compared with the minimum mapping unit (mmu), indicated as the Conceptual Feature Type), and the amount and direction of the variability between the recorded and actual locations.

SOURCE_FEATURE.d_loc_uncertainty_type_id

Biotics field

Field form

Use of this field requires use of Locational Uncertainty Distance / Unit

x

x

x

String

30

Estimated, Linear, Delimited, Negligible

Estimated

0-1

Estimated, Linear, Negligible, Delimited

WHERE

Location

Locational Uncertainty Distance Class

loc_uncertainty_range

Distance within which the location of the observation is believed to be captured.

max value from D_LOC_UNCERT_DIST_CLASS used as SOURCE_FEATURE.loc_uncertainty_distance

Biotics field

Database Only

String

>6.25 - 25, >25 - 50, >50 -100, >100 - 200, >200 - 400, >400 - 800, >800 - 1500, >1500 - 4000

0-1

WHERE

Location

Locational Uncertainty Distance

loc_uncertainty_distance

Distance within which the location of the observation is believed to be captured. If location was mapped from GPS coordinates, accuracy recorded by GPS unit in meters.

coordinateUncertaintyInMeters

SOURCE_FEATURE.loc_uncertainty_distance

Field form

This field is required if Locational Uncertainty Type is Estimated

x

x

x

Number

1

WHERE

Location

Locational Uncertainty Unit

loc_uncertainty_unit

Unit associated with the Location Uncertainty (meters).

SOURCE_FEATURE.loc_uncertainty_unit_id

Biotics field

Field form

This field is required if Locational Uncertainty Type is Estimated

x

x

x

String

30

Meters, Kilometers, Feet, Miles

Meters

1

WHERE

Location

Locational Uncertainty Comments

coordinateUncertaintyInMeters_comments

Comments related to ability to map the Observation precisely.

coordinateUncertaintyInMeters_comments

Field form

String

4000

0-1

WHERE

Location

Country

country

The country in which the observation location is found. Ideally a picklist using a standard such as the ISO country names or codes.

country

Database Only

String

75

0-1

WHERE

Location

State/Province

stateProvince

The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs.

stateProvince

Database Only

String

100

0-1

Montana, Minas Gerais, Córdoba

WHERE

Location

County

county

The county or other local administrative unit in which the observation location is found. May be a picklist.

county

Database Only

String

60

0-1

WHERE

Location

Municipality

municipality

The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location.

municipality

Database Only

String

100

0-1

Holzminden, Araçatuba, Ga-Segonyana

WHERE

Location

Locality

locality

The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.

locality

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237).

WHERE

Location

Verbatim Locality

verbatimLocality

The original textual description of the place.

verbatimLocality

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237

WHERE

Location

Minimum Elevation (m)

min_elev_meters

Minimum elevation of the area covered by the observation. The minimum elevation should represent the lowest altitude in meters, above or below sea level, at which the observation is found. Use negative values for locations below sea level.

minimumElevationInMeters

EO.min_elev_meters

Field form

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Maximum Elevation (m)

max_elev_meters

Maximum elevation of the area covered by the observation. The maximum elevation should represent the highest altitude in meters, above or below sea level, at which the observation is found. Use negative values for locations below sea level.

maximumElevationInMeters

EO.max_elev_meters

Field form

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Verbatim Elevation

verbatimElevation

The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location.

verbatimElevation

Database Only

String

100

0-1

100-200 m

WHERE

Location

Minimum Depth (m)

minimumDepthInMeters

Minimum depth at which the observation was made. Use positive values for locations below the earth's surface (subterranean) or under water.

minimumDepthInMeters

Field form

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Maximum Depth (m)

maximumDepthInMeters

Maximum depth at which the observation was made. Use positive values for locations below the earth's surface (subterranean) or under water.

maximumDepthInMeters

Field form

Number

0-1

WHERE

Location

Verbatim Depth

verbatimDepth

The original description of the depth below the local surface.

