Darwin Core
The Darwin Core is a federation schema used in the search and retrieval of natural history collections and observation databases. It includes only core data elements that are likely to be available for the vast majority of specimen and observation records - www.tdwg.org/activities/darwincore.
Data provider
see Data publisher.
Data publisher
Individual, institution or network that facilitates discovery and access to primary biodiversity data or metadata through national, regional, thematic or global networks such as GBIF. Earlier GBIF Work Programmes referred to these contributors as ‘Data Providers’.
Decentralised (implementation)
Refers to the implementation/carrying out of activities remotely from the Secretariat (in GBIF-speak, NBIFs, ReBIFs, ThemeBIFs, i.e. via Participant Nodes in general).
DIGIT
Digitisation and mobilisation of primary biodiversity data. One of the GBIF Work areas presented in this Work Programme.
Distributed (network architecture)
Refers to an arrangement of networked computers that are capable of working both independently and jointly as required, or the IT infrastructure to enable a global network (of networks), such as GBIF.
