Description

Darwin Core specifies the unit of measurement for elevation should be in meters.

Set if supplied elevation is not given in the metric system, for example using feet instead of meters.

Related fields

• dwc:maximumElevationInMeters
• dwc:minimumElevationInMeters

Implications and caveats

Severity: Warning

Data custodian recommendations

Review elevation value given. Convert to metres.

Code reference

OccurrenceIssue.ELEVATION_NOT_METRIC

Replaces

altitudeInFeet