verbatimDepth

Database Only

String

100

0-1

100-200 m

WHERE

Location

Digitizing Base

digitizing_base

The base data used when digitizing an observation.

locationAccordintTo

SOURCE_FEATURE.d_digitizing_base_id

Database Only

String

60

GPS >….. Can populate from D_DIGITIZING_BASE table in Biotics

0-1

WHERE

Location

Location Remarks

mapping_com

Comments on other topics related to the mapping of the observation.

locationRemarks

SOURCE_FEATURE.mapping_com

Field form

String

4000

0-1

WHERE

Location

verbatim SRS

verbatimSRS

The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based.

verbatimSRS

Database Only

String

100

0-1

unknown, EPSG:4326, WGS84, NAD27, Campo Inchauspe, European 1950, Clarke 1866

WHERE

Location

Data Generalizations

dataGeneralizations

Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request.

dataGeneralizations

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell.

WHERE

Location

Georeferenced By

georeferencedBy

A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location.

georeferencedBy

Database Only

String

200

0-1

Brad Millen (ROM), Kristina Yamamoto | Janet Fang

WHERE

Location

Georeferenced Date

georeferencedDate

The date on which the Location was georeferenced.

georeferencedDate

Database Only

Date

0-1

1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC). 2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC). 2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018). 1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809). 1906-06 (some time in June 1906). 1971 (some time in the year 1971). 2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z (some time during the interval between 1 March 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC). 1900/1909 (some time during the interval between the beginning of the year 1900 and the end of the year 1909). 2007-11-13/15 (some time in the interval between 13 November 2007 and 15 November 2007).

WHERE

Location

Georeference Protocol

georeferenceProtocol

A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties.

georeferenceProtocol

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing. (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006). Global Biodiversity Information Facility., MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines, Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide

WHERE

Location

Georeference Sources

georeferenceSources

A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources.

georeferenceSources

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

https://www.geonames.org/, USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad | Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth, GeoLocate

WHERE

Location

Georeference Verification Status

georeferenceVerificationStatus

A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description.

georeferenceVerificationStatus

Database Only

String

100

requires verification, verified by collector, verified by curator

0-1

requires verification, verified by collector, verified by curator

WHERE

Location

Georeference Remarks

georeferenceRemarks

Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol.

georeferenceRemarks

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

Assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101).

WHERE

Location

Directions

Precise directions to the observation that use a readily locatable and relatively permanent landmark on or near the site (such as a road intersection, a prominent hilltop, or a cliff) as the starting point. Distances should be cited as closely as possible, and compass directions included.

EO.directions

Biotics field

Database Only

CLOB

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation Date

VISIT.visit_date

The date of the observation, consisting of year, month, and day.

eventDate

VISIT.visit_date

Field form

O

Select this field or select Verbatim Date or Observation Start Date / End Date

x

x

x

x

x

Date

1 to many

1963-03-08T14:07-0600 (8 Mar 1963 at 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC). 2009-02-20T08:40Z (20 February 2009 8:40am UTC). 2018-08-29T15:19 (3:19pm local time on 29 August 2018). 1809-02-12 (some time during 12 February 1809).

WHEN

Date/Time

Verbatim Date

verbatimEventDate

Date as reported by observer. Field must allow precise or imprecise dates and therefore could be used to more precisely populated additional fields, including Observation Date (for a true date) or for imprecise dates: Day of Observation, Observation Month & Observation Year, as feasible, given the data provided.

verbatimEventDate

Database Only

O

Select this field or select Observation Date or Observation Start Date / End Date

x

x

x

x

x

String

50

1

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation Start Date

observation_start_date

The precise start date of a data collection event that spanned multiple days.

startDayOfYear

Field form

O

Select this field together with Observation End Date or select Observation Date or Verbatim Date

x

x

x

x

x

Date

0-1

1-Oct-19

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation Start Time

observation_start_time

The time of day the observation began. Specify hour and minutes (may be rounded to nearest hour), and AM or PM.

