http://rs.laji.fi/terms/femaleIndividualCount

HBDF.term


HBDF.apiField api.individualCountFemale
HBDF.definition The number of female individuals represented in the occurrence record. [en]
HBDF.definition Antal honor rapporterat i observationsposten. [sv]
HBDF.definition Havaintotietueessa raportoitu naaraiden yksilömäärä. [fi]
HBDF.examples 1, 6
HBDF.name femaleIndividualCount
rdf:type HBDF.term
rdfs:label Antal honor [sv]
rdfs:label Naaraiden yksilömäärä [fi]
rdfs:label Female Individual Count [en]
sortOrder 460



List of Terms

Term Name occurrenceID

Label Occurrence ID
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceID
Definition A unique identifier for the occurrence.
Examples

http://id.herb.oulu.fi/MY.1752299

http://tun.fi/JX.1#3

http://tun.fi/JX.1524047#3

http://tun.fi/KE.921/LGE.636168/1479172

Term Name eventID

Label Event ID
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID
Definition A unique identifier for the event/gathering during which the occurrence record was made.
Examples

http://tun.fi/JX.1#1

Term Name parentEventID

Label Specimen ID / Parent Event ID
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentEventID
Definition A unique identifier for a preserved specimen or an observation submission. For collection specimens, this refers to the identifier of the physical item (e.g., a pinned insect or a plant sheet). In the case of an observation submission, this is the identifier for the entity that links together observations and collection events.
Examples

http://id.herb.oulu.fi/000123

http://id.luomus.fi/GP.1

http://tun.fi/JX.1

Term Name verbatimIdentification

Label Verbatim Identification
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimIdentification
Definition The taxonomic identification as it appeared in the original record.
Examples

Blindia acuta

NUCCAR

neidonkorento

Term Name recordedBy

Label Recorded By / Collector
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/recordedBy
Definition Names of people, groups, or organizations that observed or collected the occurrence ("leg").
Examples

Maija Meikäläinen

Meikäläinen, Matti

Term Name identifiedBy

Label Identified By
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy
Definition The name of the person responsible for the currently used taxon identification.
Examples

Sahlberg J.

Term Name taxonConceptID

Label Taxon Concept ID
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonConceptID
Definition A persistent and unique identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Notes In FinBIF, identifiers in the form http://tun.fi/MX.44225 refer to concepts in the FinBIF master taxonomy. Identifiers in the form https://www.gbif.org/species/7411010 are not true taxon concepts — they are temporary taxa copied from the GBIF system to fill gaps in the FinBIF taxonomy and may not represent well-defined concepts.
Examples

http://tun.fi/MX.44225

https://www.gbif.org/species/7411010

Term Name scientificName

Label Scientific Name
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName
Definition The full scientific name of the taxon concept to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Examples

Animalia

Lynx lynx

Polia nebulosa

Term Name scientificNameAuthorship

Label Scientific Name Authorship
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship
Definition The author(s) who originally described and published the scientific name of the taxon concept the occurrence is currently linked to.
Examples

(Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.

(Lindenb.) Dumort.

Term Name taxonRank

Label Taxon Rank
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank
Definition The taxonomic rank or level of the organism in the classification hierarchy of the taxon to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Vocabulary MX.taxonRankEnum
Examples

species, genus, aggregate, subspecies

Term Name kingdom

Label Kingdom
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/kingdom
Definition The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified.
Examples

Animalia

Fungi

Plantae

Term Name class

Label Class
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/class
Definition The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified.
Examples

Aves

Bryopsida

Laboulbeniomycetes

Term Name order

Label Order
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order
Definition The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified.
Examples

Carnivora

Mucorales

Rosales

Term Name family

Label Family
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family
Definition The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified.
Examples

Cristatellidae

Entomophthoraceae

Leporidae

Term Name informalTaxonGroup

Label Informal Taxon Group
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/informalTaxonGroup
Definition Informal groups the occurrence is currently linked to.
Examples

