NBN Atlas Download Fields

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1	Field name	Search field	Description (blank where self-descriptive)	Darwin Core Term

2	Record ID	uuid	ALA ID for this record.
3	Catalog Number	catalogue_number	The catalogue number for this record. This will be populated if the data has come from a museum or herbaria	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#catalogNumber
4	Match Taxon Concept GUID	taxon_concept_lsid	The GUID for the concept in the National Species List (NSL)	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#taxonID
5	Scientific Name	raw_taxon_name	Original scientific name supplied with the record	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#scientificName
6	Vernacular Name	raw_common_name	Original vernacular name supplied with the record	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#vernacularName
7	Matched Scientific Name	scientificName.p	The name the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#scientificName
8	Taxon Rank - matched	raw_taxon	The taxonomic rank the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#taxonRank
9	Vernacular Name - matched	common_name	The common name the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#vernacularName
10	Kingdom - matched	kingdom	The kingdom the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#kingdom
11	Phylum - matched	phylum	The phylum the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#phylum
12	Class - matched	class	The class the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#class
13	Order - matched	order	The order the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#order
14	Family - matched	family	The family the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#family
15	Genus - matched	genus	The genus the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#genus
16	Species - matched	species	The species the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#specificEpithet
17	Subspecies - matched	subspecies_name	The subspecies the ALA has matched this record to in the NSL
18	Institution Code	institution_code	The institution code for this record. This will be populated if the data has come from a museum or herbaria	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#institutionCode
19	Collection Code	collection_code	The collection code for this record. This will be populated if the data has come from a museum or herbaria	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#collectionCode
20	Locality - Supplied	raw_locality	The locaility information that was supplied with the raw record.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#locality
21	Latitude before processing	raw_latitude	The decimal latitude before processing. This will be populated when the user downloading has permission to view the original value.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#decimalLatitude
22	Longitude before processing	raw_longitude	The decimal longitude before processing. This will be populated when the user downloading has permission to view the original value.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#decimalLongitude
23	Latitude - processed	latitude	The decimal latitude associated with this record. If the original latitude was supplied in degrees, minutes, seconds, this value represents the converted value.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#decimalLatitude
24	Longitude - processed	longitude	The decimal longitude associated with this record. If the original latitude was supplied in degrees, minutes, seconds, this value represents the converted value.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#decimalLongitude
25	Coordinate Precision		The precision of the coordinates	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#coordinatePrecision
26	Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters	coordinate_uncertainty	Distance from the occurrence	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#coordinateUncertaintyInMeters
27	Country - parsed	country	The country where the specimen was collected or observation was made	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#country
28	IBRA Region - parsed	cl1048	The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region matching the supplied coordinates
29	IMCRA Region - parsed	cl21	The Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) region matching the supplied coordinates
30	State - parsed	state	The state or territory matching the supplied coordinates
31	Local Government Area - parsed	cl23	The local government area matching the supplied coordinates
32	Minimum Elevation In Metres	min_elevation_d	Min altitude/elevation for this occurrence.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#minimumElevationInMeters
33	Maximum Elevation In Metres	max_elevation_d_rng	Min altitude/elevation for this occurrence.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#maximumElevationInMeters
34	Minimum Depth In Meters	min_depth_d	Min depth for this occurrence.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#minimumDepthInMeters
35	Maximum Depth In Meters	max_depth_d	Min depth for this occurrence.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#maximumDepthInMeters
36	Individual Count - Supplied		The number of indivduals that represent this occurrence.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#individualCount
37	Collector	collector	The collector for the occurrence.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#recordedBy
38	Year - parsed	year	Year of observation, specimen collection date.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#year
39	Month - parsed	month	Month of observation, specimen collection date.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#month
40	Day - parsed		Day of observation, specimen collection date.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#day
41	Event Date - parsed		The ISO formatted date of observation, specimen collection date.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#eventDate
