Term Name: dwcore:GlobalUniqueIdentifier
Label: Global Unique Identifier
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/GlobalUniqueIdentifier
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/version/GlobalUniqueIdentifier-2007-04-17
Modified: 2009-04-24
Definition: A Uniform Resource Name (URN) as a unique identifier for the specimen or observation record. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one in the form: "[InstitutionCode]:[CollectionCode]: [CatalogNumber]" Examples: 1) urn:lsid:nhm.ku.edu:Herps:32 2) "FMNH:Mammal:145732"
Type: Property
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID

Metadata about this term are available in the following formats/serializations:

Description IRI
HTML file (this document) http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/GlobalUniqueIdentifier.htm
RDF/Turtle http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/GlobalUniqueIdentifier.ttl
RDF/XML http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/GlobalUniqueIdentifier.rdf
JSON-LD http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/GlobalUniqueIdentifier.json

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