MIxS terms
type: Ontology
modified: 2013-03-26
comment: OWL 2 DL ontology for MIxS metadata terms from the http://gensc.org/ns/mixs/terms/ namespace; this version uses object and datatype properties instead of annotation properties where possible. Note that, because of this, when using this ontology you are restricted to using literals and non-literals in certain cases and especially you cannot use DCMI's DCSV.
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
creator: gensc.org

adapters
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Adapters provide priming sequences for both amplification and sequencing of the sample-library fragments. Both adapters should be reported; in uppercase letters
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: adapters-2011-01-26
status: recommended
organized in class: Sequencing

annotation source
type: ObjectProperty
definition: For cases where annotation was provided by a community jamboree or model organism database rather than by a specific submitter
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: annot source-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: annot source
organized in class: Sequencing

assembly name
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Name/version of the assembly provided by the submitter that is used in the genome browsers and in the community
description: HuRef, JCVI_ISG_i3_1.0
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: assembly name-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: assembly name
organized in class: Sequencing

assembly
type: ObjectProperty
definition: How was the assembly done (e.g. with a text based assembler like phrap or a flowgram assembler); estimated error rate associated with the finished sequences (e.g. error rate of 1 in 1000 bp); and the method of calculation
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: assembly-2011-01-26
status: recommended
organized in class: Sequencing

Associated References
type: ObjectProperty
definition: A list (concatenated and separated) of identifiers (publication, bibliographic reference, global unique identifier, URI) of literature associated with the Occurrence.
description: Examples: "http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/261", "Christopher J. Conroy, Jennifer L. Neuwald. 2008. Phylogeographic study of the California vole, Microtus californicus Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3):755-767."
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-04-24
type: Property
has version: associatedReferences-2009-04-24
replaces: url-2011-01-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/UnitReferences
label insdc: url
organized in class: Occurrence

observed biotic relationship
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Is it free-living or in a host and if the latter what type of relationship is observed
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: bioticRelationship-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: biotic relationship
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

chimera check
type: ObjectProperty
definition: A chimeric sequence, or chimera for short, is a sequence comprised of two or more phylogenetically distinct parent sequences. Chimeras are usually PCR artifacts thought to occur when a prematurely terminated amplicon reanneals to a foreign DNA strand and is copied to completion in the following PCR cycles. The point at which the chimeric sequence changes from one parent to the next is called the breakpoint or conversion point
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: chimera check-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: chimera check
organized in class: Sequencing

Collection Code
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived.
description: Examples: "Mammals", "Hildebrandt", "eBird"
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-09-11
type: Property
has version: collectionCode-2009-09-11
sub property of: Code
replaces: source mat id-2011-01-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID
label insdc: source mat id
organized in class: all

Dataset Name
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived.
description: Examples: "Grinnell Resurvey Mammals", "Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures"
issued: 2009-09-11
modified: 2009-09-11
type: Property
has version: datasetName-2009-09-11
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/SourceID
label insdc: project name
organized in class: all

encoded traits
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Should include key traits like antibiotic resistance or xenobiotic degradation phenotypes for plasmids, converting genes for phage
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: encoded traits-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: encoded traits
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

environment (biome)
type: ObjectProperty
definition: In environmental biome level are the major classes of ecologically similar communities of plants, animals, and other organisms. Biomes are defined based on factors such as plant structures, leaf types, plant spacing, and other factors like climate. Examples include: desert, taiga, deciduous woodland, or coral reef. EnvO (v1.53) terms listed under environmental biome can be found from the link: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44405/?conceptid=ENVO%3A00000428
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: env biome-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: env biome
organized in class: Environment

environment (feature)
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Environmental feature level includes geographic environmental features. Examples include: harbor, cliff, or lake. EnvO (v1.53) terms listed under environmental feature can be found from the link: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44405/?conceptid=ENVO%3A00002297
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: env feature-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: env feature
organized in class: Environment

environment (material)
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The environmental material level refers to the matter that was displaced by the sample, prior to the sampling event. Environmental matter terms are generally mass nouns. Examples include: air, soil, or water. EnvO (v1.53) terms listed under environmental matter can be found from the link: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44405/?conceptid=ENVO%3A00010483
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: env material-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: env material
organized in class: Environment

environmental package
type: ObjectProperty
definition: MIGS/MIMS/MIENS extension for reporting of measurements and observations obtained from one or more of the environments where the sample was obtained. All environmental packages listed here are further defined in separate subtables. By giving the name of the environmental package, a selection of fields can be made from the subtables and can be reported
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: env package-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: env package
organized in class: Environment

