TG2-VALIDATION_PATHWAY_STANDARD

[ArthurChapman]

TestField	Value
GUID	5424e933-bee7-4125-839e-d8743ea69f93
Label	VALIDATION_PATHWAY_STANDARD
Description	Does the value of dwc:pathway occur in the bdq:sourceAuthority?
TestType	Validation
Darwin Core Class	dwc:Occurrence
Information Elements ActedUpon	dwc:pathway
Information Elements Consulted
Expected Response	EXTERNAL_PREREQUISITES_NOT_MET if the bdq:sourceAuthority is not available; INTERNAL_PREREQUISITES_NOT_MET if dwc:pathway is bdq:Empty; COMPLIANT if the value of dwc:pathway is in the bdq:sourceAuthority; otherwise NOT_COMPLIANT.
Data Quality Dimension	Conformance
Term-Actions	PATHWAY_STANDARD
Parameter(s)	bdq:sourceAuthority
Source Authority	bdq:sourceAuthority default = "Pathway Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms" {[https://dwc.tdwg.org/pw/]} {GBIF vocabulary API [https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/concepts]}
Specification Last Updated	2024-02-09
Examples	[dwc:pathway="transportStowaway": Response.status=RUN_HAS_RESULT, Response.result=COMPLIANT, Response.comment="dwc:pathway found in the bdq:sourceAuthority"]
	[dwc:pathway="escapee": Response.status=RUN_HAS_RESULT, Response.result=NOT_COMPLIANT, Response.comment="dwc:pathway not found in the bdq:sourceAuthority"]
Source	TG2
References	Darwin Core Maintenance Group (2021) Pathway Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). https://dwc.tdwg.org/pw/ Groom et al. (2019) Improving Darwin Core for research and management of alien species. Biodiversity Information Science and Services 3: e38084 h.ttps://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38084
Example Implementations (Mechanisms)
Link to Specification Source Code
Notes	This test must return NOT_COMPLIANT if there is leading or trailing whitespace or there are leading or trailing non-printing characters.

[ArthurChapman]

Should be CORE see comments under #268

[ArthurChapman]

The four tests (#277, #278, #268, #269) should be CORE (I have discussed this with Lee). Some reasons are

• Invasive species are subject of the Convention on Biological Diversity Article 8(h) (https://www.cbd.int/idb/2009/about/cbd) and with a strong use case in the Cop 6 Decision last year VI/23 (https://www.cbd.int/decision/cop/default.shtml?id=7197)
• These terms are recent additions to Darwin Core and are aspirational (we want all adding data follow the Standard)
• There are good, well thought out vocabularies and APIs available
• Apart from the CBD Use Case, there are good Use Case arguments given in Groom et al. (reference above)
• There is no reason under our current criteria for excluding these tests from CORE

[chicoreus]

Edited comment from "will fail" to the more explicit "This test must return NOT_COMPLIANT if there is leading or trailing whitespace or there are leading or trailing non-printing characters. "

[chicoreus]

Source authority should be:

bdq:sourceAuthority default = "Pathway Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms" {[https://dwc.tdwg.org/pw/]} {GBIF vocabulary API [https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/]}

[Tasilee]

I agree @chicoreus - Changing Source Authority from

bdq:sourceAuthority default = "Darwin Core pathway" {[https://dwc.tdwg.org/list/#dwc_pathway]} {dwc:pathway vocabulary API [https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/concepts]}

to

bdq:sourceAuthority default = "Pathway Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms" {[https://dwc.tdwg.org/pw/]} {GBIF vocabulary API [https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/]}

[Tasilee]

Should the Source Authority (API) be "https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/concepts"?

[tucotuco]

I think https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/concepts is OK as a source authority because it actually has an API as long as it is understood that the actually vocabulary is maintained at https://dwc.tdwg.org/pw/ and the GBIF API is expected to remain up to date with that.

[Tasilee]

Changed Source Authority from

bdq:sourceAuthority default = "Pathway Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms" {[https://dwc.tdwg.org/pw/]} {GBIF vocabulary API [https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/concepts]}

to

bdq:sourceAuthority default = "GBIF Pathway Vocabulary" [https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway]} {"dwc:pathway vocabulary API" [https://api.gbif.org/v1/vocabularies/Pathway/concepts]}

[tucotuco]

This was correct before the change. Darwin Core has the formal recommended vocabulary.

[Tasilee]

Reverted Source Authority

[chicoreus]

See https://github.com/tdwg/bdq/issues/275#issuecomment-2061845648

The GBIF API does not help here, it does not provide the actual Controlled Values from the TDWG vocabulary, the values it has differ in case.

[Tasilee]

GBIF vocabulary has now been aligned with Darwin Core. Thanks @timrobertson100