eventTime

Database Only

String

5

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation End Date

observation_end_date

The precise end date of a data collection event that spanned multiple days.

endDayOfYear

Field form

O

Select this field together with Observation Start Date or select Observation Date or Verbatim Date

x

x

x

x

x

Date

0-1

10-Oct-19

WHEN

Date/Time

observation_end_time

observation_end_time

The time of day the observation ended. Specify hour and minutes (may be rounded to nearest hour), and AM or PM.

eventTime

Database Only

String

5

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Day of Observation

day

The day of the month that the observation took place. Could be derived from Observation Date.

day

Database Only

Number

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation Month

month

The month the observation took place. Could be derived from Observation Date.

month

Database Only

Number

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation Year

year

The four-digit year the observation took place. Could be derived from Observation Date.

year

Database Only

Number

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Number of Days Observed

SMRT: Number of days element is observed

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

Number

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation Date Precision

Precision of date for an observation

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

0-1

WHEN

Date/Time

Observation Date Notes

Notes or comments about the observation date.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

WHO

Observer

Observer

observer

Full name of the person(s) who made or reported the observation or have other knowledge of it. Multiple people with different roles may be recorded.

recordedBy

VISIT.visited_by

Field form

O

x

x

String

250

1

WHO

Observer

Observer Affiliation

observer_affiliation

Institutional affiliation at the time of the observation, or as it appears in the original source.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

200

0-1

DETAILS

Associated Taxa

Associated Species ID

associatedTaxa_estid

An identifier for the scientific name to which the record of the associated taxa refers.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

Number

0 to many

DETAILS

Associated Taxa

Associated Species

associatedTaxa_sci_name

The full scientific name of the associated taxa, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.

associated taxa

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

250

0 to many

DETAILS

Associated Taxa

Associated Species Abundance

associatedTaxa_abundance

A categorical value for the quantity of the associated taxa.

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

50

Abundant, Common, Frequent, Occasional, Rare

0 to many

Frequent

DETAILS

Associated Taxa

Associated Species Quantity

associatedTaxaQuantity

A number or enumeration value for the quantity of the associated taxa.

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

Number

Individuals

0 to many

27 (organismQuantity) with individuals (organismQuantityType). 12.5 (organismQuantity) with %biomass (organismQuantityType). 37.5 (organismQuantity) Braun-Blanquet scale (organismQuantityType).

DETAILS

Associated Taxa

Associated Species Quantity Type

associatedTaxaQuantityType

The type of quantification system used for the quantity of the associated taxa

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

50

Individuals, clumps, % biomass, % cover

0 to many

27 (organismQuantity) with individuals (organismQuantityType). 12.5 (organismQuantity) with %biomass (organismQuantityType). 37.5 (organismQuantity) with Braun-Blanquet scale (organismQuantityType).

DETAILS

Count

Quantity

organismQuantity

A number or enumeration value for the quantity of organisms.

organismQuantity

Field form

Number

0 to many

27 (organismQuantity) with individuals (organismQuantityType). 12.5 (organismQuantity) with %biomass (organismQuantityType). 37.5 (organismQuantity) Braun-Blanquet scale (organismQuantityType).

DETAILS

Count

Quantity Type

organismQuantityType

The type of quantification system used for the quantity of organisms.

organismQuantityType

Field form

String

50

Individuals, clumps, % biomass, % cover

Individuals

0 to many

27 (organismQuantity) with individuals (organismQuantityType). 12.5 (organismQuantity) with %biomass (organismQuantityType). 37.5 (organismQuantity) Braun-Blanquet scale (organismQuantityType).

