Schema Comparison (46 vs 24) Score = 0.835
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This document presents a summary of an automated comparison of two DiGIR federation schemas. Various attributes of the documents are compared and given a score of 0…1. The overall comparison score is (sum of attribute scores) / (maximum possible score). In general, scores over 0.9 seem to indicate that the two federation schemas are likely to be different versions of the same schema.
The following schema attributes are compared:
- Schema namespace
- Imported namespaces
- Document level annotation
- Number of concepts
- Definitions of each concept
Concepts between schemas are matched by comparing each concept in schema A with every concept in schema B. The concepts that match with the highest score are presented in the Concept Definitions section below, and that score is added to the total for the document.
- Schema A (ID = 46)
- http://bnhm.berkeley.edu/manis/DwC/darwin2jrw030315.xsd
- Schema B (ID = 24)
- http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/core/2.0/darwincore.xsd
Namespace Comparison (score = 0.900)
- Schema A NS
- http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/2003/1.0
- Schema B NS
- http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/core/2.0
Schema Annotation (score = 0.005)
Schema A:
$Id: darwin2.xsd,v 1.21 2003/06/17 11:14:24 John Wieczorek Exp $ XML Schema draft Darwin Core Version 2 (http://tsadev.speciesanalyst.net/documentation/ow.asp?DarwinCoreV2) content model. Uses and extends data elements from the DiGIR (http://digir.net) protocol.
Schema B:
History: version 2.00 2004/08/08 John Wieczorek (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology) History: version 1.25 2004/05/24 John Wieczorek (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology) History: version 1.24 2004/02/18 John Wieczorek (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology) History: version 1.23 2003/10/09 John Wieczorek (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology) History: version 1.22 2003/06/25 John Wieczorek (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology) History: version 1.21 2003/06/17 John Wieczorek (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology) History: version 1.13 2003/03/15 John Wieczorek (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology) XML Schema proposal for Darwin Core Version 2 content model.
Imported Namespaces (score = 1.000):
Schema A:
http://digir.net/schema/protocol/2003/1.0 http://digir.net/schema/protocol/2003/1.0
Schema B:
http://digir.net/schema/protocol/2003/1.0
Concept Defintions (score = 0.861): %s
Best matches for each concept. Note that where the number of concepts defined in each schema is different, only the smaller set is used in the comparison since these represent the best matches out of all possible combinations.
| Schema A | Schema B | Score |
| IdentifiedBy (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name(s) of the person(s) who applied the currently accepted ScientificName to the cataloged item. |
GlobalUniqueIdentifier (xsd:string) Nillable?: false Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A Universal resource name for the global unique identifier for the specimen or observation record. The identifier should be the complete Uniform Resource Name (URN) for the record. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one in the form “URN:catalog:[InstitutionCode]:[CollectionCode]:[CatalogNumber]”. Example: “URN:catalog:FMNH:Mammal:145732” |
0.559 |
| DateLastModified (xsd:dateTime) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData ISO 8601 date and time in UTC(GMT) when the record was last modified. Example: “November 5, 1994, 8:15:30 am, US Eastern Standard Time” would be “1994–11-05T13:15:30Z” (see http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime). |
DateLastModified (xsd:dateTime) Nillable?: false Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The last time any of the data for the record were modified. Returns values as ISO 8601 date and time in UTC(GMT). Data sources should use a native datetime data type if possible. Example: November 5, 1994, 8:15:30 am, US Eastern Standard Time” would be “1994–11-05T13:15:30Z” |
0.849 |
| BasisOfRecord (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A description indicating whether the record represents an observation, tissue sample, living organism, voucher specimen, germplasm/seed, genetic information, etc. |
BasisOfRecord (xsd:string) Nillable?: false Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A description indicating the type of record represented. Examples: “voucher specimen”, “observation”, “living organism” |
0.883 |
| InstitutionCode (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A code that identifies the institution to which the cataloged item belongs. No global registry exists for institutional codes; use the code that is “standard” in your discipline. This attribute must contain no spaces. |
InstitutionCode (xsd:string) Nillable?: false Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The code (or acronym) identifying the institution administering the collection in which the object or observation record is cataloged. No global registry exists for institutional codes; use the code that is “standard” in your discipline. This attribute must contain no spaces. |
0.824 |
| CollectionCode (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A unique alphanumeric value that identifies the collection within the institution in which the item is cataloged. This attribute must contain no spaces. |
CollectionCode (xsd:string) Nillable?: false Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The code (or acronym) identifying the collection within the institution in which the object or observation record is cataloged. This attribute must contain no spaces. |
0.898 |
| CatalogNumberText (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData An alphanumeric value which identifies an individual cataloged item within the collection. It is recommended that this value provides a key by which the individual cataloged item can be identified. |
