Example Checklist Files
The examples below represent the contents of two Darwin Core Archive files that model two checklists. The first represents a very simple species checklist while the second is a more richly documented taxonomic catalogue. The contents of any file can be viewed by clicking on the file icon or filename. A complete list of terms used in sharing checklists can be found here.
This checklist represents the most simple checklist archive. It consists of a descriptive metadata document that describes the checklist and the checklist data itself. The checklist data consist of two columns. Note that by including column headers that match the standard DarwinCore term names, that no additional mapping document is needed. | |
| The checklist is documented using an Ecological Metadata Language (EML) document. |
| The checklist itself is kept in this simple text file. |
Checklist.txt
This checklist represents an annotated species checklist. In addition to the core species list ('whales.tab') there are numerous other data types consisting of Darwin Core extensions that conform to the GNA Profile. This more complex archive contains a resource map file ('meta.xml') that describes the files in the archive. An EML metadata document describes the catalog itself. This more complex archive uses a common identifier, taxonID, to link data in the extension files to the data records in the core species checklist ('whales.tab').
| |
| The checklist is documented using a Ecological Metadata Language (EML) document. |
| The checklist itself is kept in this tab-delimited file. |
| The files in the archive are described in this resource map file. |
| Distribution information conforming to the GNA Distribution extension are stored in this file. |
| Bibliographic references are stored in this file and linked to 'whales.tab' via the taxonID |
| Type specimen details are contained in this file. |
| Common name information that conforms to the GNA Vernacular Extension are stored in this file. |