42	Event Time - parsed		The time of the occurrence	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#eventTime
43	Basis Of Record - original	raw_basis_of_record	The basis of record e.g. Specimen, Observation	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#basisOfRecord
44	Basis Of Record - processed	basis_of_record
45	Sex	raw_sex	The sex of the species for the occurrence	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#sex
46	Preparations		A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#preparations
47	Information Withheld		Indicates if information withheld due to sensitivity issues	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#informationWithheld
48	Data Generalized		Describes the data generalisation performed in the case of sensitive records.	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#dataGeneralized
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51	Issue flags
52	These are issues flagged with record during processing or by users through the Atlas site. They are true/false. They are only present as columns in a download if they are true for 1 or more records. This is too keep the spreadsheet to a minimal width to make it more manageable for the end user. The checks are more broadly described here: http://bit.ly/peFILi
53	Link to fields for data checks:	http://bit.ly/peFILi
54	Geospatial issue		A geospatial issue has been flagged against this record by a user
55	Latitude is negated		The original record's latitude was incorrectly negated placing it in the wrong hemisphere
56	Longitude is negated		The original record's longitude was incorrectly negated placing it in the wrong hemisphere
57	Coordinates are transposed		The original record's latitude and longitude where supplied in the wrong fields
58	Supplied coordinates are zero		Supplied latitude and longitude values are zero or blank
59	Coordinates are out of range for species		Coordinates are out of range for this species
60	Supplied country not recognised		Name of the country is not recognised
61	Altitude out of range		Altitude greater than 10000m, or less than -100m
62	Badly formed altitude		Unparseable altitude supplied
63	Min and max altitude reversed		Supplied values for mininum and maximum altitude have been swapped
64	Depth value supplied in feet		Supplied depth was in feet instead of metres
65	Depth out of range		Supplied depth is outside the range of possible values
66	Min and max depth reversed		Supplied values for mininum and maximum depth have been swapped
67	Altitude value supplied in feet		Supplied altitude was in feet instead of metres
68	Altitude value non-numeric		Supplied altitude was not numeric
69	Depth value non-numeric		Supplied depth was not numeric
70	Coordinates dont match supplied country		Latitude and Longitude do not match the supplied country name
71	Coordinates dont match supplied state		Latitude and Longitude do not match the supplied state name
72	Habitat incorrect for species		The derrived environment (terrestrial, marine, freshwater) doesn't match the species type
73	Suspected outlier		The record is a suspected outlier based on ALA records for this species
74	Country inferred from coordinates		The country name has been derrived from supplied latritude and longitude
75	Supplied coordinates centre of state		The location of supplied latitude and longitude is the centre of the State/Territory
76	Coordinate precision not valid		Supplied precision of coordinates is not a valid value	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#coordinatePrecision
77	Coordinate accuracy not valid		Supplied accuracy of coordinates is not a valid value
78	Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed		Supplied values for coordinate accuracy and precision appear to be swapped
79	Taxonomic issue		A taxonomic issue was detected - see http://bit.ly/peFILi
80	Invalid scientific name		Supplied scientific name cannot be recognised
81	Kingdom not recognised		Supplied kingdom name cannot be recognised
82	Higher taxonomy missing		Names above genus not supplied
83	Name not recognised		Name not in any national or international checklist
84	Name not in national checklists		Name is not in AFD, APC, APNI but has been recognised in Catalogue of Life
85	Homonym issues with supplied name		Name or classification supplied cannot differentiate between 2 homonyms
86	Taxon misidentified
87	Basis of record not supplied		Basis of record not supplied with the record	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#basisOfRecord
88	Basis of record badly formed		Unable to map the supplied basis of record to the vocabulary in use	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#basisOfRecord
89	Type status not recognised		Unable to map the supplied type status to the vocabulary in use	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#typeStatus
90	Collection code not recognised		Code not recognised with ALA systems (Collectory)	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#collectionCode
91	Institution code not recognised		Code not recognised with ALA systems (Collectory)	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#institutionCode
92	Image URL invalid		Image URL is badly formatted	http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/#associatedMedia
93	Temporal issue
94	Identification date before occurrence date		Date of identification is before date of occurrence
95	Georeferenced after occurrence date		The occurrence was georeferenced by the data custodian after the event
96	First of the month		A warning that the record indicates its the first month - which may be a erroneous default in the data custodian's database
97	First of the year		A warning that the record indicates its the first day of the year - which may be a erroneous default in the data custodian's database
98	First of the century		A warning that the record indicates its the first day of the century - which may be a erroneous default in the data custodian's database
99	Invalid collection date		Unparseable date supplied from the original database
100	Coordinate uncertainty not specified		Coordinate uncertainty was not supplied