CatalogNumber (xsd:string) Nillable?: false Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The alphanumeric value identifying an individual object or observation record within the collection. It is highly recommended that each record is uniquely identified within a collection by this value. It is also recommended that each record is universally uniquely identified by the combination of InstitutionCode, CollectionCode and CatalogNumber. |
0.787 |
| ScientificName (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full name of lowest level taxon to which the cataloged item can be identified (e.g., genus name, specific epithet, subspecific epithet, etc.). |
ScientificName (xsd:string) Nillable?: false Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full name of the lowest level taxon to which the object or observation can be identified. Examples: “Coleoptera” (Order), “Vespertilionidae” (Family), “Manis” (Genus), “Ctenomys sociabilis” (Genus + SpecificEpithet), “Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli” (Genus + SpecificEpithet + SubspecificEpithet), “Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell” (Genus + SpecificEpithet + InfraspecificRank + InfraspecificEpithet + ScientificNameAuthor). |
0.863 |
| HigherTaxon (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableData The combination of names of taxonomic ranks less specific than Genus. “Like” query operations on this element will search for a substring in any of the higher taxon attributes. |
HigherTaxon (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A combination of names of taxonomic ranks less specific than Genus. “Like” query operations on this element will search for a substring that might be in any of the higher taxonomy elements. |
0.970 |
| Kingdom (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic kingdom to which the cataloged item belongs. |
Kingdom (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name of the kingdom in which the object or observation is classified. |
0.953 |
| Phylum (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic phylum (or division) to which the cataloged item belongs. |
Phylum (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name of the phylum (or division) in which the object or observation is classified. |
0.960 |
| Class (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic class to which the cataloged item belongs. |
Class (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name of the class in which the object or observation is classified. |
0.952 |
| Order (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic order to which the cataloged item belongs. |
Order (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name of the order in which the object or observation is classified. |
0.952 |
| Family (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic family to which the cataloged item belongs. |
Family (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name of the family in which the object or observation is classified. |
0.952 |
| Genus (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic genus to which the cataloged item belongs. |
Genus (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name of the genus in which the object or observation is classified. |
0.952 |
| Species (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic specific epithet of the cataloged item. |
SpecificEpithet (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The specific epithet of the scientific name applied to the object or observation. |
0.683 |
| Subspecies (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The phylogenetic subspecific epithet of the cataloged item. |
InfraspecificEpithet (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The infraspecific epithet of the scientific name applied to the object or observation. |
0.594 |
| ScientificName (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full name of lowest level taxon to which the cataloged item can be identified (e.g., genus name, specific epithet, subspecific epithet, etc.). |
InfraspecificRank (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The infraspecific rank (subspecies, variety, forma) of the InfraspecificEpithet. Examples: “subsp.”, “var.”, “forma” |
0.575 |
| ScientificNameAuthor (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The author of the ScientificName. Can be more than one author in a concatenated string. Should be formatted according to the conventions of the applicable taxonomic discipline. |
ScientificNameAuthor (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The author of the ScientificName. Can be more than one author in a concatenated string. Should be formatted according to the conventions of the applicable taxonomic discipline. |
1.000 |
| IdentificationModifier (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData Additional information documenting the taxonomic determination of the cataloged item (e.g., “cf.”, “aff.”, “subspecies in question”, etc.). |
IdentificationQualifier (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A standard term to qualify the identification of the object or observation when doubts have arisen as to its identity Examples: “cf.”, “aff.”, “subspecies in question” |
0.860 |
| Collector (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name(s) of the collector(s) of the original data for the cataloged item. |
Collector (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The name(s) of the collector(s) of the original data for the object or observation. |
0.983 |
| CollectorNumber (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData An identifying string applied to the cataloged item at the time of collection. Serves as a link between field notes and the cataloged items. |
CollectorNumber (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData An identifying string applied to the object or observation at the time of collection. Serves as a link between field notes and the object or observation. |
0.981 |
