darwin_core_terms: Dataset of supported Darwin Core terms

In corella: Prepare, Manipulate and Check Data to Comply with Darwin Core Standard

Dataset of supported Darwin Core terms

Description

The Darwin Core Standard is maintained by Biodiversity Information Standards, previously known as the Taxonomic Databases Working Group and known by the acronym 'TDWG'. This tibble is the full list of supported terms, current as of 2024-12-10.

Users can use occurrence_terms() and event_terms() as convenience functions to access these terms.

Usage

darwin_core_terms

Format

A tibble containing valid Darwin Core Standard terms (206 rows x 6 columns). Column descriptions are as follows:

class

TDWG group that a term belongs to.

term

Column header names that can be used in Darwin Core

url

Stable url to information describing the term.

definition

Human-readable definition of the term.

comments

Further information from TDWG.

examples

Examples of how the field should be populated.

set_functions

Function in corella that supports Darwin Core term.

Source

Slightly modified version of a table supplied by TDWG.

See Also

occurrence_terms() and event_terms() to get terms for use in dplyr::select()

corella documentation built on April 4, 2025, 12:20 a.m.