Description

No value was supplied for occurrenceStatus, but it could be inferred from basisOfRecord.

Related fields

• dwc:occurrenceStatus
• dwc:basisOfRecord

Implications and caveats

Severity: Warning

If the basisOfRecord is one of the Specimen types, occurrenceStatus can be reliably inferred from the the basisOfRecord. Specimen types include:

• Preserved specimen
• Fossil specimen
• Living specimen

Similarly, if the basis of record is material sample we also infer occurrence status is present.

Data custodian recommendations

Consider supplying occurrenceStatus.

Code reference

OccurrenceIssue.OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_BASIS_OF_RECORD