Dataset Errata: Difference between revisions

This is open to debate, but I think Elevation should be a pure numeric field, assumed to be in meters. Therefore, it should not be expressed as "750 m", but rather as "750". verbatimElevation, of course, should retain the "m" if it was present on the label. (Note that Darwin Core apparently does not have a field called "elevation", but rather MinimumElevationInMeters, and MaximumElevationInMeters, both numeric fields.) Not sure if this is something to change on the labels, but worth being aware of. I think parsing programs should generate the Darwin Core fields. ('''Daryl''') <br> ('''Bryan:''' Odd to not have "elevation" I agree with the use of verbatimElevation. If "elevation" is filled it is numeric.) <br> ('''Deb''': What are the ramifications then? Does the lichen set need to be fixed in this regard? or just ignore derived columns and expect letters like m or mi or ft in verbatimElevation field?)--[[User:Dpaul|Dpaul]] 16:40, 12 June 2013 (EDT)