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'''Problem:''' Metadata fields regarding coordinates, such as [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters coordinateUncertaintyInMeters], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferenceProtocol georeferenceProtocol], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferenceSources georeferenceSources], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferencedBy georeferencedBy], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferenceRemarks georeferenceRemarks], and [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:geodeticDatum geodeticDatum] are provided, but no coordinates are present. This is sometimes intentional, particularly when georeferencedBy and georeferencedRemarks are used to indicate whether a record was purposefully not georeferenced. However, it is rare that the other metadata fields can be used without associated coordinates (i.e., [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:decimalLatitude decimalLatitude], [ https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:decimalLongitude decimalLongitude], or [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:verbatimCoordinates verbatimCoordinates]). | '''Problem:''' Metadata fields regarding coordinates, such as [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters coordinateUncertaintyInMeters], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferenceProtocol georeferenceProtocol], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferenceSources georeferenceSources], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferencedBy georeferencedBy], [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:georeferenceRemarks georeferenceRemarks], and [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:geodeticDatum geodeticDatum] are provided, but no coordinates are present. This is sometimes intentional, particularly when georeferencedBy and georeferencedRemarks are used to indicate whether a record was purposefully not georeferenced. However, it is rare that the other metadata fields can be used without associated coordinates (i.e., [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:decimalLatitude decimalLatitude], [ https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:decimalLongitude decimalLongitude], or [https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:verbatimCoordinates verbatimCoordinates]). | ||
'''Solution:''' | '''Solution:''' Datum must be supplied with coordinates, but cannot be supplied without them. In addition, georeference protocol and georeference error cannot be supplied without coordinates, although coordinates can be supplied without them. All spatial data are converted to WGS84 and datum is explicitly provided. Input datum is also retained. | ||
https://handbook.arctosdb.org/documentation/data_quality#georeference | |||
=== Elevation is Unlikely === | === Elevation is Unlikely === | ||