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Submitted by: Hugo Retief (Researcher), AWARD Email: hugo@award.org.za Module: Module 4 Data Management Sub-Module: 4.4 Open Data Licensing Topic: Preparing Data for Publication... -
GBIF Freshwater Data Publishing Guide
Comprehensive guide produced by GBIF (authors: Lento & Schmidt-Kloiber) specifically for publishing freshwater biodiversity data to the GBIF network. Covers the unique... -
SANBI-GBIF Node — South African Biodiversity Information Facility
Portal for South Africa's GBIF Voting Node, operated by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through the South African Biodiversity Information Facility... -
OpenRefine for Biodiversity Data Cleaning (GBIF Course Materials)
GBIF's curated training resources for using OpenRefine to clean and transform biodiversity data before publishing. OpenRefine is a free, open-source tool that works locally (no... -
Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman & Wieczorek 2020)
Comprehensive GBIF Secretariat publication providing best practices for georeferencing biological occurrence data. Covers theoretical foundations of georeferencing, the point-... -
Darwin Core Archives — How-to Guide
GBIF's comprehensive guide to understanding and creating Darwin Core Archives (DwC-A), the standard exchange format for biodiversity data. Explains the star schema architecture:... -
Ecological Metadata Language (EML) Specification
Official specification for the Ecological Metadata Language (EML) version 2.2.0, a comprehensive XML vocabulary designed specifically for documenting ecological and... -
GBIF Data Quality Requirements and Documentation
Official GBIF documentation on data quality requirements for publishing occurrence, checklist, and sampling-event datasets. Describes over 50 automated data quality flags that... -
GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) User Manual
Official manual for the GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT), the free, open-source Java application used to publish biodiversity datasets to the GBIF network. Covers... -
Darwin Core: An Evolving Community-Developed Biodiversity Data Standard...
Foundational peer-reviewed paper describing the Darwin Core standard's history, design principles, community governance model, and practical applications. Traces DwC's evolution... -
Darwin Core Quick Reference Guide
Official TDWG quick reference for all currently recommended Darwin Core terms. Lists each term with its identifier (URI), label, definition, comments, and examples, organised by...