Environment
type: Class
definition: The category of information pertaining to environment.
issued: 2013-03-26
modified: 2013-03-26
has version: Environment-2013-03-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: not in ABCD

estimated size
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The estimated size of the genome prior to sequencing. Of particular importance in the sequencing of (eukaryotic) genome which could remain in draft form for a long or unspecified period.
description: 300000 bp
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: estimated size-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: estimated size
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

Event
type: Class
definition: The category of information pertaining to an event (an action that occurs at a place and during a period of time).
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-04-29
has version: Event-2009-04-29
replaces: SamplingEvent-2008-11-19
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering

Event Date
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E).
description: Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007.
issued: 2009-04-24
modified: 2009-07-01
type: Property
has version: eventDate-2009-04-24
sub property of: date
replaces: collection date-2011-01-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/ISODateTimeBegin
label insdc: collection date
organized in class: Event

experimental factor
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Experimental factors are essentially the variable aspects of an experiment design which can be used to describe an experiment, or set of experiments, in an increasingly detailed manner. This field accepts ontology terms from Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) and/or Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI). For a browser of EFO (v132) terms, please see http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44641; for a browser of OBI (v1.0) terms please see http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/40832
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: experimental factor-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: experimental factor
organized in class: Investigation

extrachromosomal elements
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Do plasmids exist of significant phenotypic consequence (e.g. ones that determine virulence or antibiotic resistance). Megaplasmids? Other plasmids (borrelia has 15+ plasmids)
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: extrachrom elements-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: extrachrom elements
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

finishing strategy
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Was the genome project intended to produce a complete or draft genome, Coverage, the fold coverage of the sequencing expressed as 2x, 3x, 18x etc, and how many contigs were produced for the genome
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: finishing strategy-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: finishing strategy
organized in class: Sequencing

health or disease status of specific host at time of collection
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Health or disease status of specific host at time of collection. This field accepts PATO (v1.269) terms, for a browser please see http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44601
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: health disease stat-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: health disease stat
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

host specificity or range
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The NCBI taxonomy identifier of the specific host if it is known
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: host spec range-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: host spec range
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

investigation type
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Nucleic Acid Sequence Report is the root element of all MIGS/MIMS compliant reports as standardized by Genomic Standards Consortium. This field is either eukaryote,bacteria,virus,plasmid,organelle, metagenome, miens-survey or miens-specimen
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: investigation type-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: investigation type
organized in class: Investigation

Investigation
type: Class
definition: The category of information pertaining to an investigation.
issued: 2013-03-26
modified: 2013-03-26
has version: Investigation-2013-03-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: not in ABCD

library construction method
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Library construction method used for clone libraries
description: paired-end,single,vector
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: lib const meth-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: lib const meth
organized in class: Sequencing

library reads sequenced
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Total number of clones sequenced from the library
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: lib reads seqd-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: lib reads seqd
organized in class: Sequencing

library screening strategy
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Specific enrichment or screening methods applied before and/or after creating clone libraries
description: enriched, screened, normalized
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: lib screen-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: lib screen
organized in class: Sequencing

library size
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Total number of clones in the library prepared for the project
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: lib size-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: lib size
organized in class: Sequencing

library vector
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Cloning vector type(s) used in construction of libraries
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: lib vector-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: lib vector
organized in class: Sequencing

Locality
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.
description: Example: "Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)"
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-04-24
type: Property
has version: locality-2009-04-24
replaces: locality-2009-04-24
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/NamedAreas/NamedArea/AreaName
label insdc: geo loc name
organized in class: Location

