Coordinates are the exact centre of the country

Related fields

• dwc:decimalLatitude
• dwc:decimalLongitude
• dwc:verbatimLatitude
• dwc:verbatimLongitude
• dwc:verbatimCoordinates
• dwc:geodeticDatum
• dwc:country
• dwc:countryCode

Implications and caveats

Severity: Error

• May indicate the use of a default value, data generalisation or coordinates generated from a location description of the country
• The values used for centre of country are quite precise and the test will not detect coordinates that are not an exact match
• The calculation includes Norfolk Island when determining the centre of Australia

Data Custodian Recommendations

Review coordinates provided

Code reference

ALAOccurrenceIssue.COORDINATES_CENTRE_OF_COUNTRY

Replaces

coordinatesCentreOfCountry