variable,definition,IRI,vocabulary
eventID,An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID,DarwinCore
eventDate,"The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate,DarwinCore
decimalLatitude,"The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude,DarwinCore
decimalLongitude,"The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude,DarwinCore
habitat,A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat,DarwinCore
samplingProtocol,"The names of, references to, or descriptions of the methods or protocols used during an Event.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingProtocol,DarwinCore
sampleSizeValue,"A numeric value for a measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling event.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sampleSizeValue,DarwinCore
sampleSizeUnit,"The unit of measurement of the size (time duration, length, area, or volume) of a sample in a sampling event.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sampleSizeUnit,DarwinCore
organismQuantity,A number or enumeration value for the quantity of organisms.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantity,DarwinCore
organismQuantityType,The type of quantification system used for the quantity of organisms.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantityType,DarwinCore
degreeOfEstablishment,"The degree to which an Organism survives, reproduces, and expands its range at the given place and time.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/degreeOfEstablishment,DarwinCore
scientificName,"The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term.",http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName,DarwinCore
acceptedNameUsageID,An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID,DarwinCore
taxonRank,The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank,DarwinCore
kingdom,The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/kingdom,DarwinCore
phylum,The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/phylum,DarwinCore
order,The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order,DarwinCore
family,The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family,DarwinCore
genus,The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genus,DarwinCore
scientificNameAuthorship,The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode.,http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship,DarwinCore