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'''Problem:''' A record has lower geographic terms (e.g., state/province, county) that do not exist under the provided higher geographic term(s). For example, country = Canada and stateProvince = Sussex. There is no Sussex province in Canada. | '''Problem:''' A record has lower geographic terms (e.g., state/province, county) that do not exist under the provided higher geographic term(s). For example, country = Canada and stateProvince = Sussex. There is no Sussex province in Canada. | ||
'''Solution:''' | '''Solution:''' Higher geography in Arctos is a controlled vocabulary composed of terms from GADM and IHO World Seas supported by shapes. Higher geography must match a term in this vocabulary, so any “misspellings” would be intentionally matching the relevant authority. | ||
https://handbook.arctosdb.org/documentation/data_quality#higher-geography | |||
=== Missing Geodetic Datum === | === Missing Geodetic Datum === |
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