Record Cleaner NBN Atlas Report - Developer Notes
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Mapping NBN Atlas API parameters to DwC terms
Its a bit confusing how the names for fields change, when they change and even the case used. There reasons why will no doubt be historical (there's a reason for everythinbg!). Below is a table of the terms used when generating the report. The resultant CSV uses the DwC terms for the heading. note that all the information in the table below can be obtained from (https://records-ws.nbnatlas.org/index/fields)
| Atlas API param | JSON response | DwC term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| occurrence_id | occurrenceID | occurrenceID | |
| taxon_name | scientificName | scientificName | |
| taxon_concept_lsid | taxonConceptID | taxonConceptID | This is the UKSI TVK |
| occurrence_date | eventDate | eventDate | |
| longitude | decimalLongitude | decimalLongitude | |
| latitude | decimalLatitude | decimalLatitude | |
| grid_ref | gridReference | - | Not a DwC term |
| data_resource_uid | dataResourceUid | datasetID | |
| life_stage | lifeStage | lifeStage |