DETAILS

Count

Life Stage

lifeStage

The life stage(s) of the element seen during the visit. More than one life stage may be selected if applicable, and additional information (sex, number) recorded for each.

lifeStage

Field form

String

50

see Domain Values tab

0 to many

DETAILS

Count

Sex

sex

The sex of individuals seen during the visit.

sex

Field form

String

20

Male, Female, Undetermined

0 to many

DETAILS

Count

Total Count

total_count

Estimate of total number of individuals in the observation area. A number may be entered in this field instead of indicating population numbers by life-stage

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

Integer

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Observation ID

visit_id

Unique identifier of the Observation record in the local (i.e. NatureServe member program) Observation database.

occurrenceID

VIST.visit_id

Database Only

O

x

x

x

x

x

Number/GUID

1

DETAILS

Observation

Confidence Extent

confidence_extent

Indication of whether the full extent of the Element is known (i.e., has been determined through field survey) at that location and, therefore, is represented by the Observation.

EO.d_confidence_extent_id

Biotics field

Field form

x

x

x

x

String

20

Y - Confident full extent is known, N - Confident full extent is NOT known, ? - Uncertain whether full extent is known

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Migratory Use

d_location_use_class_id

The descriptive label indicating which season or behavior (e.g., breeding, nonbreeding) is associated with an observation area for migratory animal species that utilize geographically and seasonally disjunct locations.

SOURCE_FEATURE.d_location_use_class_id

Biotics field

Field form

x

x

x

String

40

Adult foraging area, Bachelor colony, Breeding, Caliving area, Estuarine, Freshwater, Hibernaculum, Juvenile foraging area, Marine, Maternity colony, Migratory corridor, Migratory stopover, Molting area, Nesting area, Nonbreeding, Nonmigratory, Not applicable, Undetermined, Nursery area, Roost, Staging, Wintering site

Not applicable

0-1

Freshwater, Marine, Breeding, Nonbreeding, Wintering site, Nesting area, Roost, …

DETAILS

Observation

Conceptual Feature Type

conc_feat_

Indicates the cartographic feature that would result from mapping the underlying field data, based on the observed feature as compared to the size of the observed area with the minimum mapping unit (mmu) for the scale map used

SOURCE_FEATURE.d_conc_feature_type_id

Biotics field

Field form

x

x

x

String

10

Point: observed feature is a small area (observed area ≤ 9m in all directions), Line: observed feature is a linear area (observed area ≤ 9m in one direction & >9m in the other), Polygon: observed feature is a large area (observed area > 9m in all directions)

1

Point, Line, Polygon

DETAILS

Observation

Detected?

Was the element found? (Yes/No). 'No' indicates negative observation data. 

VISIT.detected

Biotics field

Field Form

x

x

Yes, No 

DETAILS

Observation

Observed Area/Length Unit

obs_al_uni

Unit of measurement of observed area/length

SOURCE_FEATURE.obs_feature_area_unit_id

Biotics field

Field form

String

30

Hectares, Acres, Square Meters, Square Kilometers, Square Feet, Square Miles, Meters, Kilometers, Feet, Miles

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Observed Area/Length

obs_ar_len

Actual area or length of the observation, measured or estimated during field work.

SOURCE_FEATURE.obs_feature_area/obs_feature_length

Biotics field

Field form

Double

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Data Sensitive?

d_data_sensitive

Is the locational information of this observation sensitive and hence, should be restricted from unsecured use?

SOURCE_FEATURE.d_data_sensitive_id

Biotics field

Field form

x

x

String

50

Yes, No Conditional

No

0-1

Yes, No

DETAILS

Observation

Data Sensitive Category

data_sensitive_category

The category/reasoning for which the observation should be considered sensitive and should not be distributed without permission.

SOURCE_FEATURE.d_data_sensitive_category_id

Biotics field

Field form

String

250

Poaching/Collection Threat, Proprietary Data, Land Owner Restrictions, Fragile species or habitat

0-1

Freshwater, Marine, Breeding, Nonbreeding, Wintering site, Nesting area, Roost, … 

DETAILS

Observation

Data Sensitive Reasons

data_sensitive_reasons

Explanation of why locational information of this Source Feature is sensitive and restricted.

accessRights

SOURCE_FEATURE.data_sensitive_reasons

Field form

String

2000

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Behavior

behavior

The behavior shown by the subject at the time the Occurrence was recorded.

behavior

Field Form

String

200

roosting, foraging, running

0-1

roosting, foraging, running

DETAILS

Observation

Distribution Pattern

distribution_pattern

A rating of the distribution of the element on the landscape (e.g., solitary individual, patchy, scattered, solid cover, matrix, large patch, small patch).