| YearCollected (xsd:gYear) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The four digit year in the Common Era calendar in which the cataloged item was collected. |
YearCollected (xsd:gYear) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The four digit year in the Common Era calendar (same as the proleptic Gregorian Calendar with negative numbers for years less than zero) in which the object or observation was collected from the field. |
0.955 |
| MonthCollected () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The two digit month of year in the Common Era calendar during which the cataloged item was collected from the field. |
MonthCollected () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The two digit month of year in the Common Era calendar (same as the proleptic Gregorian Calendar with negative numbers for years less than zero) during which the object or observation was collected from the field. |
0.965 |
| DayCollected () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The two digit day of the month in the Common Era calendar during which the cataloged item was collected from the field. |
DayCollected () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The two digit day of the month in the Common Era calendar (same as the proleptic Gregorian Calendar with negative numbers for years less than zero) during which the object or observation was collected from the field. |
0.965 |
| TimeCollected () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The time of day the cataloged item was collected, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time (e.g., 12.0 = noon, 13.5 = 1:30pm). |
TimeCollected () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The time of day the object or observation was collected from the field, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time (e.g., 12.0 = noon, 13.5 = 1:30pm). |
0.986 |
| JulianDay (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The ordinal day of the year (i.e., the number of days since December 31 of the previous year; January 1 is Julian Day 1) on which the cataloged item was collected. May be derived from the YearCollected, MonthCollected, and DayCollected by the provider. |
JulianDay (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The ordinal day of the year (the number of days since December 31 of the previous year) on which the object or observation was collected. This value is derived from the YearCollected, MonthCollected, and DayCollected by the provider software. Example: January 1 is Julian Day 1. |
0.939 |
| HigherGeography (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableData The combination of all geographic elements less specific than locality. “Like” query operations on this element will search for a substring in any of the higher geography attributes. |
HigherGeography (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A combination of all geographic elements less specific than locality. “Like” query operations on this element will search for a substring that might be in any of the higher geography elements. |
0.971 |
| ContinentOcean (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the continent or ocean from which the cataloged item was collected. |
ContinentOcean (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the continent or ocean from which the object or observation was collected. |
0.987 |
| IslandGroup (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the island group from which the cataloged item was collected. |
IslandGroup (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the island group from which the object or observation was collected. |
0.986 |
| Island (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the island from which the cataloged item was collected. |
Island (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the island from which the object or observation was collected. |
0.985 |
| Country (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the country or major political unit from which the cataloged item was collected. |
Country (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the country or major political unit from which the object or observation was collected. |
0.988 |
| StateProvince (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the state, province, or region (i.e., the next smaller political region than Country) from which the cataloged item was collected. |
StateProvince (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the state, province, or region (the next smaller political region than Country) from which the object or observation was collected. |
0.990 |
| County (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the county, shire, or municipality (i.e., the next smaller political region than StateProvince) from which the cataloged item was collected. |
County (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The full, unabbreviated name of the county, shire, or municipality (the next smaller political region than StateProvince) from which the object or observation was collected. |
0.990 |
| Locality (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The description of the locality from which the cataloged item was collected, sans geographic information provided in other geographic fields. |
Locality (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The description of the locality from which the object or observation was collected. Need not contain geographic information provided in other geographic fields. |
0.984 |
| MinimumElevationInMeters (xsd:decimal) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The minimum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. |
MinimumElevationInMeters (xsd:double) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The minimum altitude in meters above (positive) or below (negative) sea level of the collecting locality. |
0.946 |
| MaximumElevationInMeters (xsd:decimal) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The maximum distance in meters above (positive) or below sea level of the collecting locality. |
