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Information Group | Information Unit | Definition | Field type | Repeatable | Set repeatable | Notes | HAVRC examples | Natural History examples |
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Place Identification | Place ID (placeIdentifier) | An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. | Text | No |
| Darwin Core locationID (specifies this as a text field.) CDWA 29.11 recommends an integer. | 13 |
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Display name | Display name (displayName) | Term that displays in search results / reports. Comprised of primary place name plus any added disambiguation value(s). | Text | No |
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Place full display (placeFullDisplayName) | Comprised of primary place name and hierarchy; derived. | Text (system generated / may be overwritten by user) | No |
| CDWA 29.7 Place/Location label/Identification recommends full hierarchy and place type to avoid identical names (e.g. Paris (Ville de Paris department, Île-de-France, France, Europe, World) (inhabited place)) | Burgundy (region), France, Europe |
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| Place type (placeType) | The nature or category of the Place name. | Controlled list | No |
| CDWA 29.4 Place type | Inhabited place |
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| Place Record Admin Status (placeRecordAdminStatus) | A field noting the status of the record in the authority, whether provisional or accepted | Controlled list | No |
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| Place Name (placeName) | Proper names, appellations, nicknames, or other identifying phrases by which a place is known. | Text | No | Yes | CDWA 29.2 Place name | Paris |
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| > Place Display Name (placeDisplayName) | Term that displays in search results / reports. Comprised of primary place name plus any added disambiguation value. | Text (system generated / may be overwritten by user) | No |
| CDWA 29.2 Place name | Paris (FR) |
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| > Place name language (placeNameLang) | The language of the place name. | Controlled list | No |
| CDWA 29.2.4 Name language |
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| > Place Name Abbreviation (placeNameAbbrev) | Abbreviated form of the place name | Text | No | Common abbreviations include US states, ISO country names, etc. | CA |
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| > Place Name Status (placeNameStatus) | The historical status of the Place name. | Controlled list | No | CDWA 29.2.5 Historical flag | Current |
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| NEW > Place Name type (placeNameType) | The type of place name | Controlled list | No |
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| > Place Name Source (placeNameSource) | Source of data for the place authority record | Citation authority | No | CDWA 29.2.8 | TGN |
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| > Place Name Source Detail (placeNameSourceDetail) | Page number, volume, URL, date accessed for web sites, and any other information indicating where the source name was found | Text | No | CDWA 29.2.8.1 Page | http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ |
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| > Place Name Source Reference Identifier (placeNameSourceRefId) | Any number or unique identifier associated with the place name in the reference source from which the term was derived | Text | No |
| VRA Core4 Location element name type=geographic, subelement refid | 7008038 |
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| > Place Name Note (placeNameNote) | Notes about the place | Text | No |
| CDWA 29.9 Remarks | Comprised of the northern part of Tohoku, all of Hokkaido, the southern part of Sakhalin, and Kurilie Ainu Islands (note for term "Ainu Territories") |
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| > Place Name Date (placeNameDate) | Dates that pertain to this name | Structured Date Text. Should be structured date, but those can not be in repeating fields. Use text for now. | No |
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| > Place Name Admin Status (placeNameAdminStatus) | A field noting the status of a term in a vocabulary, whether provisional or accepted | Controlled list | No |
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| Place Source (placeSource) | Source of data for the entire place authority record | Citation authority | No |
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| Place Note (placeNote) | Additional information about Place which has not been recorded elsewhere using controlled terminology. | Text | No |
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| Place Owner (placeOwner) | The name of the owner of a Place associated with an object. | Person + Org authorities | No | Yes |
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| > Place Owner Date (placeOwnerDate) | The dates that place was owned by Place Owner | Structured Date Text. Should be structured date, but those can not be in repeating fields. Use text for now. | No | Important for Anthro collections and others; also in CDWA |
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| NEW > Place Owner Note (placeOwnerNote) | Note about the Place ownership | Text | No |
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Locality Information | Verbatim coordinates (vCoordinates) | The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. | Text | No | Darwin Core |
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| Verbatim Latitude (vLatitude) | The verbatim original latitude of the Location. | Text | No |
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| Verbatim Longitude (vLongitude) | The verbatim original longitude of the Location. | Text | No |
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| Verbatim Coordinate System (vCoordSys) | The locating system used to describe the coordinates of a Place. | Controlled list | No |
