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Are we placing a controlled vocabulary on any Darwin Core terms? #90

Closed ben3000 closed 8 years ago

ben3000 commented 8 years ago

We can't do that as it changes the semantic of the DwC term.

nielsklazenga commented 8 years ago

No, it doesn't. In fact, Darwin Core recommends using controlled vocabularies for many (31 to be precise) of its terms, for example establishmentMeans, reproductiveCondition, country, stateProvince to name but a few that we have adopted in HISPID and for which we have vocabularies.

ben3000 commented 8 years ago

Even if the change we're making is in DwC's namespace?

nielsklazenga commented 8 years ago

I think we are talking different things. I think you are talking XML Schema Definition; I am not.

ben3000 commented 8 years ago

I wasn't, but I am asking a question that I think you've answered now. Ta.

AaronWilton commented 8 years ago

I agree with Niels - apply a controlled vocabulary shouldn't change the meaning (if it did we are misapplying the term), in fact many of the terms in DWC recommend application of a controlled vocabulary, but do not provide or clearly only provide an example.

Closing this issue.