COLLECTION_MATCH_FUZZY - AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality GitHub Wiki

Description

A match was found for the collection, but it was matched fuzzily, and so can't be considered a exact match.

Related fields

  • dwc:collectionID
  • dwc:collectionCode

Implications and caveats

Severity: Warning

A common case for this issue is when the name is used instead of the code or the identifier.

Data custodian recommendations

To avoid fuzzy matches, data providers should use identifiers in addition to collection names.

Code reference

OccurrenceIssue.COLLECTION_MATCH_FUZZY