Talk:dwc:basisOfRecord
Quick reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#basisOfRecord
The basisOfRecord is meant to express the category of the source of information in a record. It is more specific than the dcterms:type term, which expresses the Dublin Core resource type (PhysicalObject, Event, StillImage, MovingImage, Sound, etc.) of a record. The values listed here are string literal versions of the formal Darwin Core Type Vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/type-vocabulary/index.htm) that can be represented by URIs, which should be used when appropriate, such as in RDF. For example, use
<dwc:basisOfRecord rdf:resource="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/dwctype/PreservedSpecimen"/>
rather than
<dwc:basisOfRecord>PreservedSpecimen</dwc:basisOfRecord>
(where xmlns:dwc="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/").
The recommended basisOfRecord controlled vocabulary includes:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Occurrence | A resource describing an instance of the Occurrence class. |
| Event | A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. For Darwin Core, a resource describing an instance of the Event class. |
| Location | A resource describing an instance of the Location class. |
| Taxon | A resource describing an instance of the Taxon class. |
| PreservedSpecimen | A resource describing a preserved specimen. |
| FossilSpecimen | A resource describing a fossilized specimen. |
| LivingSpecimen | A resource describing a living specimen. |
| HumanObservation | A resource describing an observation made by one or more people. |
| MachineObservation | A resource describing an observation made by a machine. |
| MaterialSample | A resource describing a material sample. |
| NomenclaturalChecklist | A resource describing a nomenclatural checklist. |
See also the Type Vocabulary Terms page for further discussion and elaborated definitions of the Darwin Core Type Vocabulary terms.
Should the table with examples be included on the Page, not in the discussion? I had to dig for them. --Matt Yoder (talk) 17:11, 15 December 2016 (CET)
