This is a list of term versions that may be part of a TDWG vocabulary. If the terms whose versions are on this list were defined by TDWG, the list corresponds to term versions in a namespace whose IRI is listed in the header. In the case where the terms were borrowed from a non-TDWG vocabulary, the list includes term versions that were "borrowed" for inclusion in a TDWG vocabulary.
This list includes term versions that were part of the term list at the time this version was issued. The status of the individual terms may have changed since the version was issued. The version status indicates its status at the present time, not at the time the list version was issued.
For more information about the structure and version model of TDWG vocabularies, see the TDWG Standards Documentation Specification.
This term versions 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/version/iri/2026-10-13.htm | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/iri/2026-10-13.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/iri/2026-10-13.ttl | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/iri/2026-10-13.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/iri/2026-10-13.rdf | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/iri/2026-10-13.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/iri/2026-10-13.json | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/iri/2026-10-13.json |
| Term Name: | dwciri:assayType |
| Label: | Assay Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/assayType-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/assayType |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A type of method used in a study to detect taxon/taxa of interest in a dwc:MaterialEntity. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:assertionBy |
| Label: | Assertion By (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/assertionBy-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/assertionBy |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An IRI identifying a dcterms:Agent responsible for making a dwc:Assertion. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:assertionType |
| Label: | Assertion Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/assertionType-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/assertionType |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Assertion. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:assertionUnit |
| Label: | Assertion Unit (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/assertionUnit-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/assertionUnit |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A unit associated with the value in dwc:assertionValue. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:assertionValue |
| Label: | Assertion Value (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/assertionValue-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/assertionValue |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An asserted value. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:behavior |
| Label: | Behavior (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/behavior-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/behavior |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A behavior shown by a dwc:Organism. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/behavior-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:bibliographicIdentifierType |
| Label: | Bibliographic Identifier Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/bibliographicIdentifierType-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/bibliographicIdentifierType |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A code that best matches the nature of an identifier for a dcterms:BibliographicResource. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:caste |
| Label: | Caste (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/caste-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/caste |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A social caste of a dwc:Organism. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/caste-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:classificationSystem |
| Label: | Classification System (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/classificationSystem-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/classificationSystem |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A reference to the classification system in which an authoritative name or formal classification belongs. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:dataGeneralizations |
| Label: | Data Generalizations (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/dataGeneralizations-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/dataGeneralizations |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/dataGeneralizations-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:degreeOfEstablishment |
| Label: | Degree of Establishment (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/degreeOfEstablishment-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/degreeOfEstablishment |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | The degree to which a dwc:Organism survives, reproduces, and expands its range at the given place and time. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/degreeOfEstablishment-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:discipline |
| Label: | Discipline (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/discipline-2025-06-12 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/discipline |
| Issued: | 2025-06-12 |
| Definition: | The primary branch or branches of knowledge represented by the record. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:disposition |
| Label: | Disposition (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/disposition-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/disposition |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A current state of a dwc:MaterialEntity with respect to where it can be found. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/disposition-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:earliestGeochronologicalEra |
| Label: | Earliest Geochronological Era |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/earliestGeochronologicalEra-2023-09-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/earliestGeochronologicalEra |
| Issued: | 2023-09-13 |
| Definition: | Use to link a dwc:GeologicalContext instance to chronostratigraphic time periods at the lowest possible level in a standardized hierarchy. Use this property to point to the earliest possible geological time period from which the dwc:MaterialEntity was collected. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/earliestGeochronologicalEra-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:establishmentMeans |
| Label: | Establishment Means (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/establishmentMeans-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/establishmentMeans |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | Statement about whether a dwc:Organism has been introduced to a given place and time through the direct or indirect activity of modern humans. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/establishmentMeans-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:eventCategory |
| Label: | Event Category (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/eventCategory-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/eventCategory |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A broad category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:eventType |
| Label: | Event Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/eventType-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/eventType |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A narrow category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/eventType-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:fieldNotes |
| Label: | Field Notes (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fieldNotes-2023-06-28 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/fieldNotes |
| Issued: | 2023-06-28 |
| Definition: | One of a) an indicator of the existence of, b) a reference to (publication, URI), or c) the text of notes taken in the field about the dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fieldNotes-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:fieldNumber |
| Label: | Field Number (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fieldNumber-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/fieldNumber |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An identifier given to a dwc:Event in the field. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fieldNumber-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:footprintSRS |
