Title: Darwin Core type vocabulary terms
Date version issued: 2013-06-24
Date created: 2008-11-19
Part of TDWG Standard: http://www.tdwg.org/standards/450
This version: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/dwctype/2013-06-24
Latest version: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/
Abstract: This term list was formerly used to indicate the type of Darwin Core resources. It was deprecated in favor of class terms in the core terms namespace.
Namespace IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/
Preferred namespace abbreviation: dwctype:
Status note: This term list has been deprecated and is no longer recommended for use.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

This is a list of terms that may be part of a TDWG vocabulary. If the terms on this list are defined by TDWG, the list corresponds to terms in a namespace whose IRI is listed in the header. In the case where the terms are borrowed from a non-TDWG vocabulary, the list includes terms that are "borrowed" for inclusion in a TDWG vocabulary. The list includes all "current" terms on the list, which may or may not be recommended for use. Terms that are no longer recommended for use may have specified replacements - see the metadata about that specific term.

For more information about the structure and version model of TDWG vocabularies, see the TDWG Standards Documentation Specification.

2 List versions

List versions are "snapshots" of the term list at a particular point in time. To examine specific historical versions of this list, click on one of the links below.

3 List distributions

This term list is available in the formats or distribution methods listed in the table below. Please note that distribution access URLs may be subject to change over time. Therefore, it is preferable to request the abstract IRI of the resources and request the desired Content-type through content negotiation.

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

4 Terms that are members of this list

Term Name: dwctype:FossilSpecimen
Label: Fossil Specimen
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/FossilSpecimen
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/FossilSpecimen-2011-10-16
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing a fossilized specimen.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/FossilSpecimen

Term Name: dwctype:HumanObservation
Label: Human Observation
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/HumanObservation
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/HumanObservation-2011-10-16
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing an observation made by one or more people.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/HumanObservation

Term Name: dwctype:LivingSpecimen
Label: Living Specimen
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/LivingSpecimen
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/LivingSpecimen-2011-10-16
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing a living specimen.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/LivingSpecimen

Term Name: dwctype:Location
Label: Location
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/Location
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/Location-2009-04-24
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing an instance of the Location class.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location

Term Name: dwctype:MachineObservation
Label: Machine Observation
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/MachineObservation
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/MachineObservation-2011-10-16
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing an observation made by a machine.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MachineObservation

Term Name: dwctype:MaterialSample
Label: Material Sample
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/MaterialSample
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/MaterialSample-2013-06-24
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing the physical results of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialSample

Term Name: dwctype:NomenclaturalChecklist
Label: Nomenclatural Checklist
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/NomenclaturalChecklist
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/NomenclaturalChecklist-2009-01-23
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing a nomenclatural checklist.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.

Term Name: dwctype:Occurrence
Label: Occurrence
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/Occurrence
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/Occurrence-2011-10-16
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing an instance of the Occurrence class.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.

Term Name: dwctype:PreservedSpecimen
Label: Preserved Specimen
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/PreservedSpecimen
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/PreservedSpecimen-2011-10-16
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing a preserved specimen.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.
Is replaced by: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/PreservedSpecimen

Term Name: dwctype:Taxon
Label: Taxon
Term IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/Taxon
Term version IRI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/version/Taxon-2009-01-23
Modified: 2014-10-23
Definition: A resource describing an instance of the Taxon class.
Type: Class
Note: This term is no longer recommended for use.