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Data Ingestion Guidance: Difference between revisions
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*put dates in [http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime ISO 8601] format, i.e., YYYY-MM-DD, e.g., 2014-06-22 | *put dates in [http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime ISO 8601] format, i.e., YYYY-MM-DD, e.g., 2014-06-22 | ||
*put elevation in METERS units in the elevation field without the units (e.g., the fields minimumElevationInMeters and maximumElevationInMeters already assume the numeric values are in meters, so no need to include the units with the data) | *put elevation in METERS units in the elevation field without the units (e.g., the fields minimumElevationInMeters and maximumElevationInMeters already assume the numeric values are in meters, so no need to include the units with the data) | ||
* | *do not use unescaped newline characters | ||
*no '0' in fields to represent no value, e.g., lat or lon | *no '0' in fields to represent no value, e.g., lat or lon | ||
*lat and lon coordinates need to be in decimal, and no N, S, E, W | *lat and lon coordinates need to be in decimal, and no N, S, E, W | ||
*parse genus, species, infraspecific epithet if already aggregated into a scientific name | *parse genus, species, infraspecific epithet if already aggregated into a scientific name | ||
*include parsed higher taxonomy | *include parsed higher taxonomy, at least kingdom and family if possible | ||
==Packaging for images/media objects== | ==Packaging for images/media objects== | ||