| Label: | Footprint SRS (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/footprintSRS-2025-06-12 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/footprintSRS |
| Issued: | 2025-06-12 |
| Definition: | The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geometry given in dwc:footprintWKT is based. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/footprintSRS-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:footprintWKT |
| Label: | Footprint WKT (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/footprintWKT-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/footprintWKT |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the dcterms:Location. A dcterms:Location may have both a point-radius representation (see dwc:decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/footprintWKT-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:fromLithostratigraphicUnit |
| Label: | From Lithostratigraphic Unit |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fromLithostratigraphicUnit-2015-03-27 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/fromLithostratigraphicUnit |
| Issued: | 2015-03-27 |
| Definition: | Use to link a dwc:GeologicalContext instance to an IRI-identified lithostratigraphic unit at the lowest possible level in a hierarchy. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:fundingAttribution |
| Label: | Funding Attribution (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fundingAttribution-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/fundingAttribution |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | An organization or agency that provided funding for a project. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/fundingAttribution-2025-06-12 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:geodeticDatum |
| Label: | Geodetic Datum (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/geodeticDatum-2025-06-12 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/geodeticDatum |
| Issued: | 2025-06-12 |
| Definition: | The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude are based. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/geodeticDatum-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:geologicEvent |
| Label: | Geologic Event (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/geologicEvent-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/geologicEvent |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A name of an identifiable event during which one or more geologic processes acted to create or modify one or more dwc:GeologicalMaterials. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:geologicProvince |
| Label: | Geologic Province (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/geologicProvince-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/geologicProvince |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | An extensive named region with similar geologic history, structural, petrographic, or physiographic features throughout in which the GeologicalContext was located. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:georeferenceProtocol |
| Label: | Georeference Protocol (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferenceProtocol-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/georeferenceProtocol |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A description or reference to a dwc:Protocol used to determine a spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferenceProtocol-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:georeferenceSources |
| Label: | Georeference Sources (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferenceSources-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/georeferenceSources |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An IRI for a map, gazetteer, or other resource used to georeference a dcterms:Location. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferenceSources-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:georeferenceVerificationStatus |
| Label: | Georeference Verification Status (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferenceVerificationStatus-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/georeferenceVerificationStatus |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description for the dcterms:Location of the dwc:Occurrence. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferenceVerificationStatus-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:georeferencedBy |
| Label: | Georeferenced By (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferencedBy-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/georeferencedBy |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An IRI identifying a dcterms:Agent responsible for providing a georeference. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/georeferencedBy-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:habitat |
| Label: | Habitat (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/habitat-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/habitat |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | A category or description of the habitat in which the dwc:Event occurred. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/habitat-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:hazardType |
| Label: | Hazard Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/hazardType-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/hazardType |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A term that belongs to a hazard classification scheme based on a set of unique characteristics and negative health outcomes. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:identificationQualifier |
| Label: | Identification Qualifier (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/identificationQualifier-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/identificationQualifier |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | A controlled value to express the determiner's doubts about the dwc:Identification. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/identificationQualifier-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:identificationType |
| Label: | Identification Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/identificationType-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/identificationType |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Identification. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:identificationVerificationStatus |
| Label: | Identification Verification Status (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/identificationVerificationStatus-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/identificationVerificationStatus |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A categorical indicator of the extent to which a dwc:Identification has been verified to be correct. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/identificationVerificationStatus-2026-05-26 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:identifiedBy |
| Label: | Identified By (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/identifiedBy-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/identifiedBy |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An IRI identifying a dcterms:Agent responsible for making a dwc:Identification. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/identifiedBy-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:inCollection |
| Label: | In Collection |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/inCollection-2015-03-27 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/inCollection |
| Issued: | 2015-03-27 |
| Definition: | Use to link any subject resource that is part of a collection to the collection containing the resource. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:inDataset |
| Label: | In Dataset |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/inDataset-2015-03-27 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/inDataset |
| Issued: | 2015-03-27 |
| Definition: | Use to link a subject dataset record to the dataset which contains it. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:inDescribedPlace |
| Label: | In Described Place |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/inDescribedPlace-2015-03-27 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/inDescribedPlace |
| Issued: | 2015-03-27 |
| Definition: | Use to link a dcterms:Location instance subject to the lowest level standardized hierarchically-described resource. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:informationWithheld |
| Label: | Information Withheld (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/informationWithheld-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/informationWithheld |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | Additional information that exists about a resource, but that is not shared publicly. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/informationWithheld-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:latestGeochronologicalEra |
