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Ex: Previously known as Mt. Evans
See Darwin Core's locationRemarks
Latitude and Longitude (decimal format):
The geographic latitude and longitude in decimal degrees. Latitudes from the southern hemisphere and longitudes in the western hemisphere (e.g. USA) should be entered as negative values. Click on the "Tools" button to enter the coordinates in the degree, minute, seconds (DMS) or the UTM formats. Decimal degrees are the preferred coordinate standard as defined by Darwin Core. See below for more information on using this tool.
Ex: 34.874022, -111.75774
See Darwin Core's decimalLatitude
Uncertainty (meters):
The accuracy of the georeference coordinates in meters (numeric value only). This is measured as the radius of a circle where the true point would be found if known. If coordinates are collected using a GPS, than the accuracy would be the error found within the GPS unit (usually around 10m). While previously collected specimens that have coordinates on the label recorded by the collector typically do not state the source of the coordinates (GPS, map, etc), it is typically a good assumption that the coordinates are accurate within one to two hundred meters. If the locality details are vague such as just "Grand Canyon", then the coordinates should be the centroid within the uncertainty encompassing the greater area where the specimen may have been collected. If the locality is "Boynton Canyon, Sedona", the uncertainty would be about 1500 m. This field autofills when using GeoLocate for georeferencing.
Ex: 42000 for Phoenix, 20000 for Salt Lake City
See Darwin Core's coordinateUncertaintyInMeters
Datum:
-The geographic system that was used to get the coordinates. This field autofills when using [http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/|GeoLocate] or the Google Maps tool for georeferencing.
Ex: NAD27, NAD83, WGS84
See Darwin Core's geodeticDatum
Verbatim Coordinates: If the coordinates recorded on the specimen label are in a format other than decimal degrees, enter them here. When decimal lat/long fields are blank and one enters UTM or DMS using one of the formats displayed in the example below, decimal lat/long values will be automatically generated. Click the “<<” symbol to replace existing decimal values. This field autofills when using the DMS, UTM, and TRS georeferencing tools.
Ex: 34° 13.940' N 112° 2.370' W, 12 420944E 4064025N, TRS: T40N R32E S29
See Darwin Core’s verbatimCoordinates.
Elevation in Meters:
+The geographic system that was used to get the coordinates. This field autofills when using [http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/|GeoLocate] or the Mapping tool for georeferencing.
Ex: NAD27, NAD83, WGS84
See Darwin Core's geodeticDatum
Verbatim Coordinates: If the coordinates recorded on the specimen label are in a format other than decimal degrees, enter them here. When decimal lat/long fields are blank and one enters UTM or DMS using one of the formats displayed in the example below, decimal lat/long values will be automatically generated. Click the “<<” symbol to replace existing decimal values. This field autofills when using the DMS, UTM, and TRS georeferencing tools.
Ex: 34° 13.940' N 112° 2.370' W, 12 420944E 4064025N, TRS: T40N R32E S29
See Darwin Core’s verbatimCoordinates.
Elevation in Meters:
The elevation in meters at which the specimen was collected. Also called altitude. Use only the left field with the right field blank when a single elevation exists.
Ex: 1400, 2000-2200
See Darwin Core's minimumElevationInMeters
Verbatim Elevation: The verbatim elevation at which the specimen was collected. This is typically used to record an elevation measurement that was recorded in feet or an uncertainty designation. When the elevation in meters field is left blank, the value will automatically be converted to meters. Click the “<<” symbol to replace the previously entered meters values.
Ex: 4500ft, 4500 feet, ca 4500', ca 2000m, 4500' +-300'
See Darwin Core’s verbatimElevation.
Depth in Meters: The range of depth below the local surface, in meters.
Ex: 100, 150-200
See Darwin Core’s minimumDepthInMeters, maximumDepthInMeters.
Verbatim Depth:
The original verbatim description of the depth below the local surface at which the specimen was collected.
Ex: 100ft, 100 feet, ca 100', ca 30m, 100' +-10'
See Darwin Core's verbatimDepth
Georeferenced By:
The name of the person who georeferenced the specimen record. This field autofills when using GeoLocate for georeferencing.
Ex: A. Gonzales, emakings, acbarber
See Darwin Core's georeferencedBy
Georeference Protocol:
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Developer Guide Georeferencing is the process of assigning coordinates to generally textual descriptions of occurrence localities (e.g., the location where a specimen was collected). Some helpful resource about georeferencing can be found on the iDigBio website. Symbiota includes several tools for facilitating this process: Katie Pearson. Georeferencing. In: Symbiota Support Hub (2024). Symbiota Documentation. https://biokic.github.io/symbiota-docs/editor/georeference/. Created on 16 Nov 2021. Georeferencing is the process of assigning coordinates to generally textual descriptions of occurrence localities (e.g., the location where a specimen was collected). Some helpful resource about georeferencing can be found on the iDigBio website. Symbiota includes several tools for facilitating this process: Katie Pearson, ed: Lindsay Walker. Georeferencing. In: Symbiota Support Hub (2024). Symbiota Documentation. https://biokic.github.io/symbiota-docs/editor/georeference/. Created on 16 Nov 2021, last edited on 01 Mar 2024.Georeferencing
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