Nilviäiset; Maakotilot ja etanat / Molluscs; Landsnails and slugs

Sammalet; Maksasammalet / Bryophytes; Liverworts

Term Name vernacularName

Label Vernacular Name (Finnish)
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vernacularName
Definition The recommended common name in Finnish of the taxon to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Examples

kaltiokinnassammal

kuukkeli

Term Name vernacularNameSwedish

Label Vernacular Name (Swedish)
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/vernacularNameSwedish
Definition The recommended common name in Finland Swedish (according to FinBIF taxonomy) of the taxon to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Notes Swedish names mostly originate from the Dyntaxa database, but some species have different names in Finland-Swedish.
Examples

fjällsippa

purpurskapania

Term Name redListStatusFinland

Label Red List Status (Finland)
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/redListStatusFinland
Definition The most recently assessed Finnish regional Red List status for the taxon to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Vocabulary MX.iucnStatuses
Examples

EN 2019

LC 2015

NA 2010

Term Name lajiturvaStatus

Label Lajiturva Status
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/lajiturvaStatus
Definition A classification defined for the use of forest and nature management solutions, in which species are categorized into three classes: legally protected ("Lakisääteinen"), threatened ("Uhanalainen"), and near threatened ("Silmälläpidettävä"). This is the classification of the taxon to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Vocabulary MX.threatenedStatusEnum
Notes A species is defined as legally protected in this classification if it falls under one of the following administrative statuses: Specially protected species, large birds of prey, Annex II or IV of the Habitats Directive. Otherwise, species assessed as CR, EN and VU are defined as Endangered. Species assessed as NT are defined as Near Threatened.
Examples

Lakisääteinen, Uhanalainen, Silmälläpidettävä

Term Name regulatoryStatuses

Label Regulatory Statuses
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/regulatoryStatuses
Definition The regulatory statuses or other species lists for the taxon to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Vocabulary MX.adminStatusEnum

Term Name taxonPreferredHabitat

Label Taxon Preferred Habitat
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/taxonPreferredHabitat
Definition The primary habitat for the taxon to which the occurrence is currently linked.
Vocabulary MKV.habitatEnum MKV.habitatSpecificTypeEnum
Notes The habitat categories have been mostly assigned during the threat assessment, but other taxa have also been classified. The classification can be read from: https://schema.laji.fi/alt/MKV.habitatEnum and additional classifiers from https://schema.laji.fi/alt/MKV.habitatSpecificTypeEnum
Examples

Mlt – tuoreet ja kuivat lehdot; v – vanhat metsät / Mlt – dry and mesic herb-rich forests; v – old-growth forests

Vsk – karut järvet ja lammet / Vsk – oligotrophic lakes and ponds

Term Name habitat

Label Occurrence Habitat
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
Definition The habitat as reported by the original observer.
Vocabulary MY.habitatEnum
Examples

Ratavarsi tai ratapiha / Railway or railway yard

Tuore lehto / Mesic herb-rich forest

Term Name isSensitiveTaxon

Label Is Sensitive Taxon
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/isSensitiveTaxon
Definition Is the occurrence currently linked to a taxon that is classified as sensitive in FinBIF.
Notes More information on sensitive data can be read from https://info.laji.fi/en/frontpage/sensitive-data/
Examples

TRUE, FALSE

Term Name dataGeneralizations

Label Data Generalizations
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations
Definition The indicator of level of data generalization of the occurrence record incuding geographic aggregation.
Vocabulary MX.secureLevels
Notes More information can be found in Finnish at https://info.laji.fi/etusivu/sensitiivinen-lajitieto/karkeistukset/
Examples

NONE, KM1, KM5, KM10, KM50, KM100, HIGHEST

Term Name informationWithheld

Label Information Withheld
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld
Definition The reason or reasons why data associated with the record (time, location, personal information) has been restricted.
Vocabulary MZ.secureReason
Examples

DEFAULT_TAXON_CONSERVATION, BREEDING_SITE_CONSERVATION, NATURA_AREA_CONSERVATION, WINTER_SEASON_TAXON_CONSERVATION, BREEDING_SEASON_TAXON_CONSERVATION, CUSTOM, USER_HIDDEN, ADMIN_HIDDEN, DATA_QUARANTINE_PERIOD, USER_PERSON_NAMES_HIDDEN, USER_HIDDEN_LOCATION, USER_HIDDEN_TIME

Term Name datasetCurationLevel

Label Dataset Curation Level
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/datasetCurationLevel
Definition Describes the overall quality and reliability of the dataset or collection the occurrence record belongs to. The curation level is based on the origin of the data — such as whether the records were submitted by professionals, expert amateurs, or citizen observers — as well as the extent of any post-submission curation applied to the dataset.
Vocabulary MY.collectionQualityEnum
Notes PROFESSIONAL = Professional / professionally curated; EXPERT = Expert hobbyists / expert curated; AMATEUR = Citizen science / mostly uncurated.
Examples

