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suggest_workflow()
Suggest workflow to make data compliant with Darwin Core

Add, rename or edit columns to match Darwin Core terms

use_events()
Add a sampling, collection or image-capture Event to a tibble
use_occurrences()
Add occurrence-specific information to a tibble
use_scientific_name()
Add scientific name and authorship to a tibble
use_taxonomy()
Add taxonomic information to a tibble
use_coordinates()
Add spatial fields to a tibble
use_sf()
Add spatial fields to a tibble using sf POINT coordinates
use_locality()
Add locality data to a tibble
use_datetime()
Add date and time fields to a tibble
use_collection()
Add museum- or collection-specific information to a tibble
use_observer()
Add who made an observation to a tibble
use_abundance()
Add abundance fields to a tibble
use_individual_traits()
Add information of individual organisms to a tibble
use_measurements()
Add measurement data for an individual or event to a tibble

Run checks on a dataset for Darwin Core conformance

check_dataset()
Check a dataset for Darwin Core conformance

Helper functions

composite_id() sequential_id() random_id()
Create identifier columns
occurrence_terms() event_terms()
Select support functions
basisOfRecord_values() countryCode_values()
Accepted value functions

Data

darwin_core_terms
Dataset of supported Darwin Core terms
country_codes
Dataset of supported Country Codes