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

50

solitary individual, patchy, scattered, solid cover, matrix, large patch, small patch

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Habitat

habitat

Text description of the local or surrounding habitat. A category or description of the habitat.

habitat

Field form

String

4000

0-1

oak savanna, pre-cordilleran steppe

DETAILS

Observation

Establishment Means

establishmentMeans

Indication of whether the element is native at the location.

establishmentMeans

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

50

Native, Nonindigenous, Unknown/undetermined, Re-introduction/Re-establishment, Non-native/Invasive, Non-native/Non-invasive

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Evidence Type

evidence_type

A classification of the type of information on which an Observation record is based. At least one evidence type is required. Similar to the Darwin Core "basis of record".

basisOfRecord

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

50

see Domain Values tab

Unknown

0 to many

DETAILS

Observation

Evidence Comment

evidence_comment

Further details or elaboration on the evidence type.

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

4000

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Condition of Element

element_condition

An integrated measure of the quality of biotic and abiotic factors, structures, and processes, and the degree to which they affect the continued existence of the observation. Components of this factor are: reproduction and health (for species); development/maturity (for communities); ecological processes; species composition and biological structure; abiotic physical/chemical factors.

Field recommended by the Network

Field Form

String

50

Excellent; Good; Fair; Poor

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Condition of Element Comment

element_condition_com

Comments on the condition of the element at the location (such as alive or dead)

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

x

x

x

String

4000

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Evidence of Reproduction

reproductiveCondition

Select the evidence that the element was reproducing at the location.

reproductiveCondition

Field form

String

200

Dormant, Flowering, Fruiting, Genet, Group/Clump, Infloresences, Ramet, Seedling, Vegetative

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Threat Category

EL_SUBNATL_THREATS_ASSESS.d_iucn_threat_category_id

The Threat Category Code and corresponding category definition assigned to an individual threat. Threats are recorded using the IUCN-CMP Classification of Threats. The classification is a hierarchical structure of 11 broad ("level 1") categories, and each of these level 1 threats includes 3-6 more specific, finer ("level 2" and sometimes "level 3") threats. consists of a Threat Category Code and a brief definition (the Threat Category).

