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TG2-VALIDATION_VERNACULARNAME_NOTEMPTY #254

Closed Tasilee closed 9 months ago

Tasilee commented 9 months ago
TestField Value
GUID eb9b70c7-9cf6-42ea-a708-5de527211df4
Label VALIDATION_VERNACULARNAME_NOTEMPTY
Description Is there a value in dwc:vernacularName?
TestType Validation
Darwin Core Class Taxon
Information Elements ActedUpon dwc:vernacularName
Information Elements Consulted
Expected Response COMPLIANT if dwc:vernacularName is bdq:NotEmpty; otherwise NOT_COMPLIANT
Data Quality Dimension Completeness
Term-Actions VERNACULARNAME_NOTEMPTY
Parameter(s)
Source Authority
Specification Last Updated 2024-02-04
Examples [dwc:vernacularName="Tasmanian Tiger": Response.status=RUN_HAS_RESULT, Response.result=COMPLIANT, Response.comment="dwc:vernacularName is bdq:NotEmpty"]
[dwc:vernacularName="": Response.status=RUN_HAS_RESULT, Response.result=NOT_COMPLIANT, Response.comment="dwc:vernacularName is bdq:Empty"]
Source TG2
References
Example Implementations (Mechanisms) Kurator/FilteredPush sci_name_qc Library
Link to Specification Source Code https://github.com/FilteredPush/sci_name_qc/blob/v1.1.2/src/main/java/org/filteredpush/qc/sciname/DwCSciNameDQ.java#L3129
Notes This test has significant utility for assessing Taxon data. The presence of vernacular names can substantially improve access to data using scientific names by a broader range of users. Any uses of vernacularName on occurrence data should be cognizant of the vernacularName being populated because the occurrence vouchers the application of that vernacular name to the organism in the occurrence, or because it is metadata inherited from the taxon name applied in an identification.
This bdq:Supplementary test is not regarded as CORE (cf. bdq:CORE) because of one or more of the reasons: not being widely applicable; not informative or likely to return a high percentage of either bdq:COMPLIANT or bdq:NOT_COMPLIANT results (cf bdq:Response.result). A Supplementary test may be implemented as CORE when a suitable use case exists.
chicoreus commented 9 months ago

Added a note of caution to the note about what the implications of a populated vernacular name may be on occurrence data.

chicoreus commented 9 months ago

Added a note about the importance of vernacular names for access to biodiversity data through taxon records.