GBIF Darwin Core Archive, How-to Guide
This document is a how-to guide for creating a Darwin Core Archive, a data format used to
publish biodiversity data through the GBIF network.
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Publisher(s):
GBIF Secretariat, 2011
Target audience: Biodiversity data publishers
Abstract: Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) is an internationally recognised biodiversity informatics data
standard that simplifies the publication of biodiversity data. It is based on Darwin Core, a
standard developed and maintained by the Biodiversity Information Standards group. This document describes the format and presents options for its creation and publication within the GBIF network
Bibliographic citation: GBIF (2010). Darwin Core Archives – How-to Guide, version 1, released on 1 March 2011, (contributed by Remsen D, Braak, K, Döring M, Robertson, T), Copenhagen: Global Biodiversity Information Facility, 21 pp, accessible online at: http://links.gbif.org/gbif_dwca_how_to_guide_v1
Rights: This document is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
Rights Holder: GBIF Secretariat
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