| Term Name: | dwcore:BasisOfRecord |
| Label: | Basis of Record |
| Term IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/BasisOfRecord |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/version/BasisOfRecord-2007-04-17 |
| Modified: | 2009-04-24 |
| Definition: | A descriptive term indicating whether the record represents an object or observation. Examples: PreservedSpecimen- A physical object representing one or more organisms, part of organism, or artifact of an organism. synonyms: voucher, collection, lot. FossilSpecimen- A physical object representing one or more fossil organisms, part of fossil organism, or artifact of a fossil organism. LivingSpecimen- An organism removed from its natural occurrence and now living in captivity or cultivation. HumanObservation- A report by a known observer that an organism was present at the place and time. MachineObservation- A report by a monitoring device that an organism was present at the place and time. StillImage- An photograph, drawing, painting. MovingImage- A sequence of still images taken at regular intervals and intended to be played back as a moving image; may include sound. SoundRecording- An audio recording. OtherSpecimen- Any type of specimen not covered by any of the categories above. |
| Type: | Property |
| Note: | This term is no longer recommended for use. |
| Replaces: | http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/2003/1.0/BasisOfRecord |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/basisOfRecord |
Metadata about this term are available in the following formats/serializations:
| Description | IRI |
|---|---|
| HTML file (this document) | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/BasisOfRecord.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/BasisOfRecord.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/BasisOfRecord.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/BasisOfRecord.json |
For complete information about the set of terms that includes this one, see http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/