$Id: darwin2.xsd,v 1.13 2003/03/15 11:14:24 John Wieczorek Exp $ $Id: darwin2gazetteer.xsd,v 1.0 2003/06/15 11:14:24 John Wieczorek Exp $ XML Schema draft Darwin Core Version 2 gazetteer (http://tsadev.speciesanalyst.net/documentation/ow.asp?DarwinCoreV2) content model. Uses and extends data elements from the DiGIR (http://digir.net) protocol. ISO 8601 date and time in UTC(GMT) when the record was last modified. Example: "November 5, 1994, 8:15:30 am, US Eastern Standard Time" would be "1994-11-05T13:15:30Z" (see http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime). A description indicating whether the record represents an observation, tissue sample, living organism, voucher specimen, germplasm/seed, genetic information, etc. A code that identifies the institution to which the cataloged item belongs. No global registry exists for institutional codes; use the code that is "standard" in your discipline. This attribute must contain no spaces. A unique alphanumeric value that identifies the collection within the institution in which the item is cataloged. This attribute must contain no spaces. The combination of all geographic elements less specific than locality. "Like" query operations on this element will search for a substring in any of the higher geography attributes. The full, unabbreviated name of the continent or ocean from which the cataloged item was collected. The full, unabbreviated name of the island group from which the cataloged item was collected. The full, unabbreviated name of the island from which the cataloged item was collected. The full, unabbreviated name of the country or major political unit from which the cataloged item was collected. The full, unabbreviated name of the state, province, or region (i.e., the next smaller political region than Country) from which the cataloged item was collected. The full, unabbreviated name of the county, shire, or municipality (i.e., the next smaller political region than StateProvince) from which the cataloged item was collected. The description of the locality from which the cataloged item was collected, sans geographic information provided in other geographic fields. The latitude of the location from which the cataloged item was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. The longitude of the location from which the cataloged item was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. The horizontal geodetic datum to which the DecimalLatitude and DecimalLongitude refer. The name of the system in which the original geographic coordinates were recorded (e.g., "decimal degrees", "degrees minutes seconds", "UTM", etc.). A text representation of the original geographic coordinate data (Latitude/Longitude, UTM, TRS, etc.) in its original format in the source database. A reference to the methods used for determining the coordinates and uncertainties. The extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the location where a Cataloged Item was collected. The upper limit of the distance (in meters) from the given latitude and longitude describing a circle within which the whole of the described locality must lie. Use NULL where the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable. Comments about the LatLong determination. This access point provides a mechanism for performing searches using a bounding box. A Bounding Box element is not typically present in the database, but rather is derived from the DecimalLatitude and DecimalLongitude columns by the data provider. The minimum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. The maximum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. A text representation of the Elevation in its original format in the source database. The minimum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at least this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g., collecting above sea level in tidal areas). The maximum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at most this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g., collecting above sea level in tidal areas). A text representation of the Depth in its original format in the source database. The number of individuals present in the lot or container referred to by the catalog number. Not an estimate of abundance or density at the collecting locality. A concrete digir:listType specifying all elements available for multiCOP operations.