| Darwin Core verbatimCoordinateSystem |
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| Verbatim Spatial Reference System (vSpatialReferenceSystem) | The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based | Controlled list | No |
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| Verbatim Coordinates Source (vCoordSource) | The source of information for the verbatim coordinates | Citation authority? | No |
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| Verbatim Source Reference Identifier (vCoordSourceRefId) | Reference identifier in the source for the verbatim coordinates | Text | No |
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| Verbatim Unit of Measure (vUnitofMeasure) | Unit of measure for verbatim elevation, depth, and distance of above surface | Controlled list | No |
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| Verbatim Elevation (vElevation) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#verbatimElevation | Text | No |
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| Minimum Elevation in Meters (minElevationInMeters) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#minimumElevationInMeters |
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| Maximum Elevation in Meters (maxElevationInMeters) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#maximumElevationInMeters |
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| Verbatim Depth (vDepth) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#verbatimDepth | Text | No |
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| Minimum Depth in Meters (minDepthInMeters) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#minimumDepthInMeters |
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| Maximum Depth in Meters (maxDepthInMeters) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#maximumDepthInMeters |
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| Verbatim Distance Above Surface (vDistanceAboveSurface) | Verbatim description of distance above a reference survface. | Text | No |
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| Minimum Distance Above the Surface in Meters (minDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
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| Maximum Distance Above the Surface in Meters (maxDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
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Georeference Information | Decimal Latitude (decimalLatitude) | The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. | Float | No | Yes | Darwin Core |
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| Decimal Longitude (decimalLongitude) | The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. | Float | No |
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| Geodetic Datum (geodeticDatum) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#geodeticDatum | Text | No |
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| Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters (coordUncertaintyInMeters) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | Integer | No |
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| Coordinate Precision (coordPrecision) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#coordinatePrecision |
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| Point Radius Spatial Fit (pointRadiusSpatialFit) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#pointRadiusSpatialFit |
| No |
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| Footprint WKT (footprintWKT) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#footprintWKT |
| No |
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| Footprint SRS (footprintSRS) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#footprintSRS |
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| Footprint Spatial Fit (footprintSpatialFit) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#footprintSpatialFit |
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| Georeferenced By (geoReferencedBy) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#georeferencedBy | Person and Org authorities | No |
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| Georeference Date (geoRefDate) | Date the georeference data is entered | Structured Date String for now until structured dates can repeat | No |
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| Georeference Protocol (geoRefProtocol) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#georeferenceProtocol | Controlled list | No |
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| Georeference source (geoRefSource) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#georeferenceSources | Citation authority | No |
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| Georeference Verification Status (geoRefVerificationStatus) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#georeferenceVerificationStatus | Controlled list | No |
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| Georeference Remarks (geoRefRemarks) | See DwC: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#georeferenceRemarks | Text | No |
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| Georeference Place Name (geoRefPlaceName) | Place name returned by georeferencing service | Text | No |
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Hierarchical RelationshipsNeed to decide whether this information group displays values or IDs |
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| Broader Context (parent) |
| Place authority | No, but other parent types could be in Other Relationships |
| Darwin Core | 11 (loc_id for Alameda county) | "TGN: 1002002" for Prov. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. |
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| Narrower Context (child) |
| Place authority | Yes |
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Other Relationships | Related Place |
| Place authority | No | Yes | CDWA 29.5 Related Place (text string) |
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| Controlled list | No |
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