geodeticDatum
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Darwin Core
Term name
Definition
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown".
Apple Core
Recommendation
As Applicable
Guidelines
GUIDELINES
[KCP, same as DWC, should we put a link here to the discussion on DWC?: http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/dwc:geodeticDatum]
Controlled vocabulary
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY OR LINK OR SENTENCE
Usage examples
| Example # | verbatimCoordinates | verbatimLatitude | verbatimLongitude | decimalLatitude | decimalLongitude | geodeticDatum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46° 32' N 70° 08' W | 46° 32' N | 70° 08' W | 46.5583333 | -70.1916667 | unknown |
| 2 | 41° 09' S 71° 18' W | 41° 09' 05" S | 71° 18' 10" W | -41.15138888888889 | -71.30277777777778 | unknows |
Other resources
LINKS TO RESOURCES, PERHAPS WITH EXPLANATION
