Darwin Core Location
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Description: A spatial region or named place. For Darwin Core, a set of terms describing a place, whether named or not.
Notes: For discussion see http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Location
This is a collection within the Darwin Core. It contains the following concepts:
By label: Continent • Coordinate Precision • Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters • Country • Country Code • County • Decimal Latitude • Decimal Longitude • Footprint SRS • Footprint Spatial Fit • Footprint WKT • Geodetic Datum • Georeference Protocol • Georeference Remarks • Georeference Sources • Georeference Verification Status • Georeferenced By • Georeferenced Date • Higher Geography • Higher Geography ID • Island • Island Group • Locality • Location According To • Location ID • Location Remarks • Maximum Depth in Meters • Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters • Maximum Elevation In Meters • Minimum Depth in Meters • Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters • Minimum Elevation In Meters • Municipality • Point Radius Spatial Fit • State Province • Verbatim Coordinate System • Verbatim Coordinates • Verbatim Depth • Verbatim Elevation • Verbatim Latitude • Verbatim Locality • Verbatim Longitude • Verbatim SRS • Water Body
By concept name: dwc:continent • dwc:coordinatePrecision • dwc:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters • dwc:country • dwc:countryCode • dwc:county • dwc:decimalLatitude • dwc:decimalLongitude • dwc:footprintSpatialFit • dwc:footprintSRS • dwc:footprintWKT • dwc:geodeticDatum • dwc:georeferencedBy • dwc:georeferencedDate • dwc:georeferenceProtocol • dwc:georeferenceRemarks • dwc:georeferenceSources • dwc:georeferenceVerificationStatus • dwc:higherGeography • dwc:higherGeographyID • dwc:island • dwc:islandGroup • dwc:locality • dwc:locationAccordingTo • dwc:locationID • dwc:locationRemarks • dwc:maximumDepthInMeters • dwc:maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters • dwc:maximumElevationInMeters • dwc:minimumDepthInMeters • dwc:minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters • dwc:minimumElevationInMeters • dwc:municipality • dwc:pointRadiusSpatialFit • dwc:stateProvince • dwc:verbatimCoordinates • dwc:verbatimCoordinateSystem • dwc:verbatimDepth • dwc:verbatimElevation • dwc:verbatimLatitude • dwc:verbatimLocality • dwc:verbatimLongitude • dwc:verbatimSRS • dwc:waterBody