Introduction to Darwin Core

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Data Cleaning

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  • for the example file, make sure you select LineFeed as the row delimiter and Tab as the column delimiter screenshot

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    Identify which columns to match to which WoRMS term. screenshot

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  • Non-matched taxa will appear in red. You will have to go back to your source file and determine what the appropriate text should be.
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    Download the response as an XLS, XLSX, or text file and use the information when building the Darwin Core file(s). The response from the example linked above can be found here. A screenshot of the file can be seen below: screenshot

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  • for the example file, make sure you select LineFeed as the row delimiter and Tab as the column delimiter screenshot

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    Identify which columns to match to which WoRMS term. screenshot

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  • Non-matched taxa will appear in red. You will have to go back to your source file and determine what the appropriate text should be.
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    Download the response as an XLS, XLSX, or text file and use the information when building the Darwin Core file(s). The response from the example linked above can be found here. A screenshot of the file can be seen below: screenshot

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    Darwin Core and Extension Schemas

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    Social Break

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    QA/QC

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    Metadata and publishing

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    Continuing the Conversation