Darwin Core

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Darwin Core

Summary

Darwin Core is a technical standard[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Darwin Core's instance of is recorded as technical standard[3].
  • Darwin Core's based on is recorded as Dublin Core Metadata Element Set[4].
  • 1999 marks the founding of Darwin Core[5].
  • Darwin Core was published on October 9, 2009[6].
  • Darwin Core's official website is recorded as http://www.tdwg.org/standards/450[7].
  • Darwin Core's described at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/en/darwin-core[8].
  • Darwin Core's described by source is recorded as Darwin Core: an evolving community-developed biodiversity data standard[9].
  • Darwin Core's standards body is recorded as Biodiversity Information Standards[10].
  • Darwin Core's used by is recorded as Global Biodiversity Information Facility[11].

Body

Designation and Status

Darwin Core's instance of is recorded as technical standard[3].

History and Context

1999 marks the founding of Darwin Core[5].

Why It Matters

Darwin Core has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . tdwg.org. Retrieved . tdwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Darwin Core: an evolving community-developed biodiversity data standard. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . tdwg.org. Retrieved . tdwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . tdwg.org. Retrieved . tdwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . tdwg.org. Retrieved . tdwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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