Material Sample ID
type: ObjectProperty
definition: An identifier for the MaterialSample (as opposed to a particular digital record of the material sample). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the materialSampleID globally unique.
issued: 2013-03-28
modified: 2013-03-28
type: Property
has version: materialSampleID-2013-03-28
sub property of: identifier
status: recommended
organized in class: OBI_0000747

multiplex identifiers
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Molecular barcodes, called Multiplex Identifiers (MIDs), that are used to specifically tag unique samples in a sequencing run. Sequence should be reported in uppercase letters
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: mid-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: mid
organized in class: Sequencing

nucleic acid amplification
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Link to a literature reference, electronic resource or a standard operating procedure (SOP)
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: nucl acid amp-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: nucl acid amp
organized in class: Sequencing

nucleic acid extraction
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Link to a literature reference, electronic resource or a standard operating procedure (SOP)
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: nucl acid ext-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: nucl acid ext
organized in class: Sequencing

NucleicAcidSequenceSource
type: Class
definition: The category of information pertaining to nucleic acid sequence source.
issued: 2013-03-26
modified: 2013-03-26
has version: NucleicAcidSequenceSource-2013-03-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: not in ABCD

number of replicons
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Reports the number of replicons in a nuclear genome of eukaryotes, in the genome of a bacterium or archaea or the number of segments in a segmented virus. Always applied to the haploid chromosome count of a eukaryote
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: num replicons-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: num replicons
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

Material Sample
type: Class
definition: A material entity that has the material sample role.
issued: 2013-03-28
modified: 2013-03-28
has version: OBI_0000747
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit

Occurrence
type: Class
definition: The category of information pertaining to evidence of an occurrence in nature, in a collection, or in a dataset (specimen, observation, etc.).
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-04-24
has version: Occurrence-2009-04-29
replaces: Sample-2008-11-19
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit

known pathogenicity
type: ObjectProperty
definition: To what is the entity pathogenic.
description: human, animal, plant, fungi, bacteria
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: pathogenicity-2011-01-26
status: recommended
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

pcr conditions
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Description of reaction conditions and components for PCR in the form of 'initial denaturation:94degC_1.5min; annealing=...'
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: pcr cond-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: pcr cond
organized in class: Sequencing

pcr primers
type: ObjectProperty
definition: PCR primers that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment. This field should contain all the primers used for a single PCR reaction if multiple forward or reverse primers are present in a single PCR reaction. The primer sequence should be reported in uppercase letters
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: pcr primers-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: pcr primers
organized in class: Sequencing

ploidy
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The ploidy level of the genome (e.g. allopolyploid, haploid, diploid, triploid, tetraploid). It has implications for the downstream study of duplicated gene and regions of the genomes (and perhaps for difficulties in assembly). For terms, please select terms listed under class ploidy (PATO:001374) of Phenotypic Quality Ontology (PATO), and for a browser of PATO (v1.269) please refer to http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44601/?conceptid=PATO%3A0001374
description: allopolyploid, polyploid
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: ploidy-2011-01-26
status: recommended
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

propagation
type: ObjectProperty
definition: This field is specific to different taxa. For phages: lytic/lysogenic, for plasmids: incompatibility group (Note: there is the strong opinion to name phage propagation obligately lytic or temperate, therefore we also give this choice
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: propagation-2011-01-26
status: recommended
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

reference for biomaterial
type: ObjectProperty
definition: primary publication if isolated before genome publication; otherwise, primary genome report
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: ref biomaterial-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: ref biomaterial
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

relationship to oxygen
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Is this organism an aerobe, anaerobe? Please note that aerobic and anaerobic are valid descriptors for microbial environments
description: '
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: rel to oxygen-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: rel to oxygen
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

sample collection device or method
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The method or device employed for collecting the sample
description: biopsy, niskin bottle, push core
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: samp collect device-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: samp collect device
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

sample material processing
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Any processing applied to the sample during or after retrieving the sample from environment. This field accepts OBI, for a browser of OBI (v1.0) terms please see http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/40832
description: filtering of seawater, storing samples in ethanol
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: samp mat process-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: samp mat process
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

amount or size of sample collected
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Amount or size of sample (volume, mass or area) that was collected
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: samp size-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: samp size
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

