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Add missing DwC fields to Specify #7602

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As identified by the DWC Terms to Specify spreadsheet, there are a few major terms missing from the default database schema that must be resolved.

These should all be hidden by default initially.

Collecting Object

Schema Field Name Field Description Specify Field Type DwC Term IRI Database Field Name
Disposition The verbatim state of an object with respect to the collection. Examples: "in collection", "missing", "voucher elsewhere". text dwc:disposition disposition

Collecting Event

Schema Field Name Field Description Specify Field Type DwC Term IRI Database Field Name
Associated Taxa A list of taxa associated with this occurrence (e.g., host, parasite, or habitat associate). Best practice is to separate values with a pipe. text dwc:associatedTaxa associatedTaxa
Habitat A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred. text dwc:habitat habitat
Type The nature of the event (e.g., "survey", "opportunistic"). text dc:type type

Institution

Schema Field Name Field Description Specify Field Type DwC Term IRI Database Field Name
License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Recommended best practice is to identify the license using a URI (e.g. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Text (URL) dc:license license
Dataset Name The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived. text dwc:datasetName datasetName
Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. text dc:rightsHolder rightsHolder

For the license field, it would make sense to provide a list of defaults in a pick list:

License Name License URI Description (for documentation)
Public Domain (CC0 1.0) http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ No rights reserved. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Attribution (CC BY 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

For the pick list, we'd need to make the license URI both the value and the title. The description will be useful for documentation going forward.


Locality

Schema Field Name Field Description Specify Field Type DwC Term IRI Database Field Name
Coordinate Precision A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the Decimal Latitude and Decimal Longitude. text dwc:coordinatePrecision coordinatePrecision
Verbatim Coordinates The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in Verbatim SRS and the coordinate system should be stored in Verbatim Coordinate System. text dwc:verbatimCoordinates verbatimCoordinates
Verbatim SRS The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in Verbatim Coordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code. text dwc:verbatimSRS verbatimSRS
Location According To Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), person's name, organization, etc. text dwc:locationAccordingTo locationAccordingTo

Determination

Schema Field Name Field Description Specify Field Type DwC Term IRI Database Field Name
Identification Precision A categorical indicator of the extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct. text dwc:identificationVerificationStatus identificationVerificationStatus

Collection Object Attribute

Schema Field Name Field Description Specify Field Type DwC Term IRI Database Field Name
Behavior A description of the behavior shown by the subject at the time the Occurrence was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. text dwc:behavior behavior

Preparation

Schema Field Name Field Description Specify Field Type DwC Term IRI Database Field Name
Disposition The verbatim state of an entity with respect to the collection. Examples: "in collection", "missing", "voucher elsewhere". text dwc:disposition disposition

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