COORDINATES_CENTRE_OF_STATEPROVINCE - AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality GitHub Wiki

Coordinates provided are the exact geographical centre of the state or territory

Related fields

  • dwc:decimalLatitude
  • dwc:decimalLongitude
  • dwc:verbatimLatitude
  • dwc:verbatimLongitude
  • dwc:verbatimCoordinates

Implications and caveats

Severity: Warning

  • May indicate the use of a default value, data generalisation or coordinates generated from a location description of just the state or territory
  • The values used for centre of state are quite precise and the test will not detect coordinates that are not an exact match

Data custodian recommendations

Review coordinates provided

Code reference

ALAOccurrenceIssue.COORDINATES_CENTRE_OF_STATEPROVINCE

Replaces

coordinatesCentreOfStateProvince