PROFESSIONAL, EXPERT, AMATEUR

Term Name identificationVerificationStatus

Label Identification Verification Status
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationVerificationStatus
Definition Describes the reliability and trustworthiness of this individual occurrence record, based on both the original data source’s quality rating and subsequent quality control assessments by FinBIF.
Vocabulary MZ.recordQualityEnum
Notes EXPERT_VERIFIED = Verified by expert (original data source or FinBIF quality control); COMMUNITY_VERIFIED = Verified by community (e.g., iNaturalist or FinBIF quality control); NEUTRAL = Default level; UNCERTAIN = Uncertain (based on original observer, original data source, or FinBIF quality control); ERRONEOUS = Erroneous (erroneous records are not shown by default in FinBIF results; based on original data source or FinBIF quality control).
Examples

EXPERT_VERIFIED, COMMUNITY_VERIFIED, NEUTRAL, UNCERTAIN, ERRONEOUS

Term Name qualityControl

Label Quality Control Tags
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/qualityControl
Definition More precise quality control tags currently applied to this individual occurrence record (from the original data source, FinBIF quality assessment, automated validations, etc.)
Examples

ADMIN_MARKED_NON_WILD, EXPERT_TAG_VERIFIED, EXPERT_TAG_UNCERTAIN, COMMUNITY_TAG_VERIFIED, AUTO_VALIDATIONS_PASS, CHECKED_CANNOT_VERIFY, CHECK_COORDINATES, CHECK_DUPLICATE, CHECK_WILDNESS, CHECK_BREEDING_INDEX, AUTO_DISTRIBUTION_CHECK, ...

Term Name datasetID

Label Dataset ID
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetID
Definition A unique identifier for the dataset or specimen collection in which the information about this occurrence/specimen is stored.
Examples

http://tun.fi/HR.39

Term Name datasetName

Label Dataset Name
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetName
Definition The name of the dataset or collection.
Examples

Talvilintulaskenta / Winter Bird Census

Term Name source

Label Source ID
IRI http://purl.org/dc/terms/source
Definition A unique identifier for the source information data system in which the information about this occurrence/specimen is stored.
Examples

http://tun.fi/KE.389

Term Name sourceName

Label Source Name
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/sourceName
Definition The name of the information data source.
Examples

Laji.fi - Vihko / Laji.fi - Notebook

Term Name originatingSource

Label Originating Source
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/originatingSource
Definition Information about where the data was originally recorded in the source system or where it originates from / how it was delivered to the source system.
Examples

Helsingin kaupungin vieraslajisovelluksen havainnot

LajiGIS: Pb_lomake_Rexholm_2019.xlsx

Term Name eventDate

Label Event Date
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate
Definition The date-time or interval during which the occurrence was made or specimen collected.
Examples

2004-07-11T9:00/2004-06-11T11:00

2013-07-11

2020-06-02/2020-06-07

Term Name countryCode

Label Country
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/countryCode
Definition The standard code for the country in which the occurrence was made/specimen collected.
Notes ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code
Examples

FI, SE, NZ

Term Name biogeographicalProvince

Label Biogeographical Province
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/biogeographicalProvince
Definition The Finnish biogeographical province in which the occurrence was made/specimen collected. Resolved from reported provice or by coordinates.
Notes Biogeographical provinces are areas that have traditionally been used to depict species distribution, as the highest-level sub-regions of Finland. They are commonly used e.g. on distribution maps on identification guides and other publications. Borders of biogeographical provinces are available at https://laji.fi/map?overlayNames=geobiologicalProvinces
Examples

Pohjois-Karjala (PK)

Sompion Lappi (SoL)

Term Name county

Label County
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/county
Definition The name of the county, municipality, or the next smaller administrative unit below state or province where the occurrence was made or the specimen was collected. Originally reported municipality (verbatim) or in Finland the names of municipalities resolved from coordinates.
Examples

Helsinki, Sipoo

Rurópolis

Sodankylä

Term Name verbatimLocality

Label Verbatim Locality
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLocality
Definition The higher geography, country, province, biogeographical province, second order division and locality as reported in the original occurrence.
Examples