MaximumElevationInMeters (xsd:double) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The maximum altitude in meters above (positive) or below (negative) sea level of the collecting locality. |
0.946 |
| MinimumDepthInMeters (xsd:decimal) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The minimum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at least this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g., collecting above sea level in tidal areas). |
MinimumDepthInMeters (xsd:double) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The minimum depth in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at least this deep. Use positive values for locations below the surface. |
0.873 |
| MaximumDepthInMeters (xsd:decimal) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The maximum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at most this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g., collecting above sea level in tidal areas). |
MaximumDepthInMeters (xsd:double) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The maximum depth in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection was made; all material collected was at most this deep. Use positive values for locations below the surface. |
0.873 |
| DecimalLatitude () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The latitude of the location from which the cataloged item was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. |
Latitude () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The latitude of the location from which the object or observation was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. |
0.805 |
| DecimalLongitude () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The longitude of the location from which the cataloged item was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. |
Longitude () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The longitude of the location from which the object or observation was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. |
0.820 |
| HorizontalDatum (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The horizontal geodetic datum to which the DecimalLatitude and DecimalLongitude refer. |
Datum (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The horizontal geodetic datum to which the latitude and longitude refer. If not known, use “not recorded”. This concept should be vocabulary-controlled. |
0.661 |
| GeorefMethod (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A reference to the methods used for determining the coordinates and uncertainties. |
GeoreferenceMethod (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A reference to the methods used for determining the coordinates and uncertainties. Example: “http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/manis/GeorefGuide.html”; |
0.853 |
| GeorefMethod (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A reference to the methods used for determining the coordinates and uncertainties. |
GeoreferenceReferences (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A list of maps, gazetteers or other resources used to georeference the locality. The content of this concept is meant to be specific enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resource to georeference the same locality. Example: “Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer” |
0.570 |
| GeorefMethod (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A reference to the methods used for determining the coordinates and uncertainties. |
GeoreferenceVerificationStatus (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the location where the specimen or observation was collected. |
0.594 |
| CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters (xsd:decimal) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The upper limit of the distance (in meters) from the given latitude and longitude describing a circle within which the whole of the described locality must lie. Use NULL where the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable. |
CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters () Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The upper limit of the distance (in meters) from the given latitude and longitude describing a circle within which the whole of the described locality must lie. Use NULL where the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). |
0.893 |
| Sex (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The sex of a cataloged item (e.g., male, female, hermaphrodite, gynandromorph, not recorded, indeterminate, transitional – between sexes, for sequential hermaphrodites). |
Sex (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The sex of a biological individual represented by the cataloged object or observation Examples: “male”, “female”, “hermaphrodite”, “gynandromorph”, “not recorded”, “indeterminate”, “transitional” |
0.961 |
| TypeStatus (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A list of one or more nomenclatural types that the cataloged item represents (e.g., “holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388.”). |
LifeStage (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The age class, reproductive stage, or life stage of the biological individual referred to by the record. Examples: “juvenile”, “adult”, “eft”, “nymph” |
0.575 |
| AgeClass (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData The age class, reproductive stage, life stage of the biological individual (e.g., juvenile, adult, eft, nymph, etc.). |
ImageURL (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A reference to digital images associated with the specimen or observation. |
0.530 |
| Preparations (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A concatenated list of preparations and preservation methods (skin, skull, skeleton, whole animal (ETOH), slide, etc.) for the cataloged item. |
RelatedInformation (xsd:string) Nillable?: true Sub Grp: digir:searchableReturnableData A reference to information more detailed than delivered via the conceptual schema (URLs to specimen details, publications, etc.). |
0.660 |
