Description

Unrecognised (not in the ISO Country names list) or unparseable country name

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 an incorrect or not recognised country name
• ISO Country names are used: https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html

Data custodian recommendations

Review country information supplied.

Code reference

ALAOccurrenceIssue.UNKNOWN_COUNTRY_NAME

Replaces

unknownCountry