Suomi, EP, Sodankylä, Ritarin hautamaa

Term Name locationID

Label Site ID
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationID
Definition A unique identifier for a monitoring site such as bird monitoring route or LajiGIS species monitoring or survey site in which this occurrence was made.
Examples

http://tun.fi/KE.921/LGNMP.194376

http://tun.fi/MNP.11981

Term Name locationName

Label Site Name
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/locationName
Definition The name of a monitoring site, such as a bird monitoring route or LajiGIS species monitoring or survey site, in which this occurrence was made.
Examples

Savonlinna, Oravi, 4116 (689:358)

Term Name locationType

Label Site Type
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/locationType
Definition The type of the monitoring site or route as described in the original data source (in Finnish).
Examples

Lajin kartoitus tai seuranta: Eliölajit havaintopaikka

Pesä: Risupesä puussa

Term Name locationStatus

Label Site Status
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/locationStatus
Definition The status of the monitoring site at the time of the occurrence, or in some cases its current status, as reported by the original data source (in Finnish).
Notes For example, whether the monitored site for the species has disappeared, a nesting tree has fallen, or the site has otherwise become unsuitable for the species.
Examples

Epävarma (?), seurantakäynti tai etsiminen tarpeen

Hävinnyt (-)

Olemassa (+)

Tuhoutunut

Term Name basisOfRecord

Label Basis of Record
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/basisOfRecord
Definition The specific nature of the data record, indicating the type of evidence the occurrence is based on.
Vocabulary MY.recordBases
Examples

HUMAN_OBSERVATION_PHOTO

HUMAN_OBSERVATION_UNSPECIFIED

MACHINE_OBSERVATION_AUDIO

PRESERVED_SPECIMEN

Term Name lifeStage

Label Life Stage
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage
Definition The age class or life stage of the biological individual(s), or other type of evidence, represented in the occurrence.
Vocabulary MY.lifeStages MY.plantLifeStageEnum
Examples

ADULT, JUVENILE, IMMATURE, EGG, TADPOLE, PUPA, NYMPH, SUBIMAGO, LARVA, SNAG, EMBRYO, SUBADULT, MATURE, STERILE, FERTILE, SPROUT, DEAD_SPROUT, BUD, FLOWER, WITHERED_FLOWER, SEED, RIPENING_FRUIT, RIPE_FRUIT, SUBTERRANEAN, GALL, MARKS, TRIUNGULIN

Term Name sex

Label Sex
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/sex
Definition The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the occurrence.
Vocabulary MY.sexes
Notes Note that in some datasets, both males and females may be reported in the same occurrence. See the femaleIndividualCount and maleIndividualCount fields for details.
Examples

MALE, FEMALE, WORKER, UNKNOWN, NOT_APPLICABLE, GYNANDROMORPH, MULTIPLE, CONFLICTING

Term Name femaleIndividualCount

Label Female Individual Count
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/femaleIndividualCount
Definition The number of female individuals represented in the occurrence record.
Examples

1, 6

Term Name maleIndividualCount

Label Male Individual Count
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/maleIndividualCount
Definition The number of male individuals represented in the occurrence record.
Examples

1, 6

Term Name organismQuantity

Label Abundance
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantity
Definition Numeric or textual representation for the quantity of organisms.
Examples

0

1

1 juv = one juvenile

1 Ä = one individual identified based on sound

1n 0k 1juv = one female, no males, one juvenile

present

Term Name organismQuantityType

Label Abundance Unit
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantityType
Definition The type of quantification system used for the quantity of organisms.
Vocabulary MY.abundanceUnitEnum
Examples

OCCURS_DOES_NOT_OCCUR, INDIVIDUAL_COUNT, PAIRCOUNT, NESTS, BREEDING_SITES, COLONIES, TRUNKS, SHELLS, DROPPINGS, SQUARE_DM, …

Term Name individualCount

Label Interpreted Individual Count (min)
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount
Definition The interpreted minimum number of individuals present at the time of the occurrence. For absence records, this is zero; for all others, it is at least one.
Notes The interpretation excludes non-individual-based values (e.g. areas in square meters) and aggregates counts such as "1 male, 2 female, 2 juvenile" into a total.
Examples

0, 1, 6, 140

Term Name pairCount

Label Pair Count
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/pairCount
Definition Reported or interpreted pair count. Mostly for birds.
Examples

