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Darwin Core (DwC) is a simple set of data element definitions designed to support the sharing and integration of primary biodiversity data. The DwC is a specification of data concepts and structure intended to support the retrieval and integration of primary data that documents the occurrence of organisms in space and time and the occurrence of organisms in biological collections.

Form

Core information

URL(s):

http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/

https://github.com/tdwg/dwc

Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):

GBIF

Domain(s):

Plant Science and Plant Products, [Peripheral / neighbouring domains], Organisms

Type of standard:

Schema / element set, Ontology

Describes / models / annotates:

Research and agronomic data, Plants / germplasm, General Germplasm, Germplasm accessions

Additional information

Acronym:

DwC

License(s):

Creative Commons Attribution

Technical information

Format of the data standard:

RDF/XML, XML

Namespace:

http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/

Download / dump:

https://github.com/tdwg/dwc/blob/master/rdf/dwcterms.rdf

RDF vocabulary

RDF "language":

RDFS

VEST / AgroPortal integration

Original source:

VEST Registry

Assessment

An overview of criteria used for the assessment can be found here.

Total score:

2.19

assessment tabs

Fitness / adoption

Complete:

Yes, complete, consistent and granular

Authoritative:

Yes

Largely compatible:

Not clear - N/A

Known:

Yes, very well

Used in software:

Not clear - N/A

Used in datasets:

Yes, in many, by a few providers

Discoverable:

Yes

Regulatory:

Not clear - N/A

Endorsed:

Yes, moderately

Long-term, sustainable:

Yes, reasonably

Participatory, collaborative:

Not clear - N/A

Maintained:

Yes

Scores

Avg fitness:

2.67

Avg adoption:

2.22

Usability / openness

Available on the web:

Yes

Versatile:

Yes, 2-3 similar formats

Served by APIs:

Not clear - N/A

Manageable:

Not clear - N/A

Documented:

Not clear - N/A

Supported:

Not clear - N/A

Testable:

Not clear - N/A

Machine-readable:

Yes

Meaningful:

Yes

Annotated:

Not clear - N/A

Referenceable:

Yes

Linked:

Yes

Clearly licensed:

Yes

Openly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg usability:

1.43

Avg openness:

2.43

Notes on assessment:

First technical assessment (usability / openness) made by: FAO.

URI: https://vest.agrisemantics.org/node/18324

RDF

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Datasets using this data standard (from the RING)

Chinese Crop Germplasm Information System (CGRIS)

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

http://ring.ciard.net/node/19640