D_IUCN_THREAT_CATEGORY.iucn_threat_category_desc

Biotics field

Field form

String

150

Residential & commercial development,Housing & urban areas,Commercial & industrial areas,Tourism & recreation areas,Geological events,Volcanoes,Earthquakes/tsunamis,Avalanches/landslides,Climate change & severe weather,Habitat shifting & alteration,Droughts,Temperature extremes,Storms & flooding,Other impacts,Other options,Other threat,Agriculture & aquaculture,Annual & perennial non-timber crops,Shifting agriculture,Small holder farming,Agro-industry farming,Scale unknown/unrecorded,Conversion/modification of habitat for crop production,Routine agricultural operations,Crop protection (against pests, pathogens),Other,Wood & pulp plantations,Small-holder plantations,Agro-industry plantations,Scale unknown/unrecorded,Conversion/modification of habitat for plantations,Routine plantation operations,Crop protection (against pests, pathogens),Other,Livestock farming & ranching,Nomadic grazing,Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming,Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming,Scale unknown/unrecorded,Animal feed lots,Livestock ranching,Dairy farming,Poultry farming,Other livestock farming,Other,Marine & freshwater aquaculture,Subsistence/artisinal aquaculture,Industrial aquaculture,Scale unknown/unrecorded,Energy production & mining,Oil & gas drilling,Mining & quarrying,Renewable energy,Transportation & service corridors,Roads & railroads,Utility & service lines,Shipping lanes,Flight paths,Biological resource use,Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals,Intentional use (species being assessed is the target),Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target),Persecution/control,Motivation unknown/unrecorded,Gathering terrestrial plants,Intentional use (species being assessed is the target),Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target),Persecution/control,Motivation unknown/unrecorded,Logging & wood harvesting,Intentional use: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is the target) [harvest],Intentional use: large scale (species being assessed is the target) [harvest],Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest],Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest],Motivation unknown/unrecorded,Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources,Intentional use: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is the target) [harvest],Intentional use: large scale (species being assessed is the target) [harvest],Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest],Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest],Persecution/control,Motivation unknown/unrecorded,Human intrusions & disturbance,Recreational activities,War, civil unrest & military exercises,Work & other activities,Natural system modifications,Fire & fire suppression,Increase in fire frequency/intensity,Suppression in fire frequency/intensity,Trend unknown/unrecorded,Dams & water management/use,Abstraction of surface water (domestic use),Dam/levee/dike construction,Dam/levee/dike operations,Irrigation,Wetland drainage,Groundwater modification,Stream channelization,Other,Large Dams,Dams (size unknown),Abstraction of surface water (commercial use),Abstraction of surface water (agricultural use),Abstraction of surface water (unknown use),Abstraction of ground water (domestic use),Abstraction of ground water (commercial use),Abstraction of ground water (agricultural use),Abstraction of ground water (unknown use),Small Dams,Agriculture,Hydropower,Flood control,Drinking water,Recreation,Other,Other ecosystem modifications,Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases,Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases,Unspecified species,Named species,Problematic native species/diseases,Unspecified species,Named species,Introduced genetic material,Problematic species/diseases of unknown origin,Unspecified species,Named species,Viral/prion-induced diseases,Unspecified species (disease),Named species (disease),Diseases of unknown cause,Pollution,Domestic & urban waste water,Sewage,Run-off,Type unknown/unrecorded,Industrial & military effluents,Oil spills,Seepage from mining,Type unknown/unrecorded,Agricultural & forestry effluents,Nutrient loads,Soil erosion, sedimentation,Herbicides and pesticides,Type unknown/unrecorded,Fertilizers, herbicides, or other agrochemicals,Sediments,Salts, metals, and other inorganic substances,Nutrients from animal concentration areas,Other,Garbage & solid waste,Air-borne pollutants,Acid rain,Smog,Ozone,Type unknown/unrecorded,Industrial/urban sources,Agricultural sources,Other human-related sources,Excess energy,Light pollution,Thermal pollution,Noise pollution,Type unknown/unrecorded,No known threats,Unknown/undetermined

DETAILS

Observation

Habitat Quality

habitat_quality

Description of overall site quality, including visible disturbances, threats, etc.

Field recommended by the Network

String

4000

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Habitat Use

habitat_use

The way an animal, migratory and non-migratory, uses (or “consumes,” in a generic sense) this location for a particular biological or behavioral need. Habitat use by migratory animals should be recorded with the "Migratory Use" field.

Field recommended by the Network

Field form

String

250

0-1

Den, foraging area, nest, breeding or display area, hibernacula, toilet area, food cache, basking site, etc.

DETAILS

Observation

Sampling Protocol Description

samplingProtocolDesc

Text description of the protocol / methods used

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

x

x

x

x

String

4000

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

General Comments

visit_notes

General comments about the observation that are not addressed elsewhere.

fieldNotes, occurrenceRemarks

VISIT.visit_notes

Field form

String

2000

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Confidence in Observation Quality

observation_confidence

Level of confidence in observation data quality.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

20

High, Medium, Low

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Associated Sequences

associatedSequences

A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence.

associatedSequences

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U34853.1, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/GU328060 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AF326093

DETAILS

Observation

License

license

A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.

license

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Rights Holder

rightsHolder

A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.

rightsHolder

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

The Regents of the University of California

DETAILS

Observation

Access Rights

accessRights

Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.

