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get_dwc: Get Darwin Core Terms and Definitions

Description

get_dwc() returns a list of standardized terms and definitions used by the Darwin Core Maintenance Interest Group https://dwc.tdwg.org/.

Usage

get_dwc(type)

Value

a list.

Arguments

type

Which type of distribution files to download. Available options are:

  • simple Simple Darwin Core Terms.

  • all All Darwin Core Terms.

Author

Pedro S. Bittencourt, Rupert A. Collins

Details

get_dwc() reads Darwin Core distribution documents and terms from Github repository https://github.com/tdwg/dwc directly into Environment. This function will return a list containing the most recent accepted terms as a vector and a tbl_df containing terms, definitions, examples and details about each one of them.

Examples

Run this code
dwc <- get_dwc(type= "simple") 

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