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/terms/2017-10-06.htm | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2017-10-06.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2017-10-06.ttl | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2017-10-06.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2017-10-06.rdf | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2017-10-06.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2017-10-06.json | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2017-10-06.json |
| Term Name: | dwc:Event |
| Label: | Event |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Event-2014-10-23 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event |
| Issued: | 2014-10-23 |
| Definition: | An action that occurs at some location during some time. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Event-2009-04-29 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Event-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:FossilSpecimen |
| Label: | Fossil Specimen |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/FossilSpecimen-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/FossilSpecimen |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A preserved specimen that is a fossil. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/FossilSpecimen-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/FossilSpecimen-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:GeologicalContext |
| Label: | Geological Context |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/GeologicalContext-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/GeologicalContext |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | Geological information, such as stratigraphy, that qualifies a region or place. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/GeologicalContext-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/GeologicalContext-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:HumanObservation |
| Label: | Human Observation |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/HumanObservation-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/HumanObservation |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | An output of a human observation process. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/HumanObservation-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/HumanObservation-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:Identification |
| Label: | Identification |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Identification-2014-10-23 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification |
| Issued: | 2014-10-23 |
| Definition: | A taxonomic determination (e.g., the assignment to a taxon). |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Identification-2008-11-19 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Identification-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:LivingSpecimen |
| Label: | Living Specimen |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/LivingSpecimen-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/LivingSpecimen |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A specimen that is alive. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/LivingSpecimen-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/LivingSpecimen-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:MachineObservation |
| Label: | Machine Observation |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MachineObservation-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MachineObservation |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | An output of a machine observation process. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MachineObservation-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MachineObservation-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:MaterialSample |
| Label: | Material Sample |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialSample-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialSample |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A physical result of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialSample-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialSample-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:MeasurementOrFact |
| Label: | Measurement or Fact |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MeasurementOrFact-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MeasurementOrFact |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A measurement of or fact about an rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource). |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MeasurementOrFact-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MeasurementOrFact-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:Occurrence |
| Label: | Occurrence |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Occurrence-2014-10-23 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Occurrence |
| Issued: | 2014-10-23 |
| Definition: | An existence of an Organism (sensu http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism) at a particular place at a particular time. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Occurrence-2009-04-29 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Occurrence-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:Organism |
| Label: | Organism |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Organism-2014-10-23 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism |
| Issued: | 2014-10-23 |
| Definition: | A particular organism or defined group of organisms considered to be taxonomically homogeneous. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Organism-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:PreservedSpecimen |
| Label: | Preserved Specimen |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/PreservedSpecimen-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/PreservedSpecimen |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A specimen that has been preserved. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/PreservedSpecimen-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/PreservedSpecimen-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:ResourceRelationship |
| Label: | Resource Relationship |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/ResourceRelationship-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A relationship of one rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource) to another. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/ResourceRelationship-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/ResourceRelationship-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:Taxon |
| Label: | Taxon |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Taxon-2014-10-23 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon |
| Issued: | 2014-10-23 |
| Definition: | A group of organisms (sensu http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026) considered by taxonomists to form a homogeneous unit. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Taxon-2009-09-21 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/Taxon-2018-09-06 |
| Term Name: | dwc:acceptedNameUsage |
| Label: | Accepted Name Usage |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsage-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsage |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsage-2009-09-21 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsage-2021-07-15 |
| Term Name: | dwc:acceptedNameUsageID |
| Label: | Accepted Name Usage ID |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsageID-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsageID-2009-09-21 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/acceptedNameUsageID-2021-07-15 |
| Term Name: | dwc:accordingTo |
| Label: | According To |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/accordingTo-2009-01-21 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/accordingTo |
| Issued: | 2009-01-21 |
| Definition: | Abstract term to attribute information to a source. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | deprecated |
| Term Name: | dwc:associatedMedia |
| Label: | Associated Media |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedMedia-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedMedia |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of media associated with the Occurrence. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedMedia-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedMedia-2020-08-12 |
| Term Name: | dwc:associatedOccurrences |
| Label: | Associated Occurrences |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedOccurrences-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedOccurrences |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Occurrence records and their associations to this Occurrence. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedOccurrences-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedOccurrences-2021-07-15 |
| Term Name: | dwc:associatedOrganisms |
| Label: | Associated Organisms |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedOrganisms-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedOrganisms |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers of other Organisms and their associations to this Organism. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedOrganisms-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedOrganisms-2021-07-15 |
| Term Name: | dwc:associatedReferences |
| Label: | Associated References |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedReferences-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedReferences |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedReferences-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedReferences-2021-07-15 |
| Term Name: | dwc:associatedSequences |
| Label: | Associated Sequences |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedSequences-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedSequences |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, global unique identifier, URI) of genetic sequence information associated with the Occurrence. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedSequences-2014-10-23 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedSequences-2023-06-28 |
| Term Name: | dwc:associatedTaxa |
| Label: | Associated Taxa |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/associatedTaxa-2017-10-06 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/associatedTaxa |
| Issued: | 2017-10-06 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers or names of taxa and their associations with the Occurrence. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: |