| Term Name: | dwc:geodeticDatum |
| Label: | Geodetic Datum |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/geodeticDatum-2009-04-24 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geodeticDatum |
| Issued: | 2009-04-24 |
| Definition: | The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/geospatial/version/GeodeticDatum-2007-04-17 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/geodeticDatum-2017-10-06 |
Metadata about this term version are available in the following formats/serializations:
| Description | IRI |
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| HTML file (this document) | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/geodeticDatum-2009-04-24.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/geodeticDatum-2009-04-24.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/geodeticDatum-2009-04-24.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/geodeticDatum-2009-04-24.json |
For more information about this term version in the context of sets of terms that include it, please refer to the following term list versions:
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-04-24
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-04-29
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-05-18
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-07-06
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-08-24
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-09-11
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-09-17
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-09-21
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-12-07
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2011-10-16
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2013-03-28
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2013-05-25
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2014-10-23
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2014-12-23
http://rs.tdwg.org/ac/version/dwc/2013-10-28