accessRights

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

not-for-profit use only, https://www.fieldmuseum.org/field-museum-natural-history-conditions-and-suggested-norms-use-collections-data-and-images

DETAILS

Observation

Suitable for EO?

eo_suitable

Is this observation suitable for use in an EO? Considerations include whether this is a tracked element, the quality of the data, etc.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

x

x

String

200

not evaluated, reviewed and not EO worthy, reviewed and EO worthy, reviewed and generally EO worthy but spatial precision is too poor to be used in EO development, reviewed and generally EO worthy but record is historic and species has since been extirpated from region so should not be used in EO development, reviewed and not EO worthy on its own however observation was made within an existing EO and provides more information about the EO so tabular information of observation should be included with existing EO

Not evaluated

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Comments on EO Suitability

eo_suitable_comm

Indication of why the record is suitable for use in an EO.

Field recommended by the Network

CLOB

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Model Suitability By

model_flag_user

The person who assessed whether the record is suitabile for use in habitat distribution modeling.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

30

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Suitable for Modeling?

model_flag

Documents whether the record is suitable for use in habitat distribution modeling.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

x

x

x

String

25

Yes, No, Needs Review

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Model Suitability Date

model_flag_date

The date the record was assessed for suitability in habitat distribution modeling.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

Date

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Model Suitability Comments

model_flag_comm

Justifications or comments related to model suitability review.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

500

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Editor

rec_mod_by

Person who last modified the observation record.

rec_mod_by

Biotics field

Database Only

String

30

0-1

DETAILS

Observation

Edit Date

rec_mod_date

Date the observation record was last modified.

rec_mod_date

Biotics field

Database Only

Date

0-1

DETAILS

Survey

Sampling Effort

samplingEffort

• The search effort expended for a given species observation. May include qualitative comments (e.g. equipment used) and/or a quantitative assessment (e.g. number of person-hours). • If a species is searched for and not found, then it is vital to include details on the search effort in order to convey the implications of the negative search result (i.e. was it a brief search at the last known coordinates or was it an extensive search for X number of hours, by X number of qualified staff, using named equipment or methods).

samplingEffort

Field form

String

250

0-1

DETAILS

Survey

Sampling Protocol

survey_type

A formal or informal name for the protocol.

samplingProtocol

EO_SURVEY_TYPE.d_survey_type_id

Field form

String

50

see Domain Values tab

0-1

DETAILS

Survey

Associated Permit

associated_permit

Permit number(s) associated with observer/observation, to link with environmental review, scientific collecting permits, etc.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

400

0-1

OTHER

Data Source

Dataset ID

datasetID

An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution.

datasetID

Database Only

E

Select this field or select Dataset Name together with Global ID

Number

1

OTHER

Data Source

Dataset Name

datasetName

The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived.

datasetName

Database Only

E

Select this field or use Dataset ID together with Global ID

String

200

1

Grinnell Resurvey Mammals, Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures

OTHER

Data Source

Global ID

GLOBALID

A field of type UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) in which values are automatically assigned by the original source geodatabase. Should be used in combination with Dataset Name.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

E

Select this field together with DatasetID or select Dataset Name.

GlobalID

0-1

OTHER

Data Source

Institution ID

institutionID

Organization or database (i.e. Biotics, ...) that maintains/houses the documentation. The organization and external identifier together should be an unique combination that will allow the data to be correctly differentiated in the external (source) database.

institutionID

Database Only

String

200

0-1

OTHER

Data Source

Dataset Institution

institutionCode

The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.

institutionCode

Database Only

String

200

0-1

MVZ, FMNH, CLO, UCMP

OTHER

Data Source

Collection ID

collectionID

An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived.

collectionID

Database Only

String

2000

0-1

http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001, http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036

OTHER

Data Source

Collection Code

collectionCode

The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived.

collectionCode

Database Only

String

200

EBIRD, iNaturalist, VP, Mammals, Hildebrandt,

0-1

Mammals, Hildebrandt, EBIRD, VP

OTHER

Data Source

Catalog Number

catalogNumber

Identifier of the documentation. May be a catalog number, data record id, specimen id, plot id, etc. An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection.

