Core part comparison between FGDC model and Nomencurator
S: specimen
B: bibliographic
N: nomenclatural
T: taxonomy dependent
FGDC model
B/N/S/T
Nomencurator
Table name
Attribute name
Attribute name
Class name
BIODIVERSITYUNIT
other data
any
beyonds scope
circumscription id
T
NameRecord
CIRCUMSCRIPTION
circumscription number
initial circumscription reference id
N
Publication
of initial
NameRecrod
in
NameRecrod
/
Annotation
network
CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK LEVEL
required level indicator
T
N/A
level name
N/T
rank
NameRecord
direct superior level id
rank
of
higher
NameRecord
required superior level id
rank
of
lower
NameRecord
s
CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK
classification framework id
T
a hierarchy of
NameRecord
s
classification framework name
top
NameRecord
of a
NameRecord
hierarchy which may be a subhierarchy of a hierarchy
LINEAGE
predecessor id
to
Annotation
successor id
from
party id
B
set of
Author
s
in each
Publication
PARTY
party name
CORRELATION
party id
circumscription x
T
from
/
to
Annotation
circumscription y
x to y correlation code
linkType
PARTY CIRCUMSCRIPTION STATUS
party circumscription acceptance status
circumscription id
NameRecord
party circumscription start date
B
recieved
/
reviced
/
accepted
Publication
party id
set of
Author
s
PARTY
CIRCUMSCRIPTION-
REFERENCE
party id
reference id
OID
party circumscription primary reference indicator
T/B
whether
appearance
of
Appearance
contains e.g. nov, or, whether the circumscription is represented by the oldest
NameRecord
of the
ScientificName
party circumscription reference comments
T
either
linkType
of
Annotation
or
appearance
of
Appearance
index name id
T/N
NameRecord
or
ScientificName
circumscription id
T
OID
NameRecord
PARTY USAGE STATUS
circumscription id
classification framework level id
an interpretaion of
rank
under a specific view
scientific name id
N
ScientificName
party usage acceptance status
T
linkType
Annotation
party usage start date
B
recieved
/
reviced
/
accepted
Publication
party id
set of
Author
s
PARTY USAGE-SPELLING
party id
scientific name id
N
ScientificName
name spelling id
name
NameRecord
party accepted spelling indicator
classification framework level id
T
an interpretaion of
rank
under a specific view
circumscription id
OID
PARTY-
CIRCUMSCRIPTION
circumscription id
party circumscription comments
linkType
Annotation
party circumscription correlation comments
party id
B
set of
Author
s
PARTY-USAGE
party id
party scientific name usage comments
T
linkType
Annotation
circumscription id
OID
NameRecord
classification framework level id
an interpretaion of
rank
under a specific view
derived classification sequence
recoverable from hierarchy structure of
NameRecord
s
sibling checklist order
composition size code
scientific name id
N
ScientificName
REFERENCE
B
Publication
SCIENTIFIC NAME
author block text
apperance
Appearance
set of
Author
s
hybrid indicator
T
linkType
Annotation
nomenclatural type
N
type
NameRecord
scientific name id
OID
ScientificName
SCIENTIFIC NAME SPELLING
scientific name id
international nomenclatural code accepted spelling indicator
name
scientific name spelling
name
NameRecord
name spelling id
OID
original spelling indicator
whether
name
in
NameRecord
is same with
name
in
ScientificName
SCIENTIFIC NAME-
FRAMEWORK LEVEL
classification framework level id
N/T
an interpretaion of
authority
's
rank
under a specific view
ScientificName
scientific name id
N
OID
SCIENTIFIC NAME-REFERENCE
scientific name id
reference id
B
Publication
original publication indicator
whether the
Publication
is the original
Publication
i.e.
Publication
having
Appearance
of which
apperance
contains such as nov, or, that of the
Publication
contains oldest
NameRecord
of the
ScientificName
basionym publication indicator
N/T
linkType
Annotation
USAGE
scientific name id
N
ScientificName
circumscription id
N/T
OID
NameRecord
classification framework level id
an interpretaion of
rank
under a specific view
superior id
higher
?
sensu modifier text
T
linkType
Annotation
initial usage indicator
B
whether the
NameRecord
is owned by
Publication
with
Appearance
of which
apperance
contains such as nov, or, the
NameRecord
is the oldest
NameRecord
of the
ScientificName