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Public question and answer site for discussions about Darwin Core
(These questions were posed during the second chapter of the DwC Hour, 7 Mar 2017). Does GBIF pre-process datasets to conform to the used vocabulary? Is that the recommended procedure?...
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*discussion from [DwC Hour #4: Evolution of Darwin Core Terms and Extensions](https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Webinars#chapter4)...* **Jess Miller-Camp (UCR):** Might be worth it to have a field specifically for hazardous substances so people can...
*discussion from [DwC Hour #7: Aggregators - a Darwin Core View](https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Webinars#chapter7)...* **Wouter Addink (Naturalis):** Should data providers provide their dataset to as many aggregators as possible in order to benefit...
Question difference dwc:identification vs dwc:scientificName, dwchour input form 10/13/2017 13:19:39
A user submitted this information via the Darwin Core Hour [webform](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekd0QSdgiK5ujh6CLZPx9kKTcS-mJRNK_pGWk3b3fHv4x4gQ/viewform): *Timestamp:* 10/13/2017 13:19:39 *Please provide a topic of interest:* What is the difference between dwc:identification and dwc:scientificName? I understand...
(These questions were posed during the second chapter of the DwC Hour, 7 Mar 2017). Do we need a subcategory for basisOfRecord to capture the type of Physical Specimen? or...
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A user submitted this information via the Darwin Core Hour [webform](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekd0QSdgiK5ujh6CLZPx9kKTcS-mJRNK_pGWk3b3fHv4x4gQ/viewform): *Timestamp:* 11/21/2017 16:06:05 *Please provide a topic of interest:* When georeferencing from a site description, I think the accuracy...
Stack Exchange became quite robust in exposing/permeating/deduping/curating questions/answers. There is an existing 'Biology' site https://biology.stackexchange.com/. May be we can start use it forTDWG/DarwinCore questions with the corresponsing tags.