Draft Core Concepts for Observational Data Standard Please follow the links for additional details of possible information to capture in an observational data standard ...
SteveKelling 10 Jul 2006 From Lynn Kutner's Document: Data Collection Event: An event, during or after which at least the minimum required data were recorded. Minimum ...
SteveKelling 10 Jul 2006 From Lynn Kutner's Document: Linking Observations Can have a pointer or pointers to other observations, thereby creating aggregate observations ...
Environment associated environmental attributes Habitat text description of the local or surrounding habitat Habitat Category habitat type (use IUCN ...
How survey methods / intensity / protocol Protocol Name a formal or informal name for the protocol (can be #8220;none #8221; or #8220;unknown #8221;) ...
What identification of the observed entity / taxon identification attributes Scientific Name for the taxon or community (NOTE: use the Taxon Concept Transfer ...
When observation / collection event date / time Date / time of the observation #8211; includes either a full date, partial date, or range of dates / times; time ...
Where location attributes Location Description text description of the location where the observation was made or the area that was searched. Latitude ...
Who observer / collector of the information Observer #8211; name of the person(s) who collected data Observer Role(s) #8211; observer, collector, submitter ...
SteveKelling 10 Jul 2006 From Lynn Kutner's Document: Location: Ideally, at least geocoordinates plus an accuracy term. Since there is a considerable amount of historical ...
SteveKelling 10 Jul 2006 From Lynn Kutner's Document: 1) Organism Occurrence: "Occurrence" has been changed to "evidence for the presence or absence". The key idea ...
SteveKelling 10 Jul 2006 From Lynn Kutner's Document: 1) Occurrence: "Occurrence" has been changed to "evidence for the presence or absence". The key idea is that ...
Required Fields Scientific name Name type (species or community) Where found (GIS, coordinates, or text description of location) Presence / Absence ...
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