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Darwin Core Type Vocabulary
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1. Introduction
Audience: This document is targeted toward those who need a reference (lists and definitions) to the essential information about the recommended values of the dcterms:type and basisOfRecord Darwin Core terms.The Darwin Core Type Vocabulary is a recommended set of terms for categorizing Darwin Core resources. The Type Vocabulary includes terms from the Dublin Core Type Vocabulary [DCMI-TYPE] as well as additional terms that expand upon or refine the terms found there. The dcterms:type term should be limited to the names of Classes and should be populated with the name of the Class of the data in the resource. For example, a record of a taxonomic name should have Taxon as the value of the dcterms:type term. The basisOfRecord should be populated with the value from the type vocabulary that best corresponds to the resource being shared. The basisOfRecord can be viewed as the subtype of the Class in the type term.
2. Term Index
Vocabulary for dcterms:type
Occurrence | dcmitype:Event | Location | Taxon
Vocabulary for basisOfRecord
PreservedSpecimen | FossilSpecimen | LivingSpecimen | HumanObservation | MachineObservation | dcmitype:StillImage | dcmitype:MovingImage | dcmitype:Sound | NomenclaturalChecklist3. Term Definitions
The table below contains the term information essential for most users. The complete documentation for each term can be found by following the link in the Details section of the term description. The link takes you to the appropriate entry in the Complete History [HISTORY] document. The definitions for the fields describing each term are:
| Term Name: | The name by which the latest version of the term is commonly known. |
| Identifier: | The unique identifier for the latest version of the term. |
| Definition: | A description of the nature of the content of the term. |
| Comment: | Further commentary about the usage of the term, with examples and a reference to further information. |
| Type of Term: | The category (property, class, vocabulary encoding scheme) to which the term belongs. |
| Member Of: | The Class (DCMI or Darwin Core Type Vocabulary) of which this term is a member. |
| Version: | The identifier for the specific version of the term. |
| Refines: | The name of a term of which this term is a refined (more specialized) version. |
| Details: | A link to the complete information about the term, including access to its history. |
| Term Name: Occurrence | |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/Occurrence |
| Definition: | A resource describing an occurrence. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | Occurrence-2009-04-24 |
| Refines: | http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Event |
| Details: | Occurrence |
| Term Name: dcmitype:Event | |
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/dcmitype:Event |
| Definition: | A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. |
| Comment: | Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#Event-003 |
| Refines: | |
| Details: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#Event-003, dcmitype:Event |
| Term Name: Location | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/Location |
| Definition: | A resource describing a location. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | Location-2009-04-24 |
| Refines: | |
| Details: | Location |
| Term Name: Taxon | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/Taxon |
| Definition: | A resource describing a taxon. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | Taxon-2009-01-23 |
| Refines: | |
| Details: | Taxon |
| Term Name: PreservedSpecimen | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/PreservedSpecimen |
| Definition: | A resource describing a preserved specimen. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | PreservedSpecimen-2008-11-19 |
| Refines: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/OccurrenceType |
| Details: | PreservedSpecimen |
| Term Name: FossilSpecimen | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/FossilSpecimen |
| Definition: | A resource describing a fossilized specimen. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | FossilSpecimen-2008-11-19 |
| Refines: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/OccurrenceType |
| Details: | FossilSpecimen |
| Term Name: LivingSpecimen | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/LivingSpecimen |
| Definition: | A resource describing a living specimen. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | LivingSpecimen-2008-11-19 |
| Refines: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/OccurrenceType |
| Details: | LivingSpecimen |
| Term Name: HumanObservation | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/HumanObservation |
| Definition: | A resource describing an observation made by one or more people. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | HumanObservation-2008-11-19 |
| Refines: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/OccurrenceType |
| Details: | HumanObservation |
| Term Name: MachineObservation | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/MachineObservation |
| Definition: | A resource describing an observation made by a machine. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | MachineObservation-2008-11-19 |
| Refines: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/OccurrenceType |
| Details: | MachineObservation |
| Term Name: dcmitype:StillImage | |
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage |
| Definition: | A resource describing a static visual representation. |
| Comment: | Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Instances of the type Still Image must also be describable as instances of the broader type Image. For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType |
| Version: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#StillImage-003 |
| Refines: | |
| Details: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#StillImage-003, dcmitype:StillImage |
| Term Name: dcmitype:MovingImage | |
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage |
| Definition: | A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. |
| Comment: | Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Instances of the type Moving Image must also be describable as instances of the broader type Image. For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType |
| Version: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#MovingImage-003 |
| Refines: | |
| Details: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#MovingImage-003, dcmitype:MovingImage |
| Term Name: dcmitype:Sound | |
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound |
| Definition: | A resource primarily intended to be heard. |
| Comment: | Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType |
| Version: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#Sound-003 |
| Refines: | |
| Details: | http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#Sound-003, dcmitype:Sound |
| Term Name: NomenclaturalChecklist | |
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/NomenclaturalChecklist |
| Definition: | A resource describing a nomenclatural checklist. |
| Comment: | For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DwCTypeVocabulary |
| Type of Term: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class |
| Member Of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/DwCType |
| Version: | NomenclaturalChecklist-2009-01-23 |
| Refines: | |
| Details: | NomenclaturalChecklist |
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