Sampling Protocol
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event.
description: Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl", "ad hoc observation", "point count", "Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x", "Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp.", "http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf"
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-04-24
type: Property
has version: samplingProtocol-2009-04-24
replaces: isol growth condt-2011-01-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Method
label insdc: isol growth condt
organized in class: Event

sequencing method
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Sequencing method used; e.g. Sanger, pyrosequencing, ABI-solid
description: Sanger dideoxysequencing, pyrosequencing, polony
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: seq meth-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: seq meth
organized in class: Sequencing

sequence quality check
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Indicate if the sequence has been called by automatic systems (none) or undergone a manual editing procedure (e.g. by inspecting the raw data or chromatograms). Applied only for sequences that are not submitted to SRA,ENA or DRA
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: seq quality check-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: seq quality check
organized in class: Sequencing

Sequencing
type: Class
definition: The category of information pertaining to sequencing.
issued: 2013-03-26
modified: 2013-03-26
has version: Sequencing-2013-03-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: not in ABCD

relevant standard operating procedures
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Standard operating procedures used in assembly and/or annotation of genomes, metagenomes or environmental sequences
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: sop-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: sop
organized in class: Sequencing

specific host
type: ObjectProperty
definition: If there is a host involved, please provide its taxid (or environmental if not actually isolated from the dead or alive host - i.e. pathogen could be isolated from a swipe of a bench etc) and report whether it is a laboratory or natural host). From this we can calculate any number of groupings of hosts (e.g. animal vs plant, all fish hosts, etc)
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: specific host-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: specific host
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

submitted to insdc
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Depending on the study (large-scale e.g. done with next generation sequencing technology, or small-scale) sequences have to be submitted to SRA (Sequence Read Archive), DRA (DDBJ Read Archive) or via the classical Webin/Sequin systems to Genbank, ENA and DDBJ. Although this field is mandatory, it is meant as a "self-test" field, therefore it is not necessary to include this field in contextual data submitted to databases
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: submitted to insdc-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: submitted to insdc
organized in class: Investigation

subspecific genetic lineage
type: ObjectProperty
definition: This should provide further information about the genetic distinctness of this lineage by recording additional information i.e biovar, serovar, serotype, biovar, or any relevant genetic typing schemes like Group I plasmid. It can also contain alternative taxonomic information
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: subspecf gen lin-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: subspecf gen lin
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

target gene
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Targeted gene or locus name for marker gene studies
description: 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, nif, amoA, rpo
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: target gene-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: target gene
organized in class: Sequencing

target subfragment
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Name of subfragment of a gene or locus. Important to e.g. identify special regions on marker genes like V6 on 16S rRNA
description: V6, V9, ITS
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: target subfragment-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: target subfragment
organized in class: Sequencing

trophic level
type: ObjectProperty
definition: Trophic levels are the feeding position in a food chain. Microbes can be a range of producers (e.g. chemolithotroph)
description: "
issued: 2011-1-26
modified: 2011-1-26
type: Property
has version: trophic level-2011-01-26
status: recommended
label insdc: trophic level
organized in class: NucleicAcidSequenceSource

Verbatim Coordinates
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem.
description: Examples: "41 05 54S 121 05 34W", "17T 630000 4833400"
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-07-06
type: Property
has version: verbatimCoordinates-2009-04-24
replaces: lat lon-2011-01-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: {DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesLatLon/CoordinatesText or DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/SiteCoordinateSets/SiteCoordinates/CoordinatesUTM/UTMText}
label insdc: lat lon
organized in class: Location

Verbatim Depth
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The original description of the depth below the local surface.
description: Example: "100-200 m"
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-04-24
type: Property
has version: verbatimDepth-2009-04-24
replaces: depth-2011-01-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Depth/MeasurementOrFactText
label insdc: depth
organized in class: Location

Verbatim Elevation
type: ObjectProperty
definition: The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location.
description: Example: "100-200 m"
issued: 2008-11-19
modified: 2009-04-24
type: Property
has version: verbatimElevation-2009-04-24
replaces: alt elev-2011-01-26
status: recommended
abcd equivalence: DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Gathering/Altitude/MeasurementOrFactText
label insdc: alt elev
organized in class: Location