1, 14, 300

Term Name isMigrating

Label Migration Status
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/isMigrating
Definition Indicates whether the individual is migrating (true) or local (false) at the time of observation.
Examples

TRUE, FALSE

Term Name isBreedingSite

Label Breeding Site
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/isBreedingSite
Definition Indicates whether the individual was observed at a breeding site (true). A breeding site may be a nest, a spawning ground, or another location used for reproduction.
Notes Currently, this information is mostly available from bird monitoring datasets (e.g. the ringing database), and is not yet widely reported across all data sources.
Examples

TRUE, FALSE

Term Name invasiveTaxonManagementAction

Label Invasive Taxon Management Action
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/invasiveTaxonManagementAction
Definition Indicates the observed outcome of management actions taken to control or eradicate an invasive species at the site.
Vocabulary MY.invasiveControlEffectivenessEnum
Notes FULL: The species was fully removed or effectively controlled.; PARTIAL: The species was reduced, but not fully removed.; NO_EFFECT: Management actions were taken but had no effect.; NOT_FOUND: The species was not found at the site during inspection.
Examples

FULL, PARTIAL, NO_EFFECT, NOT_FOUND

Term Name atlasCode

Label Breeding Bird Atlas Code
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/behavior
Definition A description of the breeding behavior or indirect evidence shown by the subject taxon at the time of the occurrence.
Vocabulary MY.atlasCodeEnum
Notes A code indicating breeding evidence for a bird species in atlas surveys. Used to determine breeding status. Full list of codes can be found at https://schema.laji.fi/alt/MY.atlasCodeEnum
Examples

http://tun.fi/MY.atlasCodeEnum62

Term Name atlasClass

Label Breeding Bird Atlas Class
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/iri/reproductiveCondition
Definition The reproductive condition of the biological individual(s) represented in the occurrence. Derived from the Atlas Code.
Vocabulary MY.atlasClassEnum
Notes Full list of classes can be found at https://schema.laji.fi/alt/MY.atlasClassEnum
Examples

http://tun.fi/MY.atlasClassEnumC

Term Name dynamicProperties

Label Additional Attributes
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dynamicProperties
Definition A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions related to the occurrence record.
Notes The information is provided as key-value pairs, formatted using JSON syntax. For values stored using the FinBIF harmonized schema, the same key-value pair is provided both in English and Finnish.
Examples

{heightInMeters:1.5, Sampling method: Net, Keruumenetelmä: Haavi, taxonInterpretationByiNaturalist: Agelastica alni}

Term Name georeferenceSources

Label Coordinate Source
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceSources
Definition The origin of the coordinates: either directly reported as coordinates or as a geometry, or interpreted from the name of a Finnish municipality or former municipality.
Vocabulary MZ.geoSourceEnum
Examples

REPORTED_VALUE, FINNISH_MUNICIPALITY, OLD_FINNISH_MUNICIPALITY

Term Name isStateLand

Label State Land
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/isStateLand
Definition This field indicates whether the occurrence is located entirely on state-owned land or not. It distinguishes occurrences as either on state land (true) or on non-state land / very close to non-state land (false, including buffered areas).
Notes Currently, this information is only available from the LajiGIS data system. It is used to filter or limit data requests, especially in contexts such as forest and nature management, where occurrences on state land can often be excluded.
Examples

TRUE, FALSE

Term Name coordinateAccuracy

Label Coordinate Accuracy (m)
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/coordinateAccuracyClass
Definition The largest distance (in meters) defining the smallest bounding box that contains the entire location of the occurrence.
Notes If the original source reported the coordinates as a point without uncertainty, the accuracy is interpreted as one meter. The values are typically classified logarithmically: 1, 10, 100, 1000... Alternatively, the exact reported coordinate uncertainty is used if available. For occurrences reported in WGS84 coordinates outside Finland, the calculation is based on the decimal difference of the bounding box edges.
Examples

1, 10, 100, 10000, 100000

Term Name footprintWKT

Label Footprint WKT
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintWKT
Definition A Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of the shape (footprint or geometry) that defines the occurrence or observation area. The geometry is expressed in the WGS84 coordinate reference system.
Notes The use of geometries varies significantly between original data sources. For example, a point geometry may be provided along with a large Coordinate Accuracy Class (m) value, indicating an imprecise location. In some datasets, the geometry may represent the exact area where the taxon was observed (look for accurateArea: true in Additional Attributes), while in others it may only describe the broader area within which the occurrences took place.
Examples

