Description

Coordinates don't match the supplied state or territory.

A data interpretation process will alter the state or territory name to match the coordinates provided. The supplied state or territory name will show as "original value" and the interpreted state or territory will show as the "processed value"

Related fields

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

Implications and caveats

Severity: Warning

May indicate incorrect coordinates or incorrect state / province information.

Some sensitive records along state borders may be randomly obscured in such a way that their generalised coordinates fall in a neighbouring state. In those cases this issue may be raised in error.

Data custodian recommendations

Review location information.

Code reference

ALAOccurrenceIssue.STATE_COORDINATE_MISMATCH

Replaces

stateCoordinateMismatch