catalogNumber

Database Only

0-1

OTHER

Data Source

Owner Institution Code

ownerInstitutionCode

The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.

ownerInstitutionCode

Database Only

String

200

0-1

NPS, APN, InBio

OTHER

Data Source

Information Withheld

informationWithheld

Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record.

informationWithheld

Database Only

String

1000

0-1

location information not given for endangered species, collector identities withheld | ask about tissue samples

OTHER

Destination

Destination Dataset or Product

destination_db_id

Intended destination or use of the observation.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

500

Biotics Visit, MOBI, Natural Heritage Area Report, Conservation Opportunities Area Tool

0 to many

OTHER

Destination

Destination Status

destination_status

Status of the record regarding the destination dataset.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

100

In Review, Ready for Processing, Included, Excluded

0 to many

In Review: the record is being considered for inclusion in a destination dataset, but is still under review. Ready for Processing: the record has been approved for inclusion in the destination dataset. Included: The record has been processed or added to the destination dataset. Excluded: the record has been rejected for inclusion in the destination dataset.

OTHER

Destination

Destination Database ID

destination_db_id

Record ID in the destination database (could be alphanumeric for some databases). For example, if the record is processed in Biotics, this could be the Visit_ID.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

100

0 to many

12345

OTHER

Destination

Destination Date

destination_date

Date record was processed in destination database or decision was made to exclude record, etc.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

Date

0 to many

1/1/2020 (The date the record was processed in Biotics).

OTHER

Destination

Destination Comments

destination_comments

Comments regarding review, processing, or decision to include/exclude a record in the database.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

CLOB

0 to many

OTHER

Observation Group

Observation Grouping ID

eventID

An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event/Group (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.

eventID

Database Only

Number

0-1

OTHER

Observation Group

Observation Grouping Name

event_group_name

Name of the Event/Group.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

250

0-1

OTHER

Observation Group

Observation Grouping Criteria

event_group_criteria

Criteria used to assign Observations to the Event/Group.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

OTHER

Observation Group

Observations in Observation Group

event_group_observations

Observations within Event/Group.

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

Number

0 to many

OTHER

Observation Group

Observation Grouping Comments

eventRemarks

Comments or notes about the Event/Group.

eventRemarks

Database Only

CLOB

0-1

OTHER

Observation Group

Observation Grouping By

event_group_user

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

String

30

0-1

OTHER

Observation Group

Observation Grouping Date

event_group_date

Field recommended by the Network

Database Only

Date

0-1

OTHER

Reference

Reference

ref_id

A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence.

associatedReferences

SOURCE_FEATURE_REF.reference_id

Field form

String

4000

0 to many

Specimen example: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley. MVZ Mammal Collection (Arctos). Record ID: http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861?seid=101356. Source: http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=mvz_mammal. Taxon example: Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343..

OTHER

Reference

Primary Reference?

ref_prim

Indicates whether the reference is the primary source of the Observation.

SOURCE_FEATURE_REF.sf_ref_primary_ind

Biotics field

Field form

String

1

Y, N

Y

0 to many

OTHER

Reference

Bibliographic Citation

A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used.

bibliographicCitation

Database Only

String

4000

0-1

Specimen example: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley. MVZ Mammal Collection (Arctos). Record ID: http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861?seid=101356. Source: http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=mvz_mammal. Taxon example: Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343..

OTHER

Reference

Record Created By

rec_create_user

Name of user who created the record within the database.

Database Only

O

.

String

30

1

OTHER

Reference

Record Created Date

rec_create_date

Date the record is created within the database.

Database Only

O

.

Date

1

OTHER

Reference

QC Status

qc_status

QC status of the record

SOURCE_FEATURE.d_data_qc_status_id

Biotics field

Database Only

String

20

Failed, Passed, Incomplete

0-1