| Label: | Latest Geochronological Era |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/latestGeochronologicalEra-2023-09-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/latestGeochronologicalEra |
| Issued: | 2023-09-13 |
| Definition: | Use to link a dwc:GeologicalContext instance to chronostratigraphic time periods at the lowest possible level in a standardized hierarchy. Use this property to point to the latest possible geological time period from which the dwc:MaterialEntity was collected. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/latestGeochronologicalEra-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:lifeStage |
| Label: | Life Stage (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/lifeStage-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/lifeStage |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An age class or life stage of a dwc:Organism. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/lifeStage-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:locationAccordingTo |
| Label: | Location According To (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/locationAccordingTo-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/locationAccordingTo |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | Information about the source of this dcterms:Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/locationAccordingTo-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:materialEntityCategory |
| Label: | Material Entity Category (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/materialEntityCategory-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/materialEntityCategory |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A high-level, mutually exclusive classification describing the fundamental substance and origin of a dwc:MaterialEntity. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:materialEntityType |
| Label: | Material Entity Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/materialEntityType-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/materialEntityType |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A more generic classification of a dwc:MaterialEntity than dwc:preparations but less broad than dwc:materialEntityCategory. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/materialEntityType-2026-05-26 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:materialProportion |
| Label: | Material Proportion (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/materialProportion-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/materialProportion |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | The qualitative or quantitative abundance of a dwc:MaterialEntity with respect to another dwc:MaterialEntity of which it is a part. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:materialRole |
| Label: | Material Role (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/materialRole-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/materialRole |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A category that best matches the nature of the relationship between a dwc:MaterialEntity and another dwc:MaterialEntity of which it is a part. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:measuredChemistrySource |
| Label: | Measured Chemistry Source (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measuredChemistrySource-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measuredChemistrySource |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of resources associated with the reported measured chemistry described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:measurementDeterminedBy |
| Label: | Measurement Determined By (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementDeterminedBy-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementDeterminedBy |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | A person, group, or organization who determined the value of the dwc:MeasurementOrFact. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementDeterminedBy-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:measurementMethod |
| Label: | Measurement Method (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementMethod-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementMethod |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | The method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementMethod-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:measurementType |
| Label: | Measurement Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementType-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementType |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | The nature of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementType-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:measurementUnit |
| Label: | Measurement Unit (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementUnit-2023-06-28 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementUnit |
| Issued: | 2023-06-28 |
| Definition: | The units associated with the dwc:measurementValue. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementUnit-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:measurementValue |
| Label: | Measurement Value (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementValue-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/measurementValue |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | The value of the measurement, fact, characteristic, or assertion. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/measurementValue-2021-07-15 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:mineralogicalAnalysisProtocol |
| Label: | Mineralogical Analysis Protocol (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/mineralogicalAnalysisProtocol-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/mineralogicalAnalysisProtocol |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A technique used to determine the chemical composition or crystallography of a mineral. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:objectQuantityType |
| Label: | Object Quantity Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/objectQuantityType-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/objectQuantityType |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | The type of quantification system used for the quantity of dwc:MaterialEntities. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:occurrenceStatus |
| Label: | Occurrence Status (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/occurrenceStatus-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/occurrenceStatus |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A statement about the detection or non-detection of a dwc:Organism during a dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/occurrenceStatus-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:organismInteractionType |
| Label: | Organism Interaction Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/organismInteractionType-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/organismInteractionType |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A category that best matches the nature of a dwc:OrganismInteraction. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:organismPart |
| Label: | Organism Part (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/organismPart-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/organismPart |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | An anatomical part of a dwc:Organism. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:organismQuantityType |
| Label: | Organism Quantity Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/organismQuantityType-2015-03-27 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/organismQuantityType |
| Issued: | 2015-03-27 |
| Definition: | The type of quantification system used for the quantity of organisms. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:organismScope |
| Label: | Organism Scope (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/organismScope-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/organismScope |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A description of the kind of dwc:Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the dwc:Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/organismScope-2026-05-26 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:pathway |
| Label: | Pathway (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/pathway-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/pathway |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | The process by which a dwc:Organism came to be in a given place at a given time. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/pathway-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:preferredSpatialRepresentation |
