| 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 |
For complete information about the set of terms that includes this one, see http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwcore/