This is a list of terms that may be part of a TDWG vocabulary. If the terms on this list are defined by TDWG, the list corresponds to terms in a namespace whose IRI is listed in the header. In the case where the terms are borrowed from a non-TDWG vocabulary, the list includes terms that are "borrowed" for inclusion in a TDWG vocabulary. The list includes all "current" terms on the list, which may or may not be recommended for use. Terms that are no longer recommended for use may have specified replacements - see the metadata about that specific term.
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| Description | IRI | Access URL |
|---|---|---|
| HTML file (this document) | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.htm | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.ttl | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.ttl |
| RDF/XML | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.rdf | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.rdf |
| JSON-LD | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.json | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms.json |
| Term Name: | bdqval:AggregatedTestResponseOutcomes |
| Label: | AggregatedTestResponseOutcomes |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/AggregatedTestResponseOutcomes |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/AggregatedTestResponseOutcomes-2026-04-23 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-23 |
| Definition: | An abstract InformationElement representing the set of outcomes (Response instances with their Response.status and Response.result values) produced by running a particular SingleRecord Test across the members of a MultiRecord in a single DataQualityReport. This Information Element is intended for use as a component of a bdqffdq:ActedUpon node for MultiRecord Measures that aggregate Response outcomes from other Tests. |
| Type: | AbstractInformationElement |
| Term Name: | bdqval:AllAmendmentTestsRunOnSingleRecord |
| Label: | AllAmendmentTestsRunOnSingleRecord |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/AllAmendmentTestsRunOnSingleRecord |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/AllAmendmentTestsRunOnSingleRecord-2026-11-12 |
| Modified: | 2026-11-12 |
| Definition: | An Abstract Information Element composed of the bdqffdq:AmendmentResponses of the bdqffdq:Amendment Tests run on a bdqffdq:SingleRecord in a single bdqffdq:DataQualityReport, forming the input to another Test. |
| Type: | AbstractInformationElement |
| Term Name: | bdqval:AllValidationTestsRunOnSingleRecord |
| Label: | AllValidationTestsRunOnSingleRecord |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/AllValidationTestsRunOnSingleRecord |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/AllValidationTestsRunOnSingleRecord-2026-11-12 |
| Modified: | 2026-11-12 |
| Definition: | An Abstract Information Element composed of the bdqffdq:ValidationResponses of the bdqffdq:Validation Tests run on a bdqffdq:SingleRecord in a single bdqffdq:DataQualityReport, forming the input to another Test. |
| Type: | AbstractInformationElement |
| Term Name: | bdqval:Empty |
| Label: | Empty |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/Empty |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/Empty-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | An evaluation of a value, which in the context of the evaluation, returns false if the value contains any characters or values other than those in the range U+0000 to U+0020, otherwise returns true. |
| Type: | Concept |
| Term Name: | bdqval:NotEmpty |
| Label: | NotEmpty |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/NotEmpty |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/NotEmpty-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | An evaluation of a value, which in the context of the evaluation, returns true if the value contains any characters or values other than those in the range U+0000 to U+0020, otherwise returns false. |
| Type: | Concept |
| Term Name: | bdqval:annotationAlertIf |
| Label: | annotationAlertIf |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/annotationAlertIf |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/annotationAlertIf-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes if an annotation exists in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest within a bdqval:annotationSystem by describing the criteria for relating annotations in the system to records within the bdqval:ParameterizedTest, by default the presence of an oa:hasTarget with the bdqffdq:SingleRecord under evaluation as its object. 'PREFIX oa: <http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#> SELECT ?annotation WHERE { ?annotation a oa:Annotation ; oa:hasTarget <evaluated_instance_iri> . }' |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:annotationSystem |
| Label: | annotationSystem |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/annotationSystem |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/annotationSystem-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes a system for annotations in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest, with the default being the W3C Annotations Data Model's "oa:Annotation" |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:assumptionOnUnknownBiome |
| Label: | assumptionOnUnknownBiome |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/assumptionOnUnknownBiome |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/assumptionOnUnknownBiome-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Used when a bdqval:taxonomyIsMarine sourceAuthority is unable to assert the marine or non-marine status of a taxon, the biome (either "marine" or "nonmarine") to assume, with the default being "noassumption". |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:defaultGeodeticDatum |
| Label: | defaultGeodeticDatum |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/defaultGeodeticDatum |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/defaultGeodeticDatum-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes the default dwc:geodeticDatum in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. A default dwc:geodeticDatum is supplied in cases where a bdqval:Parameter is not set at the time the Test is run. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:defaultOccurrenceStatus |
| Label: | defaultOccurrenceStatus |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/defaultOccurrenceStatus |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/defaultOccurrenceStatus-2026-04-27 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-27 |
| Definition: | A provided default value for dwc:occurrenceStatus that is used when a required dwc:occurrenceStatus is bdqval:Empty. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:earliestValidDate |
| Label: | earliestValidDate |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/earliestValidDate |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/earliestValidDate-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes the earliest date in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. A default date is supplied in cases where a bdqval:Parameter is not set at the time the Test is run. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:geospatialLand |
| Label: | geospatialLand |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/geospatialLand |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/geospatialLand-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | A bdqval:sourceAuthority consisting of polygons that have been derived from a union of Natural Earth vectors for Land and for Minor Islands at 1:10,000,000 resolution. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:includeEventDate |
| Label: | includeEventDate |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/includeEventDate |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/includeEventDate-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Allows dwc:eventDate to be excluded in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. The default is to include the dwc:eventDate in the Test, but it may be excluded to allow a dwc:dateIdentified to be prior to the dwc:eventDate. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:latestValidDate |
| Label: | latestValidDate |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/latestValidDate |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/latestValidDate-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes the latest date in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. A default date is supplied in cases where a bdqval:Parameter is not set at the time the Test is run. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:maximumValidDepthInMeters |
| Label: | maximumValidDepthInMeters |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/maximumValidDepthInMeters |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/maximumValidDepthInMeters-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes the maximum depth in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. A default depth is supplied in cases where a bdqval:Parameter is not set at the time the Test is run. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:maximumValidElevationInMeters |
| Label: | maximumValidElevationInMeters |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/maximumValidElevationInMeters |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/maximumValidElevationInMeters-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes the highest elevation in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. A default elevation is supplied in cases where a bdqval:Parameter is not set at the time the Test is run. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:minimumValidDepthInMeters |
| Label: | minimumValidDepthInMeters |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/minimumValidDepthInMeters |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/minimumValidDepthInMeters-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes the minimum depth in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. A default depth is supplied in cases where a bdqval:Parameter is not set at the time the Test is run. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:minimumValidElevationInMeters |
| Label: | minimumValidElevationInMeters |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/minimumValidElevationInMeters |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/minimumValidElevationInMeters-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | Optionally establishes the lowest elevation in a bdqval:ParameterizedTest. A default elevation is supplied in cases where a bdqval:Parameter is not set at the time the Test is run. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:sourceAuthority |
| Label: | sourceAuthority |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/sourceAuthority |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/sourceAuthority-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | An authority using the "bdqval" namespace that provides a reference for values required for a Test evaluation. Where the Test is a bdqval:ParameterizedTest a bdqval:defaultSourceAuthority ("bdqval:sourceAuthority default = xxx") is specified. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:spatialBufferInMeters |
| Label: | spatialBufferInMeters |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/spatialBufferInMeters |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/spatialBufferInMeters-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | A buffer, in meters, from a polygon (geopolitical boundary, coastline, etc.). |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |
| Term Name: | bdqval:taxonIsMarine |
| Label: | taxonIsMarine |
| Term IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/taxonIsMarine |
| Term version IRI: | https://rs.tdwg.org/bdqval/terms/version/taxonIsMarine-2026-04-22 |
| Modified: | 2026-04-22 |
| Definition: | A bdqval:sourceAuthority that uses dwc:scientificName to determine the "marine" or "non-marine" status of a dwc:Taxon using the "Environment" term obtained from the World Register of Marine Species (WORMS) database. |
| Type: | Parameter, NamedIndividual |