POINT (27.637467 68.334053)

POLYGON ((24.223096 61.010679, 24.215235 61.100316, 24.400443 61.104006, 24.407783 61.014356, 24.223096 61.010679))

Term Name decimalLatitude

Label Decimal Latitude
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude
Definition The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, expressed in the WGS84 coordinate reference system) of the geographic center of the occurrence area. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Valid range: -90 to 90.
Examples

-44.660116

143.214607

68.245934

Term Name decimalLongitude

Label Decimal Longitude
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude
Definition The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, expressed in the WGS84 coordinate reference system) of the geographic center of the occurrence area. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Valid range: -180 to 180.
Examples

-6.017894

25.997563

Term Name gridCellYKJ

Label YKJ 10km Grid Cell
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/gridCellYKJ
Definition The 10-km grid cell in the Finnish Uniform Coordinate System (YKJ), based on the center point of the occurrence area.
Notes The occurrence area may span one or more 10 km YKJ grid cells. This value refers to the grid cell that contains the geographic center of the area. These 10 km grids have been widely used in Finnish biological recording, especially for species atlas projects and distribution mapping, and therefore remain relevant for many data usage scenarios.The YKJ (Uniform Coordinate System) was a national coordinate system used in Finland. More information: https://info.laji.fi/en/frontpage/spatial-data/spatial-data-products/uniform-coordinate-system-ykj
Examples

632:332

Term Name occurrenceRemarks

Label Occurrence Remarks
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/occurrenceRemarks
Definition Free-text comments or notes about the occurrence.

Term Name eventRemarks

Label Event Remarks
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventRemarks
Definition Free-text comments or notes about the observation or collection event, or the documentation process.

Term Name otherCatalogNumbers

Label Additional IDs
IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/otherCatalogNumbers
Definition Additional identifiers associated with the occurrence record. These may include specimen IDs, collection catalog numbers, database-specific identifiers, or other codes relevant to the observation or specimen.
Notes The values may originate from various systems, such as institutional collection codes, databases (e.g. GBIF, Observation.org, iNaturalist), or project-specific identifiers. Multiple values are separated by semicolons.
Examples

52674249

Finnish-Russian Lepidopterological Expeditions

H27980

KUO 6144

http://tun.fi/GX.1330

identifications_most_agree

lutikkadatabase:29341

research_grade

Term Name availableDate

Label Date Available in FinBIF
IRI http://purl.org/dc/terms/available
Definition The date when the resource (e.g., a document, dataset, or observation) was made available or received by FinBIF (Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility). This typically indicates when the data was first accessible in the FinBIF system.
Examples

2021-06-28

Term Name license

Label License
IRI http://purl.org/dc/terms/license
Definition The legal license under which the resource (e.g., document, dataset, or observation) is published or made available. This defines the terms of use, permissions, and restrictions associated with the resource.
Examples

All rights reserved

Creative Commons Attribution

Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 4.0

Term Name qualityIssues

Label Quality Issues
IRI http://rs.laji.fi/terms/qualityIssues
Definition For records marked as erroneous, this field describes the reason(s) why the record has been classified as erroneous. Issues may relate to species identification, location, time, observer information, or other critical errors affecting data quality.
Notes Values are formatted as: <ERROR_CODE> [<SOURCE>]: <OPTIONAL_MESSAGE> ERROR_CODE is a standardized identifier for the type of quality issue (e.g. REPORTED_UNRELIABLE, INVALID_GEO). SOURCE indicates where the classification or detection of the issue originated (e.g. QUALITY_CONTROL, ORIGINAL_DATA_SOURCE, AUTOMATED_FINBIF_VALIDATION). OPTIONAL_MESSAGE may provide a human-readable explanation or details about the issue (e.g. "Coordinates are not inside municipality Pello they are inside Siikalatva"). Multiple issues may be listed per record.
Examples

COORDINATES_MUNICIPALITY_MISMATCH [AUTOMATED_FINBIF_VALIDATION]: Coordinates are not inside municipality Pello they are inside [Siikalatva]

INVALID_GEO [ORIGINAL_DATA_SOURCE]

REPORTED_UNRELIABLE [QUALITY_CONTROL]