| Label: | Preferred Spatial Representation (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/preferredSpatialRepresentation-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/preferredSpatialRepresentation |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An indication of which spatial representation best represents the dcterms:Location. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:preparations |
| Label: | Preparations (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/preparations-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/preparations |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | A preparation or preservation method for a specimen. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/preparations-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:protocolType |
| Label: | Protocol Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/protocolType-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/protocolType |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A category that best matches the nature of a dwc:Protocol. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:recordNumber |
| Label: | Record Number (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/recordNumber-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/recordNumber |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | An identifier given to the dwc:Occurrence at the time it was recorded. Often serves as a link between field notes and a dwc:MaterialEntity record, such as a specimen collector's number. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/recordNumber-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:recordedBy |
| Label: | Recorded By (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/recordedBy-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/recordedBy |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | An IRI identifying a dcterms:Agent responsible for recording a dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/recordedBy-2026-05-26 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:reproductiveCondition |
| Label: | Reproductive Condition (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/reproductiveCondition-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/reproductiveCondition |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A reproductive condition of a dwc:Organism. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/reproductiveCondition-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:sampleSizeUnit |
| Label: | Sampling Size Unit (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sampleSizeUnit-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/sampleSizeUnit |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | The unit of measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sampleSizeUnit-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:sampledFeatureType |
| Label: | Sampled Feature Type (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sampledFeatureType-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/sampledFeatureType |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | The type of naturally occurring or anthropogenic physical feature from which a dwc:MaterialEntity was sampled. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:sampledSubstrateCategory |
| Label: | Sampled Substrate Category (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sampledSubstrateCategory-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/sampledSubstrateCategory |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A category or type of substrate sampled during a dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:sampledSubstrateLayer |
| Label: | Sampled Substrate Layer (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sampledSubstrateLayer-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/sampledSubstrateLayer |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An IRI identifying a substrate layer sampled during a dwc:Event. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:samplingProtocol |
| Label: | Sampling Protocol (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/samplingProtocol-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/samplingProtocol |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | The methods or protocols used during an eco:Survey, denoted by an IRI. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/samplingProtocol-2026-05-26 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:sex |
| Label: | Sex (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sex-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/sex |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A sex of a dwc:Organism. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/sex-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:siteNumber |
| Label: | Site Number (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/siteNumber-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/siteNumber |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An identifier for a named site. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:substrate |
| Label: | Substrate (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/substrate-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/substrate |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | A type of biotic or abiotic material to which a dwc:Organism was attached during a dwc:Occurrence. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:taxonFormula |
| Label: | Taxon Formula (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/taxonFormula-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/taxonFormula |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A pattern to use to construct a dwc:Identification from dwc:Taxon names and identification qualifiers. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:toDigitalSpecimen |
| Label: | To Digital Specimen |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/toDigitalSpecimen-2025-06-12 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/toDigitalSpecimen |
| Issued: | 2025-06-12 |
| Definition: | Use to link a dwc:Identification instance subject to a taxonomic entity such as a taxon, taxon concept, or taxon name use. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:toTaxon |
| Label: | To Taxon |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/toTaxon-2015-03-27 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/toTaxon |
| Issued: | 2015-03-27 |
| Definition: | Use to link a dwc:Identification instance subject to a taxonomic entity such as a taxon, taxon concept, or taxon name use. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Term Name: | dwciri:typeStatus |
| Label: | Type Status (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/typeStatus-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/typeStatus |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | A nomenclatural type (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/typeStatus-2015-03-27 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:verbatimCoordinateSystem |
| Label: | Verbatim Coordinate System (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/verbatimCoordinateSystem-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/verbatimCoordinateSystem |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | A coordinate format for dwc:verbatimLatitude and dwc:verbatimLongitude or dwc:verbatimCoordinates. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/verbatimCoordinateSystem-2025-07-10 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:verbatimSRS |
| Label: | Verbatim SRS (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/verbatimSRS-2025-06-12 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/verbatimSRS |
| Issued: | 2025-06-12 |
| Definition: | The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in dwc:verbatimLatitude and dwc:verbatimLongitude, or dwc:verbatimCoordinates are based. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/verbatimSRS-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:verticalDatum |
| Label: | Vertical Datum (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/verticalDatum-2025-07-10 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/verticalDatum |
| Issued: | 2025-07-10 |
| Definition: | The vertical datum used as the reference upon which the values in the elevation terms are based. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/verticalDatum-2021-07-15 |
| Term Name: | dwciri:vitality |
| Label: | Vitality (IRI) |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/vitality-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/vitality |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An indication of whether a dwc:Organism was alive or dead at the time of collection or observation. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/version/vitality-2025-07-10 |